Previous Activities
See Current Activities
Local
- Mankato City Council, President, 4 terms (16 years) and Mayor Pro-tem
- Chair of the Mankato Housing Redevelopment Authority (assess and address housing goals)
- Mankato Economic Development Authority (develop a focus for economic development and investment for the community)
- Mankato Human Rights Commission (provide for dispute resolution and recommend local public policy related to potential bias and discrimination)
- Youth in City Government (engaging youth in government)
- Civic Center and Downtown Redevelopment Committee (vision and strategy)
- Civil Service Commission (oversight of police civil service admission)
- City Youth Asset Commission, founder and chair (developing youth assets)
- Community Health Action and Promotion Project (focus teen pregnancy prevention)
- Chamber Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee (explore ways to reduce duplication)
- Honorary Chair, Maverick Women's Walk for Women's Athletic Scholarships (charitable event raising funds for women's athletic scholarships)
- Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, elected representative and officer. (Explore and advocate public policy from the perspective of rural communities)
- League of Minnesota Cities, Board member (Develops policy and reviews legislation for all cities of all sizes in Minnesota, oversees budget and direction of the organizations activities.)
- Task Force on Electric Deregulation, League of MN Cities, Chair. (Studied issues related to deregulation, recommended policy position, and assisted in preparing cities for deregulation.)
- 1998 National League of Cities Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
- 1999 National League of Cities Transportation Committee.
- Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, citizen board and executive committee member. (review complaints against lawyers, establishes standards and rules for ethical behavior by lawyers)
- Judicial Selection Commission: (Interview and recommend to the Governor persons for judicial positions).
- Minnesota Women in City Government, past president. (Through grants, mentoring, assist women in city government, both elected and appointed, to succeed in their roles.
- South Eastern, South Central Initiative Foundation: past president. (Through grants, and loans, through collaborations, and convening, and training, encourages individuals, business, and communities to position themselves for success.) Board role is to approve grants, set policy, and consider the direction and priorities for achieving the mission.
- Hwy 14 Partnership, founder and organizing president. (Developed a coalition of cities, counties, and business in Southern Minnesota to support the economic needs of Southern Minnesota by advocating for completion of a 4 lane inter-regional corridor.)
Background
Born in Mankato, Minnesota, Kathy Sheran has worked in clinical practice as an RN and in nursing education for 30 years. In addition, since 1995, she has periodically worked as a special projects manager and troubleshooter in her husband's business (Dean Doyscher) Security Management and Realty, a property development and management company that manages commercial and multiple family housing projects. In 1983, Kathy was elected as President of the Mankato City Council, she served 4 terms, 16 years, as mayor pro-tem. She served as Mayor in the last year due to the Mayor's resignation.
Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Allied Health and Nursing at MNSU, Mankato.
Prepared and paid for by the Sheran for State Senate Committee
317 North Borad ST., Mankato , MN 56001, Jack Riedy, Treasurer
