Organization

The Board of Directors is made up of several business, education and technology professionals living in and around the Southeast Minnesota area. The board holds its annual meeting each spring in Rushford, Minnesota.

Rushford Institute's management team will include very experienced people from appropriate professional disciplines. Other services as needed will be outsourced or provided by part time employees and volunteers until such time as the cash flow and demand support more staff. A President who will also be the Executive Director will be the initial management person.

The Board of Directors:

Officers

Kevin Klungtvedt – Chairman, TRW Electronics Engineer
Dale Evavold – Vice Chairman, Retired Attorney
Norris Kinneberg - Secretary, Retired Educator
Alice Zimmer – Treasurer, Math Instructor at MNSCU-Southeast Technical College
Carl Wirtanen - President & CEO, Product Development Management Consultant

Directors

John Benton - President, Executive Information Development
Larry Bartleson - Administrator
Joyce Iverson – Consultant Southeast MN Development Corp.
Myron Schrober – Publisher Tri-County Record

The Advisory Board:

Technology & Business

Harlan Jacobs, President of Genesis Business Centers, LTD
Deb Newberry, President of Newberry Technologies
Willie Hendrickson, Ph.D., President of Aveka, Inc.
Deanna Harkins, MD MPH, Consultant in nanotechnology toxicology, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.
Milenko Braunovic, Ph.D., Technology Advisor and Consultant with MB Interface
Todd Roesler, President, Merchants Bank, Caledonia

Technology & Education

James J. Johnson, President of MSNCU – Southeast Technical College
Greg Haugstad PhD., Director, Characterization Facility, Shepard Labs, University of Minnesota
Larry Reuter PhD., Professor of Biology, Winona State University