Members are encouraged to designate “deputies” to enhance communications and responsiveness between the member and the organization. Deputies are typically — though not exclusively — senior government relations or public affairs executives. They provide a vital link between Partnership members and staff.

Company		Deputy
3M	Jeff Rageth
3M	Doug Stang
Accenture	Mike Rogalski
Accenture	David Wilson
Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.	Scott Weicht
ALLETE	Steve Garvey
ALLETE	Dave McMillan
Allianz Life Insurance	Bernadette Berger
Allianz Life Insurance	Maureen Phillips
Allina Hospitals & Clinics	Meg Cox
Ameriprise	Brian Pietsch
AT&T	Bob Bass
AT&T	Wauneta Browne
Best Buy Co., Inc.	Allen Lenzmeier
Best Buy Co., Inc.	Paula Prahl
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN	Philip Stalboerger
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	Angie Freeman
Capella University	Christine Johnson
Capella University	Priscilla McNulty
Cargill, Inc.	Jenny Engh
CenterPoint Energy	Jean Krause
CenterPoint Energy	Susan Turbes
Ceridian Corporation	Michael Sheridan
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota	Scott Leitz
CIGNA	Arlys Stadum
Cold Spring Granite Co.	Sharon Jensen
Coldwell Banker Burnet	Joe Reis
Comcast	Tom Berkelman
Davisco Foods International	Jim Ward
DeCare Dental LLC	Joe Lally
Deloitte	Jeff Radunz
Donaldson Company, Inc.	Norm Linnell
Dorsey & Whitney LLP	Mike Ahern
Dorsey & Whitney LLP	Teresa Lynch
Ecolab Inc.	Jeff Peterson
Edina Realty Home Services	Henry Brandis
Ernst & Young LLP	Daniel Thibault
Express Scripts, Inc.	Carolyn Jones
Faegre & Benson LLP	Richard Forschler
Fairview Health Services	Mary Edwards
Federated Insurance Companies	Dick Sherwood
Fredrikson & Byron	Kevin Goodno
G&K Services	Jeffrey Cotter
GE Capital Solutions Fleet	John Righini
General Mills, Inc.	Lee Anderson
General Mills, Inc.	Tom Forsythe
Great River Energy	Bob Ambrose
Great River Energy	Eric Olsen
H.B. Fuller Company	Jim Giertz
HealthEast	Ann Schrader
HealthPartners	Geoff Bartsh
HealthPartners	Donna Zimmerman
Holiday Companies	Lynn Anderson
Hormel Foods Corporation	Joe Swedberg
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.	Harold Crump
IBM Corporation	Valerie Pace
Imation	John Sullivan
IWCO Direct	Beverly Lohs
Kemps LLC	Christopher Thorpe
Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC	Meghan McDaniel
KPMG LLP	Laura Newinski
Land O'Lakes, Inc.	Steven Krikava
Liberty Diversified International	David Lenzen
Lifetouch Inc.	Steven Suckow
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP	Wallace Hilke
Linqduist & Vennum PLLP	Joseph Humke
Lockheed Martin, MS2 Tactical Systems	Tierney Helmers
Mayo Clinic	Franklin Iossi
McGough Cos.	Brad Wood
Medica	Dannette Coleman
Medtronic, Inc.	Rob Clark
Merrill Lynch	Kent Scholten
Mosaic	Linda Thrasher
Opus Corporation	Luz Campa
Otter Tail Corporation	Lauren Laugtug
Park Nicollet Health Services	Mark Skubic
Polaris Industries Inc.	Mary McConnell
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	Jeremy Drane
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	Ellen Valde
Qwest Communications	Andy Schriner
Red Wing Shoe Company	Carrie Glazier
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP	Patrick Mandile
Rosemount Inc.	Steve Shonka
Rosen's Diversified Inc.	Rob Hovde
Securian	Geoff Michel
Select Comfort Corporation	Mark Kimball
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	Angie Craig
SUPERVALU, Inc.	Elise Diedrich
SUPERVALU, Inc.	Mike Erlandson
Target Corporation	Nate Garvis
Target Corporation	Anika Hagenson
Taylor Corporation	Tom Merickel
TCF Financial Corporation	Gregory Pulles
Tennant Company	Tom Dybsky
The Schwan Food Company	Alan Poff
The Travelers Companies, Inc.	Beverly Turner
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	Rick Kleven
U.S. Bancorp	Deb Burke
UnitedHealth Group	Deb Oberman
University of Minnesota	Karen Himle
University of Minnesota	Donna Peterson
Vision-Ease Lens	Rich Faber
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota	John Evans
Wenger Corporation	Tom Carman
Xcel Energy Inc.	Rick Evans