Emerging Leaders Institute

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Emerging Leaders Institute
Class of 2008
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Through your hard work and dedication, you make a
difference in the life of a Minnesotan
every day.
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Aaron WinterfeldtTeachers Retirement Association

• Because of Aarons work, teachers are able to
  access information about their retirement plans
  online, allowing them plan for their retirement.

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Anita AndersonDepartment of Health

• Anita protects public health by improving the
  quality of groundwater and surface water supplies.

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Annie TietemaDepartment of Employment and
Economic Development

• Annie evaluates the Dislocated Worker Program to
  ensure that it is helping the unemployed regain
  economic independence.

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Antonia Apolinario-WilcoxonDepartment of Human
Services

• Antonia protects the mental development of
  pre-school children through her coordination of
  the Great Start Minnesota Project which supports
  childhood mental health screening.

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Bonita HarvieuxSecretary of States Office

• Bonita is making real estate transactions and
  notarization of documents more efficient and
  transparent for our citizens.

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Christine McVeyDepartment of Employment and
Economic Development

• Chris and her staff have worked in two counties
  to help 385 people with disabilities find and
  keep jobs in the past two and half years.

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Diane Henry-WangensteenMinnesota Legislature

• Because of Dianes efforts, the impact of
  legislation on taxpayer dollars is carefully
  measured to ensure responsible spending. Citizens
  with disabilities also have full access to the
  law-making process.

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Elizabeth RoeDepartment of Human Services

• Elizabeths work on the early childhood system
  change is laying the infrastructure for the sound
  investment of public and private funds across the
  early childhood system in Minnesota.

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Emily JohnsonOffice of Higher Education

• Emily helps to make college possible for low
  income students and those groups underrepresented
  in higher education by supplying college and
  career planning information, tutoring, and summer
  camp opportunities.

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Jim JanecekDepartment of Human Services

• Jim and his team protect some of Minnesotas
  most vulnerable populations by investigating
  alleged maltreatment of children and vulnerable
  adults who are receiving services from licensed
  programs.

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Jim ZieglerPollution Control Agency

• As the Watershed Unit Supervisor for the
  Northwest Region, Jim is responsible for
  monitoring and improving the water quality of
  lakes and streams in 21 Northwestern Minnesota
  counties.

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Jay HancockDepartment of Employment and Economic
Development

• A customers comments Without Jay I couldn't
  be where I am today. I was able to get my Class A
  License, which has been a dream of mine since I
  was a kid. I was also able to get the tools that
  I needed to return to work as a mechanic. If it
  was not for his hard work and services I don't
  know what I would have done.

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Jocelyn SteinDepartment of Human Services

• With Jocelyns help, Minnesotans may no longer
  have to go through the frustration of
  transferring their medical records. Jocelyn is
  helping to develop a public-private health
  information exchange which will allow the flow of
  private health information between stakeholders.

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Julie QuinnDepartment of Commerce

• Minnesotans who have ever used a gas station,
  grocery store, or have shipped anything
  commercially need to thank Julie. She tests
  commercial weighing and measuring devices and
  assists Minnesota citizens when devices do not
  operate correctly.

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Julie ToskeyDepartment of Employment and
Economic Development

• Because of Julies contributions to the
  Unemployment Insurance program, Minnesotas
  unemployed workers get the support they need to
  return to the workforce and regain financial
  stability.

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Kristi GrunewaldDepartment of Human Services

• As a skilled facilitator and project manager,
  Kristi helps users of Minnesotas subsidized
  health care programs like Medicaid through her
  work on the Medicaid Information Technology
  Architecture (MITA).

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Kyle UphoffDepartment of Employment and Economic
Development

• Kyle provides consumers, local investment
  boards, and businesses with economic analysis
  that enables them to make sound decisions. Kyles
  research helped bring 5 million into Minnesota
  for job training and research in renewable
  energy.

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Linda Davis-JohnsonDepartment of Human Services

• Lindas work is dedicated to Minnesota citizens
  struggling to meet their basic needs. Linda is
  guiding the development of cutting-edge
  technology services that will drive the delivery
  of Minnesotas health care and social services
  network.

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Linda GlaserBoard of Animal Health

• Linda helps to keep Minnesotas milk safe for
  consumers through her management of the bovine
  tuberculosis program. Thanks to her efforts,
  1,500 herds have been tested and those with the
  disease have been removed from the population.

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Marianne BouskaIron Range Resources

• Marianne helps to preserve the history of
  Minnesotas iron range and promote tourism in
  Minnesotas northeastern counties in her work for
  Iron Range Resources. Marianne is the agency
  liaison to Ironworld, a museum about the history
  of the iron range and mining.

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Mark SiegelDepartment of Human Services

• Mark helps people with serious mental health
  issues who are not yet considered disabled, to
  continue working and remain independent in our
  communities through the Stay Well, Stay Working
  project.

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Meg MoynihanDepartment of Agriculture

• Meg helps farmers diversify into organic farming
  and build successful relationships with
  processors, retailers, and consumers. Megs
  customers expressed how they appreciate her
  spirit of inclusion, sharing the glory of a
  project not just the work.

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Michelle BashamDepartment of Human Services

• Michelle offers support and resources to the most
  vulnerable among us.
• In one project, she is addressing the inequities
  encountered by minorities in Minnesotas health
  care system.
• In addition to her work at DHS, Michelle founded
  a non-profit dedicated to assisting homeless
  youth.

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Michelle FureDepartment of Public Safety

• Michelle makes Minnesota a safer place through
  her work on CriMNet, a state program that works
  with local agencies to make accurate and
  comprehensive criminal justice information
  available to law enforcement, the courts, and
  corrections.

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Mohamed AhmedDepartment of Human Services

• Mohamed ensures that refugees from around the
  world have stable housing, employment, and a safe
  environment. Mohamed recently helped avert
  eviction of 16 refugee families from their homes
  in Mankato.

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Neal YoungDepartment of Employment and Economic
Development

• Neal was instrumental in encouraging Minnesota
  businesses to expand through the JOBZ program,
  which has created several hundred jobs for
  Minnesotans. Businesses can now go online and
  quickly estimate the benefits they would receive
  under JOBZ.

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Paul CavalloOffice of Enterprise Technology

• At DHS, Paul improved the agency's ability to
  respond to and communicate during emergencies.
  Paul is currently providing effective information
  management to government and its customers at OET.

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Todd BiewenPollution Control Agency

• Todd and his team are responsible for improving
  and maintaining Minnesotas air quality. Todd
  manages the Air Quality Index (AQI) program which
  provides the public with round-the-clock
  information about our air quality.

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Wende OBrienDepartment of Revenue

• Wende serves Minnesotans as a Taxpayer Advocate
  and Affirmative Action Officer. Wende promotes
  equity and consistency in the application of
  Minnesota tax laws and upholds the Minnesota
  Taxpayers Bill of Rights.

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People will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never forget
how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
You prove that one person really can make a
difference. Thank you for making Minnesota a
wonderful place to call home.