What Happened?
Cottonwood, MN-based North-Star-Mutual-Insurance Resigned Melinda Schmidt as Vice President of Human Resources
About the Company
Since the 1920s, North Star Mutual has provided property and casualty insurance to protect families and small business owners from financial disaster. We’re a Midwest mutual insurance company that specializes in farm, home, auto, and small business insurance. Our products are sold exclusively through local, independent insurance agents. Although we’ve grown substantially over the years, both in the geographic area we serve and the insurance coverage we provide, our company holds firmly to its rural values. We’re a personable company committed to our customers, agents, mutual partners, employees, and community. Always financially sound, North Star Mutual is rated A+ Superior by A.M. Best. The rating by the highly respected, independent, and impartial A.M. Best Company shows our soundness, permanence, and financial security.
About the Person
Melinda Schmidt has been named 2012 United Way Volunteer of the Year by United Way of Southwest Minnesota. She has been a member of its board of directors of since July 2006. Melinda has served in a number of board member roles including serving as 2009-10 president of the board, executive committee, serving on the community investment committee, fund-raising committee, governance committee and personnel/nominating committee and the Success By 6 Initiative steering committee. Melinda lives in Wood Lake and works at North Star Mutual Insurance Company in Cottonwood. She could probably tell how her employer got her involved with United Way back in the fall of 2003 as one of the team of people responsible for running an employee campaign in their workplace for the first time. Little did she know at that time that she was beginning a journey of engagement and caring with United Way. Melinda is a concerned and caring individual who doesn`t seek credit for what she does. She has demonstrated what it means to Live United. She participates whole heartedly with its invitation to Give - Advocate - Volunteer.
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