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Our Board

Officers

Jerry Carley, Chair

President and Chief Executive Officer, Benedictine

(763) 689-6105

Mark Anderson, Immediate Past Chair

President and Chief Executive Officer, Vivie

(320) 763-1147  

Nathan Johnson, Chair-Elect

Chief Executive Officer, PioneerCare

(218) 998-1518

Traci Larson, Secretary/Treasurer

President and Chief Executive Officer, Guardian Angels Senior Services

(763) 241-4439

Kari Thurlow, President

President and Chief Executive Officer, LeadingAge Minnesota

(651) 603-3512

District Directors

Ruby McCoy - District A

Assisted Living Director, Prairie Pines Community

(218) 435-7663

Shane Roche - District B

Administrator, Guardian Angels Health & Rehabilitation Center

(218) 231-8106

Katie Perry - District C

Chief Operational Officer, Vivie

(320) 763-1153

Sarah Work - District D

Chief Financial Officer, Welcome Home Management

(320) 317-7644

Jason Anderson - District E

Director of Long-Term Care Services, Sanford Canby Medical Center - Sylvan Court & Sylvan Place

(701) 721-8950

Kyla Berg - District F

Community Leader, Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth

(507) 289-4031

Anneliese Peterson - District G

Chief Operating Officer, Benedictine

(952) 210-3368

Elected Directors-at-Large

April Collman

Executive Director, Adult Day Services, Inc.

(218) 751-1324

Annette Greely

President and Chief Executive Officer, American Baptist Homes of the Midwest

(952) 253-1475

Dustin Lee

President and Chief Executive Officer, Prairie Senior Cottages, LLC

(952) 352-0675

Mark Pederson

Senior Vice President of Operations, Presbyterian Homes and Services

(651) 631-6100

Cami Peterson-Devries

Vice President of Compliance and Ethics and Leadership Development, St. Francis Health Services of Morris

(320) 589-2004

Ann Thole

Chief Operating Officer, Sholom

(952) 935-6311

Kimber Wraalstad

Administrator, North Shore Care Center

(218) 387-3040

Appointed Directors-At-Large

Craig Abbott

President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Therese Foundation, Inc

(952) 283-2203

Greg Baumberger

President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Eldercare, Inc

(612) 362-2425

Michelle Haefner

Chief Executive Officer, Bethesda

(320) 214-5602

Brenda Johnson

Vice President of Operations, Ebenezer

(612) 874-3477

Mathew Kern

Chief Operating Officer, Cassia

(952) 855-5000

Anna Petersmeyer

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vista Prairie Communities

(952) 945-4144

Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey

Chief Executive Officer, Health Dimensions Group

(763) 225-8625

Jon Sondergaard

Owner, The Lodges Company

(952) 222-3395

Ex-Officio/Non-Voting Members

Lindsey Sand - LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation Board Chair

Vice President of Population Health, Vivie

(320) 760-6517

Jon Riewer - LeadingAge Public Policy Liaison

President and Chief Executive Officer, Eventide Senior Living Communities

(218) 391-2201

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