Staff & Board
Executive Leadership:
Board of Directors:
Trisha Zeller, President
United Health Group
Katie O’Sullivan, Vice President
PwC Technology
Paul Delaney, Treasurer
Securian Financial
Erica Holzer, Secretary
Maslon, LLP
Bill Atwell
General Mills (Retired)
Mark Devaraj
Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office
Rachel Dyrud
Wells Fargo
Luke Falk
Optum
Zack Frisk
Sanford Health
Angela Garin
TGE Consulting
Barbara Jauquet-Kalinoski
Librarian (retired)
Ann Jones
Heidrick & Struggles
Stephanie Megal
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Anna Milz
Fairview Health Services
Patricia Penovich, MD
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)
Chris Poshek
CNH Industrial
Paul Reineck
Ascension
Sharon Roberg-Perez
Robins Kaplan LLP
Karen Silgen
UnitedHealth Group
Brett Spark
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Jeff Sunberg
The Creative Partners Group
Kristen Thoen
3M (retired)
Julia Valente, MD
Professional Advisory Board:
Patricia Penovich, MD, Chair
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)
Jeannine Conway, PharmD, BCPS
University of Minnesota
Jason Doescher, MD
MOBĒ
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
Robert McGovern, 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
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
Glen Lloyd
Executive Director
glloyd@efmn.org
Mission Outcomes Division:
Nikki Baker
Director, Healthcare Partnerships
nbaker@efmn.org
Angela Bowles Edwards
Regional Outreach Manager, East Metro
abedwards@efmn.org
Jenna Carter
Associate Executive Director, Mission & Strategy
jenna.carter@efmn.org
Amy Haugen
Regional Outreach Director
amy.haugen@efmn.org
320.203.9722
Debbie Leone
Information Services Manager
dleone@efmn.org
Lisa Peterson
Regional Outreach Manager, Northern MN
lisa.peterson@efmn.org
218.624.1330
Katherine Bass
Manager, Program Evaluation and Impact
katherine.bass@efmn.org
Sara Goodno
Advocacy and Public Policy Manager
sgoodno@efmn.org
Martin Hernandez
Regional Outreach Manager, Southern MN
mhernandez@efmn.org
Mary Meuwissen
Executive Assistant, Mission Outcomes
mmeuwissen@efmn.org
Lisa Necastro
Regional Outreach Manager, Western MN
lisa.necastro@efmn.org
Erik Williams
Regional Outreach Manager, West Metro
ewilliams@efmn.org
Operations & Administration:
Advancement Department:
Jill Dent
Grant Writer
jdent@efmn.org
Angela Kurr Marino
Associate Executive Director, Advancement
angela.marino@efmn.org
Jasmine Porter
Advancement Officer
jporter@efmn.org
Hannah Hubbell
Executive Assistant, Advancement
hannah.hubbell@efmn.org
Cynthia Yang
Special Events Manager
cynthia.yang@efmn.org
Donated Goods Department:
Brooks Anderson
Donated Goods Director
brooks.anderson@efmn.org
Keith Ward
Transportation Manager
keith.ward@efmn.org
Joel Prater
Customer Service Manager
jprater@efmn.org
Operations Department:
Johnathon Douangmany
Accounting Coordinator
jdouangmany@efmn.org
Scovia Inimah
Director of Human Resources and Administration
sinimah@efmn.org
Tony Sconza
Associate Executive Director, Operations
tsconza@efmn.org
Alaina Leisten
Executive Assistant, Operations
aleisten@efmn.org
Kenzie Maybrun
Data, Analytics, and IT Systems Manager
kmaybrun@efmn.org
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