The Minnesota School Board Directors of Color and Indigenous announced the winners of its annual Lighthouse and Xiong Awards: 2023 Superintendent Lighthouse: Theresa Battle, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District; 2023 School Board Lighthouse: Abdisalam Adam, Fridley School Board and principal of the East African Elementary Magnet School in St. Paul, and 2023 Xiong Award: Rose Chu, Roseville Area School Board.
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AUCTIONEERING
The Minnesota State Auctioneers Association announced that Dylan Kallemeyn of Fairmont was crowned its 2024 Champion Auctioneer from a field of 13 auctioneers from Minnesota and surrounding states; he will represent Minnesota at this year’s International Auctioneer Championship in Pittsburgh on July 26; Reserve Champion was Jared Sutton of Flandreau, S.D.; Wyatt Erdmann of Barnesville, Minn., was awarded as the Rookie Champion Auctioneer.
Hopewell Music Cooperative North, a Minneapolis nonprofit music school, announced Alfred Sanders as executive director. A classically trained vocalist and songwriter, Sanders previously was the director of operations of a local Black arts organization in Minneapolis.
Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., announced the upcoming retirement of Pat Schwab, vice president of Retail Sales – East and the promotion of Darren Carter, vice president of sales strategy, to succeed him in that role. … QualiTech, a Chaska-based maker of ingredients for prepared food products for humans and animals, announced that Rick Pedersen, formerly president of Ornua Ingredients North America, has joined QualiTech as chief executive officer.
GOVERNMENT
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St. Croix Economic Development Corp. announced its business of the year awards: Emerging Business of the Year, Barbell Coffee, River Falls; Small Business of the Year: Aves Studio, Troy; Business of the Year: Ciranda, Hudson, and Directors Award: William (Bill) Rubin, EDC.
LAW
Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that environmental firm attorney Molly Leisen has been appointed to the Women’s Environmental Network of Minnesota’s board of directors. … Maslon, Minneapolis, announced the reelection of Susan Link and David Suchar to two-year terms on its board of directors; Keiko Sugisaka continues in her role as board and executive committee chair; board members Brian Klein and Julian Zebot are in the second year of their two-year terms.
MANUFACTURING
MDI (Minnesota Diversified Industries), a Minneapolis nonprofit maker of plastic container products for business, and offering manufacturing job opportunities for people with disabilities, announced its expansion into a new space at 2335 Hwy. 36 West in Roseville.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
DiaMedica Therapeutics, a Minnetonka-based biopharmaceutical company, announced the appointment of Dr. Lorianne Masuoka as chief medical officer. Masuoka is a board-certified neurologist who has held similar executive roles at other companies.
Revelyst, an Anoka-based owner of brands of sporting and outdoor lifestyle products, announced the appointment of Joyce Butler as chief human resources officer. Revelyst is the outdoor products division of Vista Outdoor and in the process of separating into a standalone public company. Portfolio brands include Foresight Sports, Bushnell, Fox, Bell, Giro, CamelBak and Simms Fishing.
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