The following appointments were posted late June on Governor Mark Dayton’s website to boards of great interest to us. There was a rash of appointments that were required to be made by June 30, 2011, or, by state law, the prior appointees would remain in their positions automatically.

Chandra Mehrotra – Duluth
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Thomas Pollock – Maple Grove
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Nancy Tuders – Grand Rapids
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Jason George – Ham Lake
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Michelle Harker

Christine Norton – Cottage Grove
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: James Peterson

Monica Parks – Hastings
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Bradley Haugen

Julie Riportella – Minneapolis
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Gregory Lanason

Diane Scott – Bemidji
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Doris Hill

(The Rural Health Advisory Committee (RHAC) is a statewide forum for rural health interests. Fifteen members compose the committee, representing licensed health care and higher education professionals, legislative officials and consumers. RHAC advises the commissioner of health and leaders in other state agencies on rural health issues.)

Thomas Boe
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Margaret Kalina – Alexandria
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Reappointment

Thomas Vanderwal – Park Rapids
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Thomas Nixon

Representative Larry Hosch
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Representative Steve Gottwalt

Representative Steve Gottwalt
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Representative Mary Ellen Otremba

Senator Tony Lourey
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Senator Julie Rosen

Senator Julie Rosen
Rural Health Advisory Committee
Effective: June 30, 2011
Term expires: January 7, 2013
Replacing: Lt. Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon

Patti Cullen, CAE
952.851.2487
pcullen@careproviders.org

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