Northern Lights CFC

The CFC allows employees to give to local, national and international charities. Our local campaign of Northern Lights CFC includes the areas listed below. Campaign workers may only solicit contributions from federal employees whose official duty station is located within these geographic boundaries and retirees who reside in the area.

Map of Northern Lights CFC countiesThe zone comprises:

IowaAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Butler, Bremer, Buchanan, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hardin, Howard, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Wayne, and Winneshiek Counties in Iowa;

Minnesota: the entire state of Minnesota

North Dakota: the entire state of North Dakota

South DakotaAurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Sully, Turner, Walworth, and Yankton Counties in South Dakota; and

Wisconsin: Ashland, Bayfield, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix, Sawyer, Trempealeau, and Washburn Counties in Wisconsin.

2023 Northern Lights Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC)

The LFCC is comprised of local Federal officials from across the zone. These individuals serve as our campaign’s governing body, providing year-round leadership and governance support to their local campaign.

LFCC Chair
Lloyd Billey

Department of Agriculture

Vice Chair
Sarah Hansen

U.S. Senate

LFCC Member
Valerie Decheine 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

LFCC Member
LuAnn McDonald

VA - Fargo

Feb Coordinator
Jason Church 

Office of Personnel Management

Outreach Coordinator (OC) MP May Inc.

The OC is contracted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct marketing, outreach, education, training, and event coordination for the local campaign.

Maureen Hartung
Account Manager and Area Zone Director
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Mike May
Chief Executive Officer
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Jennifer Howard
VP/ Chief Operations Officer
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Courtney Placke
Executive Administrator
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