At the last board of directors meeting, our affiliate welcomed four new board members: Chuck Boeder, Gary Konkol, Liz Swank, and Maureen Wegleitner.
Charles (Chuck) Boeder has his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Illinois and started working at 3M in 1978. At 3M, he was the principle inventor on four patents and started managing research and development in 1991. By the time he retired in 2011, he was the vice president of R&D. Since his retirement, he's been active in several volunteer organizations, including our affiliate, where he has been a regular member of the "Tuesday crew" since late 2011.
Dr. Gerald (Gary) Konkol is a family medicine physician with Allina Health in Woodbury, MN. Dr. Konkol's professional interests focus on holistic medicine, auto-immune diseases, and preventive medicine. When he's not working, he enjoys biking, camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, reading, gardening, and traveling.
Elizabeth (Liz) Swank has received a juris doctorate degree and a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, and she has worked as an assistant Dakota County attorney in Hastings, MN since 2011. She enters the board with a long-time commitment to public service having been very active in alcohol, drugs, and sexual assault awareness programming, mock trial competition judging, and volunteering with the Special Olympics.
Maureen Wegleitner received her juris doctorate degree from the Hamline University School of Law in 2002. She worked as an attorney for Bakke Norman and Eckberg Lammers before opening her own business, Wegleitner Law, LLC in 2011. Maureen has been extremely active in community service since 1987 when she started sitting on various committees for St. Patrick School and Church. She is also a board member on the Hudson Area Backpack Program, the Hudson Community Foundation, and Operation HELP/SOURCE.
Please join us in welcoming these latest members aboard! |