Jolly named to lead Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Philanthropy Partners welcomed Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D. as its new president and chief executive officer on Aug. 3. Jolly succeeds Carleen K. Rhodes, who led the organization for a dozen years and retired in June. “I love that community foundations collect the dreams of many people toward a shared goal,” he said of the role philanthropy plays in civic life. He fell in love with Minnesota and Saint Paul, because among other things, “the state has the largest amount of personal time in volunteerism in the nation and the greatest amount of personal philanthropy.”
Jolly arrives at MN Partners after 11 years as president and CEO of the Science Museum of Minnesota. He has a doctorate in psychology and also served in academic-leadership roles. He is chair of the National Academies of Science, a widely published author and has served as a columnist for several publications.
“Dr. Jolly’s range of experience in organizational and philanthropic leadership, as well as in education and community engagement, stood out among the candidates for this leadership position,” said Mary Brainerd, MN Partners board chair and president and CEO of HealthPartners. “The board and staff are eager to see how he envisions our work in new ways.”
Jolly will oversee the implementation of the Strategic Framework adopted by MN Partners this year, as well as its Racial Equity Framework, which focuses on advancing racial equity in the state through achieving specific goals such as closing the achievement gap in education between minority and white students.
MN Partners includes The Saint Paul Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation, Mardag Foundation and 2,000 other charitable organizations and donor funds that are committed to solving complex community issues by strategically investing funds entrusted to the Foundations. Together, the Foundations and donors made $74 million in grants to nonprofits, projects and initiatives in the East Metro and across Minnesota in 2014. Learn more at mnpartners.org.
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SMSC appoints conservation officers to enforce game laws on reservation
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – On Aug. 18, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) signed a joint powers agreement with Scott County, Shakopee and Prior Lake to enforce conservation laws on tribal land.
The agreement follows a joint powers agreement signed in July with the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The SMSC’s three conservation officers are licensed by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officers Standards and Training.
Through the joint powers agreements, the SMSC’s conservation officers are licensed and recognized by the State of Minnesota. Similar to state conservation officers, their main role is to educate people about conservation laws and cite violators. They are authorized to cite SMSC members and members of the general public for hunting and fishing violations on SMSC fee and trust land, such as trespassing on non-hunting lands, baiting deer, and violating possession limits. To hunt on SMSC lands, a person must hold a license issued by the Mdewakanton Conservation and Enforcement Agency.
The conservation officers’ work is independent from criminal law enforcement, which will continue to be performed by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department and the Prior Lake and Shakopee police departments. The agreement signed yesterday authorizes the SMSC’s conservation officers to respond in a support role when local law enforcement agencies need assistance with emergency situations such as domestic complaints or vehicle accidents.
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SMSC Wacipi Winners 2015 announced
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi Committee released the results of its annual powwow contest winners on Aug. 20.
JUNIOR GIRL’S (Ages 6-12) Traditional: Shundiiwan White Horse (first place); Sparrow Little Sky (second place); Tylyn Thurman (third place). Jingle: Yanabeth White Horse (first place); Alice Brown Otter (second place); Sarai Tso (third place). Fancy: Wakinyela Clairmont (first place); Micayla Silas (second place); Alva Snow (third place).
TEEN GIRL’S (13-17) Traditional: Nichole Nordwall (first place); Taylor Clairmont (second place); Elyza Robertson (third place).
Jingle: Waskewane Stonefish (first place); Dajia Shinos (second place); Hokian-Win McCloud (third place). Fancy: Malia Jacobs (first place); Oke-Tis She Roberts (second place); Hozhoni White Cloud (third place).
JUNIOR BOY’S (6-12) Traditional: Jonah Jackson (first place); Terry Brown Otter (second place); Elijah Leonard, Jr. (third place). Grass: Chaske Jacobs (first place); Deo TopSky (second place); Wakinyan Fiddler (third place). Fancy: Buster Cleveland (first place); Silas White Buffalo (second place); Jaymison Hill (third place).
TEEN BOY’S (13-17) Traditional: Triston Lasley (first place); Talon White Eye (second place); Donovan Haury (third place). Grass: Therien Paskemin (first place); Gavin White Eye (second place); CJ Lasley (third place). Fancy: Delano Cleveland (first place); Parker Bearstail (second place); Tyler Thurman (third place).
WOMEN’S GOLDEN AGE(55+) Traditional/Southern Buckskin: Bev Larvie-Medhaug (first place); Carmen Clairmont (second place); Linda Standing (third place). Fancy/Jingle: Irene Oakes (first place); Dianne Desrosiers (second place); Annamae Pushetonequa (third place).
MEN’S GOLDEN AGE (55+) Traditional/Southern Straight: Terry Fiddler (first place); Charles Hindsley (second place); Jim Red Eagle (third place). Fancy/Grass: Daryl Bearstail (first place); Wayne Pushetonequa (second place); Albert King, Sr. (third place).
JUNIOR WOMEN’S (18-34) Traditional: Alva Fiddler (first place); Arianna Green Crow (second place); Tara Whitehorse (third place). Southern Cloth/Buckskin: Charish Toehay (first place); DaLynn Alley (second place); Amanda Harris (third place). Jingle: Tonia-Jo Hall (first place); Mallary Oakes (second place); Shaina Snyder (third place). Fancy: Tanksi Clairmont (first place); Laryn Oakes (second place); Jocy Bird (third place).
JUNIOR MEN’S (18-34) Traditional: Eli Snow (first place); Zane Tacan (second place); Wendall Powless (third place). Southern Straight: Lewis Perkins (first place); Denny Medicine Bird (second place); Audie Todome (third place). Grass: Trae Little Sky (first place); Bryson Rabbitt Many Horses (second place); Julius Not Afraid (third place). Chicken: Nelson Baker (first place); Rooster Top Sky (second place); Isaiah Stewart (third place). Fancy: Canku One Star (first place); Darrell Hill (second place); Shorty Crawford (third place).
SENIOR WOMEN’S (34-54) Southern Cloth/Buckskin: Danita Goodwill (first place); Chalene Toehay (second place); Jamie Whiteshirt (third place). Jingle: Grace Pushetonequa (first place); Anika Top Sky (second place); Yvette Goodeagle (third place). Fancy: Verna Street (first place); Nahmi Lasley (second place); Candace Gadwa (third place). Traditional: Amber Buffalo (first place); Tosha Goodwill (second place); Lonna Street (third place).
SENIOR MEN’S (34-54) Traditional: Richard Street (first place); Tony Wahweotten (second place); Chaske LeBlanc (third place). Southern Straight: Sean Spicer (first place); Terry Tsotigh (second place); Everette Moore (third place). Grass: Randall Paskemin (first place); Clifton Goodwill (second place); Buck Spotted Tail (third place). Chicken: Marty Thurman (first place); Rod Atcheynum (second place); Bobby Badger (third place). Fancy: Michael Roberts (first place); Wayne Silas, Jr., (second place); Tyler Lasley third place).
CONTEST Moccasin Game: J Max (first place); Golden State (second place); Old Style (third place). Drum Contest: Wahpekute (first place); Crazy Spirit (second place); Black Otter (third place).
