NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Bethany Wesley, Communications Director
email: bethanyw@nwmf.org
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is pleased to announce that Jack Swanson has joined the NMF Board of Directors.
Swanson, of Roseau, has been a member of the Roseau County Board of Commissioners since 2006, a member of the Northwest Minnesota Housing and Redevelopment Authority board for about 15 years, and is the former owner and news director for KCAJ-FM Radio in Roseau, having started the business in 1996.
“The Northwest Minnesota Foundation has an excellent reputation as an organization that values this region of the state and strives to make people’s lives better in Northwest Minnesota,” Swanson said. “I look forward to being part of that mission.”
Swanson is also on the board for the Roseau Economic Development Authority and is active on numerous county boards as well. He is a member of the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust Board of Directors, which provides an insurance pool for 81 counties, and is a past president and member of the Association of Minnesota Counties Board of Directors.
“We’re very excited to welcome Jack to our Board of Directors,” said Karen White, NMF President/CEO. “He has a passion for working in community and will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our board.”
The NMF Board of Directors is comprised of 12 individuals who live and work throughout the Northwest Minnesota region, which includes Red Lake Nation, White Earth Nation, and the 12 counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau.
Members of the Board of Directors are elected to four-year terms and can serve a maximum of two terms.
To learn more about NMF and its work, visit https://nwmf.org/
