Our Team – On the Front Lines of Organ Donation

We are passionate and committed first responders who specialize in initiate the process of organ donation, deliver transplant to waiting recipients, support donor families and educate and inspire people in communities across the upper Midwest to register as donors.

Interested in joining the LifeSource team? We hire, cultivate and retain team members of the highest caliber who are dedicated to saving and healing lives. They work in every facet of the field of organ donation and transplant. Join us!

Founding Members

Susan Gunderson CEO Emeritus, Founder Read Bio
William Payne, MD Medical Director

Executive Leadership

Peter Farstad Interim Chief Executive Officer Read Bio
William Payne, MD Medical Director
Susan Mau Larson Chief Strategy Officer Read Bio
Meg Rogers Director of Transplant Center Relations Read Bio
Katie McKee Director of Hospital Services & Donor Family Aftercare Read Bio
Jason Narverud Director of Data & Information Services Read Bio
Brandon Williams Director of Organizational Outcomes Read Bio
Kyle Kinsey Director of Clinical Services – Tissue & Donor Services Center
Nichole Salaam Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Read Bio
Greg Veenendaal Director of Clinical Services: Organ

Hospital Partner Liaisons

Jessica Pacheco Hospital Services Manager Phone: 651-245-0007 Email: jpacheco@life-source.org Read Bio
Katelyn Baker Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 218-260-5688 Email: kbaker@life-source.org Read Bio
McKenzie Benson Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-723-7847 Email: mbenson@life-source.org Read Bio
Andrew Brown Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-456-9429 Email: abrown@life-source.org Read Bio
Kristin Clark Hospital Services Education & Resource Developer Phone: 651-442-2546 Email: kclark@life-source.org Read Bio
Paula Dorsey Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-723-8522 Email: pdorsey@life-source.org Read Bio
Cathy Dudley Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 507-993-9272 Email: cdudley@life-source.org Read Bio
Mark Ellingson Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-368-4759 Email: mellingson@life-source.org Read Bio
Anita Fischer Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-723-8476 Email: afischer@life-source.org Read Bio
Jody Fischer Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 701-471-7826 Email: jfischer@life-source.org Read Bio
Kara Harkness Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-468-8176 Email: kharkness@life-source.org Read Bio
Michelle Jensen Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-723-3279 Email: mjensen@life-source.org Read Bio
Emily Larimer Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 605-390-8721 Email: elarimer@life-source.org Read Bio
Chris Larson Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-723-4999 Email: clarson@life-source.org Read Bio
Ann Lovdahl Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6235 Email: alovdahl@life-source.org Read Bio
Mary Mahoney Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-751-5087 Email: mmahoney@life-source.org Read Bio
Lamont Mason Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-655-3911 Email: wlmason@life-source.org Read Bio
Barb Nelson-Agnew Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 701-238-4399 Email: bagnew@life-source.org Read Bio
Grant Redstone Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-723-4223 Email: gredstone@life-source.org Read Bio
Kristi Roers Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6319 Email: kroers@life-source.org Read Bio
Kathy Selden Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6264 Email: kselden@life-source.org Read Bio
Caren Shank Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-219-2105 Email: cshank@life-source.org Read Bio
Conner Simms Hospital Partner Liaison Phone: 612-655-8320 Email: csimms@life-source.org Read Bio

Donor Family Support & Aftercare

Laura Svoboda Family Services Manager Phone: 612-800-6234 Email: lsvoboda@life-source.org Read Bio
Christa Becker Senior Family Support Coordinator Email: cbecker@life-source.org
Jill Halimi Donor Family Aftercare Advocate Phone: 612-800-6256 Email: jhalimi@life-source.org Read Bio
Carrie Hurkes Donor Family Aftercare Program Administrator Phone: 612-800-6239 Email: churkes@life-source.org Read Bio
John LeMay Senior Family Support Coordinator Phone: 612-290-9309 Email: jlemay@life-source.org
Lily Mason Family Support Coordinator
Laura Shaffer Family Support Coordinator
Heather Schmitt Donor Family Advocate Phone: 612-800-6249 Email: hschmitt@life-source.org Read Bio
Laura Shrode Family Support Coordinator Email: lshrode@life-source.org Read Bio
Erica Staples Family Support Coordinator II Phone: 651-815-5131 Email: estaples@life-source.org
Susie Thomsen Donor Family Aftercare Program Administrator Email: sthomsen@life-source.org Read Bio
Nicole Vande Weerd Family Support Coordinator
Taylor Winkel Family Support Coordinator II Email: twinkel@life-source.org Read Bio

Community Relations

Sarah Sonn Communications Manager Phone: 612-800-6275 Email: ssonn@life-source.org Read Bio
Zach Feinberg Design Assistant Email: zfeinberg@life-source.org
Jessie Fiene Community Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6252 Email: jfiene@life-source.org Read Bio
Celeste Hanson Events Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6243 Email: chanson@life-source.org Read Bio
Mike Hutto Creative Lead/Art Director Phone: 612-800-6274 Email: mhutto@life-source.org Read Bio
Laura Kelly Lovdahl Philanthropy & Development Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6299 Email: lkellylovdahl@life-source.org Read Bio
Erin Lilliencrantz External Communications Specialist Phone: 612-800-6296 Email: elilliencrantz@life-source.org Read Bio
Teresa Turner Advocacy & Ambassador Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6288 Email: tturner@life-source.org Read Bio
Bay Wilkinson Video Producer and Graphic Design Assistant Email: bwilkinson@life-source.org
Lindsey Williams Internal Communications Strategist Phone: 612-800-6295 Email: lwilliams@life-source.org Read Bio

Medical Examiner, Coroner & Hospice Support

Melinda Van Waus Lead Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6270 Email: mvanwaus@life-source.org Read Bio
Kelley Romanowski Partner Support Liaison Phone: 612-800-6271 Email: kromanowski@life-source.org Read Bio

Administration

Beth Kabba Senior Manager of Financial Operations Read Bio
Brian Robideaux Compliance Manager Phone: 612-800-6278 Email: brobideaux@life-source.org Read Bio
Tara Tenhoff Human Resources Manager Email: ttenhoff@life-source.org
Erin Faella Human Resources Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6310 Email: efaella@life-source.org Read Bio
Pardra Her Human Resources Coordinator Email: pher@life-source.org Read Bio
Sarah Pechacek Human Resources Coordinator Email: spechacek@life-source.org
Jenna Culley Golf Tournament Consultant Phone: (612) 599-2634 Email: jculley@life-source.org Read Bio

Clinical Services

Amy Rich Tissue Services Manager Read Bio
Joshua Korthouse Organ Procurement Manager Phone: 612-800-6259 Email: jkorthouse@life-source.org Read Bio
Karen Hecimovich Manager of Organ Recovery & Preservation Services Phone: 612-800-6265 Email: khecimovich@life-source.org Read Bio
Danielle Murillo Donor Services Manager Phone: 612-800-6263 Email: dmurillo@life-source.org Read Bio

Careers at LifeSource

Interested in joining the LifeSource team?

Our team members are our greatest asset. We strive to hire, cultivate and retain team members of the highest caliber who are dedicated to our mission of saving and healing lives.

Come make history with the brightest, most passionate people working in every discipline.

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