Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Jonathon Bloomberg and Susan McCarville to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board. Both were appointed to three-year terms that expire on January 2, 2006.

Jonathon Bloomberg, of Mahtomedi, is an attorney at Bloomberg & Podpeskar LLP, where he practices environmental law. He previously worked as a Partner and Chair of the Environmental Practice Group at the Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly law firm. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. He received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D. from Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York. Bloomberg is appointed as a public member of the board.

Susan McCarville, of Hopkins, is currently a secretary for the City of Eden Prairie. She is also an owner of Mac's Liquor Store in Hopkins. She has served in numerous church, school, and community organizations, including the West Suburban Jr. Kodiaks Hockey, the Hopkins Raspberry Festival, Benilde St. Margaret's School, John Ireland Parochial School, and the Hopkins Little League. She is a graduate of the Brown Institute in Radio Broadcasting and Engineering. McCarville is appointed as a public member of the board.

The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) helps coordinate the actions of the major state agencies, and is charged with providing the Governor and the Legislature tools to address environmental issues that do not fit under the other state environmental agencies. The board consists of 16 members, including five public members appointed by the Governor.