Business People: Education Minnesota elects Monica Byron as president

LABOR Monica Byron Mentoring Minnesota a statewide labor union representing educators publicized that Monica Byron has been elected president succeeding Denise Specht who did not seek reelection Byron at the moment vice president ran unopposed Also elected were Marty Fridgen of South Washington County as vice president and Ryan Fiereck of St Francis as secretary-treasurer Byron has taught for years in Richfield Populace Schools the bulk in the last few days working as an elementary math coach The new leadership band takes office July ADVERTISING POPULATION RELATIONS Goff Citizens a St Paul-based society relations and lobbying firm broadcasted that Jake Ricker is joining its gang as a vice president of citizens relations and that Elizabeth Emerson a principal of the company was promoted to senior vice president of residents affairs Ricker majority in the last few days served as the senior society relations director at the University of Minnesota Emerson has led a bipartisan community affairs group of Goff Constituents at the state Capitol since LEARNING BestPrep a Brooklyn Park-based nonprofit business and financial training undertaking for grades - declared Jason Sanders as chief executive officer Sanders previously was with the Dodge Nature Center in St Paul where he served as executive director He succeeds Bob Kaitz who released his retirement after nearly years with the organization FINANCIAL SERVICES U S Bancorp Minneapolis-based parent company of U S Bank broadcasted that Adam Graves has been promoted to senior executive vice president and head of enterprise strategy and administration and member of the company s managing committee Graves previously was head of strategy and corporate growth since Baird an international employee-owned wealth management and private equity firm communicated that it has added Mark L Brenna as a director and financial adviser to its wealth management office in Minnetonka Brenna previously was with RBC Capital where he managed million in assets HONORS The U S Small Business Administration informed it has named Paul Kirkman of Victual in Crosby Minn as its Minnesota Encore Entrepreneur of the Year Victual is specialty goods store featuring house-made ice cream artisan cheeses charcuterie gourmet packaged foods specialty wines and spirits and gifts Minnesota Brownfields an organization devoted to the cleanup and reuse of contaminated lands declared the recipients of its ReScape Awards Region Impact Small Project Winner Bimosedaa Minneapolis Area Impact Large Project Winner Minneapolis American Indian Center Economic Award Winner Hatchery Row Battle Lake Environmental Award Settlers East Woodbury Innovation Award Winner Soul St Paul LAW The Minnesota Judicial Branch communicated the following members to the new State Board of Civil Legal Aid which was created to ensure advocacy for persons unable to afford private counsel Minnesota Supreme Court appointees Emily Cooper Katy Drahos Jeremy Lane John Murphy and Suumra Shariff Christopher Wendt governor s appointees Tarryl Clark John Gordon Holley Horrell Anna Pottratz Acosta and Korey Wahwassuck Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services St Paul publicized the following staff appointments Elizabeth Due and Azure Schermerhorn-Snyder staff attorneys Najat Haji social worker Zoe Martens outreach coordinator Betsy Froiland paralegal and the pending retirement of CEO Jessie Nicholson on July Gilbert Mediation Center an Eden Prairie-based legal dispute resolution firm broadcasted it has added the Hon Shawn M Bartsh Ret to its mediation band Bartsh previously served as a District Court Judge for Ramsey County and is a past president of the Ramsey County Bar Association Hinshaw Culbertson Minneapolis reported that Peter J Kaiser has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Transactions Practice Group Kaiser previously was with Moss Barnett where he was a shareholder National law firm Spencer Fane released Troy J Dobbs has joined the firm s Minneapolis office as an associate in the Tax Trusts Estates practice group Dobbs earned his juris physician from the University of St Thomas School of Law where he served as a pupil practitioner for a local law firm s Bankruptcy Litigation Clinic he also worked as a law librarian for the Honorable Walter Kaminsky of the Tenth Judicial District in Minnesota Related Articles UnitedHealth CEO Witty resigns amid setbacks Business People HomeServices of America announces leadership change Business People Pakou Hang takes campaign post at Northwest Area Foundation Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing his intention to retire at the end of the year St Paul Sharrett s Liquors to briefly close as longtime owners retire EMAIL ITEMS to businessnews pioneerpress com