Student Sub-Units

MN AFS Liaison for Students 

Eddie Carlson, recent Bemidji State University graduate student, now works for MN DNR fisheries. Eddie will help connect our chapter’s student subunits year round with emails, resources, virtual events, and in-person meetings when possible. Contact Eddie at edward.carlson@state.mn.us.


Bemidji State University

BSU MNAFS Student Sub-Unit

Student contact: Mikenna Pattrin (mikenna.pattrin@live.bemidjistate.edu)

Faculty Contact: Dr. Andrew Hafs

College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University

Student contact: Dayna Wiley (DWILEY001@CSBSJU.EDU)

Faculty Contact: Dr. Trevor Keyler

University of Minnesota – Duluth

UMN – Duluth MNAFS Student Sub-Unit

Student contact: Noland Michels (miche498@d.umn.edu)

Faculty contact: Dr. Thomas Hrabik

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

UMN – Twin Cities MNAFS Student Sub-Unit/Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Club

Student contacts: Henry Parks (parks326@umn.edu), Kelsey Kuemper (kuemp006@umn.edu)

Faculty contact: Mark Hove and Dr. James Forester

University of St. Thomas

Student contact: None

Faculty contact: Dr. Kyle Zimmer

Winona State University

Student contact: None

Faculty contact: Dr. Neal Mundahl


Interested in establishing a MNAFS student sub-unit at your university?  Find out how here:

How to establish a student subunit_AFS Fisheries_2015

Contact the AFS Unit Services Coordinator for additional information: jsewell@fisheries.org

AFS Contact Information