Welcome Lisa Stenseth as the New Warden at Rush City Starting August 30th

By Eddie Miles

Please help me welcome Lisa Stenseth as the new Warden at MCF-Rush City!

Warden Stenseth began her career with the MN Department of Corrections in 2000 as a Corrections Officer. She promoted to Case Manager at Stillwater in 2005 and eventually Corrections Program Director over case manager in 2013. In these roles she was instrumental in various programs and committees including Restorative Justice, TPC – Effective Interventions, Kaizen facilitator, the Agency’s Case Management Continuous Improvement project, and Co-Chair of the Abuse Review Committee. In 2019 she accepted the position as Stillwater’s Associate Warden of Operations. In 2022, she led Stillwater through a successful PREA audit as the facility’s PREA Compliance Manager. In 2020 Warden Stenseth sponsored the implementation of the MCF-Stillwater Women in Corrections Committee, a first of its kind in the agency. Warden Stenseth has a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Warden Stenseth's first day as RC Warden is August 30th.

Warden Lisa Stenseth