Patrick Burns, President
Burns Hansen, PA
Trisha Zeller, Vice President
United Health Group
Jen LaValley, Treasurer
Brewers Supply Group, Inc.
Bill Atwell, Secretary
General Mills (Retired)
Mark Devaraj
Hennepin County Public Defender
Rachel Dyrud
World Fuel Services Corp
Luke Falk
Slalom
Timothy Feyma, MD
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Zack Frisk
Sanford Health
Erica Holzer
Maslon LLP
Ann Jones
Heidrick & Struggles
Sharon Roberg-Perez
Robins Kaplan LLP
Rhea Nelson Rock
Wells Fargo
Brett Spark
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Mike Sund
ICF Olson
Julia Valente, MD
Timothy Feyma, MD, Chair
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Joan Asmus, BSN, LSN, NBSCN
Independent School District 917
Anne Barnwell, MS, CRC, CPRP
State of Minnesota
Jeannine Conway, PharmD, BCPS
University of Minnesota
Jason Doescher, MD
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Armantina Espinosa, MD
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Rupert Exconde, MD
Noran Neurological Clinic
Douglas Heck, PhD
Duluth Psychological Clinic
Thomas Henry, MD
University of Minnesota
Ilo Leppik, MD
University of Minnesota
& MINCEP Epilepsy Care
Katherine Nickels, MD
Mayo Clinic
Patricia Penovich, MD
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)
Kathleen Rieke, MD
CentraCare Clinic
Joanne Rogin, MD
Midwest Center for Seizure Disorders,
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Alexandra Sequeira, MD
Sanford Health
Anna Shukla, DNP, FNP-C
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Tess Sierzant, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN
Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, DNP, RN, PHN, CRRN
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Thaddeus Walczak, MD
University of Minnesota
& MINCEP Epilepsy Care
Heather Besonen
Associate Executive Director, Mission & Strategy
hbesonen@efmn.org
Sara Goodno
Special Assistant, Strategic Planning
sgoodno@efmn.org
Mary Meuwissen
Executive Assistant
mmeuwissen@efmn.org
Mollie Clark
Advocacy and Public Policy Manager
mclark@efmn.org
Nikki Baker
Community Health Services Director
nbaker@efmn.org
Amy Haugen
Senior Regional Manager, Central MN; Interim Regional Outreach Manager, Southern MN and Northwestern MN & Eastern ND
amy.haugen@efmn.org
320.203.9722
Lisa Peterson
Regional Outreach Manager, Northern MN
lisa.peterson@efmn.org
218.624.1330
Angela Bowles Edwards
Regional Outreach Manager, East Metro
abedwards@efmn.org
Debbie Leone
Information Services Manager
dleone@efmn.org
Erik Williams
Regional Outreach Manager, West Metro
ewilliams@efmn.org
Glen Lloyd
Executive Director
glloyd@efmn.org
Jill Dent
Grant Writer
jdent@efmn.org
Keri Olufson
Development Officer
kolufson@efmn.org
Katy McFall
Development Director
kmcfall@efmn.org
Nick Baker
Senior Marketing Coordinator
nick.baker@efmn.org
Douachee Lee
Senior Marketing Manager
dlee@efmn.org
Claire Colliander
Associate Executive Director, Operations
ccolliander@efmn.org
Zack Wyttenhove
Controller
zwyttenhove@efmn.org
Jackie Goossen
Accounting Coordinator
jgoossen@efmn.org
Jenna Dahl
Operation Manager, Metro
jdahl@efmn.org
Joel Prater
Customer Service Manager
jprater@efmn.org
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