PIC Board & Staff

Meet our wonderful staff!

Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council serves 14 counties with 3 locations: Marshall, Montevideo and Worthington. Each location is equipped with specialized staff to meet your career needs. Our people are what make our organization so great! 

Marshall, MN Administrative Office

Wendy Tillman

Fiscal System Specialist

Carrie Bendix

Executive Director

Jenna Weyer

Executive Assistant

Pam Russell

Fiscal Manager

Krista Nelson

Marketing Coordinator

Marshall, MN PIC Office

Mary Mulder

Program Manger

Welfare to Work
507-476-4055

Tim Jones

Program Manger

Adult Services
507-476-4054

Wendy Tillman

Administrative Assistant

VACANT

Career Specialist

WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Career Pathways
507-476-4052

Torrie Ward

Career Specialist

Dan DeBates

Youth Career Connector and Career Pathways

Jo Feikema

Career Specialist

Pipestone:
507-825-8642 ex 8642
Luverne:
507-283-5070 ex 3037

Bridgette Grunewald

Career Specialist

Antonio Ledbetter

Career Specialist

Montevideo, MN PIC Office

Jennifer Macziewski

Administrative Assistant

Julie Dammann

Career Specialist

Cathy Ervin

Youth Employment Specialist

Abby Hermanson

Career Specialist

Kelly Rickert

Youth Career Connector

Alexis Weber

Career Specialist

WIOA Adult, MFIP, DWP
507-829-9207

Worthington, MN PIC Office

Maria Peters

Youth Program Manager

Kathy Steiner

Administrative Assistant

Amy Khamphanh

Career Specialist

Debra Feltman

Career Specialist

507-822-6783

Rene Martinez

Career Specialist

Mara Hotovec

Youth Career Connector

Suree Sompamitwong

Youth Employment Specialist

Kellyn Cano

Youth Employment Specialist

Sandy Demuth

Career Specialist

WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Career Pathways
507-350-4020

Heidy Tomas

Case Aid

507-329-7047

Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council's Board of Directors

The Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc.’s, Board of Directors consists of 7 volunteer members from across our fourteen county workforce service area.

Ron Antony - Chair

Yellow Medicine County Commissioner

Beth Van Hove - Vice Chair

Former Nobles County Auditor/Treasurer

Juanita Lauritsen - Secretary

Former PIC Executive Director

John Roiger

Former Manager Lac qui Parle Coop Oil Company

Andy Easley

Iterro Life Sciences - Director Human Resources & Government Relations

Gary Hendrickx

Swift County Commissioner

Interested in a Program or service?

Our career specialists can help you identify a direction and develop a plan of action. The initial meeting can be the most important first step you will take toward preparing for a successful future.

Take your first step today!

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