ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Food Safety and Defense Task Force, the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, and the State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind.
Caldoun Abuhakel – Blaine, MN
Food Safety and Defense Task Force
Consumer Group Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: June 30, 2017
Replacing: Glen Hill
James Burroughs – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Co-Chair
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Replacing: Katie Troyer
Alanna Galloway – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Reappointment
Gene Gelgelu – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Reappointment
Chua Le – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Replacing: Gracie George
Commissioner Kevin Lindsey – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Co-Chair
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Reappointment
Lidya Makonnen – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Replacing: Cumah Blake
Anna Mazig – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Replacing: Danisa Farley
Andre McNeal – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Replacing: Fabio Anifrani
McKay Munoz – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Replacing: Adam Davis-McGee
Marcus Owens – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Tomas Perez – Hopkins, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Dr. Louis Porter II– Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Sharon Smith-Akinsanya – St. Louis Park, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Bo Thao-Urabe – Eagan, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Kim Wassenaar – Shoreview, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: March 1, 2017
Reappointment
Dennis Siemer – Mankato, MN
State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
Governor’s Workforce Development Council Representative
Effective: November 15, 2016
Term Expires: January 1, 2018
Replacing: Marlene Moulton Janssen
