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• Wendy Simenson, Downtown River's Edge Business Association
<br />• Bob Thistle, Interim City Administrator
<br />• Ron Touchette, Economic Development Authority President
<br />• Nick Zerwas, City Council
<br />• Lori Johnson, previous City Administrator
<br />• Catherine Mehelich, past Director of Economic Development
<br />• Denny Anderson, Building Inspector
<br />• Andrew Hulse, Lake Orono Association
<br />• Ben Bauman, North Central Insurance
<br />• Casey Mahon, School District
<br />• Corey Wemple, The Bank of Elk River
<br />• Cory Franson, Community Education
<br />• Dave Anderson, Cretex, Parks & Recreation Commission
<br />• David Vinje, From Attics to Basements, Two River Referrals Networking
<br />• David Monroy, of Counsel, Monroy Law Office
<br />• Fred McCoy, McCoys Pub, Downtown River's Edge Business Association
<br />• Carol Hanson, City of Elk River receptionist
<br />• Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator
<br />• Jennifer Wagner, w-emarketing
<br />• Jenny Gray, CAER
<br />• Jerry Gumphrey, Elk River City Council
<br />• Jim Boyle, ERStar News
<br />• Joel Brott, Sherburne County Sheriff
<br />• Sue Kostanskek, City of Elk River Senior Center
<br />• Lance Lindberg, Keller Williams, Heritage Preservation Commission
<br />• Louise Kuester, Housing Redevelopment Authority
<br />• Mark Urista, Coldwell Banker Vision, Rotary
<br />• Mel Beaudry, The Discovery Team, Two River Referrals Networking Group
<br />• Ron Nierenhausen, Elk River Police Department
<br />• Debbi Rydberg, Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce
<br />• John Dietz, AME Ready Mix, Mayor of Elk River
<br />• Steve Rohlf, Cornerstone Auto Resources, Energy City Commission, Heritage Preservation
<br />Commission
<br />• Tim Steinbeck, Great River Energy, Energy City Commission
<br />• Stewart Wilson, The Bank of Elk River, Chair of Housing Redevelopment Authority
<br />• Todd Plaisted, Plaisted Companies
<br />• Matt Wesgaard, City Council
<br />• Elk River High School students
<br />It's important to note that this is not the community `ta-da' of the branding process. This is simply a
<br />presentation of the results and proposed marketing plan. A community presentation will be arranged
<br />once brand recommendations are implemented to demonstrate to the community how we are utilizing
<br />our brand. Keep in mind, these are all recommendations to support our brand; none of these are
<br />required, simply optional.
<br />NEXT STEPS
<br />A train the trainer session will be held tomorrow from 10:30am-12:OOpm at City Hall with all city staff
<br />responsible for marketing within their own department, and outside organizations interested in learning
<br />how to implement the proposed brand into their existing marketing efforts (i.e.: Chamber, Downtown
<br />River's Edge Business Association, Arts Alliance, etc.) With EDA authorization to move forward, staff
<br />will continue to work together to identify and prioritize recommendations. Staff will provide additional
<br />details and updates to their respective boards and commissions as we move forward.
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