Isaac Schultz

Representative

Representative Schultz serves House District 10B in Central Minnesota including Morrison, Benton, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, and Isanti Counties where he grew up picking rocks and baling hay on his family’s farm in the same area his family settled over 150 years ago. Rep. Schultz was elected in 2022 following a decade of experience in business as an auctioneer including serving as the President of the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association. He has served as Legislative Assistant to then Minnesota Speaker of the House Rep. Kurt Daudt (2014-2019) and as District Director to U.S. Congressman Pete Stauber (2019-2023).

Representative Schultz is passionate about the rich history, traditions, and legacy of Minnesota and is excited to serve on the CAAPB board to enhance the Capitol Area and the ability for Minnesotans and visitors to enjoy, appreciate, and participate in Minnesota’s State Government.

Ginny Klevorn

Representative

Representative Klevorn is currently in her third term in the Minnesota House of Representatives. She serves HD42B representing the residents in the communities of Plymouth and Medicine Lake. In addition to her elected role, Rep. Klevorn is a professional mediator and expert in corporate and organizational conflict resolution. She has over 29 years of private and public sector business leadership and achievement. She is excited to work with the CAAPB members, residents, and stakeholders to improve and enhance the experience of individuals living, working, and visiting the Capitol Area of St. Paul.

Melanie McMahon

Melanie McMahon serves as the Executive Project Lead for Redevelopment for the City of Saint Paul, driving progress on several multi-acre key real estate projects in the City that are in various stages of development, including the Highland Bridge, the Heights, and United Village sites. She coordinates work between City Departments on large redevelopment projects, oversees the implementation of redevelopment agreements and public/private partnerships, and works with community organizations on the impacts of large development sites in surrounding neighborhoods.

Melanie began her career as an attorney at the law firm of Rider Bennett LLP, representing clients as a litigator in commercial defense cases, and then worked in the MN House of Representatives as the Administrator of the Public Safety Finance Division, managing the budget bills of the Division that totaled nearly $2 billion and advised the Division Chair on the political, legal, and fiscal impacts on hundreds of proposed bills. She has served as a Community Services Attorney in the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, as well as Legislative Aide in the Saint Paul City Council Ward 3 Office. Melanie is an active member of her community, volunteering as Board President of the Highland District Council, a Commissioner on the Saint Paul Planning Commission, Vice-Chair of the Capital Improvement Budget Committee of Saint Paul, and currently serves as Board Member of the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.

Joe Favour

Advisor

Joe Favour is the newly appointed Advisor to the CAAPB by the MN State Arts Board. Joe is an Associate Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota (U of M) and maintains a limited professional practice in Minneapolis. Joe has over 27 years of professional experience in both private practice and academia. He served as Head of the U of M Landscape Architecture Department from 2015 to 2022 and as an Associate Professor in Practice since 2011. Prior to that, Joe worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor and a licensed landscape architect with several Minnesota firms. Read more about Joe Favour on the UMN website.