John R. Wells, Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Education M.S.P.H. (public health & environmental planning), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1977 B.S. (chemistry), University of Wisconsin, Madison 1972 Experience 2002-present Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (water & sustainable development) 1992-2002 Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (sustainable development director) 1983-1992 Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (state water planning director) 1979-1983 Minnesota Water Planning Board (water policy analyst) 1977-1979 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (water policy analyst) 1972-1975 North Carolina Office of Water & Air Resources (water policy analyst) Affiliations Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable, Advisory Committee on Water Information International Sustainability Indicators Network Minnesota Ground Water Association American Planning Association Citizens League