Presenters:
Rebecca Lucero, Public Policy Director, Minnesota
Council of Nonprofits
Rebecca is responsible for developing and
implementing the organization’s advocacy agenda locally and nationally, educate
Minnesota nonprofits on key policy issues, lobby on behalf of Minnesota’s
nonprofit sector, and train nonprofit professionals on a wide array of advocacy
issues and skills. Prior to joining MCN, Rebecca served as policy and
advocacy manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, where she helped pass
$100 million bonding in the Homes for All campaign. Rebecca has also worked as
senior community representative in the Minnesota office of Representative Keith
Ellison, an unemployment law judge with the Minnesota Department of Employment
and Economic Development, and an attorney in private practice with a small firm
and with Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis. She has a law degree from the
University of Minnesota and
a B.A. in Political Science from Grinnell College
(Iowa).
Emily Robertson, Robertson Law Office, LLC
Emily
practices law through Robertson Law Office, LLC, which works primarily with
small to medium-size nonprofits and tax exempt organizations on issues
surrounding tax and regulatory compliance, governance, and other areas more
unique to the nonprofit sector. Emily has spent the past 15 years working
in and around nonprofit organizations, and this experience has enabled the
development of a keen understanding of both the culture within nonprofit
organizations, and the particular demands that nonprofits face on a daily
basis. Emily is currently a board member of both the Charities Review
Council and the Hennepin County Bar Association, adjunct faculty teaching
Nonprofit Law for Hamline University’s Masters in Nonprofit Management program,
and a frequent speaker on governance, tax and other issues related to nonprofit
organizations. Emily was named a “2014 Up & Coming Attorney” by Minnesota
Lawyer.