Charged with the responsibilities of fiscal oversight and policy-setting, the Governing Board of the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange consists of nine members of the region’s citizens and member libraries. Public, school, academic and special libraries each select one member to the Board. The citizen members are appointed by the cooperating regional library board of the Great River Regional Library (GRRL) and the East Central Regional Library (ECRL) systems.
The CMLE Governing Board has an Executive Committee consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Officers are elected at the Annual Meeting in September of each year.
The CMLE Governing Board meets the second Wednesday of designated months: March, June, September and December.
Current Governing Board Members
| Karen Pundsack, Board Chair | Public Library Representative |
| Karen Lee, Vice-President | Isanti County Citizen Appointee |
| Brendon Duffy, Treasurer | Special Library Representative |
| Lynn Grewing, Secretary | Stearns County Citizen Appointee |
| Jayne Dietz | Sherburne County Citizen Appointee |
| Dorothy Kersten | Stearns County Citizen Appointee |
| Linda Boettcher | Mille Lacs Citizen Appointee |
| Shelly Ash | K-12 School Library Representative |
| Rhonda Huisman | Academic Library Representative |
Alternate Members
| Carla Lydon, ECRL | Public Library Representative |
Dates of CMLE Board Meetings for FY24:
(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, meetings are the second Wednesday of the month, from noon – 1:30pm, with any changes posted 72 hours in advance)
September 20, 2023 Annual Meeting
Governing Board Annual Meeting. Wednesday, September 20, 2023 12:00 Noon-2:00 pm. Great River Regional Library, Bremer Community Room. Meeting ID: 545 685 6602 Passcode: 330881