Staff & Board
Leadership:
Board of Directors:
Patrick Burns, President
Burns Hansen, PA
Trisha Zeller, Vice President
United Health Group
Jen LaValley, Treasurer
Brewers Supply Group, Inc.
Erica Holzer, Secretary
Maslon, LLP
Bill Atwell
General Mills (Retired)
Paul Delaney
IRET
Mark Devaraj
Hennepin County Public Defender
Rachel Dyrud
Wells Fargo
Luke Falk
Slalom
Zack Frisk
Sanford Health
Jen Hiltunen
Wild Fig Marketing
Ann Jones
Heidrick & Struggles
Angela Marino
Macalester College
Stephanie Megal
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Katie O’Sullivan
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Patricia Penovich, MD
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)
Chris Poshek
Aagard Group
Paul Puerzer
RS Eden
Sharon Roberg-Perez
Robins Kaplan LLP
Karen Silgen
UnitedHealth Group
Brett Spark
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Jeff Sunberg
Creative Partners Group
Julia Valente, MD
Professional Advisory Board:
Patricia Penovich, MD, Chair
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)
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
Timothy Feyma, MD
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Douglas Heck, PhD
Duluth Psychological Clinic
Thomas Henry, MD
University of Minnesota
Katherine Nickels, MD
Mayo Clinic
Kathleen Rieke, MD
CentraCare Clinic
Joanne Rogin, MD
Midwest Center for Seizure Disorders,
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Alexandra Sequeira, MD
Sanford Health
Sheina Showen, RN, PHN, LSN
Hermantown Community Schools
Anna Shukla, DNP, FNP-C
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Tess Sierzant, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist, Retired
Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, DNP, RN, PHN, CRRN
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Thaddeus Walczak, MD
University of Minnesota & MINCEP Epilepsy Care
Staff Directory
Mission Outcomes Division:
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
Advocacy and Public Policy Department:
Mollie Clark
Advocacy and Public Policy Manager
mclark@efmn.org
Community Health Services Department:
Nikki Baker
Community Health Services Director
nbaker@efmn.org
Angela Bowles Edwards
Regional Outreach Manager, East Metro
abedwards@efmn.org
Amy Haugen
Senior Regional Manager, Central MN
amy.haugen@efmn.org
320.203.9722
Martin Hernandez
Regional Outreach Manager, Southern MN
mhernandez@efmn.org
Debbie Leone
Information Services Manager
dleone@efmn.org
Lisa Peterson
Regional Outreach Manager, Northern MN
lisa.peterson@efmn.org
218.624.1330
Erik Williams
Regional Outreach Manager, West Metro
ewilliams@efmn.org
Advancement Division:
Glen Lloyd
Executive Director
glloyd@efmn.org
Ellen Sexton
Special Events Manager
esexton@efmn.org
Development Department:
Jill Dent
Grant Writer
jdent@efmn.org
Katy McFall
Development Director
kmcfall@efmn.org
Daniel Meyers
Donor Relations and Annual Giving Manager
dmeyers@efmn.org
Marketing & Communications Department:
Nick Baker
Senior Marketing Coordinator
nick.baker@efmn.org
Douachee Lee
Senior Marketing Manager
dlee@efmn.org
Operations Division:
Yafiet Bezabih
Information Technology Manager
ybezabih@efmn.org
Claire Colliander
Associate Executive Director, Operations
ccolliander@efmn.org
Johnathon Douangmany
Accounting Coordinator
jdouangmany@efmn.org
Donated Goods Department:
Jenna Dahl
Operation Manager, Metro
jdahl@efmn.org
Joel Prater
Customer Service Manager
jprater@efmn.org
Tony Sconza
Business Operations Director
tsconza@efmn.org
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