founding memberS
Bernard P. Friel
Retired lawyer; Briggs and Morgan 1956-1985 and 1990-2013; HRS Group, Vice Chairman and General Counsel 1985-1990; BSL & LLB Minnesota 1954: JAG Officier USAF Langley AFB 1954-56; Founder and President National Association of Bond Lawyers; Council Member, Local Government Law Section of the American Bar Association; Member American College of Bond Counsel; Board and Finance Committee Member Science Museum of Minnesota; Chairman Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority; Board Member HealthEast Foundation; President North American Nature Photography Association; Board Member Voyager Outward Bound; Member The Explorers Club; Member Mendota Heights Planning Commission 1991-2003.
James Losleben
Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. Appointed to the first Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Board in November in 1969. Ran for City Council position in November of 1972 and won and was sworn in as a City Council member in January 1973. Ran for reelection 2 times and won. Completed City Council service in April 1984. Retired - Senior Vice President of Business Development for a solar system manufacturing company in Minnesota. Presently CEO of Solar Partners, Inc, a Manufacturer’s Representative that sells electrical equipment to electric utilities, i.e., equipment for PV Solar Farms and Electric Vehicle Charging Systems. 49-year resident of Mendota Heights.
Bob Bonine
Retired, Registered Investment Advisor Northwestern Mutual; BA and MA University of Minnesota; Teacher and Principal Roseville School District; Officer, US Army; Vice President, Northwest Area Foundation; Vice President, Pillsbury Company; Board Member Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission; Board Member Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority; Board Member Minnesota Food Bank; Member and Chairman, I.S.D. 197 Mendota Heights, West St. Paul School Board.
Ed Hanton
College of St. Thomas; University of Minnesota B.S. 1959; University of Minnesota Medical School M.D. 1961; Internship St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth; residency and Fellowship Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; MBA Loyola College of Maryland; Obstetrics & Genecology Board Certified/Recertified; US Army Medical Corps; Department Head and Physician-in-Chief Kaiser-Permanente, Washington D.C.; Senior Medical Director, Harris Methodist Health System, Ft. Worth, TX; Health Care Consultant, Cjeka and Associates, Atlanta, Georgia; Chairman Catalina, AZ Resource Center 2003-05.
Marina McManus
Recently retired Director of Public Health for St. Paul-Ramsey County; Public Health Nursing Director, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Director of Public Health for Anoka County, Minnesota; Deputy Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Served on the Mendota Heights Planning Commission for 6 years.
Tom Smith
Lecturer on Kinesiology University of Minnesota faculty; M.Sc. Molecular Biology, University of California; Faculty lecturer of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University, British Colombia; published 150 + scientific publications and technical reports on human factors/ergonomics, human-centered design and motor behavior; Member Dakota County Extension Committee.
Jill Smith
Mendota Heights City Council - served 8 years with 6 years as acting Mayor; Retired from 3M corporate real estate department; Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR) from Corporate Real Estate Network; MN Real Estate License; B.A. San Diego University; B.S. and Masters Degree, University of Wisconsin, Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis; Master of Public Affairs (MPA Degree) University of Minnesota; Real Estate Paralegal, Bull, Housser & Tupper, Vancouver, B.C.; Current Member Dakota County Planning Commission; Transportation Advisory Board, Metropolitan Council; Noise Oversight Committee to the Metropolitan Airports Commission; Cable TV Commissioner, NDC4.
Buzz Cummins
Graduate of Harvard University and J. D. University of Minnesota Law School; legal counsel to a Minnesota Governor Al Quie; Vice President of Minnegasco; CEO Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association; Former Board Chairman United Hospital; Former Chairman Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board; Former Chairman Citizens League; Former Chairman Fairvote Minnesota; Elected and served 6 years on Mendota Heights City Council; Attended all of the first 40 Vikings games and countless games since.
Joe Betlej
Advantus Capital Management: Portfolio Manager Real Estate and Dividend Income Securities; Chartered Financial Analyst; BA Architecture; Masters Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis; CFA Designation 1990; Mendota Heights Planning Commission, 12 years; Part Owner Green Bay Packers.
memberS
Ed Hanton
Jim Losleben
Jill Smith
Tom Smith
Carl “Buzz” Cummins
Stephen Treichel
Robert Diedrich
Robert Bonine
Jonathan Zagel
Maurice Lazarus
Marina McManus
Kara Wallace
Joseph Betlej
Sherri Stein
Amelia Vandarious
Linda Limback
Bernard P. Friel
Damaris Friel
Chadwick Vandarious
Pat Diedrich