Local Chapter Information

The MAFP has 12 local chapters, each with its own officers. To get involved in your local chapter or find out about the next meeting, call the president or director of your local chapter. The MAFP office can provide specific phone numbers or email addresses.  You may also email your chapter listserv.

Chapter Listserv Instructions

Local Chapter Map

The local chapter boundaries follow Minnesota county lines with three exceptions which occur in the southwest, west central, and around Duluth.

Central Chapter
(Stearns, Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Benton, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Cass Counties, including the portion of Morrison County north and east of Hwy. 10)

 Listserv = mncentral@lyris.aafp.org

Glenn Nemec, M.D., Monticello, President

Christine Albrecht, M.D., Staples, Secretary/Treasurer

Corey Martin, M.D., Buffalo, Director

Ted Trueblood, M.D., Aitkin, Alternate Director
 

East Metro Chapter
(Dakota, Ramsey and Washington Counties)

Listserv = Because there are over 400 members in the chapter, you are encouraged to opt in to the listserv by emailing office@mafp.org and request the listserv.

East Metro Meeting Notice - Scheduled for March 4, 2010

C. Scott Kammer, M.D., Forest Lake, President

Thomas Scheider, M.D., Woodbury, Treasurer

Paul Chlebeck, M.D., West St. Paul, Director

Thomas Scheider, M.D., Woodbury, Alternate Director
 

Heart of the Lakes Chapter
(Wilkin, Clay, Becker, the portion of Otter Tail County north and east of Hwy. 10, Wadena, Hubbard, Norman, and Mahnomen Counties)

Listserv = mnhol@lyris.aafp.org

Paul Hendrickson, M.D., Detroit Lakes, President

Brad Refsland, M.D., Detroit Lakes, Secretary/Treasurer

Robert Koshick, Jr., M.D., Detroit Lakes, Director

 

Lake Superior Chapter
(Cook, Lake, the SE corner of St. Louis, Carlton, and Pine Counties)

Listserv = mnlakesupe@lyris.aafp.org

Betsy Schwartz, M.D., Proctor, President

Dan Robinson, M.D., Duluth, Vice President

Mark Boyce, M.D., Hermantown, Secretary/Treasurer

Carol Farchmin, M.D., Duluth, Director

Christopher Thiessen, M.D., Moose Lake, Alternate Director
 

Lake of the Woods Chapter
(Polk, Red Lake Clearwater, Beltrami, Pennington, Marshall, Kittson, Roseau, and Lake of the Woods Counties)

 Listserv = mnwoods@lyris.aafp.org

Director - Robert Rutka, M.D., Bemidji
 

Minnesota Valley Chapter
(Redwood, Renville, McLeod, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Chippewa, Swift, Lac Qui Parle, and Big Stone Counties, and the portion of Yellow Medicine County east of Hwy. 59)

mnvalley@lyris.aafp.org

Alan Olson, M.D., Redwood Falls, Director, President and Treasurer

Richard Horecka, M.D., Benson, Alternate Director
 

Park Region Chapter
(Traverse, Stevens, Pope, Grant, Douglas, and Todd Counties and all of Otter Tail County excluding the portion north of Hwy. 10, and including the portion of Morrison County west and south of Hwy. 10)

Listserv = mnparkregn@lyris.aafp.org

Bruce Ver Steeg, M.D., Fergus Falls, Secretary/Treasurer
 

Range Chapter
(Itasca, Koochiching, and northern St. Louis County, excluding Duluth)

Listserv = mnrange@lyris.aafp.org

Phillip Holmes, M.D., Nashwauk, MN, Director

Cathy Cleary, M.D., Grand Rapids, Alternate Director
 

Southeast Chapter
(Houston, Fillmore, Mower, Dodge, Olmstead, Winona, Wabasha, and Goodue Counties)

Listserv = mnsoeast@lyris.aafp.org

Gregory Angstman, M.D., Cannon Falls, President and Director

Kurt Angstman, M.D., Rochester, Alternate Director

Jennifer Horn-Ommen, M.D., Rochester, Secretary/Treasurer
 

Southern Chapter
(Rice, Le Sueur, Sibley, Nicollet, Brown, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Freeborn, Faribault, and Martin Counties)

 Listserv = mnsouthern@lyris.aafp.org

John McCabe, M.D., Mankato, President

Caroline Baerg, M.D., Mankato, Secretary/Treasurer
 

Southwest Chapter
(Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Cottonwood, Murray, Pipestone, Lincoln, and bounded on the north by Yellow Medicine county and on the east by Hwy. 59 to where it meets the northern county line of Lyon)

Listserv = mnsowest@lyris.aafp.org

William Kremer, Jr., M.D., Marshall, President

Thomas Odland, M.D., Marshall, President-Elect/Treasurer

Sundara Nalla, M.D., Worthington, Alternate Director
 

West Metro Chapter
(Anoka, Carver, Hennepin and Scott Counties)

Listserv = Because there are over 400 members in the chapter, you are encouraged to opt in to the listserv by emailing office@mafp.org and request the listserv.

Pamela Dumke, M.D., Maple Grove, President

Amy Bonifas, M.D. -  Director

M. Tariq Fareed, M.D., Eden Prairie, Alternate Director