Officers, Members and Committees
Region IV IEIC Membership
As of 09-18-2025
Patty Hobbs - Horizon Public Health
Rhonda Hjelle - Horizon Public Health
Kayla Nelson - Horizon Public Health
Linda Nelson - Retired Mental Health Practitioner
Education:
Sara Peterson - Region IV IEIC Facilitator
region.iv.ieic@gmail.com
Stacy Haugen McAllister – Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative
smcallister@ffarea935coop.org
Julie Domino - Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative
jdomino@fergusotters.org
Todd Travis –Midwest Special Education Cooperative
ttravis@morris.k12.mn.us
April Larson - Alexandria Public Schools
aelarson@alexschools.org
Kara Williams - Alexandria Public Schools
kwilliams@alexschools.org
Diane Strobel - Morris Area Schools
dstrobel@morris.k12.mn.us
Fran Rethwisch - Detroit Lakes Schools
frethwisch@detlakes.k12.mn.us
Kari Kreft - West Central Area Schools/Grant County ECI
kkreft@isd2342.org
Josh Nelson –Lakes Country Service Cooperative
jnelson@lcsc.org
County Human Service Agencies:
Becky Tripp – Wilkin County
btripp@wilkincounty.gov
Kari Rude - Western Prairie Human Services
krude@wphsmn.gov
Early Childhood Family Education Programs:
Maria Steen - Lakes and Prairies Child Care Aware
marias@caplp.org
Migdalia Caballero Medina - Lakes and Prairies Child Care Aware
migdaliac@caplp.org
Kristin Phillips - Lakes and Prairies Child Care Aware
kristinp@caplp.org
Casey Francis - White Earth Child Care Program
casey.francis@whiteearth-nsn.gov
Sue Heisler - White Earth Child Care Program
sueheisler@whiteearth-nsn.gov
Elizabeth Pihlaja - Otter Cove Children's Museum
elizabeth@ottercoveff.org
Head Start:
Deb Henry – West Central MN Communities Action Inc.
debh@wcmca.org
Missy Mack - Mahube-Otwa Head Start
mmack@mahube.org
Early Childhood Initiative Coordinators:
Katie Ganoe - Otter Tail
ottertailcountiecicoor@wcif.org
Casey Francis - White Earth
casey.francis@whiteearth-nsn.gov
Darcy Josephson - Douglas
doublascountyecicoord@wcif.org
Jody Jordet - Clay County ECI
eciclaycounty@gmail.com
Diane Strobel - Stevens
dstrobel@morris.k12.mn.us
Francine Rethwisch - Becker
frethwisch@detlakes.k12.mn.us
Jeannie Pederson - Pope
jlphearts@gmail.com
Leah Krauth - Traverse
leah.krauth@co.traverse.mn.us
Kristi Maas - Wilkin (Southern Valley ECI)
kristimaas@yahoo.com
Marsha Erickson - WCI
marsha.erickson@wcif.org