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Notice of Appointments by Governor Dayton

6/30/2017 1:54:32 PM

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design; the Council on Disability; the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Advisory Group; the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities; the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee; the Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council; and the State Rehabilitation Council.
  
David Stenseth – Rosemount, MN
Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design
Public Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Replacing: Tanya Digiovanni
 
Katherine MacDonald – Rochester, MN
Council on Disability
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: David Schwartzkopf
 
Joshua Melvin – Stillwater, MN
Council on Disability
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Carlos Vasquez
 
Quinn Nystrom – Baxter, MN
Council on Disability
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Nancy Rosemore
 
Kathleen Peterson – Warren, MN
Council on Disability
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Lolita Davis Carter – Minneapolis, MN
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Advisory Group
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Richard Neumeister
 
Shawn Tweten – North Mankato, MN
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Advisory Group
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
New Seat
 
Michelle Albeck – Farmington, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Ashley Bailey – Plymouth, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Self-Advocate Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Alexandra Bartolic – Little Canada, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota Department of Human Services Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Lisa Emmert – Shakopee, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Michael Stern
 
Pamela Hoopes – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota Disability Law Center Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
David Johnson – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Eric Kloos – Roseville, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota Department of Education Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
James Lovold – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Self-Advocate Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Sarah Mapellentz– West St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota Department of Health Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Barbara Lundeen
 
Mary Martin – Hibbing, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Katheryn Ware
 
Noah McCourt – Waconia, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Self-Advocate Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Robbie Reedy
 
Randean Miller – Big Lake, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Marisela Cantu
 
Jillian Nelson – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Self-Advocate Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Marrie Bottelson
 
Carolyn Perron – Fridley, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Board on Aging Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Dan Reed – St. Paul, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Private Non-Profit Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Lynne Megan
 
Reid Scheller – Apple Valley, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Self-Advocate Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Mary Raasch
 
Lee Shervheim – Lino Lakes, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Mary Hauff
 
Heather Tidd – Rosemount, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Replacing: Bonnie Jean Smith
 
Alan Wilensky – Minneapolis, MN
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parent Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 6, 2020
Reappointment
 
Freddie Davis-English – Plymouth, MN
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Reappointment
 
Dana Erickson – Sartell, MN
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Antonio Tejeda
 
Kevin Nguyen – St. Paul, MN
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Youth Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Replacing: Christopher Downing
 
Kathryn Richtman – St. Paul, MN
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Reappointment
 
Raj Sethuraju – Chaska, MN
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Replacing: Hao Nguyen
 
Richard Smith – Minneapolis, MN
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 4, 2021
Reappointment
 
Abdi Matan – St. Peter, MN
Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council
Public Member
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Sharie Hawkins
 
Connie Lee Berg – Red Lake, MN
State Rehabilitation Council
Representative of American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Project
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Gloria LaFriniere
 
Scott Berscheid – St. Michael, MN
State Rehabilitation Council
Business, Industry, or Labor Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: Brian Paulson
 
Chase Foreman – Minneapolis, MN
State Rehabilitation Council
Business, Industry, or Labor Representative
Effective: July 3, 2017
Term Expires: January 7, 2019
Replacing: William Meyer
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