Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board

Contact: Executive Director 1021 Bandana Blvd E Ste 222 St Paul, MN 55108 Website: mn.gov/pelsbEmail: yelena.bailey@state.mn.us

Current agency officials.Former officials are listed below
Name of official	Position held	Occupation	Economic interest statement	EIS last updated
Aho, Amy	Member - Teacher from Related Service Category	Speech Language Pathologist	View Statement	01/14/2025
Bailey, Yelena	Executive Director	State Government	View Statement	01/21/2025
Coffey, Julie	Member - Human Resources Director	Executive Director of Human Resources	View Statement	01/27/2025
Dyer, Rochelle	Member - Teacher from a Teacher Preparation Program	Assistant Professor	View Statement	01/14/2025
Hoelscher, Justin	Member - Administrator of a Cooperative Unit	Centralized Intake Coordinator	View Statement	01/24/2025
Lingofelt, Liana	Member - Teacher Metro Area	Teacher	View Statement	09/26/2025
Moore, Reuben	Public Member	Healthcare Executive	View Statement	01/08/2025
Position vacant
Saloka, Gift	Member - Special Education Teacher	Teacher	View Statement	01/02/2025
Shoemaker, Brandee	Member - Teacher Non-Metro Area	Teacher	View Statement	01/26/2025
Stumpf, Kurt	Member - Superintendent	Superintendent	View Statement	01/02/2025
Toledo, Glazell	Member - Teacher Metro Area	Teacher	View Statement	01/17/2025
Trask, Jennifer	Member - Teacher Non-Metro Area	Special Education Teacher	View Statement	01/18/2025
Wood, Nathan	Member - Principal	Principal	View Statement	09/26/2025
Yang, Janie	Member - Charter School Teacher	Language Arts Teacher	View Statement	01/21/2025

Terminated agency officials
Name of official	Position held	Occupation	Economic interest statement	Term ended
Borman, Maggie	Member - Charter School Teacher	Teacher	View Statement	10/01/2020
Cook, Jessica	Member - Principal	Director of Special Education	View Statement	04/24/2024
Cooper, Quennel	Member - Principal	Principal	View Statement	09/02/2025
Dupris, Penelope	Member - Teacher Metro Area	Assistant Principal	View Statement	09/01/2018
Groh de Avina, Katie	Member - Human Resources Director	Executive Director	View Statement	05/17/2020
Hahn, Heidi	Member - Administrator of a Cooperative Unit	Assistant Superintendent	View Statement	07/28/2020
Hewett-Olatunde, Amy	Member - Teacher from a Teacher Preparation Program	ESL Teacher/Professor	View Statement	09/11/2018
Krafthefer, Anne	Member - Teacher Non-Metro Area	Teacher	View Statement	07/01/2019
Lindgren, Anne	Member - Teacher from Related Service Category	Speech Language Pathologist	View Statement	08/14/2020
Liuzzi, Alex	Executive Director	Executive Director	View Statement	01/02/2023
Miklausich, James	Member - Principal	Principal	View Statement	06/30/2021
Montufar, Cesar	Member - Charter School Teacher	Teacher	View Statement	01/03/2022
Osuji, Angela	Member - Teacher Metro Area	Teacher	View Statement	09/02/2025
Payne, Lucy	Member - Teacher from a Teacher Preparation Program	University Faculty	View Statement	04/24/2024
Peltier, Paul	Member - Teacher Non-Metro Area	Teacher	View Statement	06/30/2023
Rappe, Brian	Member - Special Education Teacher	Teacher	View Statement	03/13/2023
Sabrie, Abdi	Public Member	Academic Adviser	View Statement	07/05/2022
Thor, May	Member - Teacher from Related Service Category	TOSA/Special Education Coach	View Statement	12/31/2022
Unowsky, Steven	Member - Superintendent	Superintendent	View Statement	06/30/2023
Vernosh, Ryan	Member - Principal	Principal	View Statement	12/31/2021
Woelber, Loy	Member - Superintendent	School Superintendent	View Statement	07/01/2019
York, Amy	Member - Administrator of a Cooperative Unit	Director of Special Education	View Statement	06/30/2023

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Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board