Leadership
Board of Trustees

John Erickson, Chair
Fergus Falls | Former Pres/CEO Otter Tail Corporation
Carrie Brimhall, Secretary, Vice Chair
Fergus Falls | President, M State
Stephen Rufer, Past Chair
Fergus Falls | Attorney & Senior Partner, Pemberton Law Firm
Laurel Nelson, Treasurer
Fergus Falls | Co-owner, Nelson Auto Center
Crystal Adams
Wendell | COO, Thunder Seed Inc.
Deb Ferguson
Fergus Falls | Retired Guardian ad litem, 7th Judicial District
Dick Lambert
Morris | Retired, Banking
Jerry Ness
Pelican Rapids | Retired Superintendent
Matthew Mouser, MD
Fergus Falls | LRH, Hospitalist
Gene Wenstrom
Elbow Lake | Business owner
Naomi Schmid, DPM
Fergus Falls | LRH, Podiatrist
Chuck MacFarlane, CEO
Fergus Falls | Otter Tail Corporation
Wade Swenson, MD
Fergus Falls | LRH, Oncologist
Erin Peterson, MD
Ashby | LRH, Internal Medicine
Scott Bauer
Barnesville | Financial Advisor, Cetera Advisor NetworksExecutive Leadership

Kent Mattson
CEO
Camie Patterson
CFO
Roberta Young
CNO, VP Patient Care
Wade Jyrkas
Chief Information Officer
Luke Draxten
VP, Administration
Katie Johnson
VP, Marketing & Communications
Danielle Lesmeister,
Prairie Ridge CEO