Melissa Ridler

2nd Vice-President (MSU)
(507) 389-1562

My office is located on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus in Armstrong Hall (Room 113)

2nd Vice-President (MSU)

I have been working for the State of Minnesota since 2000. I started working at South Central College (f/k/a South Central Technical College). Then, in 2005, I got a job and transferred to Minnesota State University, Mankato. I have been with AFSCME the entire time that I have been working for the State of Minnesota. Previously, I was also in AFSCME when I worked with Blue Earth County and maybe more, but I don’t remember for sure if Nicollet County was unionized or not but that would have been around 1996. In October 2024, I bid and changed positions (replacing the 30+ year retiree) and am enjoying the department and also the opportunity to telework one day a week.