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Center For Rural Planning Organization

Terry Frank -- Founding Board Member

Currently:
• Quality Assurance and Environmental Consultant
• Audubon Society - Environmental Committee
• Tree farm owner and manager, Lake County
• Isaac Walton League - President, Local Chapter

Experience:
• Technical Manager and Engineer at 3M for 30 years (Retired)

Education:
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

David Miller -- Founding Board Member

Currently:
• Minnesota Forest Resource Council, Senior Consultant

Experience:
• Retired United States Forest Service: Forester, District Ranger, Recreational Planner, Staff Assistant to the Deputy Chief, Deputy Forest Supervisor
• Co-chair, Duluth Township Planning Commission

Education:
• B.S., Forestry, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Dr. Maria Cuzzo -- Board Member

Currently:
• Assistant Professor of Legal Studies/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer, Legal Studies and Political Science, Department of History, Politics and Society, University of Wisconsin - Superior

Experience:
• Mediator, Douglas County Court Commissioner's Office, Superior, WI.
• Coordinated and recruited student/graduate/faculty team to attend first ever Faculty/Student Symposium at Ninth Annual Emerging Issues in Mediation Conference
• Numerous publications and presentations on mediation and dispute resolution

Education:
• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
• B.A., Political Science, Augustana College

Sue Lawson -- Rural Planning Director

Experience:
• 2006 Bush Leadership Fellowship Recipient
• Community planner, facilitator, mediator
• Residential Designer; Leader, design review process
• Builder, cabinet maker, construction management
• Forester, Assistant Ranger, Land Use Planner, for US Forest Service

Education:
• Master of Architecture, University of Minnesota
• Minnesota Rule 114 mediation certification requirements of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Hamline University
• B.S., Forestry, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities