Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Freddie Davis-English and Judi Gordon to the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy.

Freddie Davis-English, of Plymouth, has been employed by the Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections for over 34 years, and currently serves as co-chair of the management team for the Teen Parent Connection. She also serves on the board of directors of African American Family Services and as a member of the Supreme Court Race Bias Task Force. Davis-English was educated at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, Tulsa University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and at the University of Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey Institute. She is appointed as a Public Member of the Board and will serve a four-year term which expires on January 5, 2009. Davis-English was first appointed to the Board in December 2003.

Judi Gordon, of St. Paul, is Executive Director and founder of C.R.E.A.T.E., a non-profit chemical health agency in Minneapolis. She is a both a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) and a Registered Nurse (RN) in Minnesota. Gordon previously served on the Minnesota Department of Human Services' Alcohol and Drug Abuse Citizen's Advisory Committee. She received an Associate Degree in Nursing from St. Mary's College in Minneapolis. Gordon is appointed as a LADC Member of the Board and will serve a four-year term which ends on January 5, 2009. She was first appointed to the Board in June 2004.

The Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy is responsible for licensing and disciplining Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADCs). The board is made up of thirteen members appointed by the Governor.