Staff & Board

Erica Holzer, President
Maslon LLP

Meaghan Moriarty, Secretary

Trisha Zeller, Immediate Past President
UnitedHealth Group

Kyah Altiere, MSW, LISCSW
Human Development Center

Hannah Baines
Bell Museum of Natural History

Anne Barnwell, MS, CRC, CPRP, CBIS
Minnesota Department of Human Services

Nicole Beauvais, PA-C, MMS, MPH, CSSBB
Bluestone Physician Services

Rachel Boeving
OptumRx

Karen Daly
Edina Realty

Cole Davies
College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University

Patrick Dustin
Vital Software Inc.

Zack Frisk
Sanford Health

Jennifer Hover
Allianz Life Insurance

Barbara Jauquet-Kalinoski
Librarian (Retired)

Ann Jones
Heidrick & Struggles

Michael Marcotte
KSTP-TV

Stephanie Megal
Marsh & McLennan Agency

Anna Milz, MD
Fairview Health Services

Manka Nkimbeng, PhD, MPH, BSN
University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Sima Patel, MD
University of Minnesota Dept. of Neurology

Patricia Penovich, MD
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)

Michele Peterson, MD
Complex Care Pediatrics

Paul Reineck
LifePoint Health

Kinshuk Sahaya, MD, MBA
Minnesota Epilepsy Group

Carolina Sandoval-Garcia, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School Dept. of Neurology

Kristen Thoen
3M (Retired)

Aura Wharton-Beck, Ed.D
University of St. Thomas School of Education

Grace Wilder
Democracy Works

Patricia Penovich, MD, Chair
Minnesota Epilepsy Group (Emeritus)

Jeannine Conway, PharmD, BCPS
University of Minnesota

Jason Doescher, MD
MOBĒ

Armantina Espinosa, MD
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology

Rupert Exconde, MD
Noran Neurological Clinic

Timothy Feyma, MD
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare

Douglas Heck, PhD
Duluth Psychological Clinic

Thomas Henry, MD
University of Minnesota

Robert McGovern, MD
University of Minnesota

Katherine Nickels, MD
Mayo Clinic

Manka Nkimbeng, PhD, MPH, RN
University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Kathleen Rieke, MD
CentraCare Clinic

Joanne Rogin, MD
Midwest Center for Seizure Disorders,
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology

Sheina Showen, RN, PHN, LSN
Hermantown Community Schools

Anna Shukla, DNP, FNP-C
Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Tess Sierzant, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist, Retired

Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, DNP, RN, PHN, CRRN
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare

Thaddeus Walczak, MD
University of Minnesota & MINCEP Epilepsy Care