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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Dawn Wills, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-903-5703 dwills@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
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City Clerk Receives Leadership Award from MCFOA
Edina, Minn., March 28, 2016 – Edina’s City Clerk Debra Mangen was recently named “Member of the
Year” of the Minnesota Clerks and Finance Officers Association (MCFOA), an organization to which she has
belonged for 35 years.
Mangen has been a City Clerk for 38 years and over 20 of those years have been with the City of Edina. This
is the first year that the MCFOA recognized a “Member of the Year.”
Daniel Buchholtz, City Clerk for the City of Spring Lake Park, nominated Mangen. In his nomination of
Mangen, Buchholtz wrote, “I have found Deb to be an outstanding professional, mentor, teacher, and, most
importantly, leader. Deb's drive to ‘give back’ to MCFOA has helped strengthen our profession and made
MCFOA the premier organization for local government education.”
The award was created to recognize an active member of the MCFOA who has demonstrated outstanding
service and commitment to their municipality, community, MCFOA and to the profession of the municipal
Clerk or Finance Officer.
Terri Boese, City Clerk for the City of Dassel and MCFOA President said, “Deb is an accomplished,
knowledgeable and very strong leader. She has been an inspiration to many others and me through her
leadership of the MCFOA organization. Her ability to teach, coach and be a cheerleader, when needed, makes
Deb well-rounded as a person.”
“It’s a humbling recognition,” said Mangen. “I have gotten so much from this organization and it’s been my joy
to give back.”
“Deb leads by example. She is one of the foremost election experts in the State of Minnesota,” wrote
Buchholtz. “She believes that good governance is an outcome of effective education.”
The MCFOA was established in 1937 to promote professional standards for City Clerks and Finance Officers.
Today, the Association boasts a membership of more than 800 and provides educational and networking
opportunities through regional meetings, its annual conference, and continuing education workshops for its
certification program.
For more information on MCFOA, visit www.mcfoa.org
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