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Governor
appoints four new board members
New MBA members
were appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura. They
include James Bougie, the Honorable Terry Dempsey,
Laurie Laner and Donald Tomsche; and the
reappointment of Jayne Hager Dee, Larry Fortner and
Beth Nelson.
James Bougie,
Afton, has held numerous positions in the defense
industry, including working at the Department of
Defense and the Defense Systems Division at Unisys.
He has also owned a variety of small businesses.
Bougie replaces Roger Boatman.
Donald Tomsche,
Oakdale, recently retired after 41 years of
employment with the State of Minnesota, including 35
years with the Department of Corrections, where he
was a prison warden and deputy commissioner. He is
vice chair of the Minnesota Chapter of the American
Association of Retired Persons. Tomsche will
complete the four-year term of Carolyn Tasker, who
resigned.
Laurie Laner,
Minneapolis, is president of Financial Designs Inc.
in St. Louis Park; was president and chairperson of
the International Association of Financial Planning;
and has been an adjunct professor at the University
of Minnesota, teaching a program on retirement
planning and employee benefits for certified
financial planners. Laner replaces Mary Koep.
The Honorable Terry
Dempsey, New Ulm, retired last month as a Fifth
Judicial District trial court judge and is a former
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,
where he served as House Minority Leader. Dempsey
replaces Marla Betsy Siegel-Garcia.
Dee, Northfield, is
the Dakota County Extension Director with the
University of Minnesota Extension Service. She has
served on the Board since January 2001.
Fortner, Duluth, is
editor and publisher of The Senior Reporter
magazine, producer of six regional senior resource
guides, coordinator of the Duluth Aging Network,
vice president of the Elder Circle Board in Itasca
County and president of the Elder Services Network
of Northern St. Louis County. He has served on the
Board since July 1997.
Nelson, Maplewood,
is the manager of strategic alliance public programs
at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. She was the
director of an Area Agency on Aging and worked at
the office of Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans.
Nelson has served on the Board since January 2001.
All terms expire on
January 2, 2006, except for Tomsche whose
appointment extends to January 5, 2004.
The MBA develops,
coordinates, evaluates and administers federal and
state funds for programs for the aging; makes grants
to 13 Area Agencies on Aging and non-profit
agencies; and serves as an advocate for older
persons. The Board consists of 25 members appointed
by the governor.
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