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Task Force Members


Emily Johnson Piper
Department of Human Services, Chair

Melissa Balitz – Hastings, MN
Representative with Personal or Family Experience with Mental Illness

Brantley Johnson – Minneapolis, MN
Representative with Personal or Family Experience with Mental Illness

Kim Stokes – Britt, MN
Representative with Personal or Family Experience with Mental Illness

Crystal Weckert – Brainerd, MN
Representative with Personal or Family Experience with Mental Illness

Sue Abderholden – Minneapolis, MN
Mental Health Advocate

Liliana Torres-Nordahl – Bloomington, MN
Mental Health Advocate

Shauna Reitmeier – Crookston, MN
Representative of Community Mental Health Services Providers

Pahoua Yang – St. Paul, MN
Representative of Community Mental Health Services Providers

Paul Goering – St. Paul, MN
Hospital Representative

Bruce Sutor – Rochester, MN
Hospital Representative

Sara Suerth – Brooklyn Park, MN
Law Enforcement Representative

Rodney Seurer – Savage, MN
Law Enforcement Representative

Jim McDonough – St. Paul, MN
County Representative

Jaime Anderson – Minneapolis, MN
Judicial Branch Representative

Brenda Cassellius – Saint Paul, MN
Department of Education, Ex-Officio Member

Edward Ehlinger
Department of Health, Ex-Officio Member

Tom Roy
Department of Corrections, Ex-Officio Member

Cathy ten Broeke
State Director to Prevent and End Homelessness, Ex-Officio Member

Roberta Opheim
Ombudsperson for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Ex-Officio Member

Clark Johnson
Minnesota House of Representatives, Ex-Officio Member

Roz Peterson
Minnesota House of Representatives, Ex-Officio Member

Tony Lourey
Minnesota Senate, Ex-Officio Member

Julie Rosen
Minnesota Senate, Ex-Officio Member

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