Trustee Cheryl Dickson

At-Large Congressional District #4 Legislative District #65B Term Dates: July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2008 126 Prospect Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55107 Home: 651-222-7384 Email: cheryldickson@comcast.net

Cheryl Dickson, St. Paul, retired in 2001 as president and chief executive officer of the Minnesota Humanities Commission, a position she held since 1977. She now consults non-profit organizations on governance issues through her own company, Searches, Etc. Dickson served on the board of the Federation of State Humanities Councils and continues to serve as a panelist and reviewer for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dickson has been active as a volunteer, most recently as a member of the board of Harriet Bishop Academy and the St. Paul Friends of the Library. She also served in many other organizations as a board member, such as St. John's University, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Phalen Lake Elementary Site Council, and volunteered for many years as a panelist for the St. Paul United Way.

Dickson was honored as one of 25 outstanding graduates of Metropolitan State University, was named Outstanding Minnesotan in 1996 by Bemidji State University, and was a recipient of a Bush Summer Fellowship award. She has served for three years as state chair of the Association of Community College Trustees. Gov. Jesse Ventura appointed her to the Board of Trustees in 2002 for a six-year term expiring on June 30, 2008.