Mnafee Regional Networking Groups (2012)

This directory which was initially developed by the Minnesota Department of Education is now updated annually by MNAFEE, the Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education, and is available at www.MNAFEE.org

MNAFEE REGIONAL NETWORKING GROUPS (2012)

The following is a list of regional networking groups initially established for Early Childhood Family Education and/or School Readiness coordinators and staff. Many of these groups have now expanded to include providers of other family and early education programs/services in their respective areas. If you are not yet connected with one of these groups and would like to be, you are encouraged to contact the person listed in your area. Names and numbers are coordinated with the Economic Regional Development Commissions and the Minnesota Community Education Regions.

#8 NORTHEAST/ARROWHEAD Carlton, Cook & South St. Louis County Area North St. Louis County Lori Fichtner Jodie Phaneuf Hermantown-Proctor ECFE/SR Mountain Iron-Buhl ECFE/SR/CE 5028 Miller Trunk Highway P.O. Box 537 Hermantown, MN 55811 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 218/729-9563 218/735-8271x2113 218/729-0370 (Fax) 218/741-1930 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counties: Southern St. Louis (including Two Harbors) & Carlton, Counties: Northern St. Louis Cook, Aitkin, Lake

#9 NORTH CENTRAL Tahnee Flowers Central Minnesota Consortium Brainerd ECFE/SR/ECS Gayle Smoley ISD #181 Learning Center Oak Ridge Elementary 311 10th Ave NE 1111 North 27th St. Brainerd, MN 56401 Sartell, MN 56377 218/454-5428 320/656-3763 218/454-5401 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counties: Stearn Counties: Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin

#7 NORTHWEST/HEADWATERS Northwest-Red River Valley Dawn Bly Sheree Setterholm Fosston ECFE/SR and Stephen-Argyle Central Schools ECFE/SR 301 E. 1st Street P.O. Box 279, Third and Lincoln Fosston, MN 56542 Argyle, MN 56713 218/435-1909 218/437-6616 218/435-634- (Fax) 218/437-6617 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counties: Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, County: Marshall Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau

#9 WEST CENTRAL (email group) Beth Achter (Beth Achter cont.) Lakes Country Service Cooperative [email protected] 1001 East Mt Faith Counties: Becker, Clay, Wilkin, Traverse, Otter Tail, Grant Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Douglas, Stevens, Pope 218/739-3273 x114

#3 CENTRAL Wright County Area Deb Spencer St. Michael-Albertville #885 – ECFE/SR 60 Central Ave. W St. Michael, MN 55376 763/497-6512 763/497-6584 (Fax) [email protected] Counties: Wright, Sherburne, Eastern Meeker, Hennepin, Sterns #3, #4, #5, #6 TWIN CITIES AREA #4 West Metro II #6 East Metro Kim Latterner Nancy Melquist Shakopee Schools ECFE/SR ISD 622 North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public Schools 505 South Holmes Street 1945 Manton St. Shakopee, MN 55379 Maplewood, MN 55109 952/496-5033 [email protected] 952-496-5074(Fax) 651-748-7281 [email protected] 651-748-7292 (fax) Counties: Carver, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey,

#6 E Central MN #6 NW Metro Kerry Moberg Michelle Trelstad North Branch #138 – ECFE/SR Brooklyn Center CE, ECFE/SR th 38705 Grand Ave 1500 59 Ave. North North Branch, MN 55056 Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 651/674 -1225 763/561-4480 x 5000 651/674 -1210 (Fax) 763/560-1674- (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counties: Kanabec, Chisago, Pine Counties: Anoka, North Hennepin, Wright, Sherburne

#3 West Metro ECFE #5 South of the River Christine Fehst Michelle Thompson Hopkins School District #0270-01 ECFE/School Readiness Coordinator, Hastings Public Schools 125 Monroe Avenue South ISD #200-Tilden Community Center Hopkins, MN 55343 310 River Street 952-988-5003 Hastings, MN 55033 [email protected] ECFE/SR 651-480-7678 Counties: Hennepin, Carver [email protected] Counties: Dakota, Scott

#2 SOUTHWEST/SOUTHCENTRAL Tara Thompson Betty Uehling Worthington ECFE New Ulm #088 – ECFE/SR 117 11th Avenue, Suite 3 400 S. Payne Street Worthington, MN 56187 New Ulm, MN 56073 507/372-1207 507/359-8417 507/376-6703 (Fax) 507/359-8406 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] Counties: Nobles County, Rock, Murray, Kandiyohi Cottonwood, Brown, Sibley, Renville, Redwood, Lyon, McLoud, Nicollet, and Lyon, Redwood Co. Kandiyohi

Karyl Engel Michelle Rosen ECFE/School Readiness Coordinator Fairmont ISD #2752 ECFE/SR 706 Turril Street 714 Victoria Street Suite 101 Le Sueur, MN 56058 Fairmont, MN 56031 Phone 507-665-4631 507/235-6205 x 4 [email protected] [email protected] 507/235-4652 (Fax) Counties: LeSeuer, Scott, Nicollet, Carver, [email protected] Brown, Blue Earth, MN River Valley Area Counties: Martin Co. West & Fairmont

#1 SOUTHEAST Sue Underdahl Denise Schumacher Community Ed/ECFE ECFE Coordinator/Mankato Public Schools Byron Community Education Center 110 Fulton St. 630 – 1st Ave. NW Mankato, MN 56001 Byron, MN 55920 (507) 625-4620 507/775-2336 [email protected] 507/775-7080 (Fax) Blue Earth, Nicollet, Waseca, [email protected] Counties: All in Southeastern MN from Albert Lea to Winona and south.

MNAFEE Regional Contacts Regional member groups were established as coordinator groups for networking, joint programming and professional reference groups. The work of these groups will continue as established through your past practice. Counties listed are not exclusive to the group, many membership groups overlap. Additional responsibilities in this leadership role as a MNAFEE initiative will be to:  Promote MNAFEE membership within your collegial group  Annual connection to MNAFEE members in your regional area  New member initial contact to welcome member to organization and share benefits of membership and introduction to web resources Thisdocument serves as Appendix 11B of A Guide for Implementing Early Childhood Family Education Programs (MDE) Please submit changes to [email protected]