POSITION: Direct Appointments

Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council

Position Description

Agency Contact

Sarah Dornink
218 Ruttan Hall
Saint Paul, MN 55108
tesm0010@umn.edu
(612) 624-6249

Members Holding this Position (13)

SEAT

MEMBER NAME

AUTHORITY

STATUS

TERM

Chair of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee

Aric Putnam

Subcommittee on Committees of the Senate

Filled

05/30/2023 - 01/04/2027

Chair of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee

Brad Tabke

Subcommittee on Committees of the House of Representatives

Past Term End

04/20/2023 - 01/06/2025

Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota (CFANS)

Brian Buhr

Dean of CFANS

Filled

08/01/2013 - 08/01/2029

Member of a House of Representatives Committee with Jurisdiction over Education, or designee

Kristi Pursell

Subcommittee on Committees of the House of Representatives

Past Term End

04/20/2023 - 01/06/2025

Member of a Senate Committee with Jurisdiction Over Education, or designee

Heather Gustafson

Subcommittee on Committees of the Senate

Filled

06/20/2023 - 01/04/2027

President of the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators

Nikki Flaaen

Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators

Filled

07/01/2024 - 07/01/2028

President-Elect of the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators

Eric Sawatzke

Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators

Filled

07/01/2024 - 07/01/2028

Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee

Gary Dahms

Senate Minority Leader

Filled

01/18/2023 - 01/04/2027

Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee

Paul Anderson

House Minority Leader

Past Term End

04/20/2023 - 01/06/2025

Representative of the Commissioner of Agriculture

Patrice Bailey

Commissioner of Agriculture

Filled

07/01/2019 - 07/01/2029

Representative of the Commissioner of Education

Michelle Kamenov

Commissioner of Education

Filled

09/03/2019 - 09/03/2029

Representative of the Minnesota FFA Foundation

Julie Tesch

Minnesota FFA Foundation

Filled

01/01/2025 - 01/01/2027

Representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Terry Gaalswyk

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Filled

09/01/2020 - 09/01/2028

Position History (22)

POSITION	MEMBER NAME	TERM DATES	ACTUAL END	TERM END REASON
Representative of the Minnesota FFA Foundation	Pat Dingels	12/01/2022 - 12/1/2024	12/31/2024	No longer on the FFA Foundation board
Member of a Senate Committee with Jurisdiction Over Education, or designee	Scott Newman	01/04/2021 - 1/3/2023	06/19/2023	Appointment
Chair of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee	Gary Dahms	01/19/2021 - 1/3/2023	05/29/2023	Appointment
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Paul Anderson	03/08/2021 - 1/3/2023	04/19/2023	Reappointment
Chair of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Todd Lippert	02/02/2021 - 1/3/2023	04/19/2023	Appointment
Member of a House of Representatives Committee with Jurisdiction over Education, or designee	John Thompson	02/02/2021 - 1/3/2023	04/19/2023	Appointment
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee	Erin Murphy	03/08/2021 - 1/3/2023	01/17/2023	Appointment
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee	Kari Dziedzic	01/31/2017 - 1/4/2021	03/07/2021	Normal termination.
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Jeanne Poppe	07/01/2019 - 1/4/2021	03/07/2021	Normal termination.
Member of a House of Representatives Committee with Jurisdiction over Education, or designee	Mary Kunesh-Podein	07/01/2019 - 1/4/2021	02/01/2021	Normal termination.
Chair of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Rod Hamilton	07/01/2019 - 1/4/2021	02/01/2021	Normal termination.
Chair of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee	Bill Weber	01/31/2017 - 1/4/2021	01/18/2021	Normal termination.
Member of a Senate Committee with Jurisdiction Over Education, or designee	Gary Dahms	01/31/2017 - 1/4/2021	01/03/2021	Normal termination.
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Rod Hamilton	02/28/2017 - 1/7/2019	06/30/2019	Normal termination.
Chair of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Jeanne Poppe	02/28/2017 - 1/7/2019	06/30/2019	Normal termination.
Member of a House of Representatives Committee with Jurisdiction over Education, or designee	John Poston	02/28/2017 - 1/7/2019	06/30/2019	Normal termination.
Member of a House of Representatives Committee with Jurisdiction over Education, or designee	Paul Anderson	02/04/2015 - 1/1/2017	02/27/2017	Normal termination.
Chair of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Jeanne Poppe	02/04/2015 - 1/1/2017	02/27/2017	Normal termination.
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Finance, and Policy Committee, or designee	Rod Hamilton	02/04/2015 - 1/1/2017	02/27/2017	Normal termination.
Member of a Senate Committee with Jurisdiction Over Education, or designee	Gary Dahms	02/01/2013 - 1/2/2017	01/30/2017	Normal termination.
Ranking Minority Member of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee	Lyle Koenen	02/01/2013 - 1/2/2017	01/30/2017	Normal termination.
Chair of the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, or designee	Dan Sparks	02/01/2013 - 1/2/2017	01/30/2017	Normal termination.

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