Emily Brooks
Development Specialist
ebrooks@hrdc.org

Emily Joined the HRDC as an intern in 2009 and moved to a temporary, full-time position in January 2010. Emily provides a variety of development assistance, focusing mainly on transportation planning and active living.

Aaron Chirpich
Development Specialist
achirpich@hrdc.org

Aaron joined the HRDC staff in March 2007.  Aaron provides a variety of development assistance, focusing mainly on housing.  Aaron manages the Headwaters Housing Development Corporation (HHDC) and its activities.

Nikki Clancy
Administrative Support Specialist
nclancy@hrdc.org

Nikki joined the HRDC in May 2010 as a full-time permanent position. Nikki conducts bookkeeping services for the organization. She also provides receptionist and secretarial work.

Matthew Dyrdahl
Development Specialist
mdyrdahl@hrdc.org

Matthew joined the HRDC staff in May 2007.  Matthew provides various developmental assistance, focusing most of his attention on local planning, community development and transportation planning.

Tiffany Fettig
Business Loan Consultant
tfettig@hrdc.org

Tiffany joined the HRDC as a consultant in early 2006.  Tiffany manages the Headwaters Regional Finance Corporation (HRFC) and its Revolving Loan Fund.

Tim Flathers
Community Development Director
tflathers@hrdc.org

Tim has been with the HRDC since 1983.  Tim provides local planning and housing assistance, grant writing, grant administration and other community development assistance.

David Hengel
Director of Community Stewardship Development
dhengel@hrdc.org

Dave has been with the HRDC since 1988.  Dave focuses on economic development activities and is the Director of the HRDC’s Center for Community Stewardship.

Patrick Lekatz
Intern
plekatz@hrdc.org

Pat began working for the HRDC as an intern in May. Pat has provided assistance with the Village at the South Shore, Red Lake Nation CEDS, and Beltrami and White Earth Hazard Mitigation. Pat is also a member of the Talent and Prosperity Team, where he researches strategies to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in our region.

Jackie Meixner
Administrative Support Specialist
jmeixner@hrdc.org

Jackie has been with the HRDC since early 2006.  Jackie packages loan financing for our home sales as well as markets and processes a number of additional loan pools we have available.  Jackie also manages our external contracts and provides financial counseling to individuals throughout our Region.

Mareike Stoutenburgh
Development Specialist
mstoutenburgh@hrdc.org

Mareike joined the HRDC in 2009. She spends her time marketing the HHDC homes as well as maintaining the geographic information system (GIS). She is also involved in a broad range of community development activities.

Mary Thompson
Accounting & Administrative Director
mthompson@hrdc.org

Mary has been with the HRDC since 1992.  Mary is responsible for the administrative management of the HRDC, the Headwaters Housing Development Corporation (HHDC) and the Headwaters Regional Finance Corporation (HRFC) as well as the accounting, financial and grants management for all three entities.  Mary also assists in housing development and homebuyer education and counseling.

Cliff Tweedale
Executive Director
ctweedale@hrdc.org

Cliff has been with the HRDC since 1975.  Prior to becoming Executive Director in 2000, Cliff served as planning director for 25 years.  In addition to organizational management and leadership responsibilities, Cliff is an active participant in the Commission’s community stewardship activities.

April Wedin
Administrative Support Specialist
awedin@hrdc.org

April joined the HRDC in 2009. April focuses her time on receptionist and secretarial work while also managing the Home Stretch registration process and doing data entry.

Ryan Zemek
Development Specialist
rzemek@hrdc.org

Ryan started working for the HRDC as an intern during the summer of 2008. Ryan began full-time status in September 2008. Ryan provides a range of development assistance, focusing most heavily on economic development.