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POSITION: Nonprofit Organization (conducting initiatives to address opioid epidemic) * Note the initial appointment is for a member representing the Steve Rummler Hope Network

Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council

Position Description

One member representing nonprofit organizations conducting initiatives to address the opioid epidemic, with the commissioner's initial appointment being a member representing the Steve Rummler Hope Network, and subsequent appointments representing this or other organizations.


Applicants representing Minnesota's geographic, racial and gender diversity are encouraged to apply, pursuant to Subd. 2. Membership. (b) The commissioner of human services shall coordinate the commissioner's appointments to provide geographic, racial, and gender diversity, and shall ensure that at least one-half of the council members appointed by the commissioner reside outside of the seven-county metropolitan area. Of the members appointed by the commissioner, to the extent practicable, at least one member must represent a community of color disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic.

Agency Contact

Laura Farlow
540 Cedar Street
St Paul, MN 55101
laura.farlow@state.mn.us
(651) 431-6421


Members Holding this Position (1)
SEAT
MEMBER NAME
AUTHORITY
STATUS
TERM
Nonprofit Organization Representative
Filled
10/04/2023 - 09/30/2026

POSITION MEMBER NAME TERM DATES ACTUAL END TERM END REASON
Nonprofit Organization Representative Shelly Elkington 01/21/2020 - 09/30/2023 End of term, was not reappointed
Nonprofit Organization Representative Alexia Reed Holtum 09/25/2019 - 01/20/2020 mid-term vacancy

Seat List (1)
Vacancy
Seat Title
Active
Authority
Nonprofit Organization Representative
Commissioner of Human Services