IRWA Chapter 20 Executive Board

Brian is a Right of Way Specialist at WSB and Associates, Inc. with over 15 years of right of way focus and over 20 years of real estate experience. Brian has managed the right of way and local permitting for a variety of project types and sizes both on the client and consultant side. He has worked closely with other departments involved in projects; including engineering, legal, construction, and title. Brian has also directly negotiated and acquired easements, access rights, and fee simple acquisitions.

Brian holds both a Bachelor’s Degree and MBA, is a licensed real estate agent, and has both a SR/WA and RW-NAC designation.

Sean, now Senior Manager of Development at National Grid Renewables, previously served as Senior Land Rights Agent at Xcel Energy. With a tenure starting in 2012, he adeptly managed land rights acquisition and permitting for large-scale electric utility projects across the upper Midwest. Sean's negotiation skills were instrumental in securing land rights and guiding projects through regulatory processes. Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Planning and Community Development from St. Cloud University, Sean is committed to excellence, as demonstrated by his membership in the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) since 2013, where he holds the SR/WA designation.

Faye is a Right of Way Specialist with more than 20 years experience in the real estate industry; the past 10 years concentrating on acquisition and relocation projects. Faye offers a unique blend of technical expertise with valuable behind the scenes experience. Her specialty is relationship management, superior client service, building trust and rapport with landowners, and maintaining open lines of communication with all parties to ensure a timely and efficient process. Faye is experienced in land rights for local and state governments, as well as public and private utilities and other entities. She has been a member of the IRWA since 2011.

Joe began surveying in 1997 and is licensed in the states in of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. As the Energy Sector Survey Manager, he oversees all aspects of land surveying and mapping activities from initial set-up through project delivery. Additionally, Joe leads the survey management team providing strategic vision, integrated coordination, standards, performance, and staff development.

Joe’s project experience includes energy projects such as electric transmission, electric sub-stations, natural gas pipelines, gas regulator stations, industrial plants, and wind turbine projects. He has experience performing, preparing, and supervising surveys involving government land corners and corner certificates, section breakdowns, highway right-of-way, and railroad property and is responsible for boundary, topographic, and engineering design surveys; section corner re-monumentation, right-of-way and subdivision platting, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, construction staking, acquisition surveys, and preparing and interpreting property descriptions.

Mike is a real estate appraiser for the Metropolitan Council. He oversees the valuation needed by the Metropolitan Council in the regional policy-making, planning, and providing of essential services to the seven-county Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota. Mike has been appraising for 33 years and enjoys being involved with organizations to promote the profession while taking time to enjoy travel and yardwork. He also enjoys collecting and restoring antique lighting.