OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY 130 State Capitol ♦ Saint Paul, MN 55155 ♦ (651) 296-0001 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Brian McClung January 3, 2007 (651) 296-0001 GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS KASBOHM TO FORENSIC LABORATORY ADVISORY BOARD Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Lieutenant Brian Kasbohm, commander of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory, to the Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board. Prior to becoming commander of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory, Kasbohm, of Chanhassen, held positions of laboratory supervisor, crime scene section supervisor, bloodstain pattern analyst, as well as over a decade of experience in the crime scene and latent fingerprint sections of the crime lab. He was also the project manager for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory accreditation with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. Kasbohm is a member of the American Society of Crime Lab Directors, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers, and International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. Kasbohm is appointed to a position for an individual with expertise in the field of forensic science and will serve a four-year term that expires on July 1, 2010. The Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board was created by the Legislature (Laws of Minnesota 2006, Chapter 260, Article 3) to develop and implement a reporting system through which laboratories, facilities, or entities that conduct forensic analyses report negligence or misconduct that substantially affects the integrity of the forensic results committed by employees or contractors; encourage reporting of misconduct; investigate allegations of misconduct; and encourage laboratory accreditation with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. The board consists of 12 members, including one appointed by the Governor. --30-- www.governor.state.mn.us ♦ (651) 296-0001 ♦ (651) 296-0056 fax OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY 130 State Capitol ♦ Saint Paul, MN 55155 ♦ (651) 296-0001 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Brian McClung January 3, 2007 (651) 296-0001 GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS MORUD TO GOVERNOR’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Rollie Morud, Ed. D., to the Governor’s Workforce Development Council (GWDC). Morud, of Bemidji, is an educational consultant. He previously served as assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) from 2004 to 2006, during which he was the MDE representative to the GWDC. He was superintendent of schools with the Bemidji Area School District from 1995 to 2004, superintendent of the Dickinson (North Dakota) Public School District from 1990 to 1995, superintendent of the New Town (North Dakota) Public School District from 1980 to 1988, and served in the West Fargo (North Dakota) Public Schools as administrative assistant to the superintendent (1973-1980), and a math teacher (1970 to 1973). Morud was named North Dakota Superintendent of the Year in 1993. Morud earned his doctor of education from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks in 1990. Morud replaces Beverly O’Connor on the GWDC as a representative of school-based service learning for a three- year term that expires on June 30, 2009. The Governor’s Workforce Development Council coordinates the development, implementation, and evaluation of the statewide education and employment transitions system and Minnesota youth services programs. The council consists of 32 members, including 28 appointed by the Governor. --30-- www.governor.state.mn.us ♦ (651) 296-0001 ♦ (651) 296-0056 fax OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY 130 State Capitol ♦ Saint Paul, MN 55155 ♦ (651) 296-0001 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Brian McClung January 3, 2007 (651) 296-0001 GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS LARSON TO MINNESOTA SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Cal Larson to the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission. Larson, of Fergus Falls, just concluded serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate from District 10. He served in the Senate since 1987, and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975. Larson was a Senate appointee to the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission when the commission was created last year. An independent insurance broker by profession, Larson has served as chair of the Concordia College Board of Regents, and is a past president of the Fergus Falls Rotary. Larson replaces Polly Fry on the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission to fill an unscheduled vacancy for a Governor’s appointee. The Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission was created by the 2005 Legislature to plan for activities relating to Minnesota’s 150th anniversary of statehood, which is May 11, 2008. The commission consists of 17 members, including nine appointed by the Governor representing major corporate, non-profit, and public sectors of the state, selected from all parts of the state. The commission expires on December 31, 2008. - 30 - www.governor.state.mn.us ♦ (651) 296-0001 ♦ (651) 296-0056 fax OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY 130 State Capitol ♦ Saint Paul, MN 55155 ♦ (651) 296-0001 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Brian McClung January 3, 2007 (651) 296-0001 GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS SWEDBERG TO ZOO BOARD Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Joe Swedberg to the Minnesota Zoological Board. Swedberg, of Austin, is the corporate vice president of legislative affairs and marketing services for Hormel Foods Corporation in Austin, a position he has held since 2003. He began his career with Hormel Foods in 1981, and has held a variety of positions over the years in Colorado, Texas, and Illinois, as well as Minnesota. Swedberg is the immediate past chairman of the Board of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, is vice chair of the Board of Minnesota Agri-Growth, and a member of the Students in Free Enterprise Board, Advisory Leadership Circle for the Southeastern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, and the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission. He also served on Governor Pawlenty’s Livestock and Siting Task Forces and is past president of the Austin YMCA Board of Directors. Swedberg replaces Michael McCoy on the Zoo Board to complete a four-year term that expires on January 7, 2008. The Minnesota Zoological Board operates and maintains the Minnesota Zoological Garden. The board consists of 30 members, including 15 appointed by the Governor and 15 appointed by the Zoo Board. --30-- www.governor.state.mn.us ♦ (651) 296-0001 ♦ (651) 296-0056 fax OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY 130 State Capitol ♦ Saint Paul, MN 55155 ♦ (651) 296-0001 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Brian McClung January 5, 2007 (651) 296-0001 GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS MEMBERS TO JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Eric J. Magnuson as Chair, and the appointment of 26 members to the Commission on Judicial Selection. Governor Pawlenty’s appointees are: Richard Breen, of Brainerd, is an attorney and partner in the Brainerd law firm of Breen and Person. Breen, who has been a member of the commission since 1999, is reappointed as a Ninth Judicial District attorney member. Leonardo Castro, of White Bear Township, is the Fourth Judicial District Chief Public Defender in Hennepin County. Castro, who has been an at-large Governor-appointed attorney member of the commission since 2002, and was a Supreme Court-appointed Fifth Judicial District attorney member prior to that, is reappointed to another term. Marcus Christianson, of Mankato, is an attorney with the Mankato law firm of Maschka, Riedy and Ries. Christianson, who has been a member of the commission sine 2003, is reappointed as a Fifth Judicial District attorney member. Loyola Colebeck, of Rochester, is a co-owner of a small business in Rochester and a community volunteer. Colebeck replaces Jean Michaels as an at-large non-attorney member on the commission. John Delmonico, of Minneapolis, is president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. Delmonico, who has been a member of the commission since 2003, is reappointed as a Fourth Judicial District non-attorney member. Rene Diebold, of Marshall, is an attorney in private practice in Marshall. Diebold, who has been a member of the commission since 2004, is reappointed as an at-large attorney member. Michael Dougherty, of Burnsville, is an attorney with the Apple Valley law firm of Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty and Molenda. Dougherty, who has been a member of the commission since 2003, is reappointed as a First Judicial District attorney member. -- more -- www.governor.state.mn.us ♦ (651) 296-0001 ♦ (651) 296-0056 fax Brenda Elmer, of Moorhead, is the northwest Minnesota representative to U.S. Senator Norm Coleman. Elmer replaces Dr. Paul Dovre as a Seventh Judicial District non-attorney member on the commission. Sonja Faust, of Waconia, is a self-employed certified public accountant. Faust, who has been a member of the commission since 2003, is reappointed as a First Judicial District non-attorney member. Jill Frieders, of Rochester, is an attorney and partner in the Rochester law firm of O’Brien and Wolf. Frieders, who has been a member of the commission since 2003, is reappointed as a Third Judicial District attorney member. Paul Gam, of Arden Hills, is vice president of international development with St. Jude Medical, Inc., in St. Paul. Gam replaces Iris Cornelius as a Second Judicial District non-attorney member on the commission. Susan Kamrath, of Canby, is the Canby CARES Coordinator for Independent School District 891. Kamrath, who has been a member of the commission since 2003, is reappointed as an Eighth Judicial District non-attorney member. Karen Klinzing, of Woodbury, is an assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Department of Education and just concluded serving two-terms as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Klinzing replaces Christine Rice as a Tenth Judicial District non-attorney member on the commission.