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BOARD/COMMISSION:  Board Of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, And Interior Design

(Board of AELSLAGID)

Address

85 East 7th Place, Suite 160
St Paul, MN
55101-2333


Supporting Entity/Enabling Legislation Supported by Department of Commerce

ENABLING LEGISLATION
M.S. 326.02-326.15
Enabled: 06-24-2015
Revisor of Statutes Link

Chair and Contact
CONTACT
Kate Van Etta-Olson
(651) 296-2388
CHAIR
Daniel Kelsey
(651) 284-5852
TITLE
NAME
EMAIL
PHONE
PRIMARY
Licensing Supervisor
Christie Vereide
christie.e.vereide@state.mn.us
(651) 757-1514
No
OAS-I
Matthew Linngren
Matthew.linngren@state.mn.us
(651) 757-1511
No
Executive Director
Kate Van Etta-Olson
aelslagid@state.mn.us
(651) 296-2388
Yes
TITLE
NAME
EMAIL
PHONE
PRIMARY
Chair
Daniel Kelsey
dkelseype@msn.com
(651) 284-5852
Yes
Membership
The 21-member board includes three licensed architects; five licensed engineers; two licensed landscape architects; two licensed land surveyors; two certified interior designers; two geoscientists; and five public members. Not more than one member may be from the same branch of the profession of engineering. Each professional member must have 10 years of experience and shall have been in responsible charge of work for at least five years.
Member Info

COMPENSATION

  • Per Diem: $
  • Other Compensation: $55 per diem plus expenses

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

  • Requires Older Member - no
  • Requires Senate Approval - no
  • Members file campaign finance and disclosure - yes
Entity Powers and Duties, Activity Summary
The board licenses and regulates architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, geologists, soil scientists,and certifies interior designers.

ACTIVITY SUMMARY


Meeting Information
Meetings typically last: 2-4 hours
Meeting Frequency: Full board meetings are held approximately seven times a year. In addition. members attend monthly committee meetings as needed.

Meetings are held at:
Golden Rule Building, St. Paul.


Fiscal Information
Annual Staff Hours:
Total Appropriations:
Appropriations Description:
Fiscal Year Expenses: $893,000.00

Expenses Description:

Open Positions (0)
No Open Positions
NAME POSITION APPLICATION DATE
Cole Baessler Certified Interior Designer 1/21/2025
Debra Barnes Certified Interior Designer 11/20/2024
Alexa Choles Certified Interior Designer 1/11/2025
Mr Paul Brandt Geoscientist 11/14/2024
Carrie Jennings Geoscientist 10/31/2024
Stacee Demmer Licensed Architect 11/21/2024
Sally Grans Korsh Licensed Architect 11/14/2024
Mr. Marcus Hulmer Licensed Architect 11/14/2024
Nathan Knutson Licensed Architect 11/21/2024
Andrea Swan Licensed Architect 11/9/2024
Bryan Clark Licensed Engineer 12/20/2024
Russell Kalis Licensed Engineer 11/1/2024
Dr. Travis Thul P.E. Licensed Engineer 1/30/2025
Mr David Patten Licensed Landscape Architect 5/29/2024
Shajive Jeganathan Public Member 1/29/2025
Carolee Lindsey Public Member 1/20/2025
Lori Marco Public Member 1/24/2025
Daniel Miesle Public Member 11/8/2024
Jean Otto Public Member 11/4/2024
Arvind Sureshkumar Public Member 1/19/2025
No pending appointments found.
POSITION/SEAT
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
MEMBER NAME
STATUS
TERM END
Direct Appointments
 No Direct Appointments were found.
Current Members (21)
POSITION/SEAT
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
MEMBER NAME
STATUS
TERM END
Certified Interior Designer
Certified Interior Designer #1
Governor
Erica Larson
Filled
01/03/2028
Certified Interior Designer #2
Governor
Alexa Choles
Filled
01/01/2029
Geoscientist
Geoscientist #1
Governor
Mr Paul Brandt
Filled
01/01/2029
Geoscientist #2
Governor
Mr. Daniel Hunter
Filled
01/04/2027
Licensed Architect
Licensed Architect #1
Governor
Mr. Timothy Meyer
Filled
01/04/2027
Licensed Architect #2
Governor
Sally Grans Korsh
Filled
01/01/2029
Licensed Architect #3
Governor
Andrew Portis
Filled
01/03/2028
Licensed Engineer
Licensed Engineer #1
Governor
Mr. David Martini P.E.
Filled
01/01/2029
Licensed Engineer #2
Governor
Daniel Kelsey
Filled
01/03/2028
Licensed Engineer #3
Governor
Alan Johnson
Filled
01/05/2026
Licensed Engineer #4
Governor
Melisa Rodriguez
Filled
01/04/2027
Licensed Engineer #5
Governor
Mrs Denise Kazmierczak
Filled
01/05/2026
Licensed Land Surveyor
Licensed Land Surveyor #1
Governor
Marcus Hampton
Filled
01/03/2028
Licensed Land Surveyor #2
Governor
Mr. Daniel McAninch
Filled
01/05/2026
Licensed Landscape Architect
Licensed Landscape Architect #1
Governor
Jason Amberg
Filled
01/05/2026
Licensed Landscape Architect #2
Governor
Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard
Filled
01/03/2028
Public Member
Public Member #1
Governor
Christian Faste
Filled
01/04/2027
Public Member #2
Governor
Jean Otto
Filled
01/01/2029
Public Member #3
Governor
Lori Marco
Filled
01/01/2029
Public Member #4
Governor
Gerald Jones
Filled
01/05/2026
Public Member #5
Governor
Shajive Jeganathan
Filled
01/01/2029
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