Region 6 Awards

Congratulations to the 2023 Region 6 award recipients! Thank you for your contributions to health and human services in the region.

Outstanding Retiree: Karen Kohler-Nelsen, McLeod County Health and Human Services
Outstanding Staff Achievement: Angela Nelson, McLeod County Health and Human Services

Region 6 Board of Directors

Full NamePositionOrganization
Julie AalfsCommittee ChairChippewa County Family Services
Bonnie LundTreasurerRenville County Human Services
Val HonebrinkAwards ChairWest Central Industries
Sara AndersonCommittee MemberSwift County Human Services
Hannah JerabekCommittee MemberMcLeod County Social Services
Katie MortensonCommittee MemberYellow Medicine County Family Services
Andrea RingCommittee MemberMcLeod County Social Services
Lacey ScheierlCommittee MemberMeeker County Social Services
Rose SchliemanCommittee MemberBig Stone County Family Services
DeAnn WendingerCommittee MemberLac Qui Parle County Family Services

Region 6 Agency Members

CompanyCity
Aveyron Homes Inc.Hutchinson
Big Stone County Family ServicesOrtonville
Central MN Jobs & Training ServicesMonticello
Chippewa County Family ServicesMontevideo
Heartland Girls' RanchBenson
Kandiyohi County Health and Human ServicesWillmar
Lac Qui Parle County Family ServicesMadison
McLeod County Social ServicesGlencoe
Meeker County Social ServicesLitchfield
Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging IncMankato
PACT for Families CollaborativeWillmar
Prairie Lakes Youth ProgramsWillmar
ProWorks Inc.Litchfield
Renville County Human ServicesOlivia
River Oaks of MinnesotaHutchinson
Southwest Health and Human ServicesMarshall
Swift County Human ServicesBenson
Yellow Medicine County Family ServicesGranite Falls

Contact Information

For more information about getting involved with Region 6 contact Julie Aalfs.