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Employee News

We are excited to announce that Jerilyn Swenson will be joining State Aid in a brand new and much needed position as the State Aid Bridge Programs Engineer. Her first day with State Aid will be May 8. After this date, please direct all bridge funding related questions and needs to her. She can be reached at jerilyn.swenson@state.mn.us or 612-409-3158. She will be the point person for the local bridge replacement program, town bridge program, coordinating the selection of projects for federal off-system funding, all things related to historic bridge funding, developing and delivering training, and anything else you can think of related to funding local bridge projects.

Jerilyn comes to State Aid with an impressive resume. She graduated from North Dakota State University with master’s and bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering. Over the last 19 years she has worked both in the private and public engineering sectors. Most recently she worked for MnDOT District 4 in Detroit Lakes. Prior to that, she worked as the Norman County Engineer.