Heidi Nelson began her career in municipal government with the City of Blaine in 1997. In 2002, she joined the City of Ramsey serving as Deputy City Administrator/Community Development Director from 2002 to 2012. Heidi then served as City Manager for the City of Wayzata from 2012 to 2015 before joining the City of Maple Grove in December 2015 as the City Administrator.