Inter Faculty Organization
Committee Appointments

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IFO STANDING COMMITTEES      
Academic Affairs Committee (AAC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Troy
Gilbertson		 Bemidji 218/755-2819
 tgilbertson@bemidjistate.edu FY13 & FY14
July 2014
Penny Knoblich Mankato 507/389-5736 penny.knoblich@mnsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Barbara Beltrand Metropolitan 651/269-0470 barbara.beltrand@metrostate.edu FY13 July 2013
Jeremy Carney Moorhead 218/477-2615 jeremy.carney@mnstate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Linda Butenhoff St Cloud 320/308-4903  ljbutenhoff@stcloudstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
David Paulson Southwest 507/537-7101  david.paulson@smsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Ann Rethfleson (1/2 time) Winona 507/457-5652  arethlefsen@winona.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Pat Paulson (1/2 time) Winona 507/457-5581  ppaulson@winona.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Donna Brauer Staff 651/227-8442 x18  brauer@ifo.org FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Cindy Phillips Staff 651/227-8442 x20  phillips@ifo.org FY13 July 2013
Feminist Issues Committee (FIC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Sarah Tarutis Bemidji 218/755-2522 starutis@bemidjistate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Annelies Hagemeister Mankato 507/389-5078 annelies.hagemeister@mnsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Shannon Skarphol Kaml, Chair Metropolitan 651/999-5946 shannon.skarpholkaml@metrostate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Laurie Blunsom Moorhead 218/477-4606 blunsom@mnstate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Elizabeth Scheel-Keita St.Cloud 320/308-4819 escheel@stcloudstate.edu FY13 July 2013
Elma Dassbach Southwest 507/537-7058 elma.dassbach@smsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2012
Veronica Johnson Winona 507/285-7329 vjohnson@winona.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Tamara Berg Board Liaison 507/457-5460 tberg@winona.edu FY13  July 2013
Tiffany Nelson Staff 651/227-8442 x13 nelson@ifo.org    
Pat Arseneault Staff 651/227-8442 x15 arsen@ifo.org    
GLBTA Issues Committee (GLBTA)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Debra Peterson Bemidji 218/755-3943  dpeterson@bemidjistate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Paul Finocchiaro Mankato 507/389-2264  paul.finocchiaro@mnsu.edu FY13
July 2013

Robert Bothmann

 Mankato 507/389-2010 robert.bothmann@mnsu.edu FY14 July 2014
Victoria Sadler Metropolitan 651/999-5817 victoria.sadler@metrostate.edu FY13 July 2013
Ray Rea Moorhead 218/477-4621  rea@mnstate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Rachel Wexelbaum St. Cloud 320/308-4756  rswexelbaum@stcloudstate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
David Paulson Southwest 507/537-7101  david.paulson@smsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Andrea Wood Winona 507/457-5461  awood@winona.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Paul Hustoles Board Liaison 507/389-2118  paul.hustoles@mnsu.edu FY13  July 2013 
Tiffany Nelson Staff 651/227-8442 x13  nelson@ifo.org    
Pat Arseneault Staff 651/227-8442 x15  arsen@ifo.org    
Government Relations Committee (GRC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Michael Hamann
 Bemidji 218/755-2798  mhamann@bemidjistate.edu FY13 & FY14
 July 2014
Kathryn Smith
 Bemidji 218/755-3774  ksmith@bemidjistate.edu FY13
 July 2013
Marty Mitchell Mankato 507/389-1610  martin.mitchell@mnsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Fred  Slocum Mankato 507/389-6935  fred.slocum@mnsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Neal Thao Metropolitan 651/793-1345  neal.thao@metrostate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014

Matthew Filner
Co-Chair

 Metropolitan 651/793-1850  matthew.filner@metrostate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Karen Branden
Co-Chair		 Moorhead 218/477-4045  branden@mnstate.edu FY13
July 2013
Deb White Moorhead 218/477-2041  whitede@mnstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014

Dave Warne

 St. Cloud 320/308-5415  dlwarne@stcloudstate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Lynn MacDonald St. Cloud 320/308-2264  lcmacdonald@stcloudstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Doug Simon
 Southwest 507/537-6421  douglas.simon@smsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Jeff Kolnick Southwest 507/537-6084  kolnick@smsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Darrell Downs Winona 507/457-5405  ddowns@winona.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Kendall Larson Winona 507/457-5367  klarson@winona.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Bruce Svingen Board Liaison 507/457-5291  bsvingen@winona.edu FY13  July 2013 
Russ Stanton Staff 800/325-9644 x14  stanton@ifo.org    
Multicultural Issues Committee (MIC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
John Gonzalez Bemidji 218/755-2881  jgonzalez@bemidjistate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Jose Lopez Mankato 507/389-1890  lopezj@mnsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Jose Santos Metropolitan 612/793-1504  jose.santos@metrostate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Kim Park Nelson Moorhead 218/477-4058  parknelson@mnstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Margaret Villanueva St. Cloud 320/308-2140  mavillanueva@stcloudstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Jeffrey Kolnick Southwest 507/537-6084  jeff.kolnick@smsu.edu  FY13  July 2013 
Andrea Bjornestad Winona 507/285-7581  abjornestad@winona.edu FY13  July 2013 
Debra Leigh Board Liaison 320/308-2214 dlleigh@stcloudstate.edu FY13 July 2013 
Tiffany Nelson Staff 651/227-8442 x13 nelson@ifo.org    
Pat Arseneault Staff 651/227-8442 x18 arsen@ifo.org     

IFO CONTINUING COMMITTEES
Academic Technology Committee (ATC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Valicia Boudry Bemidji 218/755-3904 vboudry@bemidjistate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
David Georgina Mankato 507/389-1629 david.georgina@mnsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Michael Stein Metropolitan 651/793-1476 michael.stein@metrostate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Heather
Maneiro		 Moorhead 218/477-5919
heather.maneiro@mnstate.edu FY13 & FY14

July 2014
Merton Thompson St. Cloud 320/308-4775 methompson@stcloudstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
David Patterson Southwest 507/537-7372 david.patterson@smsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Patrick Paulson Winona 507/457-5581 ppaulson@winona.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Donna Brauer Staff 651/227-8442 x18 brauer@ifo.org    
Action Committee (AC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Troy Gilbertson Bemidji 218/755-2819 tgilbertson@bemidjistate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Leah Rogne Mankato 507/389-5610 leah.rogne@mnsu.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Monte Bute Metropolitan 651/793-1437 monte.bute@metrostate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Nathan Clarke Moorhead 218/477-2728 clarke@mnstate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
TBD St. Cloud        
Dan Rieppel Southwest 507/537-7139 daniel.rieppel@smsu.edu FY11 & FY12 July 2012
Joe Jackson Winona 507/457-5140 jjackson@winona.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Deb White GRC Liason 218/477-2041 whitede@mnstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Monte Bute Chair 651/793-1437 bute@ifo.org FY13
  
 Benefits Equity Committee (BEC)
 Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Frances
Ragsdale		 At Large 507/457-5462
fragsdale@winona.edu
FY13 - FY14
 July 2014
Debra Peterson  At Large 218/755-3943 dpeterson@bemidjistate.edu FY12 - FY13 July 2013
Roger
Severns		  Board Rep 507/389-5090  roger.severns@mnsu.edu  FY13  July 2013 
Jose
Lopez		  MIC Rep 507/389-1890
lopezj@mnsu.edu
FY13
June 2013
Paul
Finocchiaro		 GLBTA Rep 507/389-2264
paul.finocchiaro@mnsu.edu
FY13
June 2013
Shannon Skarphol Kaml  FIC Rep 651/999-5946  shannon.skarpholkaml@metrostate.edu FY13  July 2013
Tiffany Nelson Staff 651/227-8442 x13  nelson@ifo.org    
Pat Arseneault  Staff 651/227-8442 x15  arsen@ifo.org    
 Policital Action Committee (PAC)
 Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Doug Simon GRC Co-Chair 507/537-6421  douglas.simon@smsu.edu  FY13  
Dave Warne GRC Co-Chair 320/308-5415  dlwarne@stcloudstate.edu  FY13  
Russ Stanton  Staff 651/227-8442 x14  stanton@ifo.org    
Nancy Black  IFO President 651/227-8442 x19  black@ifo.org    
Salary Equity Committee (SEC)
 Name Campus  Phone  Email   Appointed Expires 
Sandra Kranz, Chair  Bemidji 218/755-3716  skranz@bemidjistate.edu FY13 - FY15 July 2015
Ihsuan Li  Mankato 507/389-5753  ihsuan.li@mnsu.edu FY12 - FY14 July 2014
Carolyn Whitson  Metropolitan 651/999-5964  carolyn.whitson@metrostate.edu FY12 - FY14 July 2014
Jeffrey Bodwin Moorhead 218/477-4371 bodwin@mnstate.edu FY13  July 2013
Yongli (Juliana) Zhao St. Cloud 320/308-0147 yzhao@stcloudstate.edu FY12 - FY13 July 2013
Debbie VanOverbeke Southwest 507/537-7120 debbie.vanoverbeke@smsu.edu FY13 - FY15 July 2015
Chris Malone Winona 507/457-2989 cmalone@winona.edu FY13 - FY15 July 2012
Laurie Blunsom FIC Rep 218/477-4606 blunsom@mnstate.edu    
Kim Park
Nelson
 MIC Rep 218/477-4058 parknelson@mnstate.edu    
Tiffany Nelson Staff 651/227-8442 x13 nelson@ifo.org    
Pat Arseneault Staff 651/227-8442 x15 arsen@ifo.org    
State Government Budget Oversight Committee (SGBOC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Tom Fauchald Bemidji 218/755-2758 tfauchald@bemidjistate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Ihsuan Li Mankato 507/389-5753 ihsuan.li@mnsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Jennifer Dosch Metropolitan 612/659-7249 jennifer.dosch@metrostate.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Barb Mathees Moorhead 218/477-2695 matthees@mnstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Jo Flanders St. Cloud 320/308-4756 jlflanders@stcloudstate.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Gerry Toland Southwest 507/537-7317 gerald.toland@smsu.edu FY13 & FY14 July 2014
Bruce Svingen Winona 507/457-5291 bsvingen@winona.edu FY12 & FY13 July 2013
Bruce Svingen Board Liaison 507/457-5291 bsvingen@winona.edu FY13  
Russ Stanton Staff 651/227-8442 x14 stanton@ifo.org    
Treasurer's Advisory Committee (TAC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Rod Henry Treasurer 218/755-2752 rhenry@bemidjistate.edu FY13 & FY14 N/A
Jim Grabowska Board Rep 507/389-5530 james.grabowska@mnsu.edu FY12 & FY13 N/A
John Schneider Board Rep 651/793-1450 john.schneider@metrostate.edu FY13 & FY14 N/A
Roger Severns Board Rep 507/389-5090 roger.severns@mnsu.edu FY13 & FT14 N/A
Gerry Toland Board Rep 507/537-7317 gerald.toland@smsu.edu FY12 & FY13 N/A
Donna Blake Staff 651/227-8442 x12 blake@ifo.org    

IFO AD HOC COMMITTEES
Contingent Faculty Committee (CFC)
Name Campus Phone Email Appointed Expires
Meredith Kehoe Bemidji 218/755-4096 mkehoe@bemidjistate.edu  FY12  
Diane Morris Bemidji 218/755-4009 dmorris@bemidjistate.edu  FY12  
Allen
Hoffman
 Mankato 507/389-6222
 allen.hoffman@mnsu.edu
 FY13  
Harry
Jones		 Mankato 507/389-1142 harry.jones@mnsu.edu  FY13  
Fred Carpenter Metropolitan 651/999-5958 fred.carpenter@metrostate.edu  FY12  
Warren Sheaffer Metropolitan 651/793-1471 warren.sheaffer@metrostate.edu  FY12  
Donald Kaspari Moorhead 218/477-2104 kaspari@mnstate.edu  FY12  
Sue Severson Moorhead 218/477-2585 severson@mnstate.edu  FY12  
Gregory Phillips St. Cloud 320/308-3061 gphillips@stcloudstate.edu  FY12  
TBD St. Cloud      FY12  
TBD
 Southwest
   FY12  
Kerry Livingston Southwest 507/537-7214 kerry.livingston@smsu.edu  FY12  
Mary Coughlan Winona 507/457-5391 mcoughlan@winona.edu  FY12  
TBD Winona
  FY12
  
Connie Howard Staff 651/227-8442 x17 howard@ifo.org    
Donna
Brauer
 Staff 651/227-8442 x18  brauer@ifo.org