The five-person CEB Board meets monthly to review and make determinations about individual cases. These experienced legal professionals are responsible for the careful review of approximately 110,000 cases to determine eligibility.
The CEB consists of five voting members, an executive director, and support staff. The board members are the chief justice of the supreme court or a designee; the attorney general or a designee; one public defender, appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the state public defender; the commissioner of corrections or a designee; and one public member appointed by the governor with relevant experience as an advocate for victim’s rights.
Supreme Court Designee
Susan Segal is the Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals after being appointed by Governor Tim Walz to the role on May 1, 2020. Judge Segal has served on the Court of Appeals since her appointment by Governor Walz in November 2019. Previously, Judge Segal served for twelve years as the Minneapolis City Attorney. In that position, she was responsible for all of the legal work of the City, including all litigation involving the City and its boards and commissions, and managing an office of 110 employees. Judge Segal was also responsible for managing the criminal division of the office that typically handled over 15,000 criminal prosecutions per year. Prior to becoming Minneapolis City Attorney, Judge Segal was a Senior Attorney at the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, a partner at Gray Plant Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., and practiced for several years in her own law firm.
Judge Segal earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.
Attorney General Designee
Amanda has served as an assistant public defender in the Hennepin County Public Defender’s office since 2016. During her time with Hennepin County, Amanda has had extensive exposure to and experience in cannabis cases. She received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Whitworth University in Spokane and graduated from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2016. While in law school, Amanda worked as a clerk at the Monterey County Public Defender’s Office. She has volunteered with the University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentorship Program since 2018.
Department of Corrections Designee
Safia assists the Commissioner of Corrections in agency-wide management and policy-making efforts and directs implementation of strategic priorities. She oversees the work of various DOC units, including Finance, Grants and Subsidies, Legislative Affairs, Policy and Rulemaking, Equity, Access, and Inclusion, Tribal Relations, Research, Planning, and Performance Measurement, and Project Management Center of Excellence. She has previously held the roles of Assistant Commissioner and Government and External Relations Director for the Department.
Prior to joining the DOC, Safia was the Director of Policy and Programming for the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (MCBW), where she worked on public policy pertaining to gender-based violence within Minnesota’s criminal and legal justice systems. She also conducted research for and authored MCBW’s annual Domestic Violence Homicide Report. Safia received her B.A. in Political Science from Denison University, where she was a fellow of the Richard G. Lugar Program in Politics and Public Service. She is fluent in Urdu and English.
Public Defender
Amanda has served as an assistant public defender in the Hennepin County Public Defender’s office since 2016. During her time with Hennepin County, Amanda has had extensive exposure to and experience in cannabis cases. She received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Whitworth University in Spokane and graduated from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2016. While in law school, Amanda worked as a clerk at the Monterey County Public Defender’s Office. She has volunteered with the University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentorship Program since 2018.
Public Member
Rebecca is the Legal and Policy Counsel to the Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Most recently, she was the City Attorney for the City of Duluth, a role she held from 2020 to 2024. Before being appointed by the former Mayor of Duluth to the City Attorney post, Rebecca was a staff attorney with the Fund du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Rebecca worked for ten years with Mending the Sacred Hoop, an organization striving to end violence against Native women and children.
Additionally, Rebecca has been involved with numerous nonprofit organizations, including the YWCA, American Indian Community Housing Organization, the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, and C.H.U.M., a homeless shelter and food shelf. Rebecca earned her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law.
The July public meeting of the Cannabis Expungement Board will be on July 9 at 10 a.m. at the Bureau of Mediation Services, 1012 Bandana Blvd E, Suite 228, St. Paul, in Conference Room 7.
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The CEB meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Meetings are open to the public and are also livestreamed. There is limited capacity available for in-person attendees.
August 13 — Bureau of Mediation Services / Conference Room 7
September 10 — Department of Corrections / Itasca Conference Room
October 8 — Department of Corrections / Itasca Conference Room
November 12 — Bureau of Mediation Services / Conference Room 7
December 10 — Department of Corrections / Afton Conference Room
Review the Cannabis Expungement Board organization chart.