Fellows 1976/77 to 2019/20

MInnESoTA EDuCATIon PoLICY FELLowSHIP PRoGRAM

Celebrating 44 Years

Minnesota Education Policy Fellowship Program

The Minnesota Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is a partnership of the Washington D.C. based Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), the Center for Policy Design (CPD), and Lakes Country Service Cooperative (LCSC). The mission of EPFP is to develop a diverse and collaborative community of strategic leaders for effective public policy by providing a forum where participants can learn to work more effectively in the policy environment as they develop and refine their leadership capacity.

At a time when there are so many different viewpoints about what policies are needed to support students and their families, experiences like EPFP are critical to the development of a future policy framework. It enables Fellows to broaden their understanding of relevant education issues through cross-sector and cross-boundary learning. The knowledge and understanding of leadership and policy, and the networks developed during the EPFP experience provide a foundation upon which Fellows help strengthen policies to support all students and their families.

Dinner seminars are the backbone of the Fellowship. They are designed to provide an up close and personal experience that includes discussions and conversations with key members of Minnesota’s executive and legislative branch and their staff. In addition, there is a one day Minnesota Policy Seminar at the Capitol, a one day seminar at LCSC, and a four day Washington Policy Seminar in Washington D.C.

How to Apply to Minnesota EPFP

You can find an application to participate in the program, updated each year at www.centerforpolicy.org. EPFP invites your application if you:

• Have a commitment to both personal and professional development in the area of public policy.

• Have a desire to hear and learn from different perspectives

• Believe that all Minnesota students should have access to a high-quality, rigorous, and engaging education.

• Have a desire for making things happen—inside and across organizations.

Cover photo: courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

The History of Minnesota EPFP

EPFP Minnesota started in 1976-77. Since then more than 550 Fellows have completed the fellowship. For the first 34 years, the College of Education at the University of Minnesota was the Minnesota-based partner. The Center for Policy Design took over in 2010 and in 2019 Lakes Country Service Cooperative started the rural cohort.

The fellowship program has a primary focus on state and federal policy development and the leadership that is necessary to influence policies that will have a positive impact the educational experiences for Minnesota’s students.

Institute for Educational Leadership

For a half-century, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) has championed the need for leaders at all levels to shake off their institutional constraints and work across boundaries to address the needs of young people and their families. Bound by no constituency, IEL serves as a catalyst that helps policymakers and practitioners at all levels to undo gridlock to improve outcomes for all young people and their families.

The work of IEL focuses on three pillars required for young people, their families and their communities to succeed: 1) Involving the broader community with public education and schooling to support the learning and development of young peo- ple; 2) building more effective pathways for all young people and supporting their transition to adulthood; and 3) preparing generations of leaders who can develop collaborative policies at all levels.

Center for Policy Design

Founded in 1981, the Center for Policy Design (CPD) is a Minnesota-based nonprofit, nonpartisan policy design organization. The Center designs policies to improve large public and private systems—like health care, K-12 schooling, and postsecondary education—and then works with policy leaders and others to implement its recommendations.

Under its founding president and board chair, Dr. Walter McClure, The Center initially focused this approach on large system redesign. Later in the 1980s education and schooling were added to CPD’s policy agenda.

EPFP fits nicely into the overall framework of the Center. It is designed to expand and update Fellows working knowledge of large system state and federal policy design, enactment and implementation.

Lakes Country Service Cooperative

Lakes Country Service Cooperative (LCSC) is a public, nonprofit membership-based organization dedicated to providing services that help make our members successful.

LCSC is one of nine Service Cooperatives in Minnesota. LCSC primarily serves members in a nine-county region in west central Minnesota. Those counties include Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. LCSC serves as a liaison to state agencies and has partnerships with numerous businesses and associations that provide opportunities to our members.

1976-1977 Inaugural Year COOrDInATOr: Tim Mazzoni

Wilfred Antell Michael Gonzalez Joyce KrupeyDale nelson John OstremAlfred Urzi

1977-1978 COOrDInATOr:

Tim Mazzoni

James Borgestad Barbara Devlin ron Hackett randall Johnson Donna Knight Diane LoefflerJessie MontanoMary PhillipsMary riceBeth Sullivan

1978-1979 COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

Susan BradyJeanne DorleGeraldine EvansGary FarlandKathleen FoleyJacqueline FraedrichJerry GuevaraAlan Hopemanrichard Mesenbergrobert MoellerCorinna Moncada

44 Years ofMinnesota Fellows

Edwin OpheimGeorge robbPaul Thomas

1979-1980COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

Bette Anderson Gary BeckerJoleen Durken Charles HutchinsonJohn Laramy Philip LewensteinDan LoritzLaura MillerSusan Vaughan

1980-1981COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

Donald Allery roberta BlockJeff ChinnJean DrukerMary Honetschlager*

Jawnan HouMichael LovettJohn Mercer Diane MorehouseAnn PflaumSusan SattelBarry Shaffer Mary Shortall

1981-1982COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

Luis Aguilar Sandra BeckerEileen BehaJulie BrunnerPaul CarrizalesHerminio DiazKenneth Lundquist

Monica ManningMargaret nelsonGrace rogersLois rowley Flo Wiger

1982-1983COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

Kathleen Cahillruth GandaraGretchen GrewePatricia HagueJanet HivelyJaime MartinezAnita neumannFelipe ramirezMary robertsTerry SchultzColleen Wieck

1983-1984 COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

Barbara BurkeMarsha GronsethSusan HanknerJanet KielbLeslie Mercer Michael O’reillyFelipa ramirezElizabeth rice*

Ellen SushakJoel SuzukiBarbara ThompsonEduardo Wolle

1984-1985 COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

William Allenrobert AshShirley BaugherWillarene Beasley

Lois EngstromAnne Geisser James HouseThomas MelcherMildred MuellerDolores Speidel Melvin West

1985-1986 COOrDInATOr:

Van Muller

rose HamerlinckCynthia HeelanMary HurleyMerton JohnsonEdward Lueruth LuehrJulie nester-niedermanKeith OlsenCarol OuimetteKim rezekDaniel SullivanJoan Sundquist

1986-1987COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

Janet Anderson Jeanne CampbellElisabeth ChristensonJoanne Ciccarellirebecca HeelanCarol HokensonMarcia HyattLinda JacobsonBarbara KalinaCynthia KellyBarbara nemerrafael OrtegaDiane PaulsonDaniel WagnerBarbara Yates

1987-1988COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

Charles Coskran Cynthia CristJeanette DainesGretchen GriffinJosie JohnsonBrian KanesJanet KroftaMolly KurtzDarrell MillerScott Olsonronald OttersonMary Pickard Scott rostronMitchell rubinsteinronald Ward

1988-1989 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

robert Buresh Cathy CarlsonJane DelageJohn EtnierSusan Jensen-

Cekalla ron KoebnickPhyllis Metcalf-TurnerDiane MillerChristine robertsDavid SchroederJacquelyn Sowell-Davis

1989-1990 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

Jim Bartholomew Bill Bruen

Hazel GregoryGene JohnsonVicki KunerthMichael LandersCharles McBrayerGreg MeunierSusan nemitz Timothy PriceAudrey SukerDorothy Suomala

1990-1991 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

Julio Almanza Stephanie Corbeyronald DreyerElizabeth EullDiane MutchlerKaren O’BrienGeorgia Pomroyrobert PorterBill PriceHilda Sanchez-HenkiJose Santos

1991-1992COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

Joyce BiaginiAudrey Bridgefordramona FadnessMolly Groverobert JarviSandra KrebsbachThomas MacyJacqueline McCormackJon McGeeMargaret MooreEdward Porthan

1992-1993COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Diane Morehouse

Mary Berger richard CalhounMichelle CollayJanet HyllestedSharon LaCombAllan LunzLinette Manier Stephen robinsonHenry TerrellJulie TonnesonCaroline TurnerGloria Vogt

1993-1994COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Caroline Turner Dan Loritz

Mary Bents Laura BloombergLois BollmanPaul BridgesBeverly BruccianiJuanita CutlerGregory HerzogIrene McAfeeThomas normanLuis OrtegaColette PowersKarin Treiber Sandra TutwilerFrancis ViggianoJohn Whitehead

1994-1995 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Caroline Turner Dan Loritz

Patricia AveryJanet BourdonCarolyn BrownCarl BryngelsonYvonne BushyheadGary HebertElizabeth HinzLarry LucioKevin Madisonron McKinley*

Gail MorrisonAdam PiskuraTracee robinsonAnn SchluterCraig SchoeneckerMartha Thurlow

1995-1996COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Jessica Bailey

Stephanie BurrageSusan ButlerLisa DeremeeMary JacquartJerry JohnsonJuliane KvalbeinGerald Martinrichard WassenCarl WilsonJennifer York-Barr

1996-1997COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Jessica Bailey

Lauri AppelbaumErnest DavenportSandra EdwardsJudith ElliottShawn Harris-BerryKim Isenberg

Brownell MackCynthia MooreKathleen novakLloyd PetriSteve WagnerDwight Watsonroderick Wooten

1997-1998 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Jessica Bailey

reinaldo Aponte Ossie Brooks-JamesJohn BulgerLinda DeHavenMaureen FlanaganDebra IngramKathy Jaspersonrita JohnsonAnn Kirby-McGillStephen LarsonJoi LewisJoyce Lewis-LakeMary MessimerYvonne novack Carol raabeLeanne WirkkulaBeth Zemsky

1998-1999 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Terry Schultz

Donna BaileySteven CoutureMáel Embser-HerbertKay GregoryCarole GuptonPamela HuweTheodore LewisDeanne Magnusson

Margo Mann-LanierMarilyn McGuireroberta PisaEva Scates-WinstonJessica Stumpf Mary TateDao Yang

1999-2000 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Steven Couture Theodore Lewis

Gene Adams Brenda Baileynancy DesmondDonna GrantCherie KotilinekCindy LavoratoCraig LeSuerJean MaierhoferEric naumanMelissa newmanKristen norman-MajorJerrold Wood

2000-2001 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Cindy Lavorato

Amy AndersonLisa BackerEleanor ColemanDarren KermesMargaret LonnquistTimothy MatheneyOhadiwe MgeniDebbyKay PetersonSonja SchmiederJanice Thompson

2001-2002COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Cindy Lavorato

Douglas BensonStephanie CrosbyJoan JohnsonMark LeiserGary LussierBenjamin PerryDanyell PunelliJanet reifsteckTheila WimsattSkip Wittrock

2002-2003COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Cindy Lavorato Karen Seashore

Chris Burns Beverly FritzVerlene GreenScott McLeodCara Mcnultyrichard WagnerGayle Walkowiak

2003-2004COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Cindy Lavorato Karen Seashore

Ingeborg ChapinLori CohenDeeDee CurrierConnie GilesDeborah Henton

Julie Hermanrosemary MillerSovatha Oumrachel QuenemoenLois rockney

2004-2005COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Cindy Lavorato Deanne Magnusson

Josephine BooksJanette BrustSusan CarterThomas CookMary EndorfJane GillesDavid HartmanDonna JohnsonKaron JoyerSandra LewandowskiDebra PittonSusan Schlicht

2005-2006COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Deanne Magnusson

Venoreen Browne-BoatswainLea DahlLeila FarahDarren KernKatherine PadenMarcia rockwoodDeborah WallJohn WardMichelle WestKaren Woodruff

2006-2007COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Deanne Magnusson

Karl BrownKaren CarlsonFrances DurkinMarilyn Hansmannrose HobsonChristopher JohnstoneDeirdre Kramer Carol Mayernora MorrisEileen nelsonGregory Sawyer JoAnn Van Aernum

2007-2008 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Deanne Magnusson Bob Poch

Anthony AlbeckerJoan AndersonJames CaldwellPriscilla GibsonJeri JohnsonMark KrugGloria KumagaiCatherine richTimothy SheldonErin SperlingSean Virnig

2008-2009 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz Deanne Magnusson Bob Poch

Sara BenningBryan CichyKimberly HartungLisa LaDueKristine MartinJean nessLeslie Yoder

2009-2010Minnesota EPFP transitions from the University of Minnesota to the Center for Policy Design

2010-2011 COOrDInATOrS:

Van Muller Dan Loritz

Amy Alvarez Laurene ChristensenMary DonaldsonEricka DownieStacy ErnstKelly LessmanLynn LutzMichelle SchwabMarvin Simsryan StrackTim McDonald

2011-2012 COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald randy Johnson Mary Donaldson

Brad BlueArthur BrownIrene CollinsMary HeimanAnna KnaebleKyle KnudsonSamuel Kramer

Susan ManikowskiGreg MarcusJennifer nelsonJan OrmasaKari rossLeigh SchleicherBrian SweeneyDuane Woeste

2012-2013 COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald randy Johnson

nancy DanaStefanie GraffAnnabelle JoyceHolly DaytonJo Ann MatsonBondo nyembweChristopher OrrGretchen Sage-Martinson

2013-2014COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald randy Johnson

Bjorn ArnesonHeather BandeenMatthew Berg-WallMelanie BurnsErin DoanKevin George Sarah LahmLillian LevineKyrra rankineVitaliy Shyyan Brenda TantowJon VossEllie Wilson

2014-2015COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald randy Johnson

Braulio CarrascoJulie DincauChristopher EversonHeidi FahningLinda GoldstoneDavid “DJ” HammLars EsdalJillian McAdamsrobert riveraMary SparrowSabrina Williams

2015-2016COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald randy Johnson Heather Bandeen

Elika BeckHolly BrunsonShandella DarringJacQueline GettyLaura GilbertDaniel GumnitWayne KazmierczakLeif KurthSharif MohamedSusan noklebyMichael Van KeulenKristen Wright

2016-2017COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald randy Johnson Heather Bandeen John Ward

Paula AndersonDaria CaldwellWali DirieHuda FarahAndrea BuschAlison HollandKrista KaputMary KregerAmy McDonoughDaren nyquistJosh PaulyMina Price

2017-2018 COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald John Ward Krista Kaput

Molly CoyneStephanie Davies-LarsonQuinn DonnellTroy HaugenMustafa IbrahimBinta Kanteh Mary KosligKaleb McCullochDeb MehrHannah MesickGail nosekXavier reedGreg Schnagl

2018-2019COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald John Ward Krista Kaput

Ahmed Ali Laura Checovichrobert Harris IIILaura HesterJennifer Kruger

Dahabo KullaneAngela nelson Bobbie OlsonHeather Starks

2019-2020COOrDInATOrS: Dan Loritz Tim McDonald John Ward Krista Kaput Troy Haughen

RuRAL FELLowSStaci Allmaras Diane CordesJane EastesCarey Johnsonnancy JostJoshua nelsonEric SawatzkeMichael ShrodeTamara UselmanPeter WielinskiMETRo FELLowSOsman Ahmed Abdi AliLucia AppelquistMohamed ArabEmily Crook Jerome EvansJenna HoferJolie Holland Bethany IsraelsonJitendrapal Kundan Danyika Leonard Chinni Oji Marcus PennyMatt ShaverShirley Volk

Minnesota EPFP Emeritus Coordinators

Minnesota EPFP has a strong history of coordinators. The role of the coordinators has been, is and will continue to be critical to the success of the Fellowship.

The national EPFP office has three meetings a year to support the coordinators as they develop and implement the Fellowship—which now operates in 17 sites.

The coordinators play a key role in design of the annual Washington Policy Sem-inar (WPS), which provides the Fellows with a direct national and federal policy experience.

ERMERITuS CooRDInAToRS

Tim Mazzoni ,* Founding Coordinator 1976-1978Van Muller ,* Coordinator 1978-2011Diane Morehouse, Fellow 1980-1981, Coordinator 1986-1993Caroline Turner, Fellow 1992-1993, Coordinator 1993-1995Jessica Bailey, Coordinator 1995-1998Terry Schultz, Fellow 1982-1983, Coordinator 1998-1999Steven Couture, Fellow 1998-1999, Coordinator 1999-2000Theodore Lewis, Fellow 1998-1999, Coordinator 1999-2000Cindy Lavorato, Fellow 1999-2000, Coordinator 2000-2005Karen Seashore, Coordinator, 2002-2004Deanne Magnusson, Fellow 1998-1999, Coordinator 2004-2009Bob Poch, Coordinator 2007-2009Randy Johnson, Fellow 1977-1978, Coordinator 2011-2017Mary Donaldson, Fellow 2010-2011, Coordinator 2011-2012Heather Bandeen, Fellow 2013-2014, Coordinator 2015-2017

CuRREnT CooRDInAToRS

Dan Loritz, Fellow 1979-1980, Coordinator 1993-PresentTim McDonald, Fellow 2010-2011, Global EPFP Fellow 2011-2012, Coordinator 2011-PresentJohn ward, Fellow 2005-2006, Global EPFP Fellow 2012-2013, Coordinator 2016-PresentKrista Kaput, Fellow 2016-2017, Coordinator 2017-PresentTroy Haughen, Fellow 2016-2017, Coordinator 2019-Present

*Deceased

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