My Preparation and Volunteer experience includes:
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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Hiawatha Homes and Foundation - past president of both organizations, 13 Years
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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Rochester Foundation - First Homes Executive Board, 4 years
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
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Olmsted Medical Center - Podiatric Foot and Ankle Physician/Surgeon, 35 years, Retired
Past Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES COMPARISON
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Olmsted County and Olmsted Medical Center (OMC) both have 1300 employees
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Olmsted County has a budget of 280 million and OMC has 220 million in revenue
DEDICATION TO VETERANS
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Tee it up for the Troops - Executive council- Assignment WWII Vets and Korean War Veterans
DEDICATION TO THE ARTS
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Dancing for the Arts - Dance and fundraising participant
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Member of Rochester Art Center
COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
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IMAA Executive Committee - Refugee and Immigrant new arrivals, 4 years
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Slatterly Park Neighborhood Board - Member
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Past Bike Trail Task Force - Rochester/OlmstedCounty
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RCTC- Surgical advisory committee for surgical assistants program
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Olmsted County - Infection control committee member
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Leadership 2000/now Greater Rochester, 1 year
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Optimist Club - Service club, 5 years
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Rotary Club - 10 years
YOUTH MENTORING
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Love wins - non-profit mentoring youth, Current executive board member
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Zumbro Lutheran Church - Confirmation mentor, 6 years
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Rochester Youth Football - Assistant Coach, 5 years
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Rochester Lacrosse club - Founding member, advisory board, 4 years
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Rochester Youth Girls Basketball - Assistant coach, 4 years
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Rochester Boys Youth Hockey - 5 years
MISSION AND MEDICAL WORK
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Medical missions - Volunteer in Central America
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Team USA Track and Field Medical Team - World games in the Netherlands and France
NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL POSITIONS
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Minnesota State Podiatry Association - past president
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Delegate - APMA - Washington D.C., 30 years
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Rochester Day at the Capitol - 2 years
PASSIONS
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Married for 43 years, 3 children, and 3 grand children
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Biking, hiking, pickleball and author
Education
1982
Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine
Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine
1978-1982
Luther College
B.A. Biology/Chemistry