Name and place of residence: Pam Konz, rural Adrian
Family information: Husband, Mike, and children, David, 20, Paul, 18, James, 16, Jonathan, 14, and Kaitlyn, 11.
Occupation: Faith Formation Director for St. Adrian Catholic Church for grades 1-12 and adults, as well as for grades 1-4 at St. Anthony, St. Kilian and Our Lady of Good Counsel churches in Lismore, St. Kilian and Wilmont. It's a full-time position sheÕs held for six years, and she was part-time for three years prior to that.
Education: She graduated from Trimont High School in 1978 and received an associate's degree in open studies from Mankato State University in 1980. She graduated summa cum laude from MSU in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in business administration with minors in finance and management.
Community activities and involvement: She is past president and current member of Music Parents Association. She has served on the Nobles County Library Board for eight years, most of those years as secretary, and is a member of the Plum Creek Library System governing board.
Qualifications for service:
"One of my responsibilities, since I married a farmer, has been to keep up the farm books and prepare them for the tax season. In addition, part of my job at St. Adrian is to submit a yearly budget and then to operate from it.
"These two experiences, along with the Library BoardÕs responsibility of overseeing the Library's budget, make me very aware of financial concerns and money management. None of these entities have unlimited incomes, so I've developed some skill at creative allocation of resources. As MPA president (and as a parent), I've learned how to listen to both sides of the story and to reserve judgment on issues until all sides have weighed in."
If elected, what should voters expect you to accomplish during your term as school board member? In other words, if elected, what issues will be important to you?
"I would like to encourage the board to consider the needs of the students as a priority in any policy making that the board does. I would also like to see that the financial situation of the school district is improved."