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Governor Dayton Announces Appointments

6/26/2011 10:14:43 AM

June 26, 2011

St. Paul- The following appointments were posted yesterday on Governor Mark Dayton's website. Governor Dayton announced his intent to make appointments to the following boards, commissions and councils: the Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Board, Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, Board of Optometry, Board of Soil and Water Resources, Center for Rural Policy and Development, Clean Water Council, Commission of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing, Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy, Merit System Council, Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Commission on National and Community Service, Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators, Minnesota Board of Nursing, Occupational Safety Health Review Board, Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education, Board of Pharmacy, Pollution Control Agency Citizen Board, Board of Psychology, Rural Finance Authority, Statewide Independent Living Council, State Advisory Council on Mental Health, State Council on Disability, State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind, Board of the Minnesota State Academies, Board of Veterinary Medicine, Minnesota Zoological Board, Minnesota State Retirement Systems Board, Council on Black Minnesotans, State Board on Public Defense, Rural Health Advisory Committee, State Arts Board, Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs, and Minnesota Humanities Board Center of Directors.

Terry Groshong - Duluth
Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying,
Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Gary Demele

Lisa Hanni - Red Wing
Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying,
Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Bruce Johnson - Eagan
Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying,
Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

William Kuretsky - Minnetonka
Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying,
Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Billie Lawton

David Rossman - Rochester
Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying,
Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Thomas Grue

Patricia Glasrud - Shoreview
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Marlene Reid

John Muellerleile - Owatonna
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Beth DeSpiegelaere

Patrick O'Neill - Northfield
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Jeanette Taylor Junks- Medina
Board of Optometry
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Tony LookingElk - Minneapolis
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Neal Cuthberth

David Ladd
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Nancy Straw - Fergus Falls
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Tim Houle - Crow Wing
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Tony Sertich - Chisholm
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Sandy Layman

Neil Eckles
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Kevin Papp
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Garfield Eckberg

Wade Fauth
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: James Houlihan

Amy Fredregill - Saint Paul
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Daniel Reardon

Caleb Anderson - Maplewood
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Patricia Bauer - Minneapolis
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Paul Buchel - Minneapolis
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Dennis Devereaux - Lilydale
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Thomas Heffelfinger - Eden Prairie
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Brandon Peeters - Owatonna
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Darryl Sannes - Brooklyn Center
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Jeffery Williams - Saint Paul
Civil War Task Force
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Mary Bernhardson - Redwood Falls
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Warren Formo - Granite Falls
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Paul Torkelson

John Harren - Freeport
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Delvin Haag

Keith Hanson - Dover
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Bradley Kalk - Onamia
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Previously Vacant

Michael McKay - Red Wing
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Gary Pederson - Dover
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Sandy Rummel - White Bear Lake
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Previously Vacant

Todd Renville - Minneapolis
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Louis Smith - Minneapolis
Clean Water Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

John Lee Clark - Maplewood
Commission of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Tom Lehman

Nancy Diener - Duluth
Commission of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Jeri Werner

Adrienne Haugen - Olivia
Commission of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Previously Vacant

Roberta Johnson - Mankato
Commission of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Jill Rothman

Dennis Morrow - Plymouth
Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Bruce O'Leary - Maple Grove
Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Ann Eilbracht - Minneapolis
Merit System Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Stephen Fiebiger - Burnsville
Merit System Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: David Juhlke

Kathryn Balstad Brewer - New Brighton
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Gary Benson - New Brighton
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

William Arendt - Annandale
Commission on National and Community Service
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Bradley Bourn - Minneapolis
Commission on National and Community Service
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Jayme Fanucci - Ramsey
Commission on National and Community Service
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Dean Barton

Thomas Horner - Edina
Commission on National and Community Service
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Martha Jones Sichko - Minneapolis
Commission on National and Community Service
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Megan Remark - Bloomington
Commission on National and Community Service
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

John Bloomberg - Minneapolis
Environmental Quality Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

John Saxhaug - Minneapolis
Environmental Quality Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Susan McCarville

Chandra Mehrotra - Duluth
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Thomas Pollock - Maple Grove
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Nancy Tuders - Grand Rapids
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Jason George - Ham Lake
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Michelle Harker

Christine Norton - Cottage Grove
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: James Peterson

Monica Parks - Hastings
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Bradley Haugen

Julie Riportella - Minneapolis
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Gregory Lanason

Diane Scott - Bemidji
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Doris Hill

Kim Hartung - North Oaks
Board of School Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Bruce Kramer

Carol Bufton - Saint Paul
Occupational Safety Health Review Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Michelle Clark

Janeen Carey -Hibbing
Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Margaret DiBlasio

William Crutcher - Golden Valley
Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Dorothy Suomala

Karen Bergrud - Stewartville
Board of Pharmacy
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Stuart Williams - Minneapolis
Board of Pharmacy
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Carlton Crawford

David Newman - Blaine
Pollution Control Agency Citizen Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Chester Wilander - LaPorte
Pollution Control Agency Citizen Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Raja David - Eagan
Board of Psychology
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Gerald Jensen

Benjamin Dollins - Saint Paul
Board of Psychology
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Susan Hayes

LaTina Else Siers - Duluth
Board of Psychology
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Margaret Fulton

Chris Henley - Duluth
Board of Psychology
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Herman Thompson

Gary Wertish - Renville
Rural Finance Authority
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Susan Meyer

Kathleen Hagen - Minneapolis
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Jeffery Nurick

Larry Lura - Minneapolis
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Pat Wright

Sean Roy - Minneapolis
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Previously Vacant

Sharla Scullen - Saint Paul
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Previously Vacant

Randy Sorenson
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Vicki Dalle Molle

Marvin Tibbetts - Mahnomen
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Pat Wright

Julia Washenberger - New Brighton
Statewide Independent Living Council
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Ann Zick

Amy Behning - Duluth
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Teri Herder-Blahnik

Paula DeSanto - Columbia Heights
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

James Jordan - Saint Paul
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Marmie Jotter - Hibbing
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Amanda Gramlich

Julie Ortiz - Minneapolis
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Kate Casserly

Rachel Voller - Saint Paul
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Jennifer Padleford

Tim Walsh - Hastings
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Alison Wolbeck - Moorhead
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Kai Mai Xiong - Brooklyn Park
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Janice Buntz

Senator Kathy Sheran - Mankato
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Representative Bob Barrett - Shafer
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Kathleen Peterson - Warren
State Council on Disability
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

David Schwartzkopf - Rochester
State Council on Disability
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment Member and Chair

Carlos Vazquez - Minneapolis
State Council on Disability
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Erwin Rud

Michael O'Day - Minneapolis
State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Previously Vacant

Kristin Oien - Roseville
State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Replacing: Joan Breslin-Larson

Candace Whittaker - Minneapolis
State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Previously Vacant

Martha Amundson - Northfield
The Board of the Minnesota State Academies
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Sonny Wasilowski - Faribault
The Board of the Minnesota State Academies
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Alex Caddy

John Lawrence - Lonsdale
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Ronald Swiggum - Saint Charles
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Delores Gockowski

Michelle Vaughn - Richfield
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Meg Glattly

Robert Burch - Lakeville
Minnesota Zoological Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing Harry Haynsworth, IV

Eleanor Crosby - Long Lake
Minnesota Zoological Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Scott Lambert - West Saint Paul
Minnesota Zoological Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Peter Maritz - Minneapolis
Minnesota Zoological Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing Jean Fountain

Mark Utz - Rochester
Minnesota Zoological Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015

Mary Benner-Inver Grove Heights
Minnesota State Retirement Systems Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Margaret Ingison

James Schowalter-St. Paul
Minnesota State Retirement Systems Board
Effective June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Tom Hanson

Adrece Thighman-Nabe-St. Cloud
Council on Black Minnesotans
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Sarah Walker

Dennis Leary-Minneapolis
State Board on Public Defense
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: David Schwartz

Rachel Wobscall - Saint Paul
Ombudsman Committee for Mental Health and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Robert James Haight - Hastings
Ombudsman Committee for Mental Health and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Ronald Groat - Edina
Ombudsman Committee for Mental Health and Development
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Thomas Boe
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Margaret Kalina - Alexandria
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Thomas Vanderwal - Park Rapids
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Thomas Nixon

Representative Larry Hosch
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Representative Steve Gottwalt

Representative Steve Gottwalt
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Representative Mary Ellen Otremba

Senator Tony Lourey
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Senator Julie Rosen

Senator Julie Rosen
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Lt. Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon

Anton Treuer - Bemidji
State Arts Board
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Brooke Barsness

Richard Brenner - Cloquet
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 6, 2014
Reappointment

Derrick Goutermont - Silver Bay
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Reappointment

George Pope - Silver Bay
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Jim Linscheid

Robert Bruce - Duluth
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Kelly Cooke

Jo Thompson - Duluth
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Albert Katz

Mike Link - Willow River
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: JoEllen Hurr

Karen Anderson - Maplewood
Governor's Council on Minnesota Coastal Programs
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 2, 2012

Steve Kelley - Hopkins
Minnesota Humanities Board Center of Directors
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Robert Bunger

Gary Henrickson - Fergus Falls
Minnesota Humanities Center Board of Directors
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Lisa Laliberte Belak

Colleen Aho - Minneapolis
Minnesota Humanities Center Board of Directors
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Jane Olive

Susan Heegard - Saint Paul
Minnesota Humanities Center Board of Directors
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Carinda Horton - Duluth
Minnesota Humanities Center Board of Directors
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Melissa Malen - West Saint Paul
Minnesota Humanities Center Board of Directors
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Mark Peterson

For more information on boards, commissions and councils visit the Secretary of State's website.

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