Board Members
 
Board Chair - Greg McCullough
Greg McCullough  

Greg McCullough was appointed in May 2009 by Governor Tim Pawlenty for a term ending in January 2013. He fills a Board position that has no restrictions on previous political activities. Mr. McCullough is a communications leader at GE. In previous roles, he led marketing operations for Fortune-class companies in the information technology, chemical, and commercial real estate industries. He earned BA and MS degrees from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

 
 
Vice Chair - Andy Luger
Andy Luger   Andy Luger was appointed in March 2011 by Governor Mark Dayton. He fills a Board position that has no restrictions on previous political activities. Mr. Luger is a partner at the Minneapolis law firm of Greene Espel, PLLP where he practices business litigation and white collar criminal defense. Previously, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in Minnesota and New York focusing on white collar criminal matters. He graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center magna cum laude and is a summa cum laude graduate of Amherst College.
   
 
Hilda Bettermann
Hilda Bettermann  
Hilda Bettermann was appointed in April 2004, by Governor Tim Pawlenty and reappointed in January 2008 for a term ending in January 2012.   She is a former member of the legislature from the Republican Party where she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for eight years.   Ms. Bettermann is currently a Board member of the Brandon History Center and the Douglas County Hospital Board.   She is also a former member of the Central Lakes Area Sanitary District Advisory Council, Rural Health Advisory Council, the Workers Compensation Council and the MNSCU Trustee Advisory Council.
 
 
David Swenson
David Swenson  
David Swenson was appointed in December 2010, by Governor Tim Pawlenty, to complete a term ending in January 2012. He fills a Board position requiring a member who has not been a public official, held any political party office other than precinct delegate, or been elected to public office for which party designation is required by statute in the three years preceding the member's appointment. He grew up in New Hope, MN, attended Boston College, then earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and his Masters in Public Affairs from the University's Humphrey Institute. After school, Mr. Swenson clerked for the Minnesota State Court of Appeals, followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., then practiced law in Washington for ten years. He returned to Minnesota in 2007, and is a partner at the law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, practicing in the area of patent litigation and appeals. Mr. Swenson also serves on the Community Board of the Blaisdell YMCA.
 
 
Deanna Wiener
Deanna Wiener   Deanna Wiener was appointed in March 2011 by Governor Mark Dayton for a term ending in March of 2015. She fills the position of a former DFL legislator and served as a state senator from 1993-2003. Ms. Wiener has been a Realtor since 1977 and is currently a Broker and Co-owner of Cardinal Realty Co. She is also a partner in land development businesses. Currently she serves as a director to the National Association of Realtors and is a board member of the St. Paul Association of Realtors and serves on the board of the Friends of Mississippi. She is a graduate of St. Mary's Jr. College, now St. Catherine's, with an associate degree in nursing.
 
 
John Scanlon
John Scanlon  

John Scanlon was appointed in October 2008, by Governor Tim Pawlenty to fill an unexpired term and reappointed in January 2010 for a term ending in January 2014. He fills a Board position requiring a member who has not been a public official, held any political party office other than precinct delegate, or been elected to public office for which party designation is required by statute in the three years preceding the member's appointment. Mr. Scanlon is an assistant general counsel with 3M Company. He currently provides general legal counsel to several 3M divisions and U.S.-based subsidiaries in a variety of substantive areas of law including contract, antitrust, product liability, product representation, and distribution. Previously he was an attorney with Dorsey and Whitney in Minneapolis and a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Law School.