A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota is governed by a Joint Powers Board which consists of 1 County Commissioner from each County in our service area, plus 1 voting Advisory Council member. The Joint Powers Board meets on the 4th Thursday of each month in the Board Room at the Center for Regional Development (SRDC) in Slayton MN.
Board Members
Donna Gravley
Cottonwood County Commissioner
donna.gravley@co.cottonwood.mn.us
Mic VanDeVere
Lincoln County Commissioner
mikelv52@hotmail.com
Paul Graupmann
Lyon County Commissioner
graupmann.paul@gmail.com
Jim Kluis
Murray County Commissioner
jkluis@co.murray.mn.us
Don Linssen
Nobles County Commissioner
dlinssen@co.nobles.mn.us
Dave Forkrud
Redwood County Commissioner
dave_f@co.redwood.mn.us
Sherri Thompson
Rock County Commissioner
sherri.thompson@co.rock.mn.us
Mary Akkerman
Joint Advisory Council Rep
maryak@mchsi.com
Jay Trusty, SWRDC
SWRDC Executive Director
execdir@swrdc.org
Organizational Chart 2018 (PDF)