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The R5RTCC or Region Five Regional Transportation Coordinating Council Board consists of 21 board members and ranges from County Commissioners to Veteran Service Officers, to Transit Providers and beyond. The ability to have board members from different areas of transportation, as well as different counties, helps bring new ideas to the table along with task implementation.
R5RTCC Board Members
Lori Schultz | Executive Director, Tri-CAP Inc. Transportation Dept.
Andy Stone | Transit Coordinator, Brainerd and Crow Wing Public Transit
Barb Becker | Todd County Commissioner
Bill Stearns | Wadena County Commissioner
David Anderson | Wadena County Veteran Service Officer
Ernest Robinson | Fleet Management, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Erich Heppner | Commissioner, Region Five Development Commission
Jan Roers | Owner, People’s Express
Jay Vasek | Coordinated Entry Coordinator, Central MN Housing Partnership
Bob Kangas | Cass County Commissioner
Brenda Brittin | Transit Director, Rainbow Rider
Leigh Lake | Independent Living Advocate, Freedom Resource Center
Melanie Erickson | Social Services Supervisor, Morrison County
Mike Wilson | Morrison County Commissioner
Eleanor Burkett | Community Development Specialist, Central Minnesota Council on Aging
Randy Jahnke | Transit Director, Friendly Rider
Steve Barrows | Crow Wing County Commissioner
Theresa Eclov | Executive Director, Faith in Action for Cass County
Pam Baltes | Executive Director, Employment Enterprises Inc
Bryan McCoy | Tribal Planner, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe