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Board of Commissioners

Big Stone County 


Chad Zimmel
Big Stone County Commissioner


Harold R. Dimberg
Ortonville Township


Francis Chalupnik
Big Stone Municipalities

Chippewa County 


Bill Pauling
Chippewa  County Commissioner


Erich Winter
Chippewa Municipalities 


Jim Schmaedeka
Louriston Township

Lac qui Parle County 


Ben Bothun (Chairman) 
Lac qui Parle County Commissioner


Jeff Olson
Dawson City Council

Jann Oellien
Hamlin Township

Swift County 


Gary Hendrickx
Swift County Commissioner

Vacant
Swift County Municipalities


Aaron Koosmann
Hegbert Township

Yellow Medicine County 


John Berends
Yellow Medicine County Commissioner

Vacant
Yellow Medicine Municipalities


John Cole
Fortier Township

Public Interest


Diane Kepner
Prairie Five CAC, Inc. Board


Carrie Bendix
SW MN Private Industry Council


Scott Marquardt
Southwest Initiative Foundation


Linda Pesch
MN West Community & Technical College

School Board


Brett Buer
Dawson-Boyd School Board


Harmon Wilts
KMS School Board

Our Mission

Enable the region to thrive through assisting local units of government.

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