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Leadership

County administration


The mission of county administration is to implement county board policies, promote interests with other government agencies and partners, and provide direction to departments to achieve the county's overarching goals.

Hennepin County organizational chart (PDF, 1MB)

Leadership team

Jodi Wentland

County Administrator

Email: county.admin@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-348-7574

Administrator Wentland makes recommendations to the county board, implements its policies, provides leadership to the organization and assures effective delivery of county services.

Daniel Rogan

Deputy County Administrator

Email: daniel.rogan@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-348-5529

Deputy County Administrator Rogan oversees the Resident Services; Law, Safety, and Justice; and Operations lines of business. 

Kareem Murphy

Deputy County Administrator

Email: kareem.murphy@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-596-9711

Deputy County Administrator Murphy oversees the Disparity Elimination, Human Services and Health lines of business.

Lisa Cerney

Assistant County Administrator – Public Works

Email: lisa.cerney@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-348-3054

Chela Guzmán-Wiegert 

Assistant County Administrator – Law, Safety, and Justice

Email: chela.guzman@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-348-4249

David Hewitt

Assistant County Administrator – Human Services

Email: david.hewitt@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-543-3650

Sara Hollie

Assistant County Administrator – Health

Email: sara.hollie@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-348-3045

Jodie Wierimaa

Assistant County Administrator – Operations

Email: jodie.wierimaa@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-543-1480

Appointed officials

State law requires the county to appoint qualified individuals to fill certain roles.

  • Assessor: Joshua R. Hoogland
  • Auditor: Daniel Rogan
  • Chief Medical Examiner: Andrew M. Baker, M.D.
  • Highway Engineer: Carla Stueve
  • Chief Public Defender: Michael Berger
  • Examiner of Titles: Alison Schubring
  • Recorder and Registrar of Titles: Amber Bougie
  • Surveyor: Chris Mavis, L.S.
  • Treasurer: Daniel Rogan
  • Veteran Services Director: Neil Doyle