SWWC Advisory Groups

Superintendents' Executive Council

The primary purpose of the Superintendents’ Executive Council is to provide advice and support to the SWWC Service Cooperative Administration and Board of Directors. The Council shall be made up of not more than twenty-one (21) representatives, comprised of 15 elected member school superintendents, one appointed MN River Valley SpEd member, one appointed MRVED member, two appointed higher education members, one appointed non-public school member and the past chair.

Officers

Chair: Ray Hassing, Round Lake-Brewster
Vice Chair: Chris Fenske, Lakeview
Past Chair: Molly Schilling, Adrian

Superintendent Members

Bill Adams, Willmar
Chad Anderson, Tracy Area
Paul Chick, Hendricks
Todd Holthaus, Hills-Beaver Creek
Brad Johnson, Renville County West
Dennis Laumeyer, Benson
Joe Meyer, MCC
Scott Monson, Minneota
Ryan Nielsen, Canby
Melissa Radeke, Lester Prairie
Rich Schneider, YME
Chris Sonju, Glencoe-Silver Lake
Klint Willert, Pipestone Area
Jeremy Williams, Marshall

Post Secondary Members

Terry Gaalswyk, Minnesota West
Sonya Vierstraete, SMSU

Special Education Advisory Committee

The SpEd Advisory Committee consists of three superintendents from the Superintendents’ Executive Council and eight members at-large from schools participating in the SWWC SpEd Cooperative. The purpose of the SpEd Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the Executive Director and/or designee on issues related to the administration of special education programs and services.

Officers

Chair: Jamie Boelter, Superintendent, New London-Spicer
Past Chair: Molly Schilling, Superintendent, Adrian

Superintendents' Executive Council Representatives

Melissa Radeke, Superintendent, Lester Prairie
Ryan Nielsen, Superintendent, Canby
Molly Schilling, Superintendent, Adrian

At-Large Representatives

Paul Chick, Superintendent, Hendricks
Jamie Boelter, Superintendent, New London-Spicer
Todd Holthaus, Superintendent, Hills-Beaver Creek
Kip Lynk, Superintendent, ACGC
Keith Buckridge, Superintendent, Edgerton Public
Ray Hassing, Superintendent, Round Lake-Brewster
Joe Meyer, Superintendent, Murray County Central
Michael Pagel, Superintendent, Fulda

SWWC Staff Contacts

Melanie Kray, Senior Director of Special Education
Cliff Carmody, Executive Director
Tegan Gillund, Director of Finance

Wide Area Network Advisory Committee

The WAN Advisory Committee provides guidance and direction to SWWC's Wide Area Network Consortium operations, including oversight of contracts with service providers, the provision of consortium services and guidance for future programs, and services to be provided to consortium members. The advisory committee consists of up to nine members from schools participating in the WAN, up to three being Technology Directors, and a minimum of three Superintendents.

Committee Members

Rob Lee, Director of Technology, Benson
Dan Deitte, Superintendent, Hutchinson
Melissa Radeke, Superintendent, Lester Prairie
Craig Oftedahl, Superintendent, Luverne
Todd Pickthorn, Director of Technology, Marshall
Dan Rajewsky, Director of Technology, New London - Spicer

Leonard Runck, Director of Technology, Red Rock Central

John Cselovszki, Superintendent, Sleepy Eye

Loy Woelber, Superintendent, Westbrook - Walnut Grove
Jason Hulstein, Director of Technology, Willmar

Amy Ernst, Director of Technology, Worthington

Richard Schneider, Superintendent, Yellow Medicine East

SWWC Staff Contacts

Josh Sumption

Forrest Fosheim

Student Activities Advisory Committee

Committee Members

Chris Fenske, Superintendent, Lakeview

Annelle Guillemard, KMS

Amy Heideman, Dawson-Boyd

Caroline Koska, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council

Diane Lindstrom, Home School Association

Lexi Moore, Hills-Beaver Creek

Jennifer Christensen, RTR

Surree Sompamitwong, SWMN PIC

SWWC Staff Contacts

Andrea Anderson
Laura Bruns
Liz Deen
Laurie Fales
Eriann Faris
Shelly Maes
Gail Polejewski