Minnesota Stroke Partnership Steering Committee

Kari Bottemiller, MS, RN, CNS - Clinical Nurse Specialist, St. Marys Hospital-Mayo Clinic
Donna Brauer, PhD, RN - Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Rachel Callanan, JD - Senior Advocacy Director, American Heart Association
Amy Castle, RN - Stroke Neuro Nurse Coordinator, St. Joseph's Hospital
Diane Chappuis, MD - Co-Director, Stroke Program, United Hospital
Ed Crisostomo, MD - Physician, Northland Neurology
Rosie Emmons, RN, BSN - Performance Improvement Specialist, HealthEast
Melissa Fritz, RN, BSN - Neurology Program Leader, Nasseff Neuroscience Center, United Hospital
Mary Jordheim Gokey, RN, MSN - Stroke Coordinator, MeritCare Hospital
Karen Gozel, RN, BSN - Trauma Program Leader/Stroke Program Clinical Lead, Unity Hospital             
Paula Heinonen, RN, MA - Care Manager, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Angela Heyer, RN, BSN, CNRN - Stroke Coordinator, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Betty Hydukovich, RN - Quality Resource Specialist, Lake Region Healthcare Corporation
Val Kriegler, RN, MSN, CEN - Trauma Services/Stroke Program Manager, Mercy Hospital
Donna Lindsay, RN (CHAIR) - Clinical Practice Coordinator, Abbott Northwestern Hospital          
Pamela Madrid, RN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS - Mercy Hospital
Kathleen Miller, BSN, RSC - NETT Research Coordinator, University of Minnesota Medical School
Department of Emergency Medicine  
Kari Olson, RN - Fairview Southdale Hospital
Sheryl Orcutt - Genentech
Alejandro Rabinstein, MD - Staff Neurologist, Mayo Clinic
Corey Sargent, MA, NREMT-P, EMS Coordinator, NETT Research, University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine
Marnee Shepard, PT, NCS - Program Director, Stroke Program, Fairview Southdale Hospital
Tess Sierzant, MS, RN, CNRN - Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist, HealthEast Neurovascular Institute
Brian Siska - Minnesota Stroke Association
Carol Ann Smith, RN, CNRN - Program Coordinator, Traumatic Brain Injury Center & Stroke Center, Hennepin County Medical Center
Lyn Steffen, PhD, MPH - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
Sarah Tonn - Quality Improvement Manager, American Academy of Neurology           
Kevin Weber - Sr. Clinical Specialist, Genentech

2010-2011 Meetings
January 19, 2010, 3 - 5 pm
March 16, 2010, 3 - 5 pm
June 15, 2010, 3 - 5 pm
September 21, 2010, 3 - 5 pm
January 18, 2011, 3 - 5 pm
May 17, 2011, 3 - 5 pm

All meetings are at Snelling Office Park Conference Center, unless otherwise noted. Snelling Office Park is located just west of Snelling Avenue on Energy Park Drive in St. Paul. Directions can be downloaded below.

Snelling Office Park
1645 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108

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