2009- 2010 MRHA Board of Directors
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| David L. Brenne, MBA, CPA Director, Senior Living Services WIPFLI 4000 Lexington Ave N Ste 201 St. Paul, MN. Phone 651.766.2881 Email: dbrenne@wipfli.com |
David is a recognized expert in combining operations and finance for the sound management of Minnesota senior living organizations. With over 30 years of accounting experience and more than 25 years of reimbursement and financial experience in Health Care, David offers WIPFLI clients insight and strategic guidance on senior services.
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Dave J. Borgert 1428 Poppy Road |
A lifelong resident of Central Minnesota, Mr. Borgert has served in senior management roles in a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations in both a volunteer and professional capacity. In his practice, he provides consulting services in strategic planning, organizational development, communications and community & governmental relations. Mr. Bogert has a particular concern for the well-being of communities in Greater Minnesota struggling to meet the special challenges to their survival in a state that is increasingly focused on urban and suburban life. Mr. Bogert serves on the Policy and Advocacy Committee of the MN Hospital Association, Advocacy Committee of the Minnesota Catholic Health Association, and Government Affairs Committee of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul and a B.S. in Sociology from St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN.
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Darrell Carter M.D. |
Darrell Carter serves as the Program Director of the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) Program. The CALS Program grew out of a need in rural Minnesota for knowledge and hands-on skills training in emergency medicine. Presented with a wide range of clinical problems and inadequate resources in the emergency department, rural health care providers were unsure about the most appropriate care for their patients. In response to their unique needs, the CALS Program (a 501(c)3 organization) and its comprehensive advanced life support curriculum were developed. The primary focus of the CALS curriculum is to train medical teams in rural and remote areas to anticipate, recognize, and treat life-threatening emergencies. Additionally, Dr. Carter is affiliated with the Community Medical Centers PA in Granite Falls MN.
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Ray G. Christensen, M.D. 5175 Northshore Drive |
Raymond G. Christensen, M.D. is a board-certified family physician and co-founder of the Gateway Family Health Clinic in Moose Lake, MN in 1972. After a farm childhood and a degree in agriculture, he attended the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, WI and subsequently interned at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He continues to practice in Moose Lake, MN and currently holds the position of Assistant Dean for Rural Health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine Duluth. He has assisted in the development of the trauma system in northeastern MN and northwestern WI and in the subsequent formation of the Arrowhead EMS Association, the Northern Lakes Health Care Consortium, and Minnesota Center for Rural Health, Minnesota Office for Rural Health and Primary Care, and the Rural Health Resource Center. A strong believer in access to quality health care and universal coverage, he has long advocated for rural health on the Minnesota Health Care Commission, regional Coordinating Boards and the establishment of a free rural access clinic in Cromwell, MN. On a statewide and national level, he has served on many committees and held offices in many organizations including the President of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians, the Minnesota Medical Association and Stratis Health, and as a director, treasurer, and speaker of the house of the American Health Quality Association. As a lifelong member of the Minnesota Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Association, he continues his advocacy locally, regionally, statewide and nationally. He is the immediate Past President of MRHA and serves on the Boards of the Directors of both the MRHA and the NRHA.
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Jim Dregney
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Maddy Forsberg 2108 King Avenue
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Director of Area Agency of Aging for twenty six years. Passionate about rural health care issues, particularly for the elderly who are the largest users of the services. Involved with MRHA to be involved in the development of a healthcare system that meets the needs of rural elderly across all disciplines of care. Additional Board Memberships: Governor appointed to the Rural Health Advisory Committee, pasat Board member of the Murray County Clinic, Lyon County Women’s Shelter, Murray County Hospice, Minnesota Association of Area Agencies on Aging and others.
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Jack Geller, Ph.D. |
Dr. Jack Geller is the Department Head for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Department at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. He provides academic and administrative leadership and fosters research efforts in the department while promoting and fostering an exceptional learning environment for students. Previously, Dr. Geller was the founding President of the Center for Rural Policy and Development in St Peter MN. The Center is dedicated to the study of the economic, social, and political forces impacting rural Minnesotan’s. Dr. Geller received his doctorate in rural sociology from Iowa State University in 1986. Prior to his appointment at the Center, Dr. Geller served as Director of Health Services Research at the Marshfield Medical Research Foundation ( Marshfield, WI); and as Professor of Community Medicine and Rural Health, Director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Jennifer Lohse, J.D. 5775 Wayzata Blvd. STE 400 |
Ms. Lohse is employed as an attorney at the Center for Diagnostic Imaging. She grew up in rural Minnesota where the majority of her family continues to reside. Her rural roots stimulate her interest in rural health issues. She supports the mission of MRHA and believes that a group of concerned individuals and groups can “roll up their sleeves” and make a difference. Ms Lohse holds a Bachelors degree from St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. and a Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, MN.
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Allison Lunde Eide Bailly LLP Cell Phone: 607.227.3694 |
Allison is a healthcare consultant for Edie Bailly LLP, in the Minneapolis office. Prior to joining the firm in the fall of 2008, she was a consultant in the Healthcare Strategy and Operations Practice at Deloitte Consulting in Minneapolis. Allison obtained her Masters of Business Administration from the Johnson School at Cornell University in New York. Her professional experiences prior to business school included financial and strategic planning. Allison’s health care experiences include hospital and payer strategy projects, clinic operational assessments, provider feasibility and forecasting studies as well as business and financial planning for a new school of medicine, including the structure of the clinical enterprise. Her strengths include financial analysis, strategy and operations assessment and project management within the health care industry.
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Jill L. Myers |
Manages the Rural Health Advisory Committee work plan and efforts as well as the Workforce Analysis Program for the Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health. More than 20 years’ experience in health care consulting, planning, & program development, with expertise in rural and underserved populations. Master of Arts in Health & Human Services Administration.
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Duane Nelson, CPA 4310 17th Ave S., |
34 years public accounting experience last 33 years in health care industry. Audits, Third-party reimbursement, organizational analyses, financial feasibility studies. Serves on Board to make a difference in rural health. Value of MHRA to serve as an advocate for rural health. Bachelor of Science in Business, University of Minnesota.
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Elisabeth Quam 5775 Wayzata Blvd Ste 400 |
Director in charge of physician quality programs for the CDI Institute, Center for Diagnostic Imaging; Exec. VP (volunteer) of CMOM which provides technical assistance for health care providers and employers. Secretary of Health Front Board: Policy Co-Chair of National Coalition of Quality Diagnostic Imaging; Policy Co-Chair MN Ambulatory Health Care Consortium. B.A. University of Minnesota
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Jenny Schlagenhaft |
Jenny Schlagenhaft has over 27 years of healthcare public relations and communications experience in acute care, long term care, and psychiatric settings in Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota. She currently is responsible for internal and external communications and public relations, fundraising and development, grant writing and management, staff development and facilitation, community education and wellness/prevention programming, marketing, promotions, and special events, community benefits coordination, and volunteer services coordination for Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center.
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Mark Schoenbaum, MSW 85 E 7th Place Ste 220 |
Mr. Schoenbaum is Director of Minnesota’s Office of Rural Health and Primary Care at the Minnesota Department of Health. The Office serves as a resource for rural and underserved urban communities as they respond to health-related challenges such as shifting demographics, health care workforce shortages, and financial and economic pressures. It provides grants, loan forgiveness and other assistance to the health care safety net, conducts research and analysis with the guidance of the Governor-appointed Rural Health Advisory Committee, monitors Minnesota’s health workforce and directs the State Trauma System. Mr. Shoenbaum came to ORHPC in 1996 to manage its Primary Care and Financial Assistance Programs, and was appointed Director in 2005. His career spans thirty years of working with Minnesota communities. He holds an MSW from the University of Minnesota and a BA from Antioch College.
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Tim Stratton, Ph.D., R.Ph., BCPS 386 Kirby Plaza |
BS (Pharmacy.) Idaho St. University, 1980; MS (Hosp. Pharmacy)-University of Arizona, 1982 ; Ph.D. (Pharmacy Admin.) – University of Arizona, 1986; Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist 2005. Practiced community, hospital and long-term care pharmacy in Southeast Alaska frontier communities of Sitka and Wrangell (still work summer relief in Sitka). Practiced as a relief pharmacist at Indian Health Service clinics on the Fort Peck and Northern Cheyenne Reservations in eastern Montana. Was a member of the pharmacy faculties at the University of British Columbia and the University of Montana prior to coming to the University of Minnesota in 2004. The focus of the College of Pharmacy on the Duluth campus is to prepare pharmacists to practice in rural communities, and my current teaching, research and service interests revolve around rural pharmacy practice. My interest in serving on the MRHA Board is to continue to represent the interests of rural pharmacy on the Board.
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| Laurissa Stigen, M.S. Executive Director Central MN AHEC 1414 College Way Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (218) 736-1601 Email: Laurissa.Stigen@minnesota.edu |
Laurissa Stigen is the Executive Director Our mission is to strengthen the health professions workforce in Central Minnesota through collaborations with communities and academic partners that support life-long learning and ensure a future generation of health professionals.
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Robin Weis 2401 Broadway Ave |
Ms Weis is employed by the Southwest Regional Development Commission and works primarily with organizations who want to expand or implement programs for the elderly who generally focus around chronic disease management, caregiver support and preparing communities for the baby boom generation. She also oversees the Senior LinkAge Line® which covers the 27 counties of southwest Minnesota. Ms Weis is concerned about rural health issues and is involved at a statewide level advocating for the rural health consumer whose voice needs to be heard. Ms Weis holds a Bachelors degree from Southwest State University in Marshall.
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Karla Weng |
Karla Weng as Program Manager is responsible for identifying, developing, and distributing resources related to leadership, patient safety, and quality improvement in rural hospitals, she is the primary liaison for rural hospitals and clinics in Northwest MN. She manages Stratis Health’s clinic and health plan activities in MN including responsibility for budgets and consultant contracts, facilitating and providing coordination for an ongoing collaborative effort between nine health plans in MN to jointly develop and implement annual performance improvement projects for state public health program members, identify, create and package resources related to clinical quality improvement including toolkits, patient education materials, and bi-monthly newsletter with distribution to over 800 clinics and stakeholders in MN. Develop and deliver training and workshops on a variety of topics including trends in rural hospital measurement, basic quality improvement, data and measurement, health literacy, and quality management methodologies.
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Tiffany Yen 600 East Superior St., Suite 404 |
Tiffany Yen is the Program Manager at the Rural Health Resource Center. The Center, a nationally recognized non-profit organization, provides technical assistance, information, tools, and resources for the improvement of rural healthcare. It also serves as the federally designated Technical Assistance Service Center for the Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
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Ex-Officio Members
Marnie S Moore
Minneapolis, MN
952-896-3377
Judith Neppel
Crookston, MN
218-281-8323