Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Donald Schiefelbein to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency “Citizens Board.”

Donald Schiefelbein, of Kimball, is an owner and partner in Schiefelbein Farms. He previously served as executive director of the American Gelbvieh Association, a cattle breed association. He also previously served as Director of Breed Programs for the North American Limousin Foundation. Schiefelbein received a B.S. in animal science from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He is appointed to a board position for a member knowledgeable in the field of agriculture and will serve a four-year term which ends January 4, 2010. Schiefelbein fills the board seat formerly held by Jacqueline Duncanson.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Board, often called the MPCA Citizen’s Board, consists of nine members appointed by the Governor, including the MPCA Commissioner who serves as the board’s chair. The board sets agency policy related to the protection of Minnesota’s air, water, and land resources.