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: Travis Leiviska*,
- Carlton County: Dick Brenner*
- Cook County: Ginny Storlie*, Chair
- Itasca County: John Johnson*
- Koochiching County: Destry Hell*
- Lake County: Vacant*
- St. Louis County: Annie Harala*
- St. Louis County: Ashley Grimm
REPRESENTATIVES OF CITIES, TOWNSHIPS, TRIBAL NATIONS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS (22)
- Aitkin Cities <10K: Sharon DeWitt (Palisade)
- Aitkin Townships: Jim Berg
- Carlton Cities >10K: Roger Maki (Cloquet)
- Carlton Cities <10K: David Lucas (Kettle River)
- Carlton Townships: Clayton Kauppila (Carlton)
- Cook Cities <10K: Michael Garry (Grand Marais)
- Cook/Lake Townships: Vacant
- Itasca Cities >10K: Dale Adams (Grand Rapids)
- Itasca Cities <10K: Calvin Saari (Nashwauk)
- Itasca Townships: Mike Baltus (Hill City)
- Koochiching Cities <10K: Brian Briggs (International Falls)
- Koochiching Townships: Kevin Adee (Koochiching County)
- Lake Cities <10K: Vacant
- St. Louis Cities >10K: Tim Harkonen (Hibbing)
- St. Louis Cities >10K: Terese Tomanek (Duluth)
- St. Louis Cities <10K: Laurence Cuffee, Jr. (Virginia)
- St. Louis County Townships: Cal Warwas (Eveleth)
- Bois Forte Tribal Council: Vacant
- 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 (7)
- Dirk Davis (Morcom Township)
- Mike Hoops (Silver Creek)
- Joel Hoppe* (McGregor)
- Paul Nevanen* (International Falls)
- Allen Rasmussen* (International Falls), Treasurer
- Gordon Salisbury (Hovland)
- Don Niemi (Aitkin)
ADVISORY MEMBERS (2)
- AAAA Advisory Board: Pamela Franklin
- DSMIC Policy Board: Vacant
Meetings
The Commission meets the third Thursday of January, April, July, and October, in various locations and the Board meets the third Thursday of February, March, May, June, August, September, November, and December as needed, typically at ARDC in Duluth. Due to the pandemic, locations are subject to change, including virtual options. Meeting notes are posted below once approved by the respective group.
If you have any questions about the Commission or Board, please contact the Board Coordinator at 218-529-7543, or if you would like to attend a meeting, contact the Board Coordinator for exact meeting location(s) at least one week prior to the meeting.
2023
- January 2023 Commission
- February 2023 Board
- March Board (Expected May 2023)
- April Commission (Expected July 2023)
- May Board (Expected June 2023)
- June Board (Expected August 2023)
- July Commission (Expected October 2023)
- August Board (Expected September 2023)
- September Board (Expected November 2023)
- October Commission (Expected January 2024)
- November Board (Expected December 2023)
- December Board (Expected February 2024)
2022
- January 2022 Commission
- February 2022 Board
- March 2022 Board
- April 2022 Commission
- May Board – Cancelled
- June 2022 Board
- July 2022 Commission
- August 2022 Board
- September Board – Cancelled
- October 2022 Commission
- November 2022 Board
- December 2022 Board
2021
- December 2021 Board (Cancelled)
- November 2021 Board
- October 2021 Commission
- September 2021 Board (Cancelled)
- August 2021 Board
- July 2021 Commission
- June 2021 Board
- May 2021 Board
- April 2021 Commission
- March 2021 Board
- February 2021 Board
- January 2021 Commission
2020
- December 2020 Board
- November 2020 Board
- October 2020 Commission
- September 2020 Board
- August 2020 Board (Cancelled)
- July 2020 Commission
- June 2020 Board (Cancelled)
- May 2020 Board
- April 2020 Commission (Cancelled)
- March 2020 Board
- February 2020 Board
- January 2020 Commission
2019
- December 2019 Board (Cancelled)
- November 2019 Board
- October 2019 Commission
- September 2019 Board
- August 2019 Board (Cancelled)
- July 2019 Commission
- June 2019 Board (Cancelled)
- May 2019 Board
- April 2019 Commission
- March 2019 Board
- February 2019 Board
- January 2019 Commission