Trustee C. Scott Thiss

Board of Trustees Treasurer Congressional District #3 Legislative District # Term Dates: July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2012 Sailforth, Inc. 5200 Willson Road, #150 Edina, MN 55424 Work: 952-836-2660 sthiss@sailforthinc.com

C. Scott Thiss, Edina, is president and chief executive officer for Sailforth, Inc., an Edina holding company with selected business investments. He previously served as president and chief executive officer for S&W Plastics, LLC, in Eden Prairie.

Thiss serves on several boards - Habitat for Technology, Anderson Iron Works and he is a board member and chair of the Governance Committee for Innovance, Inc. He also serves on the board of directors of the Northwestern University Alumni Association.

He previously served as chair of the board, chair of the small business policy committee and chair of the strategy committee for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. He also is past chair of the board of the Normandale Community College Foundation.

Thiss received a bachelor's degree and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and holds a CPA certificate. He is a resident of the Third Congressional District and is appointed to an at-large seat on the board.

He was appointed to the board by Gov. Tim Pawlenty in July 2006 for a six-year term expiring June 30, 2012.