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Notice of Appointments by Governor Dayton

6/19/2015 10:14:43 AM

 

ST. PAUL, MN - Today Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, Board of Cosmetologist Examiners, Board of Dentistry, Board of Veterinary Medicine, Minnesota Automobile Assigned Claims Bureau, Minnesota Racing Commission, Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors, State Board of Physical Therapy, and the Urban Initiative Board.

Marlae Cox-Kolek - Saint Peter, MN
Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Rebecca Lund - Maplewood, MN
Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Amy Robinson - Plymouth, MN
Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 2, 2017
Replacing: Nona L. Wilson
 
Robert Schmillen - Granite Falls, MN
Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Marjorie Van Slyke - Minneapolis, MN
Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Rhonda Besel - Austin, MN
Board of Cosmetologist Examiners
Licensed Cosmetologist
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Robert Salmonson
 
Kurt Deile - Andover, MN
Board of Cosmetologist Examiners
Public Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Jodi Friendshuh - Buffalo, MN
Board of Cosmetologist Examiners
Nail Technician
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 1, 2018
 
Jake Manahan - Bloomington, MN
Board of Dentistry
Public Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Dr. Paul Walker - Shoreview, MN
Board of Dentistry
Dentist Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Dr. Douglas Wolff - Saint Paul, MN
Board of Dentistry
Dentist Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Joan Sheppard
 
Dr. Amy Kizer - Savage, MN
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinarian
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: John Lawrence
 
Dr. Michelle Vaughn - Hopkins, MN
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinarian
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Thomas Evenson - Maple Grove, MN
Minnesota Automobile Assigned Claims Bureau
Public Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 2, 2017
Reappointment
 
John Pelto - Bloomington, MN
Minnesota Automobile Assigned Claims Bureau
Public Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 2, 2017
Replacing: Ben Montzka
 
Jerry Bell - Saint Paul, MN
Minnesota Racing Commission
Member
Effective: July1, 2015
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Replacing: Mark Urista
 
Barbara Colombo - Greenwood, MN
Minnesota Racing Commission
Member
Effective: July 1, 2015
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Replacing: Kristine Sundberg
 
James Lane III - Medina, MN
Minnesota Racing Commission
Member
Effective: July 1, 2015
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Reappointment
 
Jan Carey - Hibbing, MN
Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Nathan Coulter - Bloomington, MN
Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Nancy Paddleford
 
William Crutcher - Golden Valley, MN
Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Pierce McNally - Wayzata, MN
Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Mathew Ollig - Minneapolis, MN
Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Jennifer Prock - Woodbury, MN
Perpich Center for the Arts Board of Directors
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Bari Amadio
 
Christopher Adams - Plymouth, MN
State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist Assistant
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Samantha Mohn-Johnson - Duluth, MN
State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Sandra Marden Lokken
 
Debra Newel - Eden Prairie, MN
State Board of Physical Therapy
Public Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Linda Gustafson - Minnetonka, MN
State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Steven Scherger - Andover, MN
State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Kathleen Fleischaker
 
Jackie Cherryhomes - Minneapolis, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Grover Jones - Saint Paul, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Phillip Hampton - Minneapolis, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Nerita Hughes - Minnetonka, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Reappointment
 
Eric Muschler - Minneapolis, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Jerry Blackwell
 
Haiyen Vang - Brooklyn Park, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Ruth Richardson
 
Enrique Vazquez - White Bear Lake, MN
Urban Initiative Board
Member
Effective: June 24, 2015
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Velda Vargas
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