Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Nadine Jacobson to the Board of the Minnesota State Academies.

Nadine Jacobson, of Edina, is a homemaker and mother. She previously served as a Braille Instructor for BLIND, Inc. in Minneapolis. Jacobson also previously worked for the Hennepin County Human Services Department in nursing home contract compliance and foster care licensing. She previously served as both President and Vice President of the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind (MSAB) Alumni Association.

Ms. Jacobson received a B.A. in Psychology and Social Work from the College of St. Catherine and a M.S.W. from the University of Minnesota. An alum of MSAB in Faribault, she spent eleven years there as a student. Jacobson is appointed to the Board position for a member of the blind community. She will serve a term which ends January 5, 2009. Jacobson was first appointed to the Board in September 2004.

The Board of the Minnesota State Academies governs the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind and the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, both in Faribault, Minnesota. The board is made up of nine members, including six appointed by the Governor.