3 reappointed to school administrators board

Three people have been reappointed to the Minnesota Board of School Administrators by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

Robert A. Meyer, James Rhodes and Mark A. Wolak were appointed to four-year terms.

Meyer, of Lindstrom, is director of community education for Chisago Lakes Area Schools and is executive director of the Minnesota Community Education Association. He was first appointed to the board in September and was reappointed as a representative of community education directors.

Rhodes, of St. Louis Park, has been legislative director for the Minnesota Department of Administration and the Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology since 2004. He has been a member of the board since 2006 and was reappointed as a public member.

Wolak, of Pine Springs, has been superintendent of Mahtomedi Public Schools since 2002. He has been a member of the board since September and was reappointed as a representative of school superintendents.

The board is responsible for licensing, approving higher education programs and continuing education courses and enforcing a code of ethics for school administrators. It is made up of 10 members, all appointed by the governor.

A Chaska chiropractor has been reappointed to the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners by Pawlenty.

Dr. Teresa Marshall owns and works as a chiropractor at Mankato Chiropractic Center and Mankato Chiropractic Center River’s Edge in St. Peter. She also works as a staff physician at St. Peter Community Hospital. She has been a member of the board since 2002 and its president since 2007.

The chiropractic examiners’ board licenses and disciplines Minnesota chiropractors. It is made up of seven members, all appointed by the governor.

Minnesota state Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood (pictured at right), has been appointed to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning (CAAP) board by Pawlenty.

Dean has more than 20 years of experience in the design field. He worked for MCL Architects in St. Paul before forming his own architectural practice in 2004, and continues to provide consulting services since he was elected to the Minnesota House in 2004.

The CAAP is responsible for the architecture, urban design and comprehensive land-use planning in capitol area of St. Paul. Members exercise zoning and design review authority and oversee redevelopment of the north capitol area. The board is made up of 12 members, including four appointed by the governor.

James Lockwood has been appointed communications director for St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman.

Lockwood replaces Bob Hume.

One person has been appointed and another reappointed to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency board by Pawlenty.

Barbara A. Sanderson of Grand Rapids is the new appointee, and Michael D. Finch of Minneapolis was reappointed to the board.

Sanderson is a freelance writer, consultant and facilitator, and she previously worked as public information director at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids. She replaces Tony Goulet on the board.

Finch is a principal with the firm of Finch and King Inc. in Minneapolis and also works as an adjunct professor in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and an adjunct professor in the finance department at the U of M Carlson School of Business. He has been a member of the board since 1994 and its chair since 1995; he was reappointed chair for another four-year term.

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides housing for low- and moderate-income Minnesotans. It is made up of seven members, including six public members appointed by the governor.

Sharon Jensen has been appointed to the Minnesota Board of Accountancy by the governor.

Jensen, of Savage, is an executive finance consultant, the European U.S. controller and international manager of financial reporting for Hudson Financial Solutions in Minneapolis. She replaces Ramanik Shah as a certified public accountant member of the board.

The Board of Accountancy examines, licenses and regulates CPAs in Minnesota. It consists of nine members, all appointed by the governor.