Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Douglas Klemenhagen to the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners.

Klemenhagen, of Farmington, owns Farmington Barber and Beauty, and has been a licensed barber in Minnesota for 23 years. In addition to providing barbering services, Klemenhagen also employs six cosmetologists in his business. He earned his barber degree from Moler Barber College in Minneapolis. He is a member of the Freemasons, Minneapolis Shrine Club, and Farmington Eagles. Klemenhagen replaces Thomas Plash as a barber member of the board to complete a four-year term that expires on January 7, 2008.

The Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners oversees the administration, enforcement, regulation, and adoption of rules regulating the barber and cosmetologist professions. The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor, including three barbers, three cosmetologists and one public member.