Leadership Team
Blue Zones Leadership Team
The Albert Lea Blue Zones Leadership Team consists of many community partners who represent a broad spectrum of local sectors. If you would like to join the team or a subcommittee, please contact Cathy Malakowsky, project lead and community enrichment/engagement director, at 507-377-4316 or cmalakowsky@ci.albertlea.mn.us.
Members and affiliations:
- Albert Lea Area Schools: John Double, community education director
- Albert Lea Area Schools: Trista Partlow, administration
- Albert Lea Area Schools: Mary Jo Volkman, early childhood educator
- ALEDA: Phillip Johnson, director
- Albert Lea Family Y: April Jeppson, director
- Albert Lea Family Y/Senior Center: Brandy Schewe, program director
- City of Albert Lea: Dani Bakken, recreation coordinator
- City of Albert Lea: Rachel Christensen, city councilor
- City of Albert Lea: Cathy Malakowsky, chair, project lead
- Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce: Shari Sprague, director
- Freeborn County SHIP: Lana Howe, coordinator
- Freeborn County Public Health: Anita Majerus
- Freeborn County Public Health: Say Rober
- Freeborn County Public Health: Sue Yost, director
- Freeborn County STARS Mentoring: Watsana Thiravong, director
- Mayo Clinic Health System: Susan Loch
- Retired resident: Linda Lares
- Senior Resources of Freeborn County, April Schuur
- United Way: Erin Haag, director
For more information
221 East Clark Street
507-377-4316
cmalakowsky@ci.albertlea.mn.us