Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Frank R. Plant and Judith F. Shank, M.D., to the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners.

Plant, of Fridley, is a barber with Silver Shears Barber Shop in New Brighton, and has over 35 years of experience as a full-time licensed barber in Minnesota. From 1983 to 2000 he was the owner/operator of a barber and beauty shop. He has completed continuing education coursework and participated in haircutting seminars. Plant replaces Kenneth Kirkpatrick as a member representing barbers to complete a four-year term that expires on January 5, 2009.

Shank, of Wayzata, is a part-time health and safety consultant with General Mills after a career in dermatology as founder and president of Metropolitan Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, and an associate clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Minnesota. She has served as president of the Minnesota Medical Association, as well as the Minnesota Dermatological Society, and chaired the Minnesota Medical Foundation Board. Shank replaces Callmie Dennis as a public member to complete a four-year term that expires on January 1, 2007.

The Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners oversees the administration, enforcement, regulation, and adoption of rules regulating the barber and cosmetologist professions. The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor, including three barbers, three cosmetologists and one public member.