Ramsey County has a new chief clerk.
Janet Guthrie was recently named director of administrative services and chief clerk to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.
In that capacity, Guthrie will “support the work of the county board, its committees, and related boards and commissions while also providing policy development … and oversight of daily administrative operations of the county manager’s office,” according to county staff.
Guthrie has worked as the county’s acting chief clerk since spring of 2015. Prior to that, she was a senior policy analyst in the county manager’s office.
Guthrie has a bachelor’s degree in art therapy and gerontology from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She lives in Shoreview.