Community Advisory Councils
Minnesota Public Radio invites the public to its Twin Cities Community Advisory Council and its various Regional Development Advisory Council meetings.
These councils advise the Board of Trustees on the needs of the diverse communities MPR serves and meet in the spring and fall.
Twin Cities Community Advisory Council
The public is invited to Twin Cities Community Advisory Council meetings about MPR stations KNOW, KSJN and KCMP. The advisory council’s spring 2021 meeting will be held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting is scheduled for April 20, 2021 at 5:30 PM. For more information or if you would like attend the virtual meeting, please contact Ka Vang, Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 651-290-1395 or kvang@mpr.org.
Current Members include:
Marina Balleria
Ashley Brennan
Elizabeth Bushard
George Deliduka
Suzanne Donovan
Jess Durrant
Jack Flynn
Anne Gold
Nan Hackett
Barry Hamill
Kristina Hennessy
Emily Holtz
Anthony Johnson
Kari Koehler
Matthew Koncar
Justin Kwong
Alexandra Meyer
Kristen McHenry
Lynne Moratzka
Jo Ann Musumeci
Rand Park
Molly Pruess
Amintha Ratnayake
Ellen Roos
Paul Wilson
Regional Development Advisory Councils
Minnesota Public Radio has five regional advisory councils to advise the Board of Trustees on various programming issues and concerns in greater Minnesota.
These councils advise the Board of Trustees on the needs of the diverse communities MPR serves. Meetings are held in the spring and fall. The public is invited to these annual meetings.
The Rochester Regional Development Council is comprised of members from the southeastern Minnesota and northeast Iowa listening area and includes the stations KLSE, KZSE, KMSE, KLNI, KLCD, KGAC, KNGA, and KNSE. The spring annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at noon. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kay Hocker at 507-292-8636 or by e-mail to khocker@mpr.org.
Members include:
Sharon VanDeNorth, Chair
Patricia Barrier, Vice Chair
Lynne Kirklin
Lou Wagner
Chuck Lantz
Al Lun
Allie Good
Jolene Hansen
Marilyn Harstad
Jeff Stevenson
Ken Prichett, Secretary
Natalie Siderius
The St. Cloud Regional Development Council is comprised of members from the central and southwestern Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota listening area and includes the stations KSJR, KNSR, KRSU, KNCM, KRSW, and KRSD. The spring annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at noon. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kay Hocker at 507-292-8636 or by e-mail to khocker@mpr.org.
Members include:
Barb Strandemo, Vice Chair
Mag Patridge, Secretary
Joanne Dorsher
Patricia Schiffler
Jenelle Peters
Maryrose Capko
Susie Osaki Holm
Phil Terry
Jen Davis Windsperger
The Moorhead Regional Development Advisory Council is comprised of members from the northwestern Minnesota listening area and includes the stations KCCM, KCCD, KQMN, KNTN, KRXW, KCMF, and KNWF. The spring annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 3:30 PM. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kristi Booth at 218-752-7001 or by e-mail to kbooth@mpr.org.
Members include:
Sara Watson-Curry, Chair
Earnest Lamb, Vice Chair
Chad Johnson, Secretary
Jill Abbott, ex officio
Sharon Budge
Lisa Cook
Bruce Gerhardson
Laetitia Hellerud
Bill Law, ex officio
Jay Richardson
Peter Schott
Dan Svedarsky
Cristen Voeltz
Marc Zielinski
The Duluth Regional Development Council is comprised of members from the northeastern Minnesota and Houghton, MI listening area and includes the stations WSCD, WSCN, WIRC, WIRR, WIRN, WGRH, WINH, WMLS, WLSN, KZIO, and WGGL. The spring annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at noon. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Maria Isley at 218-673-5005 or by e-mail to misley@mpr.org.
Members include:
Mickey Pearson, Chair
Peter Jeronimus, Vice Chair
Lori Huska, Secretary
Barbara McDonald, Ex-Officio (College of St. Scholastica Educational Sponsor Representative)
Gia Bellamy
Don Davison
Betsy Ingram Diver
Amy Johnson
Alan Sparhawk
Karen McManus
The Bemidji Regional Development Advisory Council is comprised of members from the north central Minnesota listening area and includes the stations KBPR, KBPN, KCRB, KNBJ, KGRP, and KITF. The spring annual meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 3:30 PM. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kristi Booth at 218-752-7001 or by e-mail to kbooth@mpr.org.
Members include:
Sharon Fruetel, Chair
Sue Beck, Vice Chair
Leonore Potter, Secretary
Kirsten Addison
Karen Ford
Dale Hadland
Megan Hill
Michael Hopps
Annette Johnson
Kari Knudson
Scott Merschman
Joe Phelps
Lisa Wigand
Mary Jo Wimmer
The KWRV Regional Development Advisory Council is comprised of members from the Sun Valley, ID listening area. For more information, please contact Maria Isley at 218-673-5005 or by e-mail to misley@mpr.org.
Members include:
Tom Heinrich, Chair
Pete Smith, Vice Chair
Jessica Blake
Bill Cassell
Rae DaVito
Carter Hedberg
Jim Tallackson
Sabina Dana Plasse