Coon Rapids Herald, MN
07-06-06
It’s down to four finalists for Oak Grove administrator
by Tammy Sakry
Staff writer
There are four finalists for the Oak Grove city administrator job.
The candidates are Anne Hurlburt, Loren Lodge, Edward Treska and Lynda
Woulfe.
Hurlburt has been the economic development/housing and redevelopment
authority executive director for the city of Plymouth since 1993.
She has also worked in a number of planning positions for the Metropolitan
Council and the city of Cottage Grove.
Hurlburt has a bachelor of science degree from the Iowa State University,
Ames.
Since 2004, Lodge has served as the Glidden, Iowa, city administrator.
He has previously been the administrator for the Village of Savoy, Ill., and
Mitchelville, Iowa, and served as the research and budget analyst for Des
Moines, Iowa.
Lodge has a master’s degree in public administration from Drake University, Des
Moines, Iowa, and a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University,
Ames.
Treska, the Grand Rapids city administrator, has had experience working in
Anoka County.
From 1997-2000, he worked in various capacities for the county, including
property records and taxation division manager.
The final candidate is Woulfe, who is the Pine City administrator.
Woulfe worked for the League of Minnesota Cities, from 1981 to 1995 in various
jobs, including loss control assistant and executive assistant to the executive
director.
She has a bachelor of science degree in public administration from Metropolitan
State University, St. Paul.
The council will interview the candidates July 8.