The makeup of the MMDC’s Board of Commissioners is rooted in the Regional Development Act Provisions and is governed by Minnesota State Statutes.
All regional development commissions (RDCs) are to ensure the majority of commissioners are locally elected officials. This includes one county commissioner, a city representative, and a township representative from each county in the region. In addition, two commissioners representing school boards are required. Cities with a population greater than 10,000 are also entitled a representing member.
State Statutes also permit additional “special interest” members under the MMDC’s Board discretion. These commissioners lend important perspective on important regional issues (e.g. workforce issues, aging issues).
MMDC’s Board of Commissioners Currently Includes:
Kevin Crowley (Treasurer)
City of Pennock
(a Kandiyohi County Municipality)
Tiffany Barnard
Region Six East School Boards
(Hutchinson Public Schools)
Mike Brouwer
Willmar Township
(a Kandiyohi County Township)
Doug Erickson
Renville County Commissioners
Brent Guyan
Renewable Energy Sector
in the Public Interest
Jon Hawkinson
City of Olivia
(a Renville County Municipality)
Tony Hausladen
Winsted Township
(a McLeod County Township)
Jill Hoff
Local Workforce Development Board
in the Public Interest
Roger Imdieke
Kandiyohi County Commissioners
Doug Krueger
McLeod County Commissioners
José Luciano
Communities of Color
in the Public Interest
Thomas McDonnell (Member At Large)
Manufacturing Sector
in the Public Interest
Maureen Melgaard-Schneider
Aging Population (MN Board on Aging)
in the Public Interest
Robert Moller
Agriculture and Aggregate Mining Sectors
in the Public Interest
Shawn Mueske (Chair)
Higher Education (Ridgewater College)
in the public interest
Rollie Nissen
Transportation Sector
in the Public Interest
Kiza Olson
Healthcare Sector
in the Public Interest
Reagan Quinn
Mental Health Sector
in the Public Interest
Yodee Rivera
City of Glencoe
(a McLeod County Municipality)
Chris Rowan
City of Watkins
(a Meeker County Municipality)
Lorallen Schmeling (Vice Chair)
Cedar Mills Township
(a Meeker County Township)
Steve Schmitt
Meeker County Commissioners
Dave Sebesta (Secretary)
City of Hutchinson
(a McLeod County City with a Population Over 10,000)
Carl Shuldes
City of Willmar
(a Kandiyohi County City With a Population of Over 10,000 Residents)
Paul Simonsen
Bandon Township
(a Renville County township)
Berit Spors
People With Disabilities and Youth, In the Public Interest
Jeff Vetsch
Region Six East School Boards
(New London-Spicer Public Schools)