Members
ARDC is governed by a Commission and Board, which respectively oversee and handle the business affairs of ARDC. Current Commission members are listed below, with (*) denoting members of the Board.
COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVES (8)
- Aitkin County: Don Niemi,* Vice Chair
- Carlton County: Dick Brenner,* Chair
- Cook County: Ginny Storlie*
- Koochiching County: Wade Pavleck,*
- Lake County: Jeremy Hurd*
- Itasca County: Terry Snyder*
- St. Louis County: Frank Jewell*
- St. Louis County: Beth Olson
REPRESENTATIVES OF CITIES, TOWNSHIPS, TRIBAL NATIONS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS (21)
- Aitkin Cities <10K: Vacant
- Carlton Cities >10K: Roger Maki (Cloquet)
- Carlton Cities <10K: David Lucas (Kettle River)
- Carlton Townships: Jason Paulson (Thomson)
- Cook Cities <10K: Anton Moody (Grand Marais)
- Cook Townships: Vacant
- Itasca Cities >10K: Dale Adams (Grand Rapids)
- Itasca Cities <10K: Calvin Saari (Nashwauk)
- Itasca Townships: Larry Salmela (Effie)
- Koochiching Cities <10K: Brian Briggs (International Falls)
- Koochiching Townships: Kevin Adee (Koochiching County)
- Lake Cities <10K: Carlene Perfetto (Silver Bay)
- St. Louis Cities >10K: Tim Harkonen (Hibbing)
- St. Louis Cities >10K: Gary Anderson (Duluth)
- St. Louis Cities <10K: Charles Baribeau (Virginia)
- St. Louis County Townships: Warren Tinker (Lavell)
- Bois Forte Tribal Council: Sidra Starkovich
- Fond du Lac Tribal Council: Jason Hollinday,* Secretary
- Grand Portage Tribal Council: Robert Deschampe
- School Districts: Pat Medure (ISD #318, Grand Rapids)
- School Districts: Walter Hautala (ISD #2711, Mesabi East)
AT-LARGE (CITIZEN) MEMBERS (8)
- Allen Rasmussen,* Treasurer (International Falls)
- Dirk Davis (Morcom Township)
- Paul Nevanen* (International Falls)
- Mary Somnis* (Grand Marais)
- Joel Hoppe (McGregor)
- Mike Hoops (Silver Creek)
- Jim Berg (McGregor)
- Gordon Salisbury (Hovland)
ADVISORY MEMBERS (3)
- AAAA Advisory Board: Anne Varda*
- NEMNATP: JinYeene Neumann*
- DSMIC Advisory Board: Earl Elde*
Meetings
The Commission meets the third Thursday of January, April, July, October, and the Board meets the third Thursday of February, March, May, June, August, September, November, and December as needed. Meeting notes are posted below once approved by the respective group.
- October 2019 Commission (Expected January 2020)
- September 2019 Board (Expected November 2019)
- August 2019 Board (Meeting Cancelled)
- July 2019 Commission
- June 2019 Board (Meeting Cancelled)
- May 2019 Board
- April 2019 Commission
- March 2019 Board
- February 2019 Board
- January 2019 Commission
If you have any questions about the Commission or Board, please contact the Board Coordinator at 218-529-7543.
