Our Team

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

Kelly White Chief Executive Officer Read Bio
Steph Davis Chief Operations Officer Read Bio
Susan Mau Larson Chief Administrative Officer Read Bio
Luis Fernando Valiente Chief Financial Officer
William Payne, MD Medical Director Read Bio
Kyle Kinsey Director of Clinical Services – Tissue & Donor Services Center Read Bio
Sarah Sonn Director of Communications Read Bio
Greg Veenendaal Director of Clinical Services: Organ
Jason Villar Director of Hospital Development and Family Care
Brandon Williams Director of Organizational Outcomes & Quality Read Bio

Founding Members

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

Hospital Development & Family Care Team

Jessica Pacheco Hospital Development & Family Care Manager Phone: 651-245-0007 Email: jpacheco@life-source.org Read Bio
Jody Fischer Hospital Development and Family Care Supervisor Phone: 612-431-4617 Email: jfischer@life-source.org Read Bio
Barb Nelson-Agnew Hospital Development and Family Care Supervisor Phone: 701-238-4399 Email: bagnew@life-source.org Read Bio
Taylor Horner Hospital Development and Family Care Supervisor Phone: 612-437-5858 Email: thorner@life-source.org Read Bio
Kathy Selden Resource Developer Phone: 612-800-6264 Email: kselden@life-source.org Read Bio
Laura Shrode Resource Developer Email: lshrode@life-source.org Read Bio
Tamer Abdelaziz Donation Liaison Phone: 612-965-5580 Email: tabdelaziz@life-source.org Read Bio
Christa Becker Donation Liaison Phone: 612-751-3083 Email: cbecker@life-source.org Read Bio
Andrew Brown Donation Liaison Phone: 612-456-9429 Email: abrown@life-source.org Read Bio
Angie Deml Donation Liaison Phone: 612-704-3080 Email: ademl@life-source.org Read Bio
Anita Fischer Donation Liaison Phone: 612-723-8476 Email: afischer@life-source.org Read Bio
Eric Fought Donation Liaison Phone: 612-437-8892 Email: efought@life-source.org Read Bio
Bethany Gamble Hospital Development and Family Care Supervisor Phone: 612-499-2508 Email: bgamble@life-source.org Read Bio
Deb Gemar Donation Liaison Phone: 612-597-4460 Email: dgemar@life-source.org Read Bio
Michelle Jensen Donation Liaison Phone: 612-723-3279 Email: mjensen@life-source.org Read Bio
Chris Larson Donation Liaison Phone: 612-723-4999 Email: clarson@life-source.org Read Bio
John LeMay Donation Liaison Phone: 612-431-5149 Email: jlemay@life-source.org Read Bio
Steve Losing Donation Liaison Phone: 612-965-6001 Email: slosing@life-source.org Read Bio
Laurie Mahoney Donation Liaison Phone: 612-916-8656 Email: lmahoney@life-source.org Read Bio
Mary Mahoney Donation Liaison Phone: 612-751-5087 Email: mmahoney@life-source.org Read Bio
Lamont Mason Donation Liaison Phone: 612-655-3911 Email: wlmason@life-source.org Read Bio
Lily Mason Donation Liaison Phone: 612-751-5099 Email: lmason@life-source.org Read Bio
Tisha Moore Donation Liaison Phone: 612-505-5271 Email: tmoore@life-source.org Read Bio
Mary Prince Donation Liaison Phone: 612-968-2947 Email: mprince@life-source.org Read Bio
Laura Shaffer Donation Liaison Phone: 612-597-1060 Email: lshaffer@life-source.org Read Bio
Caren Shank Donation Liaison Phone: 612-219-2105 Email: cshank@life-source.org Read Bio
Conner Simms Donation Liaison – Night Phone: 612-655-8320 Email: csimms@life-source.org View LinkedIn Profile Read Bio
Emily Stacken Donation Liaison Phone: 612-398-2350 Email: estacken@life-source.org Read Bio
Aracely St. Martin Donation Liaison Phone: 612-476-1148 Email: astmartin@life-source.org Read Bio
Nicole Vande Weerd Donation Liaison Phone: 612-875-4843 Email: nvandeweerd@life-source.org Read Bio
Micah Webb Donation Liaison Phone: 612-476-4383 Email: mwebb@life-source.org Read Bio
Kriston Wenzel Donation Liaison Email: kwenzel@life-source.org Read Bio
Jayme Womeldorf Donation Liaison Phone: 612-456-8463 Email: jwomeldorf@life-source.org Read Bio

Donor Family Aftercare

Jill Halimi Donor Family Aftercare 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
Janet Allen Donor Family Aftercare Program Administrator Email: jallen@life-source.org Read Bio
Susie Ausmus Donor Family Aftercare Program Administrator Email: sausmus@life-source.org Read Bio

Equity & Engagement

Beatriz Martinez Community Engagement Liaison Email: bmartinez@life-source.org Read Bio
Paula St John Community Engagement Liaison Email: pstjohn@life-source.org

Communications & Outreach

Jessie Farzanegan Community Partner Liaison Phone: 612-800-6252 Email: jfarzanegan@life-source.org Read Bio
Celeste Hanson Events Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6243 Email: chanson@life-source.org Read Bio
Erin Hauer External Communications Specialist Phone: 612-800-6296 Email: ehauer@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
Teresa Turner Advocacy & Ambassador Coordinator Phone: 612-800-6288 Email: tturner@life-source.org Read Bio
Bay Wilkinson Video Production Specialist Email: bwilkinson@life-source.org Read Bio

Medical Examiner, Coroner & Hospice Support

Melinda Van Waus Lead Partner Liaison Phone: 651-442-0056 Email: mvanwaus@life-source.org Read Bio

Administration

Beth Kabba Senior Manager of Financial Operations Read Bio
Pardra Her Human Resources Generalist Email: pher@life-source.org Read Bio
Jason Schoen Human Resources Generalist Phone: 612-271-5651 Email: jschoen@life-source.org Read Bio

Clinical Services

Dr. Umar Farooq Recovery Surgeon Read Bio
Joshua Korthouse Organ Procurement Manager Phone: 612-800-6259 Email: jkorthouse@life-source.org Read Bio
Amy McDonough Organ Process Manager Phone: 651-357-6188 Email: amcdonough@life-source.org Read Bio
Danielle Murillo Donor Services Manager Phone: 612-800-6263 Email: dmurillo@life-source.org Read Bio
Amy Rich Tissue Services Manager 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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