Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Joseph Grant, Larry Juhl and Tracy Keibler, and the reappointment of RD Brown, Sharon Bring, Kenneth Moritz and Donald Tomsche to the Minnesota Board on Aging.

Brown, of St. Paul, recently retired as the vice president of child and family support services with the Children’s Home Society and Family Services. His community activities include having served on the St. Paul Mayor’s Committee on Aging. Brown is reappointed to a four-year term that expires January 2, 2012.

Bring, of Strandquist, is a grain farmer and county commissioner in Marshall County. She is the past chair of the Lutheran Social Services Senior Nutrition Program. Bring is reappointed to a four-year term that expires January 2, 2012.

Grant, of Duluth, manages elder care at the Duluth Clinic where he is responsible for human resource management, financial management, and clinical operations. Grants’s health care grant review experience includes work for the Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund in St. Paul and the Office of Rural Health Policy in Washington, DC. Grant holds a master of arts degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota –Duluth and bachelor of arts degrees in economics and political science from the University of Minnesota. He is appointed to a four-year term that expires January 2, 2012. He replaces Betty Gysland on the board.

Juhl, of New London has a number of years of experience in the long term care field. He is the former chairman of the board for Care Providers of Minnesota. From 1991 to 2000 he served as the mayor of New London. He is a U.S. Army trained medic and is educated in nursing home administration. Juhl is appointed to fulfill a four-year term that expires January 3, 2011. He replaces Julie Storm on the board.

Keibler, of Eden Prairie, is a private business owner. She holds a mini-MBA from the University of St. Thomas in non-profit administration and a bachelor of arts in Japanese language and literature from the University of Iowa. Keibler is appointed to a four-year term that expires January 2, 2012. She replaces Margaret Moss on the board.

Mortiz, of Minneapolis, is a retired vice president of Cargill, Inc. He is past president of senior resources and is a board member of the National Retiree Volunteer Corporation. He is a retired member of the U.S. Army. Moritz is reappointed to a four-year term that expires January 2, 2012.

Tomsche, of Little Canada, retired in 1997 as deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections and has served as the state advocacy chair for Minnesota AARP. He is reappointed to a four-year term that expires January 2, 2012.

The Minnesota Board on Aging develops, coordinates, evaluates and administers federal and state funds for programs for the aging; makes grants to 14 area agencies on aging and non-profit agencies; and serves as an advocate for older persons. The board consists of 25 members appointed by the Governor.