Bonnie Brueshoff RN, PHN, MSN Director for the Dakota County Public Health Department in West St. Paul and Apple Valley, Minnesota. Brueshoff leads and manages the Public Health Department, which has 145 staff and a budget of $14.5 million. She has spent the majority of her 29 years in nursing in public health. Past positions include Public Health Deputy Director and Supervisor for Dakota County and Apnea Home Monitoring Coordinator at Minneapolis Children?s Medical Center. She has served on numerous public health committees and workgroups: Minnesota State Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force (1991-1999), State Community Services Advisory Committee for Assuring Essential Local Public Health Activities (2004-2005), and a Statewide Family Home Visiting Training workgroup (2007-2008). Current leadership roles include Governing Board Member of the Dakota County Collaborative and Steering Team member for the Metro Alliance for Healthy Families. Awards include Outstanding Committee Chair (1998) and Outstanding Committee Member (2004) for the March of Dimes and University of Minnesota Irving B. Harris Center for Infant and Toddler Development Training Award (2002). Bonnie is a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow (2006-2009) and as part of this Fellowship, established a Dakota County Childhood Obesity Committee. She has lead county efforts for two successful Countywide Obesity Summits and was co-lead on the planning and implementation of the LANA program.
