Like any large professional organization, MNAHPERD is governed by willing state professionals who are elected by the members of the organization. Governing positions include the president, president-elect, immediate past president, secretary, and treasurer, all of whom make up the executive committee along with the executive director, who does not have voting privileges although he or she is an integral member of the executive committee.
The executive committee along with other elected personnel consisting of all the vice presidents of the eight divisions (Aquatic, Dance, Developmental Adapted Physical Education, Future Professionals, Health, Higher Education, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport) plus the one state regional representatives and one Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart representative make up the MNAHPERD Board of Directors. This group of individuals makes well-thought-out decisions for the organization as related to the mission and goals of MNAHPERD.
In addition to the previously mentioned committees, 12 standing committees have been established to help distribute the workload of the organization. These include but are not limited to the State Convention Planning Committee, Archives/Necrology Committee, By-Laws Committee, Finance Committee, Foundations Committee, Legislative Committee, Membership Committee, Nominations Committee, Public Relations Committee, Recognition/Awards Committee, Retirees Committee, and Professional Development Projects Committee. In addition, ad hoc committees may be established for short periods to address matters of a specific nature relative to the organization.
MNAHPERD also has several positions established as coordinators whose responsibility it is to coordinate respective interest areas of future professionals, Jump Rope for Heart, Hoops for Heart, newsletter editor, Physical Best, state conference exhibts, MNAHPERD ListServ, and the MNAHPERD Web site.
MNAHPERD has numerous opportunities for its members to become involved. If interested in becoming involved, please contact Mary Thissen-Milder, president, at mtmww@hotmail.com
MNAHPERD Board of Directors, 2010-2011
Executive Committee
President
Mary Cappel – mary.cappel@winona.k12.mn.us
President-Elect
Jack Olwell - jolwell@farmington.k12.mn.us
Past President, Also 2012 Conference Chair
Kay Oling – Katherine.oling@duluth.k12.mn.us
Executive Director
Nancy Christensen – nancy1485@gmail.com
Treasurer
Jeremiah Hinkemeyer – moorhead18@hotmail.com
Secretary
Vicki Johnson – vjohnson@detlakes.k12.mn.us
Parlimentarian
Gerry Levos – gerrylevos@hibbing.edu
Vice-Presidents
Dance
Vice-President
Jane Carlson – jcarls25@d.umn.edu
Vice-President Elect
Carol Conkell – csconkell@stcloudstate.edu
Past Vice-President
Cyndee Johnson – cjohnson@esko.k12.mn.us
DAPE
Vice-President
Jeanie Long – Jlong@isd622.org
Vice-President Elect, Also Recognition Chair
Sue Tarr – sjtarr@stcloudstate.edu
Physical Education
Vice-President
Jack Olwell – Jolwell@farmington.k12.mn.us
Vice-President Elect
Joe McCarthy – jmccarthy@farmington.k12.mn.us
Past Vice-President
Marci Wills – mwills@buffalo.k12.mn.us
Health
Vice-President
Shelly Gilmore – Michelle.Gilmore@isd742.org
Vice-President Elect
Julie Knutson – jmknutson@stcloudstate.edu
Past Vice-President
Melanie Lawrence – mlawrence@hlww.k12.mn.us
Higher Education
Vice-President
Bridget Duoos – baduoos@stthomas.edu
Vice-President Elect
Aaron Banks – abanks@gustavus.edu
Past Vice-President
Sherry Folsom-Meek – sherry.folsom-meek@mnsu.edu
Aquatics/Recreation
Vice-President
Molly Aukes – maukes@parkrapids.k12.mn.us
Vice-President Elect, Also Conference Exhibit Chair
Aarin Galzki – agalski@parkrapids.k12.mn.us
Past Vice-President
Karen Nash – phyedsub@yahoo.com
Future Professionals
Vice-President
Chelsea Blomberg – Anderson.chelseam@gmail.com
Vice-President Elect
Chelsey Klasnich – KLCH1003@st.cloudstate.edu
Past Vice-President
Rebecca Miller – rebaliether@gmail.com
Jump and Hoops for Heart Coordinators
Hoops for Heart
Sandy Hasse – shasse1@isd77.k12.mn.us
Jump Rope for Heart
Amy Kaiser – amy.kaiser@duluth.k12.mn.us
Region Representatives
Region 3
Dolly Strumbel – Dolly.strumbel@q.com
Nadine Moeller –moe1234@charter.net
Region 4
Dorothy Erickson – d.erick@arvig.net
Region 5
Chelsea Blomberg – Anderson.chelseam@gmail.com
Region 7
Karen Nash – phyedsub@yahoo.com
Region 10
Sue Bremer – bremer.sue@cf.k12.mn.us
Region 11W
Marty Grimes – Martha_grimes@wmep.k12.mn.us
Newsletter Editor – Amy Knopf – amyknopf@detlakes.k12.mn.us
