Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Gary E. Demele, Thomas W. Grue, Lisa M. Hanni, Bruce D. Johnson, and the reappointment of Billie Lawton to the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design. All five are appointed to four-year terms that expire on January 3, 2011.

Demele, of Orono, has been an architect and project manager with WCL Associates, Inc, in Minneapolis, since 1994. He has been a licensed architect in Minnesota since 1980 and a professional architect for 32 years. He is an active member of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as its state Intern Development Program (IDP) coordinator, Architect Registration Exam (ARE) Review Course Instructor, and chair of its IDP/ARE Task Force. He was awarded with the AIA of Minnesota’s presidential citation for IDP work in 1998. Demele replaces James O’Brien as a representative of architects.

Grue, of Monticello, is the safety coordinator with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He has held facility manager and plant engineer positions with a number of companies in Minnesota during his 27-year career as a professional engineer. Grue is a registered professional engineer (mechanical) in Minnesota, a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers, a certified energy manager with the Association of Energy Engineers, a certified safety professional, and holds and RPA designation from the Building Owners and Managers Association International. Grue replaces William Sutherland as a representative of professional engineers.

Hanni, of Hampton, has been the Goodhue County recorder and register of titles since 2005, Goodhue County land use management director since 2002, and Goodhue County surveyor since 1998. She was also the interim Goodhue County Administrator from September 2006 until January 2007. Hanni has been a licensed land surveyor in Minnesota since 1994, and has been a member of the Minnesota Association of County Surveyors since 1993. She is also a member and former president of the Capitol Area Land Surveyors Association, a member of the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium, a member of the Professional Exam Committee, and previously served on the Governor’s Council on Geographic Information. Hanni replaces William Brown as a representative of land surveyors.

Johnson, of Eagan, is the principal geologist and vice president of Summit Envirosolutions in St. Paul. He has over 20 years of environmental, geologic, and hydrogeologic experience in the professional consulting field. He is a professional geologist in Minnesota, was president of the Minnesota Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists in 2000, and is a member of the Minnesota Ground Water Association, and the Minnesota Water Well Association. Johnson replaces Michael Kunz as a representative of geoscientists.

Lawton, of Minneapolis, is a retired administrative faculty member of the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts as an educational and vocational advisor. Since retiring, she has served as a board member of her condominium association, fund-raiser for the Pacer Center, and a regional Ford Motor Company Arbitration Board member. She has been a member of the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design since 2003, and currently serves as chair of the complaint committee. Lawton is reappointed as a public member.

The Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design licenses and regulates architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, geoscientists and certifies interior designers. The board consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor.