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PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT 1 A L1 L COURCIl ��� ;�� �
CANARV - DEPARTMENT F]le NO.
BLUE - MAVOR
Cou ci Resolu io
Presented By �� ' �'
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby
approves the appointment, by the Mayor, of Ellen Higgins to serve
as a member of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Family Housing Fund Board,
filling the unexpired term of James A. Stolpestad. This term
will expire at the date of �he Annual Meeting, 1984.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays �
Fletcher
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Nicosia �
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347 CITY HALL
SAIzUT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102
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APPlication for JU�� 3 ,�?�.�
Mernbershi p for Ci ty
Boards, Commissions and Committees
i�;AYf�RS 0��-iC�
llame El.len Higgins
Address 1892 Princeton Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105 �
Street City ', Zip Dist_*ict .
Phone . :iome: 699-3283 Work: 291-9374
Committee(s) , Board(s), or Corr�nission(s) in which you are .interested:
Minneapolis/St.� Paul Family Housing Fund Board -
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Community Service/Activitzes (past and present) : ,
See attached resume. '
Professional dctivities:
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Civic/Professional Organization Memberships: .
See attached resume.
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Reasons for your interest in: this partica3ar comiv.ttee(s): -
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I am interested in serving the community in areas which best utiTize my legal '
skills and experience. I have worked extensively on housing projects both in
= St. Paul and Minneapolis and have a good working knowledge of tax-exempt and
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Are you currently serving on any other city committee? If so, which co�rmiittee(s)/
commissiar_!s)/board(s):
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Ethnic group (to ensure fair and equal .representation): �
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Other per.tinent informatian: j
Please Zist 3 references: 1) Leonard Wilkening, President, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
2) Thomas E. .Rohricht, Attorney, Dolzerty, Rumble & ButTer P.A. , Minneapolis & St Paul
3) Paul Verret, President, The Saint Pat�l �'nundat�o�
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ELLEN HIGGINS Married
1892 Princeton Avenue 34 years old
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105
(612) 699-3283 (Home)
(612) 291-9374 (Business)
EDUCATION:
J.D. , 1974 University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois
. . . graduated in top 15% of class . . . participa-
tion in Legal Aid program and clinic (1972) .
A.B. , 1971 Princeto.n University, Princeton, New Jersey . . .
majored in the Waodrow Wilson School for Public and
International Affairs, Economics emphasis . . .
graduated Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1976 to date Attorney, Doherty, Rumble & Butler Professional
Association, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota
(shareholder) . . . focusing on general corporate,
tax and commercial real estate areas; special
interest in nonprofit corporation tax field and
nonprofit financing, housing and health projects
. . . experience in structuring tax/accounting
aspects of corporate reorganizations and individual/
corporate financings (industrial revenue bonds,
limited partnerships, franchises, private placements,
etc.) . . . general knowledge of securities and banking
laws.
Lectures, corporation, banking and business law section
of Minnesota Bar Association and Minnesota Continuing
Legal Education. . . . .Topic: "Lawyers' Involvement
As Directors or Officers of, or Counsel for Exempt
Charitable Organizations"; February, 1983.
Lecturer, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
Seminar . . . Topic: "General Partnerships--
Organizat�on, Operation and Dissolution;" January,
1982.
Adjunct Professor of Business Law, The College of
Saint Catherine, Saint Paul, 1rlinnesota; Management
Development Genter . . . evenings, 1981 Trimester.
Lectuzer, Minnesota Society of Certified Public
�,ccountants - 1981 Annual Nonprofit Committee
Conference . . . Topic: "Liability of Foundation
D�.rectors and Officers; Indemnification/Insurance."
Lecturer, University of Minnesota, Continuing Educa-
tion Courses . . . Topics: Equal Credit Opportunity .
Act, Fair Billing Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act,
Truth-In-Lending Act; Women and the Law.
Speaking engagements, National Association of Women
Business Owners, Minnesota Chapter . . . Topics:
Starting A Business; Tax Structuring For Small
Businesses.
1974-1976 Attorney, Lord, Bissell & Brook, law firm in Chicago,
Illinois . . . focusing on general corporate, tax
and securities . . . special interest in structuring
(Cax/accounting� the financing of land acquisitions
by conservation/preservation groups.
Summer 1973 Legal Clerk, Lord, Bissell & Brook.
Su�ner 1972 Illinois Institute for Social Policy, Chicago and
& part-time Springfield, Illinois . . . a planning and research
during 1972 adjunct to the Illinois Bureau of the Budget . . .
school year consultant focusing on two projects:
1. Evaluating a welfare-employment demonstration
project directed by the Department of Vocational
Rehabilitation, Department of Public Aid and State
Employment Service on the basis of statistical
_ analysis, interviews and study of project xecords.
� -_-. - 2. As a �member of the Manpower Policy Task Force
, ., ;��._ _.�:'_ _ � ¢or the Woodlawn Community Planning Proj ect, designed '
a �anpower-employment services delivery system, with
emphasis on designating employment objectives.
Summer 1971 Institute for Public Administration, New York, New
& part-time York . . . a private research institute . . .
during 1971 consultant on a project to develop and implement
school year employment training and promotion programs for staff
of small businesses.
Summier 1970 Legal Aid Society, New York, New York . . . planned
and implemented community health and sanitation
projects, coordinating the work of LAS attorneys,
city agency administrators and local community
oXganizations. �
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COMMUNITY
, ACTIVITIES,
MEMBERSHIPS,
OFFICES,
DIRECTORSHIPS
1974 to date: American Bar Association (Corporate and Taa Sections) .
1976 to date: Minnesota Bar Association (Vice-Chairperson of the
Nonprofit Corporations Section - 1982 to date, member of the
Client Security Fund Committee) ; Ramsey County Bar
Association.
1980 to 1982: United Way of Saint Paul . . . a member of the Allocations
Committee, Panel C.
1978 to 1982: Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley . . .a member
of the Board of Directors; Chairperson of the Evaluations
Com?nittee and member of the Bylaws ana Nominating Committees.
1981 to date: National Association of Women Business Owners,
Minnesota Chapter . . . representative of Doherty,
Rumble & Butler Professional Association.
1982 to date: Foundation For Arts Resource Management, Minneapolis,
Minnesota . . . Secretary and member of the Board of
Directors.
1982 to date: Couneil on Foundations, Washington, D.C. . . . a
member of the Research Committee to the Board of
Directors.
PUBLICATIONS
"Program-Related Investments of Private Foundations"
(co-author), Tax Managemerit Memorandum, August, 1981
(publication of Tax Management, Inc., Washington, D.C.) .
"Basic Non-Tax Considerations In the Formatian of a
General Partnership," Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
Publication, Minnesota State Bar Association, 3anuary,
1982.
� "Liahility o� Foundation Directors and Officers --
�ndemnification/Insurance," Minnesota Society of
Certified Public Accountants Conference Publication,
1981.
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T0: Council President Victor Tedesco and
Members of the Saint Paul City Council
FROM: Mayor George Latimer '>
DATE: June 6, 1983
RE: Appointment to the Minneapolis/St. Raul
Family Housing Fund Board
Attached is a Council Resolution appointing Ellen Higgins
to fill the unexpired term of James Stolpestad on the
Minneapolis/St. Paul Family Housing Fund Board. I am asking
for your consideration and approval of the reso�ution.
Higgins application is attached.
Thank you.
GL/lm
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