GOVERNANCE
The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council Cooperative Joint Powers Governing Board is composed of one member from each of the eleven district Boards. Superintendents of member districts advise and support the delivery of services that are supported by federal, state and local funding. The following are the present board members from the member districts that govern the Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council Cooperative.
FY 18 Executive Board Members
Brenda Story (ex officio member)
PO Box 974
Bemidji, MN 56619
218-751-6622
Erich Heise, Board Chair
202 Bagley Ave. NW
Bagley, MN 56621
218-694-6184
Mark Lundin
Blackduck Public School
PO Box 550
Blackduck, MN 56630
218-835-5200
Rochelle Johnson, Treasurer
Cass Lake-Bena Public School
208 Central Ave. NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
218-335-2203
Jeff Burgess
Clearbrook-Gonvick Public School
16770 Clearwater Lake Rd.
Clearbrook, MN 56634
218-776-3112
wolson@clearbrook-gonvick.k12.mn.us
Malcolm Wax
Kelliher Public School
P.O. Box 259
Kelliher, MN 56650
218-647-8286
Jeff Nelson
Lake of the Woods Public School
PO Box 310
Baudette, MN 56623
218-634-2735
jeff_n@lakeofthewoodsschool.org
Kim Goodwin
Laporte Public School
315 Main St. W.
Laporte, MN 56461
218-224-2288
Jamie Wendt
Littlefork-Big Falls Public School
700 Main Street
Littlefork, MN 56653
218-278-6614
Jeff Bisek
Mahnomen Public School
PO Box 319
Mahnomen, MN 56557
218-935-2211
Steve Cairns
South Koochiching Public School
PO Box 465
Northome, MN 56661
218-897-5277
Lisa Weber
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public School
PO Box 98
Waubun, MN 56589
218-473-6171
Our Mission
The mission of the Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council (BRIC) Cooperative is to ensure the provision of appropriate, comprehensive and quality services to identified children and their families within the member Districts of BRIC in North Central Minnesota.