Board of Directors

The Association of Minnesota Counties is governed by a Board of Directors composed of five officers, one representative from each of nine AMC districts, five representatives from the Twin Cities' district, one representative from each county with a population of 400,000 or more, at least one National Association of Counties (NACo) representative, policy committee chairs and ex-officio representatives from organizations affiliated with AMC.

2017 Executive Committee

President Gary Hendrickx Swift County	First Vice President Susan Morris Isanti County	Second Vice President Scott Schulte Anoka County	Secretary/ Treasurer Mary Jo McGuire Ramsey County	Past President Jack Swanson Roseau County

District Directors

• District I          
  Rich Sve (Lake)
  
  
• District II         
  Tim Sumner (Beltrami)
  
  
• District III        
  Joe Bouvette (Kittson)
  
  
• District IV        
  Larry Lindor (Pope)
  
  
• District V         
  Felix Schmiesing (Sherburne)
  
  
• District VI        
  Todd Patzer (Lac qui Parle)
  
  
• District VII       
  Jack Kolars (Nicollet)
  
  
• District VIII      
  Rick Anderson (Lyon)
  
  
• District IX 
  Marcia Ward (Winona)
  
  
• District X          
  Rhonda Sivarajah (Anoka)
  Jim Ische (Carver) 
  Liz Workman (Dakota) 
  Jeff Johnson (Hennepin)  
  Toni Carter (Ramsey)
  Mike Beard (Scott)
  Karla Bigham  (Washington)

National Association of Counties (NACo) Representatives

• NACo Delegate - Regular Appointment
  Jim McDonough (Ramsey)

• NACo Delegate -100% Membership State Representative
  Bob Fox (Renville)

• NACo Delegate - Top 12 Membership State Representative
  Christopher Shoff (Freeborn)

Policy Committee Chairs

• Environment & Natural Resources       
  Chair:  Barry Nelson (Becker)
  Vice Chair: Randy Kramer (Renville)
• General Government  
  Chair: Darryl Tveitbakk (Pennington)
  Vice Chair: Gayle Degler (Carver)
• Health & Human Services      
  Chair:  Linda Higgins (Hennepin)
  Vice Chair:  Todd Patzer (Lac qui Parle)
• Public Safety & Corrections    
  Chair: Will Purvis (Blue Earth)
  Vice Chair: Karla Bigham (Washington)
• Transportation & Infrastructure           
  Chair:   Michael Potter (Wright) 
  Vice Chair: Vance Stuehrenberg (Blue Earth)

 Affiliate/Ex-Officio Member Organizations

• Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM)    

• Local Public Health Association of Minnesota (LPHA)         

• Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties (MACCAC)         

• Minnesota Association of County Administrators (MACA)    

• Minnesota Association of County Feedlot Officers (MACFO)      

• Minnesota Association of County Health Plans (MACHP)    

• Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners (MACLC)

• Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO)             

• Minnesota Association of County Planning & Zoning Administrators (MACPZA)  

• Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA)        

• Minnesota Association of County Surveyors (MACS)          

• Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers (MACVSO)  

• Minnesota Association of Professional County Economic Developers (MAPCED)

• Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative (MCCC)            

• Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT)             

• Minnesota County Attorneys Association (MCAA)               

• Minnesota County Engineers Association (MCEA)               

• Minnesota County GIS Association (MNCGISA)                  

• Minnesota County Human Resource Management Association (MCHRMA)          

• Minnesota County Information Technology Leadership Association (MNCITLA)

• Minnesota Sheriffs Association (MSA)                               

• Minnesota Workforce Council Association (MWCA)