Monroe County has named six finalists for the county administrator position which will be implemented in January.

The finalists are Frank Pascarella of Amery, Wis.; Craig Joesten of Freeport, Ill.; William Neureuther of Hubertus, Wis.; Thomas Eeg of Racine, Wis.; Debra Suchla of La Crosse; and Ernest Winters of Fond du Lac, Wis.

They will be interviewed Jan. 6 by a panel that includes the county’s Administrative/Executive Committee, as well as the chairpersons of the county board and the Personnel Committee. County board members also may attend.

Two other candidates — Laura Nali of Round Lake Beach, Ill.; and Charles Johnson of Onalaska, Wis. — were named as alternates if any of the finalists withdraw before the interview.

The finalists were chosen from among 16 applicants for the position, which the county board approved Sept. 24.