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.
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
Sharon Roberg-Perez
Robins Kaplan LLP
Rhea Nelson Rock
Wells Fargo
Brett Spark
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Mike Sund
ICF Olson
Julia Valente, MD
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
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
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
Staff Directory
Program Team:
Nikki Baker
Program Director
nbaker@efmn.org
Cavan Gahagan
Senior Program Manager
cgahagan@efmn.org
Amy Haugen
Regional Program Manager, Central MN
Interim Program Manager, Southern MN and Northwestern Minnesota &
Eastern North Dakota
amy.haugen@efmn.org
320.203.9722
Debbie Leone
Senior Coordinator, Information Services
dleone@efmn.org
Mary Meuwissen
Program Assistant
mmeuwissen@efmn.org
Lisa Peterson
Regional Coordinator, Northern MN
lisa.peterson@efmn.org
218.624.133
Jamila Pickett
Senior Coordinator, Education
jpickett@efmn.org
Erik Williams
Metro Program Coordinator
ewilliams@efmn.org
Administration Team:
Nick Baker
Senior Marketing 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
Douachee Lee
Marketing Manager
dlee@efmn.org
Glen Lloyd
Executive Director
glloyd@efmn.org
Development Team:
Jill Dent
Grant Writer
jdent@efmn.org
Tim Flynn
Development Coordinator
tflynn@efmn.org
Katy McFall
Development Director
kmcfall@efmn.org
Keri Olufson
Development Officer
kolufson@efmn.org
Donated Goods Management Team:
Jenna Dahl
Operation Manager, Metro
jdahl@efmn.org
Joel Prater
Customer Service Manager
jprater@efmn.org
Tom Rue
Operations Director
true@efmn.org
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