Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 10/24/1988

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i D LAKE MINNETONKA OONSERVAT;ON DISTRICT 7-11 I N T R O D U C I N G . . . 1- 8 8 Executive Director EUGENE R. STROPWM N The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District Board of Director; please to introduce Gene Strommen who joined t., District as its Execut.ve director July 1, according to Board Chairman Robert Rascop, Shorewood. Gene succeeds Frar,K Mixa who retired Jurp 30 after almost 19 years of d l:- cated service. A University of Minnesota graduate in the School of Forestry, Gene brings an unusual combination of business and non-profit management experiences to the LMCD. Following five years in the wood preservation field in St.. Louis Park, Gene changed careers by becoming manager of the St. Louis Park Chamber of Commerce. After s4-x years he was invited to serve as assistant manager of the Minneapolis Aquatennial in 1970. During that same year the fit. Paul W?nter Carnival selected him to manage the nation's oldest winter festival. A move to re-enter chamber of commerce management brought Gene to tte Suburban Area Chamber of Commerce h+adquartered in Roseville it 1984, where he served as executive vice president until .June 30, 1988. Significant among the skills Gene brings to the LMCD ar^_ Extensive adminis- trative, communications, volunteer business and community leadership organiza- tion and motivation, government relations and fund-raising experiences. Succc-sful budget management and fend raising brought a.id sustained finan- cial strength to all of the organizations under his direction. Internal membership and external public communicaticns have beem demon- strated. Quality newsletters for members and related corstituents kept th^se audiences informed. News releases were directed to area regional and in the Winter Carnivals case, international audiences. Volunteer ta'nt has been an integral part of Gene's bringing community, civic and government human resources together for a common cause. Coupled with adequate financing, Gene can lead an organization to deliver the priority service for which it is committed. "1 am enthusiastic atout joiring the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District at such a significant Juncture in its formative years. Frank Mixa, with the support of the LMCD board, fourteen cities and related county, regional and state agencies, has piA a substantial organizaticn and governing Lake Minnetonka Code in place," Gene noted in acce3ting his appointment.. "The execution of a study tc develop a Comprehensive Management Plan for Lake Minnetonka now under way with Arndorfer Associates, I�ic. is a major commit- ment. The result!+ will bring all the leading forces, community concerns and influences together to make Lake -tinnetonk.i a natural model f^r a recreational and community resource," Gene adder. Gene concluded by noting, 11 Look forward to bringing all of our area, regional and state constituencies together in arriving at the most effective management plan and outcome for Lace Minnetonka."