Victoria Reinhardt, District 7, Board Chair
Serving residents of the following communities:
Maplewood, North Saint Paul and White Bear Lake.
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Victoria Reinhardt was elected to the Ramsey County (Minnesota) Board of Commissioners in 1996. Commissioner Reinhardt received her B.A. and Masters of Business Administration from Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul. She earned the Alumni Community Service Award in recognition of her community work. In 2001, the University honored Victoria as a "Woman of Vision and Courage" and in 2005 she was named "Alumni of the Year." She received her Doctorate in Public Administration from Hamline University. She has presented her dissertation about how to calculate cost savings of juvenile crime prevention programs across the country. Victoria was recognized by City Business as one of the "Most Innovative Women in the Twin Cities".
Commissioner Reinhardt has a long history of environmental activism. She was a founding board member and was chairperson of the Recycling Association of Minnesota from 1989 to 1991 as well as chairperson of the City of White Bear Lake Recycling Advisory Committee. She currently serves as Vice-Chairperson of the Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Board, Partnership on Waste and Energy and the Energy, Environment and Land Use Steering Committee of the National Association of Counties.
Since being elected in 1996, Commissioner Reinhardt has also been working hard on metro-wide issues such as transportation, housing and integration of geographic information systems. In 1999, Victoria testified before a congressional committee on government reform relative to how local units of government can work together more effectively. In 2000, she was given the Bruce F. Vento Distinguished Service Award by the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless and in 2012 Commissioner Reinhardt was named County Commissioner of the year by the Association of Minnesota Counties.
Message From County Board: Responding to climate change and increasing community resiliency
Committees and commissions
Ramsey County standing committees
- Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Vice Chair)
- Regional Rail Authority (Secretary/Treasurer)
- Audit Committee (Chair)
- Budget (Chair)
- Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team (Vice Chair)
- Health and Wellness Service Team Committee
- Information and Public Records Service Team Committee (Vice Chair)
- Legislative Committee
- Safety and Justice Service Team Committee
- Strategic Team Committee (Chair)
Other boards, committees and commissions
- Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC)
- Board of Directors
- District X Representative
- Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee
- County-Court Joint Committee
- Gold Line Joint Powers Board
- Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee
- MetroGIS Policy Board
- Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA)
- Minnesota Landmarks Board
- National Association of Counties (NACo)
- Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee
- IT Committee
- Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC)
- Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) Steering Committee
- Resilient Counties Advisory Board (Vice Chair)
- North St. Paul Area Business Association
- Partnership on Waste and Energy (Chair)
- Purple Line Task Force
- Ramsey / Washington Recycling & Energy Board (Vice Chair)
- Facilities and Finance Committee
- Regional Haulers Licensing Board
- Riverview Corridor (alternate)
- Statewide Geospatial Advisory Council
- TCAAP / Rice Creek Commons Joint Development Authority
- White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce
- White Bear Lake Consortium of Lake Area Senior Services (CLASS) Board
- White Bear Area YMCA Board Development Committee
Newsletters and articles
Commissioner Reinhardt's Column Page
- Less Trash and More - June 2014
- Summer Fun in the Garden - July 2012
- Have You Checked out the Library Lately? - April 2012
- Thoughts on a Stadium in Ramsey County - September 2011
- GoRamsey.org – The Web Portal to Active Living - November 2011
- Go Back to School Green - August 2010
- Tamarack Nature Center - March 2010
- Green Grad Parties - May 2009
- Go Green - April 2009
- E-waste - December 2006
- Childcare - April 2006
- An Optimistic Look at the Future of County Libraries - August 2003
- The Ramsey County Initiative for Violence-Free Families and Communities - February 2000 - Raising awareness and creating resources
- All Children Excel (ACE) - Ramsey County juvenile crime prevention - January 2000 - Cost effective crime prevention - making a difference
- Can you say "Sesquicentennial"? - October 1999 - Ramsey County - Celebrating 150 years
- A Resource for Gardeners - April 1, 1999 - Master Gardeners
- Services for those in need - February 1999 - The Family Service Center
- Rush Line Corridor Task Force - November 19, 1998 - Commuter Rail
- New Adult Pre-Trial Detention Center - May 20, 1998 - Working to improve Ramsey County's public safety system
- How prevention can work in Ramsey County - March 1998 - A look at Ramsey County Mental Health / Chemical Dependency Division
- How can we change the Metropolitan Council - March 4, 1998 - A new proposal
- Time to step back and assess the year - December 17, 1997 - Past accomplishments and future plans
- Reduce, reuse, recycle - yard waste - December 3, 1997 - Composting
- The bottom line on emergency Shelter - October 1, 1997 - Homelessness Prevention Programs
- How can county help in an emergency? - August 20, 1997 - Disaster Recovery
- A new approach unveiled at Ramsey County - June 25, 1997 - Outcome based programmatic area budgeting
- How Does Ramsey County Work? - March 13, 1997 - County Government Overview
Contact Us
District 7 Office
Commissioner Assistant
M. Kathleen Murphy
651-266-8368
Administrative Assistant
Ramsey County Board Office
Room 220 Courthouse
15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55102