LeadingAge Minnesota’s Leadership Academy 2020 Class of Fellows has been selected and will convene on May 13. In this extraordinary year when nothing is business-as-usual, this cohort will have the distinction of being the first to begin their journey via virtual conferencing technology.  

Leadership Academy is designed to develop the leadership capacities and core competencies of aging services professionals across the continuum of care and services. The program emphasizes self-awareness and relationship-building to tap into an individual’s natural talents and uncover their authentic leadership style, regardless of their professional experience, job title or type of position within an organization.

Now entering its 11^th year, 300 individuals from nearly 200 member organizations have graduated from Leadership Academy.

Congratulations to the following leaders that have been accepted as Fellows into the 2020 program.

• Chelsea Adney, Trails of Orono, Orono
• Jenny Barlow, Friendship Village of Bloomington, Bloomington
• Dawn Barratt, Cassia, Edina
• Garrett Bothun, Aurora on France, Edina
• Malorie Brazell, North Shore Care Center, Grand Marais
• Lyndsey Callahan, Northfield Care Center, Northfield
• Kelly Conrad, Rakhma, Inc., Minneapolis
• Jennifer Foehse, Walker Methodist Plaza, Anoka
• Katelyn Fregin, Bentson Family Assisted Living Residence & Phillips Memory Care Center, St. Paul
• Trista Garceau, Ebenezer Park Apartments, Minneapolis
• Ally Gilbert, Healthcare Services Group, Crystal
• Shay Grant, Walker Methodist Levande, Cambridge
• Brittany Harris, Augustana Open Circle of Hopkins, Hopkins
• Lin Htun, Lyngblomsten Care Center, St. Paul
• Luke Jenkins, Ebenezer, Minneapolis
• Jonathan Lips, LeadingAge Minnesota, St. Paul
• Laura Nordaune, LeadingAge Minnesota Solutions, St. Paul
• Nicole Nyberg, Knute Nelson, Alexandria
• Ambrea Peterson, Orchards of Minnetonka, Minnetonka
• Kristine Phillips, North Shore Care Center, Grand Marais
• Cory Schmeling, Sholom, St. Louis Park
• Amy Seiner, Martin Luther Care Center, Bloomington
• Sherry Spurlock, Pioneer Manor, White Bear Lake
• Rachel Staven, Arbor Glen Senior Living, Lake Elmo
• Ashley Wagner, Tinta Wita Tipi Senior Living, Welch
• Tom Westlund, Sholom, St. Louis Park
• Rebecca Wing, PioneerCare, Fergus Falls

Leadership Academy is led by a dedicated group of professionals who have themselves graduated from this prestigious program. We thank the volunteer coaching team for their time, talent and expertise in guiding the Fellows through the next year of discovery and growth:

Stacy Carlsrud, Campus Administrator, Presbyterian Homes Timber Hills, Inver Grove Heights

• Amy Koehnen, Campus Administrator, Ebenezer Meadows on Fairview, Wyoming
• Kathy Olson, Executive Direct, Three Links Millstream Commons, Northfield
• Patty Ryan, Center Manager, Cassia Augustana Open Circle of Heritage Park, Minneapolis
• Leanne Wollerman, Director of Comprehensive Home Care, Sholom, St. Paul
• Jennifer Rutschke, Executive Director, Ebenezer Park Apartments, Minneapolis will serve as a volunteer program assistant.

Leadership Academy would not be possible without the generous financial support of its program sponsors. We gratefully acknowledge and thank this year’s sponsors, Healthcare Services Group and Ziegler.