Rod Lindquist
ETC Enterprises/Grandstay
24707 County Rd 75
St. Augusta, MN 56301
(320) 202-7744

Board Vice Chair
Nicholas Delaney
Rinke Noonan
PO Box 1497
St. Cloud, MN 56302
(320) 251-6700
[email protected]

Board Treasurer & Finance Chair
Paul Thompson
Bremer Bank
PO Box 847
St. Cloud, MN 56302
(320) 255-7129
Economic Development Chair
Stan Weinberger
Gray Plant Mooty
1010 W. St. Germain St.
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 202-5334
Marketing & Events Chair
Lori Popp
ING Direct
600 W St Germain St
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 229-4134

Membership Chair
Penny White
Retired/Resident
2539 Colony Circle
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 253-3853
Parking & Transportation Chair
Laurie Summerland
Herberger’s
600 W. St. Germain
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 654-2268
Dan Borgert
McDonald Property Management
BK Foley Development Corp.
816 W. St. Germain St.
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 251-1925

Susan Dean
Newcomers Service
21983 Agate Beach Rd
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 983-2872
Ken Gorrell
Arts Co-Op
619 W St Germain St
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 252-3242
Lisa Johnson
Primevest
400 S 1st St #300
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 656-4348

Tom Jovanovich
Rajkowski Hansmeier
11 N 7th Ave
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 251-1055
Paige LaDue Henry
Northern Brights
707 W St Germain St
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 654-1814
Joseph Mullen
MidCountry Bank
1113 W St Germain St.
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 229-5253

Rob Ruprecht
Rasmussen College
226 Park Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 251-5600
Lou Suski
INH Properties
300 East St. Germain St.
St. Cloud, MN 56304
(320) 258-5256
Ex-Officio Member
Mayor Dave Kleis
City of St. Cloud
400 S 2nd St
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 255-7201

Ex-Officio Member
Council Member George Hontos
St. Cloud City Council
532 Montrose Rd.
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 255-1140
Ex-Officio Member
 Steve Ludwig
 SCSU VP Administrative Affairs
 720 4th Ave S
 St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 308-2286
Ex-Oficio Member
Julie Lunning
Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
525 Hwy 10 S Suite 1
St. Cloud, MN 56304
(320) 202-6711
[email protected]

Ex-Officio Member
Bruce Thielman
St. Cloud HRA
1225 W. St. Germain
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 202-3151
[email protected]

 

Downtown Council Staff:

 Pegg A.K. Gustafson
Executive Director

Erica Knudson
Office Assistant

OUR COMMITTEES:
Economic Development Committee – Meetings held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:45 am at the DTC office.

  • Catalyst to affect change and to take action as it relates to DTC economic development issues;
  • Responsible for implementation of the vision, actively involved and will participate in retention and recruitment of businesses;
  • Helps to set guidelines for storefronts and general aesthetics of Downtown;
  • And, helps to set policies by making recommendations to the Board.

Loan Program – Meetings as needed.

  • Responsible for reviewing loan applications;
  • Works with staff to promote the loan program to financial institutions and property owners;
  • Works with staff to maintain and expand upon funding programs;
  • And, helps to set policies by making recommendations to the Board.

Finance Committee –

  • Responsible for establishing guidelines regarding the budget;
  • Responsible for monitoring the budget on a monthly basis;
  • And, helps to set policies by making recommendations to the Board.

Membership & Promotions Committee – Meetings held monthly at 11:30 am, (various restaurants).

  • Responsible for membership recruitment and retention;
  • Works with staff to develop membership marketing and promotional materials;
  • Works to gather information about member concerns and ideas as they pertain to membership;
  • Works with staff to maintain and expand membership benefits;
  • And, helps to set policies by making recommendations to the Board.
  • Works with staff in planning out the DTC annual promotions calendar of events;
  • Formulates new ideas for seasonal and/or annual promotions;
  • Establishes alliances with DTC members for the purpose of creating partnerships;
  • Works with staff in developing an annual marketing campaign;
  • And, helps to set policies by making recommendations to the Board

Parking & Transportation Committee – Meetings generally held on a monthly basis at City Hall.

  • Key contact with City of St. Cloud staff regarding parking and transportation issues;
  • Works with staff to gather information about member concerns, ideas as they pertain to parking in order to enable the DTC to initiate or react to those issues;
  • Works to understand parking and transportation issues
  • And, helps to set policies by making recommendations to the Board.

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