Dawn Mikkelson (Producer) is an Emmy Award winning documentary film producer and McKnight Filmmaking Fellow. Her work includes “Minnesota Mean'' (World Premiere 2023, Florida Film Festival, Cinequest), “Finding Her Beat” (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 2023 Best Music Documentary – Film Threat, PBS, American Film Showcase), “Risking Light” (PBS, CBC, Deutsche Welle, Amazon Prime, Project Greenlight Seed&Spark Rally Finalist), “The Red Tail” (PBS, Amazon Prime), “Green Green Water” (American Indian Film Festival, National Film Board of Canada Tour), “THIS obedience” (PBS). She has won over 25 film festival awards worldwide for her character-driven films highlighting power and joy in the margins.

Becoming Lake City is Mikkelson's first podcast.