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Notice of Appointments by Governor Dayton

11/21/2017 3:32:34 PM

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice, the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, and the Governor’s Workforce Development Board.
 
Margaret Schreiner – Eagan, MN
Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
Public Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: August 1, 2021
Reappointment
 
Lea Wetzell – Minneapolis, MN
Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
Licensed Nutritionist
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: August 1, 2021
Reappointment
 
Naomi Alemseged – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Reverend Ovester Armstrong, Jr. – Rosemount, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
James Burroughs – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Chair
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Katie Davidson – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Khalid Dayib – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Devon Gilchrist – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Vanessa Goodthunder – Morton, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Megan Jablonski Johnson – Hastings, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Commissioner Kevin Lindsey – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Anna Mazig – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Andre McNeal – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
JoAnne Pastel – Wayzata, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Whitney Terrill – Hopkins, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Kim Wassenaar – Shoreview, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Kate Webb – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Member
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: March 1, 2018
 
Len Bakken – Worthington, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
New Seat
 
Laura Beeth – Bloomington, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative and Chair
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Reappointment
 
Councilmember Joshua Berg – Elko New Market, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Local Elected Official
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Rita Albrecht
 
Jane Eastwood – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Public Libraries Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Marlene Moulton Jannsen
 
Les Fujitake – Bloomington, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Local Public/Secondary Education Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
New Seat
 
Kelly Hansen – Annandale, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Sanjay Kuba
 
Valerie Johnson – Chanhassen, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Dennis Siemer
 
Mayor Elizabeth Kautz – Burnsville, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Local Elected Official
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Reappointment
 
William McCarthy – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Labor Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Reappointment
 
Eric Nesheim – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Adult Basic Education Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Reappointment
 
Tuleah Palmer – Cass Lake, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Community-Based Organization Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Ruby Lee
             
Scott Parker – Mazeppa, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Labor Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Reappointment
 
Paul Pribbenow – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Private Post-Secondary Education Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Rich Wagner
 
Anthony Ramunno – Maple Grove, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
New Seat
 
Mary Russell – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Reappointment
 
Rick Trontvet – Thief River Falls, MN
Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Business Representative
Effective: November 26, 2017
Term Expires: December 31, 2020
Replacing: Twyla Flaws
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