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.
2018 Executive Committee
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President |
First Vice President Scott Schulte Anoka County |
Second Vice President Rich Sve Lake County |
Secretary/ Treasurer Mary Jo McGuire Ramsey County |
Past President |
District Directors
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District X
Rhonda Sivarajah (Anoka)
Jim Ische (Carver)
Mike Slavik (Dakota)
Jeff Johnson (Hennepin)
Toni Carter (Ramsey)
Mike Beard (Scott)
Stan Karwoski (Washington)
National Association of Counties (NACo) Representatives
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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: Karla Bigham (Washington)
Vice Chair: Jack Swanson (Roseau) - Transportation & Infrastructure
Chair: Michael Potter (Wright)
Vice Chair: Vance Stuehrenberg (Blue Earth)
Affiliate/Ex-Officio Member Organizations
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Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM)
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Local Public Health Association of Minnesota (LPHA)
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Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties (MACCAC)
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Minnesota Association of County Administrators (MACA)
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Minnesota Association of County Feedlot Officers (MACFO)
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Minnesota Association of County Health Plans (MACHP)
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Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners (MACLC)
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Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO)
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Minnesota Association of County Planning & Zoning Administrators (MACPZA)
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Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA)
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Minnesota Association of County Surveyors (MACS)
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Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers (MACVSO)
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Minnesota Association of Professional County Economic Developers (MAPCED)
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Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative (MCCC)
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Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT)
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Minnesota County Attorneys Association (MCAA)
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Minnesota County Engineers Association (MCEA)
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Minnesota County GIS Association (MNCGISA)
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Minnesota County Human Resource Management Association (MCHRMA)
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Minnesota County Information Technology Leadership Association (MNCITLA)
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Minnesota Sheriffs Association (MSA)
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Minnesota Workforce Council Association (MWCA)