Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Kimberly Keilholtz, Glenda Moyers, and Karen Trettel to the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

Kimberly Keilholtz, of Minneapolis, is a workforce diversity consultant for Xcel Energy. She is involved in numerous civic and volunteer activities, including working with the Minneapolis/Twin Cities United Way and the Fulton Neighborhood Association Board of Directors. Keilholtz received a B.A. in mathematics from Winona State University, and an M.A. in organizational leadership from the College of Saint Catherine in St. Paul. She is appointed to a board position for a public member and will serve a four-year term which ends January 4, 2010. She was first appointed to the board in 2002 and currently serves as the board’s vice president.

Glenda Moyers, of Mounds View, currently serves as Dean of Health Sciences and Director of Nursing at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie. Hennepin Tech provides a licensed practical nursing program. Moyers has been a registered nurse in Minnesota since 1974. She received a B.S.N. from Seattle University in Seattle, WA. Moyers is appointed to a board position for a registered nurse teaching in a licensed practical nursing training program. She will serve a four-year term which ends January 4, 2010. Moyers was first appointed to the board in 2001 and currently serves as the board’s president.

Karen Trettel, of Elk River, is a Licensed Practical Nurse working in the Acute Medical/Surgical department at North Memorial Health Care Center in Robbinsdale. She has been a licensed practical nurse in Minnesota since 1973. Trettel is a graduate of the Licensed Practical Nursing program at Hennepin Technical College. She is appointed to a board position for a licensed practical nurse and will serve a four-year term which ends January 4, 2010. Trettel was first appointed to the board in 2002 and currently serves as the board’s secretary.

The Minnesota Board of Nursing is responsible for licensing and disciplining nurses and approving nurse education programs. The board is made up of 16 members appointed by the Governor.