Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Ann M. Schluter to the Investment Advisory Council (IAC).

Schluter, of Lakeville, retired from state service in January 2006 after 15 years of executive-level experience with a number of Minnesota state agencies. She retired as deputy commissioner of the Department of Employee Relations (DOER), and previously served in a variety of leadership positions with DOER; the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning (Minnesota Planning); the Department of Children, Families and Learning and its predecessor, the Department of Education; and in the Office of Governor Arne Carlson and Lieutenant Governor Joanell Dyrstad.

Prior to state service, Schluter was a teacher at Marian High School in Omaha, Nebraska, and Callanan Junior High School in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a member and chair of the Burnsville School Board, was president of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, and served on the Minnesota School Boards Association Board of Directors. Schluter replaces Judge Kenneth Maas on the Investment Advisory Council to fill an unscheduled vacancy for a retiree member. She will complete a four-year term that expires on January 3, 2011.

The Investment Advisory Council advises the State Board of Investment on policy relating to investments of state funds. The council consists of 17 members, including three appointed by the Governor.