ST. PAUL, MN - Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, Council on Minnesotans of African Heritage, Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, Minnesota State Council on Disability, and the School Trust Lands Director.
                   
                  
                    Dr. Ridge Pidde - Bloomington, MN
                  
                  Board of Chiropractic Examiners
                  Licensed Chiropractor Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 4, 2016
                  Replacing: Dr. Howard Fidler
                   
                  
                    Patty Acomb - Minnetonka, MN
                  
                  Board of Water and Soil Resources
                  Metropolitan City Elected Official
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 2, 2017
                  Replacing: Christy Jo Forgarty
                   
                  
                    Grace Lee - Columbia Heights, MN
                  
                  Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Faamati Aumua Winey - Dellwood, MN
                  
                  Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Sadiq Abdirahman - Apple Valley, MN
                  
                  Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Doris Baylor - Minneapolis, MN
                  
                  Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Olivia Jefferson - Little Canada, MN
                  
                  Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Dr. Suzanne Madison - Maplewood, MN
                  
                  Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Nasser Mussa - Minneapolis, MN
                  
                  Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Patty Acomb - Minnetonka, MN
                  
                  Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee
                  Metropolitan Area Non-County Official
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Todd Gerhardt - Chanhassen, MN
                  
                  Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee
                  Metropolitan Area Non-County Official
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                  Replacing: Tom Furlong
                   
                  
                    Dean Lotter - New Brighton, MN
                  
                  Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee
                  Metropolitan Area Non-County Official
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Braulio Carrasco - Minneapolis, MN
                  
                  Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Francisco Gonzalez - Cottage Grove, MN
                  
                  Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Leticia Guadarrama - Edina, MN
                  
                  Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Monica Segura-Schwartz - Saint Cloud, MN
                  
                  Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 7, 2019
                   
                  
                    Dr. Brian Bonte - Hutchinson, MN
                  
                  Minnesota State Council on Disability
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 4, 2016
                  Replacing: Michelle Trapp
                   
                  
                    Andrea Bejarano-Robinson - New Hope, MN
                  
                  Minnesota State Council on Disability
                  Member
                  Effective: September 13, 2015
                  Term Expires: January 1, 2018
                  Replacing: Elliot Albright
                   
                  
                    Aaron Vande Linde - Woodbury, MN
                  
                  School Trust Lands Director
                  Effective: September 23, 2015
                  Term Expires: December 31, 2020