Leadership
Chapter Staff

Carolyn Sharratt
Executive Director

Elizabeth Anderson
Associate Executive Director

Amanda Baldwin
Senior Development Manager - P2P 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
Education Coordinator, Forius

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
Business Development Executive, 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
