St. Paul-Today Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education, Board of Optometry, Board of Teaching, Board on Aging and the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board.

Mark Bergerson - Alexandria, MN
Board of Firefighter Training and Education
Minnesota State Fire Department Association Volunteer Representative
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Troy Walsh

Brian Sjodin - Ogilvie, MN
Board of Firefighter Training and Education
Minnesota Professional Firefighter Association Representative
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Richard Loveland

Dr. Don Sipola - Virginia, MN
Board of Optometry
Licensed Optometrist
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Dr. Timothy Neitzke

Diane O'Brien - Shoreview, MN
Board of Teaching
Public Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Jim Bartholomew

Joseph Grant - Duluth, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Reappointment

JaPaul Harris - St. Paul, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: R.D. Brown

Susan Henry - Minneapolis, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Kenneth Moritz

Tracy Keibler - Eden Prairie, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Reappointment

Maria Michlin - Anoka, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Donald Tomsche

Sherrie Pugh - Mound, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Jeanne Lukas

Don Samuelson - Brainerd, MN
Board on Aging
Chair
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Kathleen Harrington

Gretchen Scheffel - Apple Valley, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Kathleen Harrington

Martin Waters - Hanover, MN
Board on Aging
Member
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Sharon Bring

Elizabeth Consie - Duluth, MN
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Professional Firefighter
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Reappointment

Steve DuChien - Grand Marais, MN
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Volunteer Firefighter
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Brenda Brown

J.B. Guiton - Woodbury, MN
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Metro EMS Program Representative
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Replacing: Kevin Miller

Dr. Paula Fink Kocken - Minneapolis, MN
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Pediatrician Representative
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Reappointment

Dr. Paul Satterlee - St. Paul, MN
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Emergency Physician Representative
Effective: June 4, 2012
Term Expires: January 4, 2016
Reappointment