Board and Staff
Revised 9/2/21
Bylaw 5.2: Board Membership is limited to a maximum of sixteen and a minimum of twelve.
Bylaw 5.7: Officers serve one-year term. (Term shown below is term on Board.)
Bylaw 5.9: Board members shall be elected for three-year staggered terms. Normally they are limited to two successive terms.
| Name | Term | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Officers | Current term on Board shown, with term number. Term in office is 1 year | ||
| Susan Evans Chair | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 507-254-2797 | susancevans@charter.net |
| Patricia Johnson Vice Chair | 11/21-5/24 (1) | 507-301-3111 | pjohnson2@udayton.edu |
| Colleen Vitek Treasurer | 6/20-5/23 (1) | 919-848-4844 | cvitek@gmail.com |
| David Peterson Secretary | 6/20-5/23 (1) | 815-341-1548 | dpetersonj@gmail.com |
Executive Staff | Beginning date is shown | ||
| Carol Rutz Executive Director | 7/1/19 | 507-645-7316 | crutz@carleton.edu |
| Daniel Sullivan Curriculum Director | 7/1/21 | 315-323-1528 | dsullivan@stlawu.edu |
| Nicole Barnette Registration & Finance Dir | 7/1/21 | 507-210-4347 | nbarnette@cvec.org |
Board Members | Current term on Board, with term number | ||
| Barbara Crouter | 6/20-5/23 (2) | 507-645-6592 | bcrouter@charter.net |
| Susan Evans | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 507-254-2797 | susancevans@charter.net |
| Jill Ballard | 6/20-5/23 (1) | 612-868-2088 | jill.ballard@midco.net |
| Art Higinbotham | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 612-226-3025 | arthur@higinbotham.com |
| Steve Kelly | 6/20-5/23 (2) | 507-645-7915 | skelly@carleton.edu |
| David Norman | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 785-317-1477 | dnorman@ksu.edu |
| Karolyn Bertelsen | 6/21-5/24 (2) | 651-304-7486 | kkaybert@gmail.com |
| David Peterson | 6/20-5/23 (1) | 815-341-1548 | dpetersonj@gmail.com |
| John Robison | 9/22-5/23 (1) | 608-692-3123 | johnrobison3123@gmail.com |
| Bruce Dybvik | 9/22-5/23 (1) | 507-645-1763 | dybvikbj@uwec.edu |
| Tim Madigan | 6/22-5/25 (1) | 507-400-5574 | tmadigan55@hotmail.com |
| Patricia Johnson | 11/21-5/24 (1) | 507-301-3111 | pjohnson2@udayton.edu |
Affiliates | Beginning date is shown | ||
| Milosha Malecha | 9/1/11 | 507-664-3472 | mmalecha@northfieldretirement.org |
| Kerry Hjelmgren | 9/2022 | ||
| Bruce Roberts | 6/2014 | 507-645-9784 | bruroberts@gmail.com |
| Mark Anderson | 4/7/17 | 507-664-8815 | mark.anderson@threelinks.org |
Standing Committees
Revised 9/2/21
| Name | Term | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | |||
| Daniel Sullivan (Chair) Curriculum Dir – ex officio | 315-323-1528 | dsullivan@stlawu.edu | |
| Carol Rutz Executive Dir – ex officio | 507-645-7316 | crutz@carleton.edu | |
| Jill Ballard | 9/20-5/23 (1) | 612-868-2088 | jill.ballard@midco.net |
| Susan Evans | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 507-254-2797 | susancevans@charter.net |
| Ed Langerak | 9/21-5/24 (2) | 507-645-8321 | langerak@stolaf.edu |
| Barbara Crouter | 6/20-5/23 (2) | 507-645-6592 | bcrouter@charter.net |
| Perry Mason | 9/21-5/24 (1) | 507-645-9251 | pmason@carleton.edu |
Finance | |||
| Colleen Vitek (Chair) Treasurer – ex officio | 919-848-4844 | cvitek@gmail.com | |
| Nicole Barnette Finance Dir – ex officio | 507-210-4347 | nbarnette@cvec.org | |
| John Robison | 608-692-3123 | johnrobison3123@gmail.com | |
| Art Higinbotham | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 612-226-3025 | arthur@higinbotham.com |
| Steve Kelly | 9/19-5/23 (2) | 507-645-7915 | skelly@carleton.edu |
| David Peterson | 9/20-5/23 (1) | 815-341-1548 | dpetersonj@gmail.com |
Nominating | |||
| Patricia Johnson (Chair) Board representative | 11/21-5/24 (1) | 507-301-3111 | pjohnson2@udayton.edu |
| Jim Gillis | 9/22-5/23 | 320-808-6797 | gj.gillis@gmail.com |
| George Kinney | 9/22-5/23 | 607-645-2718 | geokinney@gmail.com |
| Becky Boling | 9/22-5/23 | 507-581-0858 | bboling@carleton.edu |
Publicity | |||
| David Norman (Chair) | 9/19-5/25 (2) | 785-317-1477 | dnorman@ksu.edu |
| Bruce Dybvik | 9/22-5/23 (1) | 507-645-1763 | dybvikbj@uwec.edu |
| Karolyn Bertelsen | 6/21-5/24 (2) | 651-304-7486 | kkaybert@gmail.com |
| TBD |
Select Other Committees
Revised 9/2/21
| Name | Term | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faribault Program | |||
| Daniel Sullivan (ex officio) | 315-323-1528 | dsullivan@stlawu.edu | |
| Carol Rutz (ex officio) | 507-645-7316 | crutz@carleton.edu | |
Film Festival | |||
| TBD | |||
| Rich Noer | 507-645-9222 | rnoer@carleton.edu | |
| Nicole Barnette | 507-210-4347 | nbarnette@cvec.org | |
| Phil Peterson | 507-645-8183 | philip.peterson3@gmail.com | |
Newsletter | |||
| Carol Rutz (Editor) | 507-645-7316 | crutz@carleton.edu | |
| Linda Seebach (Producer) | 507-213-8656 | linsee@plethora.net | |
| Annie Kramer (Mail liaison) | 507-261-7859 | anniekramer@charter.net | |
Founders | |||
| Keith and Bev Anderson | 715-822-5295 | andersk@stolaf.edu | |
| Ron and Bettye Ronning (deceased) |