Held Friday, March 25th, 2022
Rita shared her life experiences and current work followed by a Q & A session. We invite you to join us exactly as you are for an empowering presentation about the different paths leadership can take in rural areas. Missed it? No problem. Watch the recording below.
Rita Albrecht
Past mayor of Bemidji and current member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
Rita Albrecht served ten years in Bemidji city government; two years as a council member and eight years as mayor. She was first elected mayor of Bemidji in 2012 and served 4 (2-year) terms through 2020. Albrecht’s professional career in planning and development included positions in municipal, regional, tribal, and state government. Albrecht retired as NW Regional Director at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 2019. She was appointed to LCCMR by Gov. Walz in 2021.
Albrecht and her husband live in Bemidji and have two grown children and five grandchildren.
About Ask a Leading Woman
Welcome to our Ask A Leading Woman series, one of our organization’s projects dedicated to featuring amazing women leaders in rural! Currently, the majority of leadership roles in rural are held by men, meaning we don’t always get the same opportunity to witness strong women leadership. Ask a Leading Woman is an opportunity for our community to actively engage with leading women by hearing about their pathway to leadership and asking questions. Learn more information here.
Another way we highlight rural women is through our Spotlight Profiles! While they are similar projects in that they highlight women doing incredible work, they differ in how they’re executed. Spotlight Profiles are not public meetings, but the recordings are available on our YouTube. These go more in-depth about their story, what they do, and their advice.