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Central Minnesota

Counties: Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright

Adrienne Amell

Email: Adrienne.Amell@state.mn.us
Call: 651-259-7567

Learn about the Central Region

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Metro (Twin Cities)

Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington

Robert E. Willis

Email: robert.willis@state.mn.us
Call: 612-709-8093

Armah Lansanah

Email: Armah.Lansanah@state.mn.us
Call: 651-259-7587

Learn about the Metro Region

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Northeast Minnesota

Counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis

Marla Beaty

Email: marla.beaty@state.mn.us
Call: 218-259-1380

Liz Jennings

Email: liz.jennings@state.mn.us
Call: 651-259-7570

Learn about the Northeast region

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Northwest Minnesota

Counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin

Vanessa Skadsem

Email: vanessa.skadsem@state.mn.us
Call: 651-259-7582

Learn about the Northwest Region

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Southeast Minnesota

Counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona

Justin Olson

Email: justin.olson1@state.mn.us
Call: 507-923-5799

Learn about the Southeast Region

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Southwest Minnesota

Counties: Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine

Justin Olson

Email: justin.olson1@state.mn.us
Call: 507-923-5799

Learn about the Southwest Minnesota Region

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Statewide Contact

Liz Jennings, Employer Engagement Supervisor

Email: employer.engagement.deed@state.mn.us
Call: 651-259-7570

Learn about Minnesota's Regions

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Employer Engagement Specialists collaborates with employers, local workforce boards, Drive for Five grantees, and other regional stakeholders, all with a focus on connecting jobseekers with high quality jobs in Minnesota’s most in-demand industries.

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Employer Engagement Specialists focus their expertise in these 5 industries and sectors

Construction and Trades
Education
Health care
Information Technology
Manufacturing