The work of MAIECMH is governed by the MACMH Board of Directors and guided by a statewide MAIECMH Advisory Board. The Executive Committee and four committees carry out the activities of MAIECMH.

MAIECMH Executive Committee

• Sara Carlson, Advisory Board Co-chair
• Troy Hanson, MD, Advisory Board Co-chair
• Junie Svenson, Advisory Board Secretary
• Deborah Saxhaug, MAIECMH Director

Membership/Outreach Committee

• Co-chairs, Terry Hallfin and Lynn Herrick

Policy Committee

• Nancy Jost, Chair

Training Committee

• Jessica Niemi, Cathy Carter, Nichole Ross, Catherine Wright, Mary Ann Marchel, Co-chairs

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2009-2010 Advisory Board

Advisory Board Officers

• Co-chairs, Sara Carlson, Southwest Initiative Foundation, Hutchinson; Troy Hanson, MD, Family Physician, New Prague
• Secretary, Junie Svenson, MN Department of Health, St. Paul Advisory Board Members
• Marit Appeldoorn, St. David’s Center, Minnetonka
• Lin Backstrom, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Bemidji
• Cathy Carter, Early Head Start/CAP Ramsey/Washington & Lifetrack Rsrces
• Glenace Edwall, Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Jane Ellison, Sauk Rapids/Rice Early Childhood Family Education
• Marti Erickson, Developmental Psychologist, Consultant
• Michele Fallon, Hennepin Co. Healthy Families-Storefront & Consultant
• Terry Hallfin, Fridley Early Childhood Family Education
• Lynn Herrick, Western Community Action, Marshall
• Jan Herseth, Otter Tail-Wadena CAC/Head Start, New York Mills
• Nancy Jost, West Central Initiative Foundation, Fergus Falls
• Linda Kaufmann, Initiative Foundation, Little Falls
• Cindy Kellett, Carlton County Public Health, Cloquet
• Danielle Le Bon Gort, Fond du Lac Human Services, Center for AI Resources
• Mary Ann Marchel, University of Minnesota Duluth
• Cindy McCabe, Nicollet Co. Family Services Collaborative, N. Mankato
• Hope Merkel, Minnesota Department of Human Services, St. Paul
• Kelly Monson, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul
• Jessica Croatt Niemi, Stellher Human Services, Bemidji
• Jeannie Pederson, Pope Co. Family Collaborative & EC/Thrive Initiative
• Cindy Ryan, Early Childhood, Proctor/Hermantown Schools
• Susan Schultz, Private practice
• Christopher Watson, University of Minnesota CEED
• Chris Wing, University of Minnesota, Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of MN
• Catherine Wright, Minnesota Department of Human Services