List, Just to clear up a misidentification of Colleen Moriarty and her background. First, I am not a close friend, associate of Colleen's and I was not involved in her School Board race in any way. But her endorsement by the DFL is extremely well deserved.
Colleen Moriarty served, not as communications director, but as SSB's chief of staff during the Mayor's final term. Prior to that, Colleen served with distinction as the Director of the Youth Coordinating Board (www.ycb.org). The Youth Coordinating Board is an "intergovernmental organization dedicated to the healthy, comprehensive development of all Minneapolis children and youth 0-20 through collaborative action." Their programs, partnerships and initiatives include: the What's up line, Minneapolis Mayor's Youth Council, Minneapolis Way to Grow, Minneapolis FATHER Project, Citywide Youth Development Initiative, Minneapolis Youth Vote 2001, Minneapolis Redesign, Neighborhood Early Learning Centers, and our local America's Promise for Youth. Most importantly it is where the School Board, City Council, Park Board, Hennepin County, and Mayor's Office all come together to coordinate policy on behalf of youth in Minneapolis. At a time where budgets are being cut back and pressures on schools increase the importance of deeply connecting our schools with the rest of the community's infrastructure and resources is vital. Colleen understands that at a very deep level. Colleen's lifetime of experience in youth development and youth empowerment make her a very well qualified to immediately impact the School Board and the future of Minneapolis schools. As a side note -- it was nice to see so many young people at the convention working for Colleen -- especially since they weren't all related to her! Though her son is a very impressive "product" of the Minneapolis public schools. As an additional side note: Colleen's husband is David Doth, the commissioner of the Minneapolis Health and Family Support Department, and served as Minnesota's Commissioner of Health and Human Services for Arne Carlson. Joseph Barisonzi Lyndale, Ward 10 Spent too much of a gorgeous day at a convention on Saturday. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tim Bonham Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 6:03 PM To: mpls-issues Subject: Re: [Mpls] City DFL School Board Convention Yes, I think it is the same Joe Erickson -- someone said in their speech about him that "Joe has spent his career teaching teachers at Augsburg". And you probably recognize Colleen Moriarty from her position as Communications Director during Sharon Sayles Belton's last term as Mayor -- Colleen was often the one sending out news releases, some of which were posted on this list. I hear she's also been active in her neighborhood, but not being from that part of Ward 11 I don't know much about that. Tim Bonham, Standish-Ericsson, Ward 12 (remembered to sign this one!) >Is Joseph Erickson the individual who teaches in the >education department at Augsburg and sought DFL >endorsement last year but did not get endorsed? Also >could someone give a brief description of Colleen >Moriarty? The name sounds so familiar but I'm drawing >a blank. > >David Strand >Loring Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
