Empowering Small Minnesota Communities Team Members
Interested in learning more about the ESMC program or talking with someone in your area about your ideas and how this opportunity might be supportive? Contact your region’s Operations Team member to find out more.
Central
- Covering Becker, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kannabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, Todd, and Wadena counties. The Central region also includes the tribal nations of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the White Earth Nation.
- Contact: Molly Zins, zend0007@umn.edu
Metro/Multi-region
- Covering Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright counties. The Metro region also includes the tribal nation of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community.
- Contact: Mike Greco, mgreco@umn.edu
Northeast
- Covering Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, and St. Louis counties. The Northeast region also includes the tribal nations of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and the Grand Portage Band and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
- Contact: David Abazs, dwabazs@umn.edu
Northwest
- Covering Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Noman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin counties. The Northwest region also includes the tribal nations of the Red Lake Nation and the White Earth Nation.
- Contact: Shannon Stassen, sstassen@umn.edu
Southeast
- Covering Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona counties. The Southeast region also includes the tribal nation of the Prairie Island Indian Community.
- Contact: Andi Sutton, sutto364@umn.edu
Southwest
- Covering Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine counties. The Southwest region also includes the tribal nations of the Upper Sioux Community Pezihutazizi Oyate and the Lower Sioux Indian Community.
- Contact: Anne Dybsetter, adybsett@umn.edu