Board

Erin Bailey

Director, Northfield Public Schools Community Education

Bio

Megan Carlson

Senior, Northfield High School

Bio

Alison Flannery

Academic Administrative Assistant for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College

Bio

Quinn Flannery (Co-Vice Chair)

Junior, Northfield High School

Bio

Eric Guth

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Northfield Hospital + Clinics

Bio

Ellen Iverson

Director of Evaluation, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton

Bio

Kathy Klein

Science Instructor, Shattuck-St. Mary's

Bio

Dr. Angelica Koch (Co-Vice Chair)

Assistant Director CEARCH, University of Minnesota

Bio

Mark Kohn

Police Patrol Sergeant, Northfield Police Department

Bio

Nikki McCane

School Social Worker, Arcadia Charter School and Psychotherapist, LICSW

Bio

Alyssa Melby (Co-Chair)

Director, Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College

Bio

Val Mertesdorf

Director of Finance, Northfield Public Schools

Bio

Kirk Muhlenbruck

Market President, Merchants Bank

Bio

Meggan Nieson

Vice President/Retail Manager, Community Resource Bank

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Leo Sahlin

Betsy Spethmann

Director of Communications, Northfield Hospital + Clinics

Bio

Linda Thornton (Treasurer)

Comptroller, Carleton College

Bio

Brianna Velazquez Sanchez (Co-Chair)

Senior, Faribault High School

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HCI Executive Committee
October 2025 – September 2026

Chairs: Alyssa Melby & Brianna Velazquez Sanchez
Vice Chairs: Angie Koch & Quinn Flannery
Treasurer: Linda Thornton
Northfield Hospital & Clinics Rep: Betsy Spethmann
Northfield Public Schools Rep: Erin Bailey

Board Meeting Dates

HCI board meetings are held every other month from 7:30-9 a.m. In-person meetings (noted below) are held at the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC), unless otherwise noted. If you would like to attend a meeting, email info@healthycommunityinitiative.org.

November 19, 2025
January 21, 2026 (in-person)
March 18, 2026
May 20, 2026 (in-person)
July 15, 2026
September 16, 2026 (Annual Meeting) (in-person)