The Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging provides service to a 21 county service area. This is a partnership between the Northwest Regional Development Commission, the 5-county service area of Region 2 and 9 counties of West Central.

We have offices located in Warren, Park Rapids, Thief River Falls and Fergus Falls. The counties we serve are:

Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin.

Advisory Committees

Three advisory committees make recommendations on policy and grants to the full Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging governing board. Representatives from each county serve on this aging advisory committee and are listed below. Questions about programs and services can be directed to committee members as well as staff.

If you are interested in serving on either advisory committee or becoming a volunteer in the health insurance assistance program, please contact us for more information.

Region One Advisory committee
-Craig Buness, Crookston (Chair)
-Bonnie Blacklance, Warren
-Elvera Cullen, Thief River Falls
-Gerald Jacobson, Fertile
-Genevieve Knott, Red Lake Falls
-Julie Pahlen, Roseau
-Glenda Phillipe, Warroad
-Nathan Redland, Halstad
-Oliver (Skip) Swanson, Thief River Falls
-LeRoy Vonasek, Warren
-Ronald Weiss, Red Lake Falls
-Betty Younggren, Hallock

Region Two Advisory Committee

-Dick Devine, Park Rapids (Chair)
-Karen Ahmann, Mahnomen
-Elveda Bliss, Park Rapids
-Ann Daley, Bemidji
-W. Patrick Johnson, Clearbrook
-Kathy Judkins, Bemidji
-Ken Moorman, Baudette
-Diane Mostad, Kelliher
-John Nelson, Clearbrook
-John Oren, Baudette
-Joe Vene, Bemdiji
-Nancy Wendler, Baudette

West Central Advisory Committee

-Bob McCrory, Glenwood (Chair)
-Bev Karsten, White Earth
-Leigh Lake, Fergus Falls
-Dara Lee, Dilworth
-Marlene Nelson, Ashby
-Ruth Poppel, Breckenridge
-Heather Thormodson, Elbow Lake
-Evie Rinke, Wheaton
-Deb Rose, Morris
-Sue Sailer, Perham
-Karen Salzl, Moorhead
-Connie Seltz, Fergus Falls
-Robert Stevenson, Morris
-Carol Swentek, Underwood
-Karen Waters, Detroit Lakes
-John Young, Hawley
-Shirley Wever, Osakis

Land of the Dancing Sky AAA Governing Board

-Joe Vene, Bemidji (Chair)
-Karen Ahmann, Mahnomen
-Paul Anderson, Alexandria
-Craig Buness, Crookston
-Oliver "Skip" Swanson, Pennington County
-Jerry Deal, Wheaton
-Dick Devine, Park Rapids
-Phillip Gausman, Alberta
-Philip Groneberg, Herman
-Wayne D. Johnson, Pelican Rapids
-Larry Lindor, Cyrus
-Ken Moorman, Baudette
-John Nelson, Clearbrook
-Bob Perry, Breckenridge
-Glenda Phillipe, Warroad
-Nathan Redland, Halstad
-Jerry Schram, Detroit Lakes
-LeRoy Vonasek, Warren
-Ronald Weiss, Red Lake Falls
-Grant Weyland, Moorhead
-Betty Younggren, Hallock