Providing constructive feedback to leadership to help improve government policies and programs is a worthy endeavor. Most people in leadership positions do value the opinions of people experiencing or close to problems in our system.

Citizen-provided information is often the best and most accurate information a leader can receive. Sometimes it is the only way they can learn about real issues, difficulties, and successes of government initiatives to serve their constituents. We think leaders respond to positive feedback that they believe is accurate and reliable.

Providing your opinion and feedback to leadership could help get WorkWORLD^TM provided free to all in Minnesota. This page provides, as a convenience, key contact information for agencies in your state and members of your state legislature. A different page has contact information for federal agencies.

Additionally, the Achieving Free WorkWORLD in Your State Through Pledges page shows how state agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals can help build a state funding pool to make WorkWORLD free to residents of Minnesota.

If you do contact leadership, tell them why WorkWORLD is valuable to you, and how you use the WorkWORLD program or website. Leadership can be encouraged to visit our explanation page for our new funding structure, so that they can consider the value of working with us to arrange for free distribution of our software to all that want it in Minnesota.

Contact information and agency structures change frequently at the state level. If you find information here that needs to be updated, or if you know of other people and agencies in Minnesota that should be added to the list, please email us at workworld@vcu.edu.

You may also wish to review our new funding structure page which details changes in distribution and other steps we are taking to keep WorkWORLD available for all.

Department of Human Services
Kevin Goodno, Commissioner
Phone: 651-296-2701
Email: commissioner.dhs@state.mn.us

Department of Human Services
Mental Health Division
Sharon Autio, Director
Phone: 651-431-2225

Department of Human Services
Transition Support Systems Division
Kate Wulf, Director
Phone: 651-297-1428

Department of Human Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division
Bruce Hodek, Director
Phone: 651 431-2356
TTY/TDD: 651-431-2354

Department of Human Services
Disability Services Division
Shirley Patterson York, Director
Phone: 651-431-2400

Department of Human Services
Health Care Division
Brian Osberg, Assistant Commissioner
Phone: 651-431-2367

Department of Human Services
Health Care Division
Kathleen Henry, Director - Health Care Eligibility and Access
Phone: 651-431-2301

Department of Human Services
Health Care Division
Kathleen Cota, Director - Health Care Services and Medical Management
Phone: 651-431-2483

Department of Human Services
Health Care Division
Christine Bronson, Director - Medicaid
Phone: 651-431-2914

Department of Human Services
Pathways to Employment
Mary Alice Mowry, Director
P.O. Box 64967
St. Paul, MN  55155-0967
Phone: 651-431-2384
Email: maryalice.mowry@state.mn.us

Minnesota State Council on Disability
Joan Willshire, Executive Director
Phone: 651-296-1743
TTY: 651-296-6785
Toll Free: 800-945-8913
Fax: 651-296-5935
Email: joan.willshire@state.mn.us

Department of Veterans Affairs
Clark Dyrud, Commissioner
Michael Pugliese, Deputy Commissioner
State Veterans Service Building
20 West 12th Street
Room 206C
St. Paul, MN  55155-2006
Phone: 651-296-2562
Fax: 651-296-3954
Email: clark.dyrud@state.mn.us
Email: Michael.Pugliese@state.mn.us

Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Colleen Wieck, Ph.D., Executive Director
370 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN  55155
Phone: 651-296-4018
TTY: 651-296-9962
Toll Free: 877-348-0505
Fax: 651-297-7200
Email: colleen.wieck@state.mn.us

Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN  55401-1780
Phone: 612-332-1441
Toll Free: 800-292-4150
TDD: 612-332-4668
Fax: 612-334-5755
Email: mndlc@midmnlegal.org

Southeastern Minnesota CIL, Inc. - Rochester Office
2720 North Broadway
Rochester, MN  55906
Phone: 507-285-1815
Fax: 507-288-8070
Email: semcil@semcil.org

Southeastern Minnesota CIL, Inc. - Red Wing Office
201 East Seventh St.
Red Wing, MN  55066
Phone: 651-388-0466
Fax: 651-385-0643
Email: semcil@semcil.org

Southeastern Minnesota CIL, Inc. - Winona Branch Office
1790 West Broadway
Winona, MN  55987
Phone: 507-452-5490
Fax: 507-454-4226
Toll Free: 888-452-5490
Email: semcil@semcil.org

AccessNorth, Center for Independent Living of Northeastern Minnesota
Kim Tyler, Executive Director
Mesabi Mall, Suite 25
1101 E. 37th Street
Hibbing, MN  55746
Phone: 218-262-6675 V/TTY or 800-390-3681
Fax: 218-262-6677
Email: kim@accessnorth.net

Options Resource Center For Independent Living
Randy Sorensen, Executive Director
318 Third Street, Northwest
East Grand Forks, MN  56721
Phone: 218-773-6100
Fax: 218-773-7119
Email: options@myoptions.info

Southern MN IL Enterprises & Services
Alan Augustin, Executive Director
709 South Front Street
Mankato, MN  56001
Phone: 507-345-7139
Fax: 507-345-8429
Email: smiles@mctenet.net

Southwestern Center For Independent Living
Steve Thovson, Executive Director
109 South Fifth, Suite 700
Marshall, MN  56258
Phone: 507-532-2221
Fax: 507-532-2222
Email: swcil@means.net

Courage Center
Mark Moilanen, Executive Director
3915 Golden Valley Road
Minneapolis, MN  55422
Phone: 612-520-0235
Fax: 612-520-0577
Email: jmundl@courage.org

Freedom Resource Center
Nate Aalgaard, Executive Director
3505 Eighth Street South, Suite 7
Moorehead, MN  56560
Phone: 218-236-0459
Fax: 218-236-0510
Email: frcilfg9@mail.corpcomm.net

Independent Lifestyles, Inc., CIL
Minnesota Centers for Independent Living
Cara Ruff, Executive Director
519 2nd Street North
St. Cloud, MN  56303
Phone: 320-529-9000
Fax: 320-529-0747
Email: CaraR@IndependentLifestyles.org

Accessible Space, Inc.
Stephen Vander Schaaf, Executive Director
2550 University Avenue West, Suite 330N
St. Paul, MN  55114
Phone: 612-645-7271
Fax: 612-645-0541

Metropolitan Center For Independent Living, Inc.
David Hancox, Executive Director
1600 University Ave. West, Suite 16
St. Paul, MN  55104-3834
Phone: 651-646-8342
TTY: 651-603-2001
Fax: 651-603-2006
Email: mcil@mcil-mn.org

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