Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Kathleen A. Dolphin to the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) Board of Directors.

Dolphin, of Minneapolis, is the president and chair of the board of Dolphin Staffing, a major Twin Cities-based staffing company that specializes in staffing solutions, human resources consulting, risk management, and payroll services. She has been president and an owner for 15 years, and previously held positions as vice president and sales manger of Dolphin Staffing since joining the firm in 1982. She is also vice president, director, and part owner of a Burger King franchise in the Twin Cities and Rochester; vice president and director of a subsidiary of 21st Century Bank; and vice president, director and part-owner of Dolphin Real Estate Management Company. Dolphin earned her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1981.

Dolphin is the legislative director of the Staffing Association of Minnesota, a member of the Minnesota Business Partnership, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, and has also previously served as a member of the American Human Resources Executives of Minnesota, Twin Cities Personnel Association and the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. She is also active with a number of Twin Cities charities, including Minneapolis Boys and Girls Club, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Youth Trust, University of Minnesota Children’s Fund, University of St. Thomas, and the Walker Art Center. Dolphin replaces Lynne Osterman on the Job Skills Partnership Board to complete a four-year term that expires on January 5, 2009.

The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board brings together employers with specific training needs with educational or other non-profit institutions which can design programs to meet those needs. The board consists of 13 members, including seven appointed by the Governor.