MEET DEB
- Three years on City Council – last year as Acting Mayor (in Mayor’s absence)
- Former vice-chair, Minnetonka Planning Commission
- Former state staff for U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
City Council-Related Service:
- Council Liaison to the Minnetonka Family Collaborative
- National League of Cities Energy Environment and Natural Resources Committee Member
- PFAS Mitigation Subcommittee Member
- League of Minnesota Cities Improving Service Delivery Committee Member
- Elections Subcommittee Member
- Racial Equity Policy Committee Taskforce Member
- Metro Cities Metro Agencies Committee Member
- Racial Equity Policy Committee Taskforce Member
- Southwest Cable Commissioner
Volunteer:
- League of Women Voters Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins
- National Council of Jewish Women Committee Service
- Experienced non-profit board member
- Former legislative liaison to the Hopkins Public Schools Legislative Action Coalition (LAC)
- Former PTO president for Perry County K-12 school in Indiana
- Former president of the Suzuki Association of Minnesota (music teachers’ organization)
- Hopkins Wrestling Booster
Professional:
- Ran own small businesses
- Founded a successful non-profit
- Administrative Manager for the City of Saint Paul Office of Financial Services
Community Member:
- Bet Shalom Congregation 18-year member
- Graduate of the Minnetonka Citizens Academy and Police Citizens Academy
About Minnetonka:
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Attracted by the excellent schools and quality of life, Deb Calvert and her family moved to Minnetonka 18 years ago, and put down roots. Both of her adult children graduated from Hopkins Public Schools where she was an active band, orchestra, cross-country, and wrestling parent.
She volunteered on the Hopkins School District Legislative Action Coalition (LAC) to advocate for public school funding and good policy at the state legislature. Her experiences on the LAC, on Senator Amy Klobuchar’s state staff, and working with local legislators gave Deb the opportunity to form relationships with many local, non-partisan leaders who focus on the issues important to us.
Through conversations with thousands of neighbors and her service on the Minnetonka Planning Commission and the City Council, Deb has developed a deep familiarity with the priorities of our engaged, well-run, and beautiful community – quality public services, a strong business climate, safe, welcoming neighborhoods, thoughtful development, and protection of our natural resources. Deb strives every day to make Minnetonka “an inclusive community committed to excellence where all residents, workers and visitors are welcome in a beautiful, sustainable place, supported by quality, dependable city services.”
Deb Calvert has been the City Council member At Large in Seat A since January of 2018. She works as the administrative manager for the Office of Financial Services in the City of Saint Paul. She is former senior staff in the state office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. Deb taught violin in Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota, is past president of the Suzuki Association of Minnesota, a statewide music teacher’s organization, and co-founded a still-thriving non-profit in Michigan to provide music enrichment to her underserved, rural community. She is a member of the League of Women Voters, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, and Hopkins, served on the Education and Development Committees of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Deb Calvert graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara. Deb met her husband, Valdo, a retired federal wildland firefighter and emergency manager in Santa Barbara and they have been married for 31 years.
