Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Craig H. Shaver to the Great Lakes Protection Fund Board of Directors.

Shaver, of Deephaven, is a senior vice president and financial consultant with RBC Wealth Management in Minneapolis, and has 27 years of experience as a financial investment advisor. Shaver was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989, and served on the House Taxes, Environment, Government Operations and Labor Management Committees. He was also a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Bill Frenzel prior to his election to the House in 1982. Shaver earned his bachelor of arts degree from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He has chaired the Minnesota Compensation Council, served on the Minnesota Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Community College Board, Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Advisory Task Force, and the Minnesota State Lottery Organization Task Force. Shaver, who has been a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund Board of Directors since 1994 and has chaired the board, is reappointed to another two-year term that expires on September 1, 2012.

The Great Lakes Protection Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes States. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. The Great Lakes Protection Fund Board of Directors is comprised of two governor appointed representatives from each member state. The Board of Directors meets quarterly and governs the Fund's operation.