The HRDC is governed by a 25 member Commission, with a large majority of the members consisting of local elected officials.

• 6 -- County Commissioners
• 5 -- Mayors or Councilpersons from Small Cities
• 4 -- Township Board Members
• 2 -- School Board Members
• 1 -- Mayor/Councilperson from Cities over 10,000
• 3 -- American Indian Tribal Council Representatives (one each from Red Lake, White Earth, and Leech Lake Reservations)
• 4 -- Citizens representing public interests (business, higher education, natural resources, and labor)

The present membership is as follows:

• Nancy Carroll - Hubbard County Small Cities
• James Kochmann - Mahnomen County
• Joann Frederickson - Higher Education
• Gary Gauldin - School Districts
• Dan Godin – Clearwater County Small Cities
• Kathy Grell - Business
• Tom Hanson - Lake of the Woods County
• Dave Jaeger - Mahnomen County Small Cities
• Cal Johannsen - Hubbard County
• Dean Johnson - White Earth Reservation
• Ron Johnson - City of Bemidji
• Daryl Lundberg - Beltrami County Small Cities
• Michael Meuers- Red Lake Reservation
• Kenneth Moorman - Lake of the Woods County
• Greg Nelson - Natural Resources
• Jean Nelson - Mahnomen County Townships
• John A. Nelson - Clearwater County
• Steve Newby - Labor
• John Pugleasa - School Districts
• Rick Rone - Lake of the Woods County Small Cities
• Duane Splittstoesser - Hubbard County Townships
• Joe Vene - Beltrami County
• Dennis Zeto - Beltrami County Townships

Executive Committee:

• Joe Vene, Chair
• Joann Fredrickson, Vice-Chair
• Rick Rone, Secretary
• Dennis Zeto, Treasurer