New employees
Jake Loesch joined the League of Minnesota Cities on Sept. 21 as communications director. Loesch brings more than 15 years of broad communications experience, including leadership roles with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and the Citizens League.
Bennett Lanigan joined the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust on Sept. 10 as a claims adjuster. Prior to joining LMCIT, Lanigan gained experience in sales and marketing for Aspen Exteriors and as a self-employed consultant within the storm damage restoration industry.
John Conlee joined the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust on Sept. 8 as a workers’ compensation claims examiner. Conlee holds a business administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. For the past two years, he gained industry experience handling workers’ compensation claims across six states at Broadspire.
Jeremy Garland joined the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust on Aug. 10 as a claims associate. Garland holds a degree in game and simulation programming from Texas State Technical College and brings a background in facility management.
Abigale Larson joined the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust on July 20 as a claims associate. Larson holds a degree in film production from Minnesota State University Moorhead and brings a background in broadcast television.
Laura Logsdon joined the League of Minnesota Cities on July 14 as deputy finance director. Logsdon brings more than 13 years of public finance leadership experience, most recently serving as interim director of finance for the City of Saint Paul.
Katie Herbert joined the League of Minnesota Cities on July 14 as program evaluation and project manager. Before joining the League, Herbert worked for the Iowa League of Cities, where she specialized in policy research and data analysis.
