Leadership
Chapter Staff
Carolyn Sharratt
Executive Director
Elizabeth Anderson
Associate Executive Director
Amanda Baldwin
Development Director, Peer to Peer Programs
David Crawford
Senior Development Manager
Alie Kooima
Development Manager
Ellen Cart
Development Manager
Megan Engelhard
Development Manager
Mary Kangas
Development Assistant
JDRF Minnesota Board of Directors
Elsa Bullard, Board President, Executive Council and DEI Committee
Partner, Faegre Drinker
Tony Martins, Nominating & Board Development, Corporate Committee, and Executive Council
VP, Individual Career Distribution, Securian Financial
Ruth Weber Kelley, DEI Chair and Executive Council
Head of People and Culture Communications, Cargill
Ann Nerland, Advocacy Team Chair and Executive Council
Denise Inmon Young, Fund A Cure Family and Executive Council
Vice President of Sales, US Channels & eCommerce - General Mills
Andrew Auvinen, Corporate Co-Chair, Nominating and Board Development, and Executive Council
Portfolio Manager, Travelers
Lisa Nelson, Community Engagement & Outreach Chair, Executive Council, & Advocacy Team
3rd Grade Teacher - ISD 196
Meredith Schwarz, Gala Committee
VP of M&A, Wealth Enhancement Group
Michael Lamb, Ride Committee
SVP Transmission & President Transco, Xcel Energy
Jennifer McVean, M.D., Advocacy Team
Medical Affairs Director, Medtronic
Sally Anderson, Corporate Committee and Advocacy Team
Steve Bosrock, Corporate Committee
Anders Carlson, M.D., DEI Committee
Medical Director, Zipnosis at Bright Health
Brock Phillips, Corporate Committee
SVP, Head of Conduct Operations, Wells Fargo
Katie Cochran, DEI Committee
Regional Account Manager, Novo Nordisk
Jessi Buer, Sioux Falls Walk Chair, Community Engagement & Outreach Committee
RCA Professional - AML, US Bank
Brad Heitland, Corporate Committee
Vice President, Mortenson
Debbie Evans, Advocacy and CTEV Committees
Clinical Trial Education Volunteer, JDRF
Carrie Lambert, Gala Chair and Nominating and Board Development Chair
Partner, Robins Kaplan, LLP
Jennifer Kirk, Community Engagement & Outreach Committee
Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, Medtronic
