The Red River Regional Council staff has recently added two new staff to its team, Jacob Schmuck and Jake Wiensch.  Both staff have been initially tasked with completing more than 100 one-on-one business interviews in the region to learn more about the COVID-19 impacts, challenges, and opportunities as well as ideas for the future as part of a regional recovery/resiliency planning initiative. 

Jacob Schmuck is a Grafton native and is excited to grow the regional community he calls home.  Jacob received a Bachelor of Business and Public Administration degree in Marketing from the University of North Dakota. He previously served as a Search Engine Manager for Digi-Key’s European accounts.  Jacob and his wife Joelle have two young boys and he loves spending family time with them outdoors. He also really enjoys movies, so it would be inadvisable to challenge him to cinematic trivia.

Jake Wiensch earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics with a minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from the University of Wisconsin – Stout.  He has previous economic/community development experience working at Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  Here he analyzed and worked to improve the standard of living and business conditions in his geographic area.  Jake is originally from Cadott, Wisconsin where he grew up on a small hobby farm.  Jake loves the outdoors and adventure, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and biking. 

To reach Jacob or Jake, please find their contact information on our staff page: https://redriverrc.com/staff/