Four Decorah residents elected to Vesterheim Museum Board leadership spots

(Left to right) Vesterheim Board Secretary Kate Martinson; Vice Chair Lindsay Erdman, and Board Chair Dan Huebner

The Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Board of Trustees now has four Decorah residents in leadership positions.

Dan Huebner has been elected to serve as Board Chair; Lindsay Erdman will serve his second term as Vice Chair; and Kate Martinson has been elected Board Secretary.  Gail Larson, who divides her time between Decorah and Olympia, Washington, will begin her second term as Treasurer.

Officers are elected for one-year terms, beginning in October, and trustees may hold a particular office for up to three terms.

Dan Huebner is the retired Vice Chairman and Director of the Grumman Corporation. He has been involved with Vesterheim as a Trustee and Honorary Trustee since 1995.

Lindsay Erdman is a native of Decorah who graduated from Iowa State University and is president of Erdman Engineering, P.C..  He has been City Engineer for the City of Decorah for the past 18 years. 

Kate Martinson is a Professor of art at Luther College.  She has been a folk art instructor for the museum, offering classes in spinning, felting, and nålbinding. She served on planning committees for four Vesterheim conferences in 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2009.

Gail Kozelka Larson has had a close relationship with Vesterheim since childhood.  Larson continues as an active volunteer with multiple charitable organizations.