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Central Minnesota

Counties: Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright

Lee Okerstrom

(Chisago, Isanti)

Email: lee.okerstrom@state.mn.us
Call: 651-304-7626

Mark Mann

(Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright)

Email: mark.mann@state.mn.us
Call: 763-257-4502

Stephen Kolcinski

(McLeod, Renville)

Email: stephen.kolcinski@state.mn.us
Call: 651-295-5379

Tim Trumbull

(Kanabec, Pine)

Email: timothy.trumbull@state.mn.us
Call: 218-422-5154

Learn about the Central Region

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Metro (Twin Cities)

Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington

Lee Okerstrom

(Anoka, Ramsey, Washington)

Email: lee.okerstrom@state.mn.us
Call: 651-304-7626

Shannon Sprouse

(Dakota, Scott)

Email: shannon.sprouse@state.mn.us
Call: 952-529-8268

Stephen Kolcinski

(Carver, Hennepin)

Email: stephen.kolcinski@state.mn.us
Call: 651-295-5379

Learn about the Metro Region

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Northeast Minnesota

Counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis

Tim Trumbull

Email: timothy.trumbull@state.mn.us
Call: 218-422-5154

Learn about the Northeast region

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Northwest Minnesota

Counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin

LaDeen Schillinger

(Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin)

Email: ladeen.schillinger@state.mn.us
Call: 320-406-8294

Mark Mann

(Crow Wing, Morrison)

Email: mark.mann@state.mn.us
Call: 763-257-4502

Learn about the Northwest Region

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Southeast Minnesota

Counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona

Shannon Sprouse

(Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha)

Email: shannon.sprouse@state.mn.us
Call: 952-529-8268

Justin Olson

(Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Winona)

Email: justin.olson1@state.mn.us
Call: 507-923-5799

Learn about the Southeast Region

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Southwest Minnesota

Counties: Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine

Stephen Kolcinski

Email: stephen.kolcinski@state.mn.us
Call: 651-295-5379

Learn about the Southwest Minnesota Region

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Central Minnesota

Lee Okerstrom

Mark Mann

Stephen Kolcinski

Tim Trumbull

Metro (Twin Cities)

Lee Okerstrom

Shannon Sprouse

Stephen Kolcinski

Northeast Minnesota

Tim Trumbull

Northwest Minnesota

LaDeen Schillinger

Mark Mann

Southeast Minnesota

Shannon Sprouse

Justin Olson

Southwest Minnesota

Stephen Kolcinski

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