Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointments to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the following appointments to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. The Board assists the Governor in: developing, implementing, and modifying the State plan, review of statewide policies and programs, providing recommendations on actions to align and improve the workforce development system and programs, develop strategies to identify and remove barriers for better alignment, support career pathways, provide outreach to individuals and employers benefitting from the system, developing and updating comprehensive state performance accountability measures, and disseminating of best practices.

Carol Anderson – Foley, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Robert Blake – Saint Paul, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Vance Boelter – Inver Grove Heights, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Dr. Jeffery Boyd – Rochester, MN
Education/Public Postsecondary
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Jason Duininck – Willmar, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Mary Ferguson – Duluth, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Jeanna Fortney – Saint Paul, MN
Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Joan Gabel – Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Nerita Hughes – Minnetonka, MN
Women’s Economic Security Act Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Abdiwadi Husen – Burnsville, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 13, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Steven Kalina – St. Louis Park, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Katie Lundmark – Detroit Lakes, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Priya Morioka – Minneapolis, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Loren Nelson – Cambridge, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Catherine Penkert – Saint Paul, MN
Public Libraries
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Laura Sayles – Minneapolis, MN
Labor Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Roy Smith – Hibbing, MN
School-Based Service Learning Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023

Jennifer Theisen – Hugo, MN
Business & Industry Representative
Effective: December 14, 2019
Expires: January 2, 2023