Jill Amundson has lived in a variety of Grant County communities for a combined total of 38 years.  She is a graduate of West Central Area Schools, and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Concordia University, St. Paul, with undergraduate studies in Psychology and Human Services from the University of Minnesota Morris. Jill brings 29 years of rural community development experience, from main street and grassroots endeavors to federally-funded statewide collaborations. Now the Impact Evaluator at West Central Initiative, she directs her creative thinking toward assisting the organization and their partners in planning, problem-solving, and sharing successes in community development initiatives. Jill lives in Ashby with her husband, Pete, raising two Ashby Arrows (class of 2016 and 2032), one of whom is an artist in training.