China Center Advisory Council
Honorary members
President
Term Ending June 2011
Term Ending June 2010
Term Ending June 2009
Former directors
Honorary members
Rod Grams
Former Senator
Dr. Nils Hasselmo
President, Association of American Universities
Ms. Annie Wu
Chairman, Executive Committee
World Trade Centers Association — Hong Kong
President
Judson Sheridan
Norwegian Centennial Interdisciplinary Chair
Professor, Director of International Programs
College of Biological Sciences
123 Snyder Hall
1475 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 626-4940
Fax: (612) 624-2785
E-mail: sheri012@umn.edu
Term Ending June 2011
Bob Griffin
President & CEO, Griffin International Companies
Biography:
Bob Griffin is President and CEO of Griffin International Companies, a
national marketing and brand management firm specializing in consumer products
and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For nearly a decade, Griffin International
has worked with suppliers in China to produce a variety of product categories
including electronics, video game accessories and general merchandise.
Michael Houston
Ecolab-Pierson M. Grieve Chair in International Marketing
Associate Dean, Carlson School of Management
Professor, Marketing and Logistics Management
3-171 Carlson School of Management
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-2075
Fax: (612) 624-6374
E-mail: mhouston@umn.edu
Rick King
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Thomson North American Legal and Thomson West
610 Opperman Drive
Eagan, MN 55123
Phone: (651) 848-7819
E-mail: rick.king@thomson.com
Fred Morrison
Popham, Haik, Lindquist & Vennum Professor of Law
N208 Mondale Hall
229 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-0321
E-mail: morrison@umn.edu
Robert Morrison
Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine
385 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
1998 Fitch Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-9276
Fax: (612) 625-1210
E-mail: bobm@umn.edu
Roger Ruan
Professor, Food Science and Nutrition
Professor, Bio-Based Products
206 Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Bldg.
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-1710
Email: ruanx001@umn.edu
Michael Schumann
Founding Partner & Managing Director
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
225 S 6th St., Suite 2650
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (612) 455-3800
Fax: (612) 455-3801
E-mail: mschumann@hsml.com
Ann Waltner
Professor, History
614 Social Science
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 626-5149
E-mail: waltn001@umn.edu
Term Ending June 2010
Joseph R. Allen
Chair of Asian Languages and Literature
Professor, Chinese Literature
453 Folwell Hall
9 Pleasant St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-2564
Fax: (612) 624-5513
E-mail: jrallen@umn.edu
Martha Bigelow
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction 
Room 246 Peik Hall
159 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-7087
Fax: (612) 624-8277
E-mail:mbigelow@umn.edu
Paul Glewwe
Professor, Applied Economics
Director, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy
337a Classroom Office Building
1994 Buford Ave
St Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-0225
Fax: (612) 625-6245
E-mail:pglewwe@umn.edu
Chris Langholz
Vice President, Cargill, Animal Nutrition
12900 Whitewater Drive, MS 14
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Phone: (952) 984-0068
Fax: (952) 984-1426
E-mail: christopher_langholz@cargill.com
Biography:
Vice-President, Cargill Animal Nutrition, responsible for global purchasing, supply chain and risk management. Held General Manager assignments in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, China and Spain for Cargill. Masters in International Business Management from Thunderbird; an Honors graduate. Bachelors of Science in Political Science and English Literature from the University of South Dakota. Professional travel to more than 60 countries. Speak Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Wife, Chen Jie, is originally from China. Two daughters aged 2 and 4 years old.
Joel A. Lebewitz
Partner, Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP
2501 Wayzata Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Phone: 612-377-4404
Fax: 612-377-1325
E-mail: jlebewitz@lblco.com
Ruilin Li
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
4000 Pillsbury Ctr, 200 S. 6th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
Phone: (612) 492-7227
Fax: (612) 492-7077
E-mail:rli@fredlaw.com
Margaret Wong
Director of International Education, Breck School
123 Ottawa Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55422
Phone: (763) 381-8352
Fax: (763) 381-8288
E-mail: margaret.wong@breckschool.org
Biography:
Margaret has been in the field of education for more than three decades. In addition to 35 years of Mandarin teaching and curriculum development experience, Margaret has been the director of international education at Breck School since 1990. At Breck, where there are more than 450 students enrolled in the Chinese program, Margaret has created and instituted the K-12 Chinese curriculum and coordinated and overseen more than 21 student trips to China.
Amy Xu
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Suite 1500
50 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (612) 752-7367
Fax: (612) 340-8856
E-mail: xu.amy@dorsey.com
Term Ending June 2009
Massoud Amin
Director, Center for the Development of Technological Leadership
Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering
1300 S 2nd St. #510
Phone: (612) 624-5747
Fax: (612) 624-7510
E-mail: amin@umn.edu
Patrick Cleary
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Box 196 UMHC, 1460 Mayo Building
420 Delaware Street S.E.
Phone: (612) 624-3932
E-mail: clear001@umn.edu
Zigang Dong
Executive Director, Hormel Institute
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Phone: 507-437-9600
Email: zgdong@hi.umn.edu
Hoyt Hsiao
Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, Shaw-Lundquist Associates,
Inc
2757 West Service Road
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Phone: (651) 454-0670
E-mail: hhsiao@shawlundquist.com
Biography:
Hoyt Hsiao is a vice president and secretary/treasurer of Shaw-Lundquist Associates, Inc. He is actively involved in the overall business activities of the company including finance, operations, marketing, and human resources. Since starting with the company in 1987, Hoyt has been an important member of the management team in managing growth and process improvement and setting strategy and goals for the company. Shaw-Lundquist Associates, Inc., provides construction services for commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-family clients
Randy Johnson
District 5 Commissioner, Hennepin County
2400 Government Center
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Phone: (612) 348-7885
E-mail: randy.johnson@co.hennepin.mn.us
Tony Lorusso
Executive Director, Minnesota Trade Office
1st Nat'l Bank
332 Minnesota St. #E200
St. Paul, MN 55101
Biography:
Tony Lorusso was appointed in November 2003 as executive director of the Minnesota Trade Office (MTO), the state's official export development arm. As director, Tony is responsible for developing the state's international marketing plans, identifying international market opportunities, managing trade missions, guiding the development of export education programs and promotional events, and overseeing a staff of international trade representatives. Under Tony's direction, the Minnesota Trade Office also is the lead agent for the Minnesota – China Partnership, a new broad-based, statewide strategy to enhance Minnesota's relationship with China.
Phillip Peterson
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine
Professor, Medicine
MMC 250 Mayo
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-9996
Email:peter137@umn.edu
Kaimay Yuen Terry
Founder and Owner, VideoMed®, Inc.
5109 Ridge Rd.
Edina, MN 55436
Phone: (952) 938-6994
E-mail: kaimaterry@aol.com
Biography:
Kaimay is a Chinese-American community activist in the Twin Cities. She has been engaging in issues affecting Chinese Americans locally and nationally for years. She was former president of the Chinese American Association of Minnesota and is currently the Capital Campaign Chair of a Home for Chinese Arts and Dance in Minnesota, chair of the CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, and editor of News and Views, a quarterly bilingual newsletter. She serves on the board of the City of St. Paul Cultural STAR grants program and the Walker Art Center Community Advisory Council. Kaimay is the founder and owner of VideoMed®, Inc., which produces and distributes nationwide patient education video programs.
Former Directors
Mei-Ling Hsu
Professor Emerita, Department of Geography
414 Social Science
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-mail: hsuxx001@umn.edu
David Y.H. Pui
Distinguished McKnight Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Director, Particle Technology Laboratory
1101 Mechanical Engineering
Phone: (612) 625-2537
Fax: (612) 625-6069
E-mail: dyhpui@umn.edu
