Council Chairs - 1967 to present
- James L. Hetland Jr., 1967-71
- Albert J. Hofstede, 1971-73
- John E. Boland, 1973-79
- Charles R. Weaver, 1979-82
- Gerald J. Isaacs, 1983-84
- Sandra S. Gardebring, 1984-86
- Steve Keefe, 1986-91
- Mary E. Anderson, 1991-92
- Dottie Rietow, 1992-95
- Curtis W. Johnson, 1995-99
- Ted Mondale, 1999-2003
- Peter Bell, 2003-2010
- Susan Haigh, 2011-present
Council Chair Peter Bell (at right) visited at the 2007 State of the Region event with former chairs (from left) John Boland, Curtis Johnson, Dottie Rietow and James Hetland.