Staff & Board
Leadership:
Board of Directors:
Brandon Megal, President
CBRE
Rhea Nelson Rock, Vice President
Wells Fargo
Bill Atwell, Secretary
General Mills (retired)
Mike Britten, Treasurer
Clifton Larson Allen
Matt Brokl
LeVander, Gillen, & Miller, PA
Patrick Burns
Burns Hansen, PA
Mark Devaraj
Hennepin County Public Defender
Rachel Dyrud
World Fuel Services Corp
Timothy Feyma, MD
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Anjie Flowers
Minneapolis Public Schools
Zack Frisk
Sanford Health
Erica Holzer
Maslon LLP
Tayler Johnson
Jennifer LaValley
Brewers Supply Group, Inc.
Glen Lloyd
Macalester College
Wendy Osterberg
Ameriprise Financial
Sharon Roberg-Perez
Robins Kaplan LLP
Heidi Rosati
The Coca Cola Company
Brett Spark
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Mike Sund
ICF Olson
Julia Valente, MD
Trisha Zeller
United Health Group
Professional Advisory Board:
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
Kimberly Heckmann, CNP
Minneapolis Veterans Administration
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
Kathleen Rieke, MD
CentraCare Clinic
Joanne Rogin, MD
Midwest Center for Seizure Disorders,
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Alexandra Sequeira, MD
Sanford Health
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
Staff Directory
Program Team:
Nikki Baker
Program Director
nbaker@efmn.org
Emily Gomez
Regional Coordinator, Southern MN
egomez@efmn.org
507.287.2103
Cavan Gahagan
Senior Program Manager
cgahagan@efmn.org
Amy Haugen
Senior Regional Coordinator, Central MN
amy.haugen@efmn.org
320.203.9722
Jon Hoffman
Coordinator, Employment
jhoffman@efmn.org
Debbie Leone
Senior Coordinator, Information Services
dleone@efmn.org
Mary Meuwissen
Program Administrative Assistant
mmeuwissen@efmn.org
Lisa Peterson
Regional Coordinator, Northern MN
lisa.peterson@efmn.org
218.624.1330
Jamila Pickett
Senior Coordinator, Education
jpickett@efmn.org
Tammy Sammon
Program Manager, Adult and Arts
tsammon@efmn.org
Janice Tweet
Regional Coordinator, Eastern ND & Northwest MN
jtweet@efmn.org
701.429.1165
Administration Team:
Nick Baker
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
nick.baker@efmn.org
Heather Besonen
Human Resources & Advocacy Director
hbesonen@efmn.org
Stacey Brooks
Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
sbrooks@efmn.org
Claire Colliander
Finance & IT Director
ccolliander@efmn.org
Heidi Fisher
Executive Director
hfisher@efmn.org
Kelly Kopish
Senior Database & Digital Content Specialist
kkopish@efmn.org
Dan Wakemup
Accountant
dwakemup@efmn.org
Development Team:
Rachelle Holm
Development Director
rholm@efmn.org
Tim Flynn
Development Coordinator
tflynn@efmn.org
Keri Olufson
Development Officer
kolufson@efmn.org
Donated Goods Management Team:
Jenna Dahl
Operation Manager, Metro
jdahl@efmn.org
Kris Moen
Operations Manager, St. Cloud
kmoen@efmn.org
Tom Rue
Donated Goods Business Director
true@efmn.org
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