Members are encouraged to designate “deputies” to enhance communications and responsiveness between the member and the organization. Deputies are typically — though not exclusively — senior government relations or public affairs executives. They provide a vital link between Partnership members and staff.
| Deputy | Company |
| Doug Stang | 3M |
| Richard Birhanzel | Accenture |
| Peter Hutchinson | Accenture |
| Margaret Robare | ALLETE |
| Thor Underdahl | ALLETE |
| Geoff Michel | Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America |
| Craig Sondag | Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America |
| Brian Pietsch | Ameriprise Financial |
| Susan Roeder | Andersen Corporation |
| Gary Johnson | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Jim Porter | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Mike Hiltner | Best Buy Co., Inc. |
| Scott Keefer | Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota |
| Lin Nelson | Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota |
| Tim Ehlert | Buffalo Wild Wings |
| Dave Langefels | Buffalo Wild Wings |
| Ben Campbell | C.H. Robinson Worldwide |
| Jason Craig | C.H. Robinson Worldwide |
| Mike Campbell | Cambria |
| Michael Belaen | Capella Education Company |
| Don Brown | Cargill |
| Natalie Volin Lehr | Carlson Rezidor Hotels Group |
| Susan Turbes | CenterPoint Energy |
| Andy Schriner | CenturyLink |
| Anna Youngerman | Children’s Minnesota |
| John Engelen | CHS, Inc. |
| Allyson Hartle | Comcast |
| Jim Ward | Davis Family Holdings |
| Paul Maynard | Deloitte |
| Jeff Davidman | Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
| Joe Lally | Delta Dental of Minnesota |
| Cindy Brooks | Dolphin Group Companies |
| Amy Becker | Donaldson Company, Inc. |
| Mike Ahern | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Patrick Lutter | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Molly Sigel | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Jason Grev | Ecolab Inc. |
| Bill Miller | EY |
| Richard Forschler | Faegre Baker Daniels LLP |
| Mary Edwards | Fairview Health Services |
| Pat Cooper | Federated Insurance |
| Matthew Frauenshuh | Frauenshuh Inc. |
| Kevin Goodno | Fredrikson & Byron P.A. |
| Lee Anderson | General Mills, Inc. |
| Marnie Falk | Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare |
| Mark Sheahan | Graco, Inc. |
| Stacey Fujii | Great River Energy |
| Tim Keenan | H.B. Fuller Company |
| Barbara Cox | HealthPartners |
| Donna Zimmerman | HealthPartners |
| Lynn Anderson | Holiday Companies |
| Jeff Grev | Hormel Foods Corporation |
| Joseph Johnston | Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Beverly Lohs | IWCO Direct |
| Matthew Lemke | Koch Companies Public Sector LLC |
| Dawn Courrier | KPMG LLP |
| Laura Newinski | KPMG LLP |
| Dana Brooks | Land O’Lakes, Inc. |
| Mark Schumacher | Liberty Diversified International |
| Steven Suckow | Lifetouch Inc. |
| Barbara Rummel | Lindquist & Vennum LLP |
| Thomas Gunkel | M.A. Mortenson Company |
| Jill Renslow | Mall of America |
| Paul Marvin | The Marvin Companies |
| Erin Sexton | Mayo Clinic |
| Amy Thompson | McGough Construction Co., LLC |
| Jim Jacobson | Medica |
| Jay McLaren | Medica |
| Mike Hagenson | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Jaime Simonsen | Minnesota State |
| Mark Kaplan | The Mosaic Company |
| Penny Allen | New Horizon Academy |
| Jeff Wicklander | North Memorial Health Care |
| Loren Laugtug | Otter Tail Corporation |
| Pete Swenson | Park Dental |
| Ann Gugino | Patterson Companies, Inc. |
| John Stauch | Pentair |
| J.R. Burke | Polaris Industries Inc. |
| Stacy Bogart | Polaris Industries Inc. |
| Brad Moore | PolyMet Mining |
| Mike Kolar | Prime Therapeutics |
| John Way | Proto Labs |
| Jeff Bjustrom | PwC |
| Mike Noonan | Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. |
| Robins Kaplan LLP | |
| Steve Shonka | Rosemount Inc. |
| Dominick Driano, Jr. | Rosen’s Diversified Inc. |
| Todd Paulson | RTP Company |
| Alan Poff | Schwan’s Company |
| Alyssa Schlander | Securian |
| Mark Kimball | Select Comfort Corporation |
| Mark Daly | Self Esteem Brands |
| Mike Carey | SPS Commerce, Inc. |
| Greg Mazanec | St. Paul Pioneer Press |
| Randy Lebedoff | Star Tribune Media Company LLC |
| Sonia O’Brien | State Farm Insurance |
| Paul Cassidy | Stinson Leonard Street |
| Anne Cotter | Stinson Leonard Street |
| Thad Hellman | Target Corporation |
| Breanna Schafer | Target Corporation |
| Thomas Jasper | TCF Financial Corporation |
| Kathryn Lovik | Tennant Company |
| Heidi Wilson | Tennant Company |
| Michele Engdahl | Thomson Reuters |
| Sharon Sayles-Belton | Thomson Reuters |
| Rick Kleven | Thrivent Financial |
| Timothy Dordell | The Toro Company |
| Bob McFarlin | Twin Metals Minnesota |
| Stacie Holden | U.S. Bancorp |
| Jodie Tierney | UnitedHealth Group |
| Matt Kramer | University of Minnesota |
| Dougles Hennes | University of St. Thomas |
| Brad Staley | VISION EASE |
| Steve Johnson | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Tom Carman | Wenger Corporation |
| Rick Evans | Xcel Energy |