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Staff and Volunteers:

Executive Director:Lori Pickell-Stangel

Lori has a degree in Merchandising with a minor in art history from South Dakota State University. 

Lori came to McLeod County from Renville County, where she worked as the Director of the Renville County Historical Society in Morton, MN for six years.

Contact Lori:  asa@hutchtel.net

Collections Manager: Bev Swenson

Beverly Swenson volunteers full time at the McLeod County Historical Museum as their Collections Manager.  As a part of her duties, Bev works with artifact donations and the cataloging, photographing, and data entry of all items in the Museum’s vast collections. 

She also manages all new artifact donations and heads our Collections Policy Committee team! 

Contact Bev with donation requests or questions: artifactdonations@mcleodhistory.org

Archives Manager: Mavis Kottke

Mavis Kottke volunteers as our Archivist and Library Manager for the McLeod County Historical Museum’s research center.  As a part of her duties, Mavis oversees a group of dedicated volunteers who index, file, and preserve the Museum’s vast collection of photos, documents, artwork, and digital media! 

Contact Mavis:  info@mcleodhistory.org

3-D Collections Manager:

Liz Schwarze

In-House Researcher:

Marylys Fredrick

Network Manager:

Stan Ehrke