
For nearly 25 years Commissioner Conley has worked tirelessly to change systems at the macro level, both at the state and county, in ways that are holistic, person-first and seamless. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from St. Catherine University and Master’s degree in Public Administration from Hamline University. Now, she proudly serves as the first African American elected to the Hennepin County Board. Her top priority is including the voices of our families and communities in every decision the County makes that impact our lives.
Commissioner Conley continues to focus on housing as a fundamental human right, eliminating race-based disparities in Hennepin County and improving the health and well-being of all Hennepin County residents. To further these priorities, she serves in the following leadership positions:
- Hennepin County Health Committee, chair
- Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), chair
- Heading Home Hennepin, co-chair
Leadership positions
County and regional
- Health Committee, chair
- Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), chair
- Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA), member
- Human Services Committee, vice-chair
- Intergovernmental Relations Committee, co-chair
- Heading Home Hennepin, co-chair
- Hennepin Health, member
- Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS) Board Finance and Operations Committee, vice-chair
- Lake Street Greenway Partnership, chair
- Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, member
- Minneapolis Planning Commission, member
State
- Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) District X, member
- AMC General Government, member
- AMC Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA) statewide workgroup, member
- AMC voting delegate
- State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC), member
National
- National Association of Counties (NACo), member
- Community, Economic and Workforce Development Committee (NACo), Chair
- Healthy Counties Initiative (NACo), member
- Large Urban County Caucus (NACo), member
About District 4
District 4 is primarily Minneapolis as its border lines extend south from Downtown to the Minneapolis St. Paul International airport, west to Highway 35 and east to the Mississippi River. It also includes The Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling.
If you live on a district boundary and are not sure who represents you, go to the Secretary of State website to find your district number.

Neighborhood organizations
- Bancroft Neighborhood Association
- Beltrami
- Bryant Neighborhood Association
- Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization
- Corcoran Neighborhood Association
- East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership
- East Phillips Neighborhood Institute
- Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc.
- Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group
- Hale-Page-Diamond Lake Community Association
- Longfellow Community Council
- Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association
- Mill City Commons
- Mill District Business Community
- Minneapolis Downtown Council
- Minneapolis Riverfront District
- MN Historical Society - Fort Snelling
- Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA)
- North Loop Neighborhood
- People's Center Health Services
- Phillips West Neighborhood Organization
- Phillips Partnership
- Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
- Prospect Park and East River Road (PPERR) Neighborhood
- Prospect Park East River Road Improvement Association (PPERRIA)
- Seward-Longfellow Restorative Justice
- Seward Neighborhood Group
- Southeast Como Improvement Association
- Standish Ericsson Neighborhood Association (SENA)
- Warehouse District Business Association
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