Liberal in the Land of Conservative

The word on the street is that Joanne Dorsher will be seeking the DFL nomination to run against Representative Steve Gottwalt in District 15A.

Joanne Dorsher has been involved in education all her life. She comes to the Board with a perspective of a student, a teacher, an administrator, a parent, and a community volunteer. She graduated from UCLA with a major in psychology/mathematics and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota in special education.

Her previous experiences include being a special education teacher and the administrator of a developmental achievement center. She has been involved in District 742 schools the past ten years, volunteering in the classroom, providing enrichments for students, and participating in site councils and district committees. Outside of school hours, Joanne coached Academic Triathlon and Odyssey of the Mind Teams.

Currently, Dorsher is on the board of the Great River Educational Arts Theatre, and serves occasionally as a costumer. As part of the School Board, she serves as the Chair of the Board Personnel Committee and is a member of the Board Community Linkages Committee. She is the Board appointed representative on the Central Minnesota Joint Powers Board, the Fiber Optics Joint Powers Board, the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grant Advisory Committee, the Community Relations Task Force, the Special Education Study Review Committee, the Waite Park Chamber of Commerce, and the Schools for Equity in Education (SEE) Organization. Dorsher is the Board of Education liaison to Discovery Community School, Area Learning Center, and the Children’s Home.