Meet the LifeSource Team

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 Clinical Officer Read Bio
Susan Mau Larson Director of Partner & Community Relations 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

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 Graphic Designer 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

Katie McKee Hospital Partnership & Donor Family Aftercare Manager Phone: 612-800-6272 Email: kmckee@life-source.org Read Bio
Tim Verschaetse Program Development Manager 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
Emily Larimer Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 605-390-8721 Email: elarimer@life-source.org Read Bio
Emily McDaniel Hospital Liaison Phone: 612-248-9887 Email: emcdaniel@life-source.org
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 Wilson Clinical Hospital Coordinator Phone: 218-260-5688 Email: kwilson@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
Jason Narverud Information Services Manager Phone: 612-800-6242 Email: jnarverud@life-source.org Read Bio
Kristin Erdmann Human Resources Manager Phone: 612-800-6273 Email: kerdmann@life-source.org Read Bio
Abby Gudgeon Recruiter Phone: 612-800-6310 Email: agudgeon@life-source.org Read Bio
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
Terrence Brown Performance Excellence Project Manager Phone: 612-800-6262 Email: tbrown@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

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