Leadership
Chapter Staff
Karen Abrahamson
Executive Director
Kris van Osnabrugge
Associate Executive Director
Tammy Beintema
Development Director - Dakotas Territory
Troy VanDyke
Office Manager
Angie McCarthy
Donor Relations Director
Patty Johnson
Development Manager
Kristin Jahnke
Senior Development Manager - Outreach
Amanda Pilger
Development Manager - Gala
Ned Gustafson
Development Manager
Rebecca Stewart
Development Coordinator
JDRF Minnesota Board of Directors
Vince Altstaetter, Board President
VP, Portfolio Strategist, Ameriprise Financial
Jeff Parkhill, Nominating & Board Development Chair
Owner, Parkhill Development
Trudy Halla, Advocacy Chair
Capital Bonding Coordinator, State of Minnesota
Susan Flint, President-Elect
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Wells Fargo
Shelley Page, Grassroots Leadership Team
Reserve Packing Specialist, Gentle Transitions
Tim Affeldt
Director of Specialty/Infusion Operations, Fairview Pharmacy Services
Brooke Ames
AVP Mortgage Operation Manager, Western State Bank
Jay Boatman
Account Executive, Novo Nordisk
Elsa Bullard
Associate, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
Jane Chen, M.D.
Cardiologist & Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Kyle Crowe
Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets
Mark Donahue
VP General Manager, Mortenson Construction
Katie Gesensway
Pediatrician, Central Pediatrics PA
Denise Inmon
Vice President of Sales, US Channels & eCommerce - General Mills
Christine Jensen
Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley
Ruth Weber Kelley
Vice President, Leadership & Organizational Communications, Cargill
Mary Koenen
VP, Client Relations, Tivity Health
Brekka Kramer
General Manager, Odney
Michael Lamb
SVP Transmission & President Transco, Xcel Energy
Louis Lambert
Senior Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Polaris Industries
Tony Martins
Vice President, Individual Career Distribution, Securian Financial
Barb McDonald
VP Partnerships, Equifax, Canadian Division
Robert McNae
CEO, Ace Casual Furniture
Jennifer McVean, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinologist, M Health
Lynne Moser
Senior Marketing Manager, Coca Cola
Jeanne Moynihan Myers
Owner, Twin Cities Closet Company
Ann Nerland
JDRF Advocacy Team
Adam Palmer
Vice President, Aethlon Capital
Mike Sawers
Attorney, Faegre, Baker, Daniels LLP
Jed Schmidt
President, Basecamp Fitness
Drew Schwartzhoff
VP Marketing & Customer Service, C.H. Robinson
Josh Yates
Trade Marketing Director - Big G Cereals, General Mills