St. Paul - Today the following appointments were announced:

Gerardo Bonilla -Inver Grove Heights
Chicano Latino Affairs Council
Effective: March 7, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Jose Antonio Lizano

Ardythe (Ardie) Gallant - Minneapolis
Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education
Effective: March 7, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Nancy Paddleford - Northfield
Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education
Effective: March 28, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Howard Wilson

Jesse Overton - Bloomington
Chair, MN Racing Commission
Effective: March 7, 2011
Term Expires: June 30, 2013
Replacing: Lynn Leegard

Senator Chuck Wiger - Maplewood
Education Commission of the States
Effective: March 7, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Senator Gen Olson

Representative Jim Davnie - Minneapolis
Education Commission of the States
Effective: March 7, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Representative Pat Garofalo

Tracey Martin - Brooklyn Park
Board of Peace Officers Standards and Training
Effective: February 23, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Robert Quinn Sawyer - Rochester
State Guardian Ad Litem Board
Effective: February 23, 2011
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment