Skip to main content
Image
A photo of the Minitex Policy Advisory Council

Advises the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and our Director in the planning, development, and evaluation of Minitex programs and services.

Members

Twin Cities & Southern State Colleges

Deanna Munson (2025)
Anoka Technical College
Phone: 763-576-4154
Email: deanna.munson@anokatech.edu

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus

Lisa German
University of Minnesota Libraries
Phone: 612-624-1807
Email: lgerman@umn.edu

State Universities

Beth Clausen (2025)
Metro State University
Phone: 651-793-1618
Email: beth.clausen@metrostate.edu

Multi-Type, Multi-County Library Systems

Ashley Dress (2026)
Southeast Library System (SELS)
Phone: 507-288-5513
Email: andress@selco.info

K-12 Representative

Ashley Krohn (2025)
Edina Public Schools
Email: ashley.krohn@edinaschools.org 

Greater Minnesota Public Libraries

Will Richter (2026)
Grand Rapids Area Library
Phone: 218-326-7643
Email: wrichter@grandrapidsmn.gov

Private Colleges

Emily Waitz (2026)
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Phone: 952-300-3567
Email: ewaitz@nwhealth.edu

State Government Libraries

Molly Riley Niehls (2024)
Legislative Reference Library
Phone: 651-296-7661
Email: mollyr@lrl.mn.gov

Central & Northern State Colleges

Rachel Milani (2026)
Minnesota North College, Hibbing Campus
Phone: 218-293-6928
Email: rachel.milani@minnesotanorth.edu

University of Minnesota System Campuses

Matt Rosendahl (2024)
University of Minnesota Duluth
Phone: 218-726-6562
Email: mrosenda@d.umn.edu

Metro-Area Public Libraries 

Margaret Stone (2024)
Dakota County Library
Phone: 651-450-2930
Email: margaret.stone@co.dakota.mn.us

Regional System Libraries

Scott Vrieze (2025)
Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA)
Phone: 651-379-2741
Email: scott@melsa.org

Tribal College Libraries

Ignacio Mendez (2024)
Red Lake Nation Tribal College
Medweganoonind Library
Phone: 218-679-2860  ext. 1012
Email: ignacio.mendez@rlnc.edu

Non-Voting Members

South Dakota

Dan Daily
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-677-5122 ext. ID WEEKS
Email: dan.daily@usd.edu

Minnesota State colleges & Universities

Johnna Horton
PALS
Phone: 507-389-2000
Email: johnna.horton@mnsu.edu

Minnesota

Tami Lee
State Library Services
Phone: 651-582-8791
Email: tamara.lee@state.mn.us

North Dakota

Mary Soucie
North Dakota State Library
Phone: 701-328-4654
Email: msoucie@nd.gov 

Staff

Nekey Oliver 
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Phone: 651-283-4647
Email: nekey.oliver@state.mn.us

Maggie Snow
Director, Minitex
Phone: 612-624-4362
Email: msnow@umn.edu

Staff contact
Zach Miller

Head of Communications