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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

• Hiawatha Homes and Foundation -  past president of both organizations, 13 Years

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

•  Rochester Foundation - First Homes Executive Board, 4 years

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EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

• Olmsted Medical Center - Podiatric Foot and Ankle Physician/Surgeon, 35 years, Retired

                                                                     Past Board of Governors and Board of Trustees 

 

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES COMPARISON                                              

• Olmsted County and Olmsted Medical Center (OMC) both have 1300 employees

• Olmsted County has a budget of 280 million and OMC has 220 million in revenue                           

 

DEDICATION TO VETERANS

• Tee it up for the Troops - Executive council- Assignment WWII Vets and Korean War Veterans

 

DEDICATION TO THE ARTS

• Dancing for the Arts - Dance and fundraising participant

• Member of Rochester Art Center

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COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY

• IMAA Executive Committee - Refugee and Immigrant new arrivals, 4 years

• Slatterly Park Neighborhood Board - Member

• Past Bike Trail Task Force - Rochester/OlmstedCounty

• RCTC- Surgical advisory committee for surgical assistants program

• Olmsted County - Infection control committee member

• Leadership 2000/now Greater Rochester, 1 year

• Optimist Club - Service club, 5 years

• Rotary Club - 10 years

 

YOUTH MENTORING

• Love wins - non-profit mentoring youth, Current executive board member 

• Zumbro Lutheran Church - Confirmation mentor, 6 years

• Rochester Youth Football - Assistant Coach, 5 years

• Rochester Lacrosse club - Founding member, advisory board, 4 years

• Rochester Youth Girls Basketball - Assistant coach, 4 years

• Rochester Boys Youth Hockey - 5 years

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MISSION AND MEDICAL WORK

• Medical missions - Volunteer in Central America

• Team USA Track and Field Medical Team - World games in the Netherlands and France

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NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL POSITIONS

• Minnesota State Podiatry Association - past president

• Delegate - APMA - Washington D.C., 30 years

• Rochester Day at the Capitol - 2 years

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PASSIONS 

• Married for 43 years, 3 children, and 3 grand children

• Biking, hiking, pickleball and author

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