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!

Executive Leadership

Susan Gunderson Chief Executive Officer, Founder Read Bio
William Payne, MD Medical Director
Peter Farstad Chief Administrative Officer Read Bio
Julie Kemink Chief Operations Officer Read Bio
Susan Mau Larson Chief Strategy Officer Read Bio
Meg Rogers Director of Transplant Center Relations Read Bio
Sue Weese Director of Organ Procurement Read Bio
Brenda Welsch Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs Read Bio
Katie McKee Director of Hospital Services & Donor Family Aftercare Read Bio
Kristin Erdmann Director of Human Resources Phone: 612-800-6273 Email: kerdmann@life-source.org Read Bio
Jason Narverud Director of Data & Information Services Read Bio

Community Relations

Sarah Sonn Communications Manager Phone: 612-800-6275 Email: ssonn@life-source.org Read Bio
Jessie Fiene Community Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6252 Email: jfiene@life-source.org Read Bio
Erin Lilliencrantz Communications Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6296 Email: elilliencrantz@life-source.org Read Bio
Lindsey Williams Community Education Liaison Phone: 612-800-6295 Email: lwilliams@life-source.org Read Bio
Teresa Turner Advocacy & Ambassador Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6288 Email: tturner@life-source.org Read Bio
Mike Hutto Creative Lead/Art Director Phone: 612-800-6274 Email: mhutto@life-source.org Read Bio
Celeste Hanson Events Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6243 Email: chanson@life-source.org Read Bio

Partner Relations

Tim Verschaetse Hospital Liaison Phone: 612-800-6289 Email: tverschaetse@life-source.org Read Bio
Jolynn Ryan Education & Training Developer Phone: 612-800-6258 Email: jryan@life-source.org Read Bio
Ann Lovdahl Hospital Liaison Phone: 612-800-6235 Email: alovdahl@life-source.org Read Bio
Barb Nelson-Agnew Hospital Liaison Phone: 701-238-4399 Email: bagnew@life-source.org Read Bio
Cathy Dudley Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 507-993-9272 Email: cdudley@life-source.org Read Bio
Mark Ellingson Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 612-368-4759 Email: mellingson@life-source.org Read Bio
Emily Larimer Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 605-390-8721 Email: elarimer@life-source.org Read Bio
Jennifer Fredrickson Hospital Liaison Phone: 612-437-8273 Email: jfredrickson@life-source.org Read Bio
Jessica Pacheco Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 651-245-0007 Email: jpacheco@life-source.org Read Bio
Jody Fischer Hospital Liaison Phone: 701-471-7826 Email: jfischer@life-source.org Read Bio
Katelyn Baker Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 218-260-5688 Email: kbaker@life-source.org Read Bio
Kathy Selden Hospital Liaison Phone: 612-800-6264 Email: kselden@life-source.org Read Bio
Kristi Roers Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6319 Email: kroers@life-source.org Read Bio
Richard Villella Hospital Liaison Phone: 612-800-6277 Email: rvillella@life-source.org Read Bio

Donor Family Aftercare

Jill Halimi Donor Family Advocate Phone: 612-800-6256 Email: jhalimi@life-source.org Read Bio
Heather Schmitt Donor Family Advocate Phone: 612-800-6249 Email: hschmitt@life-source.org Read Bio
Carrie Hurkes Donor Family Aftercare Program Administrator Phone: 612-800-6239 Email: churkes@life-source.org Read Bio
Ashley Bredeson Donor Family Aftercare Program Administrator Phone: 612-800-6233 Email: abredeson@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
Abby Gudgeon Recruiter Phone: 612-800-6310 Email: agudgeon@life-source.org Read Bio
Erin Faella Recruiter Phone: 612-437-2350 Email: efaella@life-source.org
Laura Kelly Lovdahl Philanthropy & Development Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6299 Email: lkellylovdahl@life-source.org Read Bio
Jenna Culley Golf Tournament Consultant Phone: (612) 599-2634 Email: jculley@life-source.org Read Bio

Quality and Regulatory

Brian Robideaux Compliance Manager Phone: 612-800-6278 Email: brobideaux@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
Laura Svoboda Family Services Manager Phone: 612-800-6234 Email: lsvoboda@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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