Board of Directors

Leadership

Jamie Prettner, Interim Executive Director

We are thrilled to share that Jamie Prettner started as Lakes Center’s new Interim Executive Director on January 1, following Linda Madsen’s retirement.

Jamie was previously the Chief Financial Officer at Lakes Center and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. She has 15 years of experience in the Accounting field, with 7 of those years being in leadership roles.

Jamie is excited to step into this new role and continue the important work that Lakes Center is doing for the community!

Jenna Jones, Assistant Executive Director

Jenna Jones has been the Assistant Executive Director of Lakes Center for Youth and Families since 2019. She started her story with the agency in 2010 with an internship for an Associate Degree in Human Services. In 2013, she was hired part-time as the Enrichment Assistant. In 2014, after a 300-hour internship with the agency, with an emphasis in the Intervention program, and graduating from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work, she became the Enrichment Manager. She has also a part of the North Branch Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since 2019.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

  • Chair: Richard R. Peterson – Forest Lake Police Department, Chief of Police

  • Chair-Elect: Renee Wagner – Xcel Energy Director 

  • Immediate Past Chair: Jim Schoppenhorst – Retired Business Executive
  • Treasurer: Jim Gillach – Chisago Lakes Middle School, Associate Principal

  • Secretary: Keriann Hallberg – Community Member

Board of Directors

  • Brandon Thyen – Chisago County Sheriff

  • Katie Malchow – Chisago County Outreach and Initiative Coordinator
  • Kelly (Trudeau) Novak – Perspective Communications, Founder & President
  • Steve Massey, Ed.D. – Forest Lake Area Schools, Superintendent
  • Jennifer Richert – Lakes International Language Academy, Dean of Community
  • Gretchen Mattson – Forest Lake Area Schools, Principal
  • Joe Kryschyshen – Retired Washington County Probation Officer

  • Mike Aschenbrenner – Retired Chief of Police

  • Dan Starry – Washington County Sheriff
  • Kathy Lillis – Self Employed Realtor (LC4YF Gambling Specialist)
  • Neil Bauer – Wyoming Public Safety Director, Police Chief
  • LeeAnn Weigt – Olson’s Sewer Service and Olson’s Excavating Service, Vice President
  • Angelique Sloan – LC4YF Gambling Manager

Honorary Member

  • Fran Miron – Washington County Commissioner

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Directory/Extension #

102 - Christa Lachell
103 - Rebecca Bowers
104 - Carrie Niles
105 - Jessie Szmanda
106 - Jenny Birkholz
107 - Emma Norwood
108 - Jenna Jones
109 - Linda Madsen
110 - Sara Stromberg
112 - Linda Pasicznyk
114 - Jamie Prettner
116 - Emily Tatum

Address

200 4th St SW
PO Box 970
Forest Lake, MN 55025

Hours

LC4YF staff are mostly working remotely.

We are open by appointment only.