ASSOCIATIONS

The board of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, an affiliate of the Chamber of Commerce, elected as the council's new chairman Greg Page, chairman/CEO of Wayzata-based Cargill….The St. Paul Area Association of Realtors named Richard Tucker, branch vice president of Coldwell Banker Burnet's Burnsville office, its president.

ARTS

Gary Bhojwani, president/CEO of Golden Valley-based Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, was recently named to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts board of trustees.

COMMUNICATIONS

Digital communications company GovDelivery, St. Paul, named to its management team John Cook, senior director of marketing; Natalie Fedie, director of client services; Maura McKinley-Tull, director of client success consulting, federal; Mike Pearson, director of state and local government solutions; and Grant Tullo, controller.

CONSTRUCTION

Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., Minneapolis, is building a health care data center for 7 Medical Systems LLC in the Campbell Mithun Tower, 222 S. Ninth St., Minneapolis.

CONSULTING

Land and energy development consulting firm Westwood Professional Services Inc., Eden Prairie, recently hired Mark Baumbach as vice president of corporate development….Brooklyn Park-based Health Dimensions Group added Don Babbitt as a project manager.

ENGINEERING

St. Paul-based Sebesta Blomberg said it has

established two offices in Wisconsin – River Falls and Madison. The company hired Stacey Ayuthia as director of Wisconsin operations, based in the Madison office.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Bremer Financial Corp., St. Paul, hired Mark Lancaster as vice president and sales manager for the company's insurance business.

FOUNDATIONS

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, Eagan, welcomed Stacey Millett as a senior program officer….The Stillwater Area Foundation elected Jill Greenhalgh, executive director of the Century College Foundation, chair and Maria Reamer, a community volunteer, treasurer….Jennifer Anderson has become a member of the board of the St. Croix Valley Foundation.

HONORS

David Benning of Ameriprise Financial recently received the national Mentoring Excellence Award from the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation and Investment News for his seven years of mentoring and leadership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities….The University of Minnesota Alumni Association honored Archie Givens Jr. for outstanding volunteer service and leadership to the organization….The March of Dimes Minnesota Chapter named Sarah Gutknecht, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, Distinguished Nurse of the Year for 2011….Accounting Today and Best Companies Group named Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen Russ P.A., St. Paul, to the annual list of "Best Accounting Firms." The CPA firm was also honored with the 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility….The MBA program of Minnesota State University-Mankato was listed in the Princeton Review's 2012 business school guidebook as one of the nation's best….CPA Practice Advisor, a trade publication, named Jon Petit of CSI Accounting Services, St. Louis Park, to its "40 Under 40″ list….Minneapolis-based North Star Resource Group received the 2011 Better Business Bureau Integrity Award for business ethics….Mary Brainerd, president and CEO of Bloomington-based HealthPartners, was honored with the Shotwell Award for leadership in health care and the Caux Roundtable Award for outstanding citizenship….Golden Valley-based Allianz Life Insurance Co.
of North America received the BestPrep Humanitarian Award for outstanding community involvement and commitment to educating Minnesota students.

MANUFACTURING

Liberty Diversified International, New Hope, named Robert Meekin vice president of human resources and workplace excellence….H.B. Fuller Co., Vadnais Heights, said Joan Schuller recently joined the company as vice president, Asia Pacific….Edward Parker was named chief operating officer of AbelConn LLC, Minneapolis, and Photo Etch, Fort Worth, Texas. The companies are specialty electronic solution providers for the military and aerospace industries.

MARKETING

Minneapolis-based d.trio marketing group hired Julie Genung as senior account executive.

NONPROFITS

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio, also known as CLUES, named Diego Osuna of General Mills interim executive director while the organization searches for a president….Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota, St. Paul, selected Amy Crawford as director….Minneapolis-based Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota appointed Cathy Lawrence vice president and chief development officer….The United Way of Washington County-East named Keith Radtke of Faegre, Baker Daniels president and David Osten of 3M president-elect.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Carmichael Lynch Spong, Minneapolis, recently added Beth Miller as principal and Debra Hays as a senior counselor in the health and wellness team.

REAL ESTATE

Property development and management company Dominium, Plymouth, recently promoted Bryan Reynolds to property accountant….Cities Management Inc., a Minneapolis-based property management services provider to homeowners associations, promoted Traci Lehman to president.

RELOCATIONS

Cochrane Law Office, P.A., which represents people injured at work, moved to 2780 N. Snelling Ave., Suite 209, in Roseville.

TECHNOLOGY

Cachet Financial Solutions, an Eden Prairie-based provider of remote deposit capture solutions, said financial services technology expert H. Eugene Lockhart joined its board of directors as an advisor….MetaFarms Inc., a Burnsville-based provider of information systems to livestock producers, appointed Dr. Tom Stein executive chairman, chief innovations officer and chairman of the board. Chad Becker becomes president and chief executive officer.

UTILITIES

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy recently named Paul Johnson vice president of investor relations and financial management.

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