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Ryan Collins

Manager · Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization; Council Member (Ward 1) · City of Stillwater, MN

Serves or has served in 2 governments: Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, City of Stillwater, MN

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White Bear Press (PressPubs)

This article names a 'Ryan Collins,' social studies teacher at Mahtomedi Middle School since 2019, as the 2024-25 Mahtomedi Teacher of the Year. Whether this is the same person as Stillwater City Council member Ryan Collins has NOT been independently confirmed -- a concurrent research pass on the same fact found no corroborating evidence they are the same person. This record could not be removed with the API credentials available in this session (delete endpoints require a personal API key; this connector holds a workspace key) and is flagged in exceptions.jsonl for manual deletion.

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Stillwater Gazette (Hometown Source)

A report on the city of Stillwater's proposed social district and its public feedback process, with council members including Michael Polehna participating in the discussion.

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Stillwater Gazette

Stillwater City Council Ward 1 member Ryan Collins announced his candidacy for re-election; during his first term he initiated the city's first predatory offender ordinance to protect children near schools and daycares.

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Stillwater Gazette

Reported the 2018 Stillwater city election results, in which Ryan Collins won his seat alongside Ted Kozlowski and incumbent Michael Polehna.

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Council Member · Ward 1
January 3, 2027

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Rachel Dana
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Tom Grahek
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Dave Millard
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Avis Peters
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Orin Kipp
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Carly Johnson
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Annie Perkins
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Tom McCarthy
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Brian Zeller
  • Served with on Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization, current
Sharon Provos
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Joe Kohlmann
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Shawn Sanders
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Lindsay Belland
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Larry Odebrecht
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Michael Polehna
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Ted Kozlowski
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current
Ken Harycki
  • Served with on City of Stillwater, MN, current

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Current employer or business: Mahtomedi Public Schools

Occupation as filed: Teacher

A middle school history teacher at Mahtomedi Middle School, in his 26th year in the district. Named 2024-25 Mahtomedi Teacher of the Year and a semifinalist for 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Serves on the Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization Board of Managers and as vice president of the Washington County Historical Society Board of Directors.

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  1. Ryan Collins — East Metro Voter Guide (checked 2026-09-20)
  2. Collins joins Kozlowski, Polehna to Stillwater city council — Stillwater Gazette (checked 2026-09-20)

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