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 two exceptions which occur in 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, there is no subscription for a listserv.

Thomas Scheider, M.D., Woodbury, Treasurer

David Bucher, M.D., 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

Roger Waage, M.D., Duluth, Director

Craig Anderson, M.D, Duluth,  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 - Chandra Gottipati, M.D.

Alternate Director - Suzanne Human, M.D., Bemidji
 

Minnesota Valley Chapter
(Redwood, Renville, McLeod, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Chippewa, Swift, Lac Qui Parle, Big Stone, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln and Lyon Counties)

mnvalley@lyris.aafp.org

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

Richard Horecka, M.D., Benson, 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

Deb Dittberner, M.D., Alexandria, Director

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

Linda Bergum, M.D., Ely, Director

 

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

Listserv = mnsoeast@lyris.aafp.org

Kurt Angstman, M.D., Rochester, President

Scott Pauley, M.D., Rochester, Director

Greg Angstman, M.D., Cannon Falls, Alternate Director

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

Southern Chapter
(Rice, Le Sueur, Sibley, Nicollet, Brown, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Freeborn, Faribault, Martin, Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Rock, Nobles, and Pipestone Counties)

 Listserv = mnsouthern@lyris.aafp.org

John McCabe, M.D., Mankato, President

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

TBD, Director

 

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

Listserv = Because there are over 400 members in the chapter, there is no subscription for a listserv.

Jeremy Springer, M.D., St. Louis Park, President

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

Lynne Steiner, M.D., Coon Rapids, Director

TBD, Alternate Director