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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
    Susan Gunderson Chief Executive Officer, Founder Read Bio
  • William Payne, MD
    William Payne, MD Medical Director
  • Peter Farstad
    Peter Farstad Chief Administrative Officer Read Bio
  • Julie Kemink
    Julie Kemink Chief Operations Officer Read Bio
  • Susan Mau Larson
    Susan Mau Larson Chief Strategy Officer Read Bio
  • Meg Rogers wearing a brown jacket and smiling
    Meg Rogers Director of Transplant Center Relations Read Bio
  • Brenda Welsh
    Brenda Welsch Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs Read Bio
  • Katie McKee
    Katie McKee Director of Hospital Services & Donor Family Aftercare Read Bio
  • Kristin Erdmann
    Kristin Erdmann Director of Human Resources Phone: 612-800-6273 Email: kerdmann@life-source.org Read Bio
  • Jason Narverud
    Jason Narverud Director of Data & Information Services Read Bio
  • Brandon Williams smiles at camera
    Brandon Williams Director of Organizational Outcomes Read Bio
  • man in suit and tie smiling at camera
    Kyle Kinsey Director of Clinical Services – Tissue & Donor Services Center
  • Nichole Salaam smiling at camera
    Nichole Salaam Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • man in suit smiling at camera
    Greg Veenendaal Director of Clinical Services: Organ

Hospital Partner Liaisons

Donor Family Support & Aftercare

Community Relations

Medical Examiner, Coroner & Hospice Support

Administration

Clinical Services

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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