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B.E.S.T. Facilitator Locator
Find a B.E.S.T. facilitator Near You.
Click on your county to find a certified Basic Education for Safe Travel (B.E.S.T.) Facilitator near you. Please keep in mind that service times vary by location and range from free to paid. Reach out to your local B.E.S.T. Facilitator for the most up to date information.
Aitkin County
Aitkin County Public Health
Naomi Larson
218-927-7274
naomi.larson@aitkincountymn.gov
218-838-1690
Anoka County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Orion Associates
Jason Hoffrogge
763-450-5029
jhoffrogge@orionassoc.net
Orion Associates B.E.S.T. Registration
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
Anoka County Sheriff’s Office
(Note: Anoka County Foster Parents and Anoka County Community Action Program (ACCAP) Employees Only)
Laura Landes
763-324-5179
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Becker County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership – Head Start
(Note: MAHUBE-OTWA Head Starts only)
Kathie Weckwerth
218-732-7204
Beltrami County
Kala Henkensiefken
218-838-1690
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Benton County
Big Stone County
Blue Earth County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Brown County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Carlton County
Anne Hyopponen
651-230-4488
Carver County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Carver County Public Health
(Note: currently limited to Carver County residents)
Tami LaGow
612-417-3716
Orion Associates
Jason Hoffrogge
763-450-5029
jhoffrogge@orionassoc.net
Orion Associates B.E.S.T. Registration
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Cass County
Cass County Health, Human and Veteran’s Services (HHVS)
Michelle DeVries
218-547-6824
michelle.devries@casscountymn.gov
Kala Henkensiefken
218-838-1690
Chippewa County
Chisago County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Clay County
Safe Kids Fargo-Moorhead
Katie Heck, Jody Jordet, Kayla Johnson, Erin Kiefert, Greta Miller, Stacie Olien
701-234-7233
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Clearwater County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Cook County
Cottonwood County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Des Moines Valley Health & Human Services (DVHHS)
Angela Naumann
DVHHS B.E.S.T. Registration
507-847-6918
Crow Wing County
Allyson Davis
218-824-1164
Kala Henkensiefken
218-838-1690
Dakota County
Shannon Grabow
612-414-9590
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Diana Van Wormer
651-208-0930
Dodge County
Douglas County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Life Connections
Sara Anderson
Juli Desautels
Michele Hooper
320-762-1224
lifeconnectionsmn@gmail.com
Faribault County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Fillmore County
Freeborn County
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Goodhue County
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Shannon Grabow
612-414-9590
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Becca Benson
(507)-990-2831
Grant County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Life Connections
Sara Anderson
Juli Desautels
Michele Hooper
320-762-1224
lifeconnectionsmn@gmail.com
Hennepin County
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Shannon Grabow
612-414-9590
Orion Associates
Jason Hoffrogge
763-450-5029
jhoffrogge@orionassoc.net
Orion Associates B.E.S.T. Registration
Parents in Community Action (PICA), Inc. Head Starts
(Note: PICA Head Starts only)
Ilyah Afrah
612-991-1468
Houston County
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Hubbard County
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership – Head Start
(Note: MAHUBE-OTWA Head Starts only)
Kathie Weckwerth
218-732-7204
Isanti County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Itasca County
Jackson County
Des Moines Valley Health & Human Services (DVHHS)
Angela Naumann
DVHHS B.E.S.T. Registration
507-847-6918
Kanabec County
Kandiyohi County
Kandiyohi County Public Health
Jennifer Bernstein
320-231-7800
Jennifer.Bernstein@kcmn.us
Register Online
Kittson County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Koochiching County
Lake of the Woods County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Leslie Borgen
Fill out the Request Form
Lake County
Anne Hyopponen
651-230-4488
Many Rivers Montessori School
Jennifer Bushmaker
218-464-5570
Le Sueur County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Lincoln County
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Lyon County
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Mahnomen County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership – Head Start
(Note: MAHUBE-OTWA Head Starts only)
Kathie Weckwerth
218-732-7204
Marshall County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Martin County
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
McLeod County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Meeker County
Mille Lacs County
Morrison County
Kala Henkensiefken
218-838-1690
Mower County
Murray County
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Nicollet County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Nobles County
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Norman County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
Olmsted County
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Sara Warmka
sjwarmka@gmail.com
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Becca Benson
(507)-990-2831
Otter Tail County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership – Head Start
(Note: MAHUBE-OTWA Head Starts only)
Kathie Weckwerth
218-732-7204
Life Connections
Sara Anderson
Juli Desautels
Michele Hooper
320-762-1224
lifeconnectionsmn@gmail.com
Pennington County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Pine County
Pine County Public Health
Samantha Burch
samantha.burch@pinecountymn.gov
320-372-2120
Northeast MN CPS Liaison, Braham Police Department
Randi Smith
rsmith@brahammn.gov
Pipestone County
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Polk County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
Pope County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Ramsey County
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Shannon Grabow
612-414-9590
Orion Associates
Jason Hoffrogge
763-450-5029
jhoffrogge@orionassoc.net
Orion Associates B.E.S.T. Registration
Diana Van Wormer
651-208-0930
Hospital Support CPS Liaison, Regions Hospital
Shonette Micco
carseatinfo@healthpartners.com
Red Lake County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Redwood County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Renville County
Renville County Public Health
Krista Schneider, Lacy Zeitz
320-523-2570
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Rice County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Rock County
Cassandra Woitaszewski
507-215-0437
Roseau County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Leslie Borgen
Fill out the Request Form
Scott County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Shannon Grabow
612-414-9590
Orion Associates
Jason Hoffrogge
763-450-5029
jhoffrogge@orionassoc.net
Orion Associates B.E.S.T. Registration
Sherburne County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Sherburne County Health & Human Services – Public Health
(Note: We only serve residents of Sherburne County)
Mark Lees, Alison Miller
763-765-4300
Sibley County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
St Louis County
Anne Hyopponen
651-230-4488
Jill Schuchard
218-290-0744
Many Rivers Montessori School
Jennifer Bushmaker
218-464-5570
Stearns County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Steele County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Sara Warmka
sjwarmka@gmail.com
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Stevens County
Life Connections
Sara Anderson
Juli Desautels
Michele Hooper
320-762-1224
lifeconnectionsmn@gmail.com
Swift County
Todd County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Traverse County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Wabasha County
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Becca Benson
(507)-990-2831
Wadena County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership – Head Start
(Note: MAHUBE-OTWA Head Starts only)
Kathie Weckwerth
218-732-7204
Walsh County
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369
Waseca County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Washington County
Children’s Minnesota
Dex Tuttle, Lyndsey Reece, Esther DeLaCruz, Emilie Christensen, Amanda Schafter
612-813-6053
Orion Associates
Jason Hoffrogge
763-450-5029
jhoffrogge@orionassoc.net
Orion Associates B.E.S.T. Registration
Diana Van Wormer
651-208-0930
Hospital Support CPS Liaison, Regions Hospital
Shonette Micco
carseatinfo@healthpartners.com
Watonwan County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Southern MN CPS Liaison, SCEMS
Sheila Denton
507-236-8152
Wilkin County
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Jasmine Wangen
Fill out the Request Form
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
Winona County
Dana Romanowski
507-993-0202
Becca Benson
(507)-990-2831
Wright County
South Central MN EMS
Jordan Keesling
715-808-9395
safeseatsofmn@gmail.com
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Starts only)
Stacy Wachsmuth
320-905-3063
(Note: Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Head Start, Child & Family Program employees only)
Tara Morrison
320-245-7369