Trustee Cheryl Dickson
At-Large
Congressional District #4
Legislative District #65B
Term Dates: July 2, 2008, through
June 30, 2014
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 for 24 years. She now consults with 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 Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. She also served 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 served for four years as state chair of the Association of Community College Trustees.
Dickson was first appointed to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Jesse Ventura in 2002 and was reappointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2008 for a six-year term expiring June 30, 2014.
