Our Team

Staff

Michelle Silverman
Executive Director

Anne Josten
Marketing & Development Assistant

Glenda Hawkins
Administration

Laurie Walker
Marketing & Development

Vivian Baumann
Operations & Programming

Board of Directors

Jenni Lilledahl
Brave New Workshop
Board Chair

Eva Stevens
United Properties
Vice Chair and Clubhouse

Steve Brown
Cushman & Wakefield/Northmarq
Director-at-Large

Renee Garpestad
Director-at-Large

Patricia Gnetz
US Bank
Director-at-Large

Jerry Hammann
Healthcare Performance Innovations
Director-at-Large

Janet Kinzler
Sit Investments Associates
Director-at-Large

Rick Kleven
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Secretary

Shawn Leighton
Best Buy
Director-at-Large

Valerie Martinson
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Treasurer

Kirsten H. Moertel
Child Life Specialist
Medical Resource Council

Al Seck
PlaCor Inc.
Director-at-Life

Wendy Marie Seyb
Capital Campaign Chair

Lifetime Directors

Carrie Puterbaugh
Dolly Lowery

Medical Resource Council

Christopher Moertel, MD Co-Chair, University of Minnesota

Peter Argenta, MD University of Minnesota

Linda F. Carson, MD University of Minnesota

Paula Colwell, RN, MA, OCN Virginia Piper Cancer Institute

Mary Ehresman, FNP, AOCNP Park Nicollet Cancer Center

Mindy Fadell, RN, MSN, CPNP East Side Family Clinic Saint Paul

Kathryn E. Farniok, MD MN Oncology

Bobbie S. Gostout, MD Mayo Clinic

Bibi Khoyratty, MD MN Oncology

Randolph W. Hurley, MD Regions Hospital

Gary R. Kravitz, MD United Hospital

Mary Jo Kreitzer, Ph.D, RN, FAAN Center for Spirituality and Healing, U of M

Yoav H. Messinger, MD Children’s Hospitals and Clinics

Melissa Panszi Riebe, LMSW, OSW-C

Benita Robinson Fairview Medical Center, University of Minnesota

Anna Schorer, MD VA Medical Center

Brenda J. Weigel, MD University of Minnesota

Mark Wilkowske, MD Park Nicollet Cancer Center

Mary Sumpmann, RN, MS Masonic Cancer Center

In Memoriam

Deb Lillegard, MA, LMFT, LPC Park Nicollet Cancer Center