For Evaluators: Board of Evaluators and Panel of Judges

The Minnesota Council for Quality depends entirely upon a volunteer Board of Evaluators and Panel of Judges to evaluate applicant organizations and to recommend Minnesota Quality Award levels. We are grateful to the following members of the Minnesota Quality Award Board of Evaluators. Thank you for your time, your expertise, and your gracious service to Minnesota organizations.

2011 Panel of Judges

Karen Copp (Chief Judge), Communication/Change Manager, Hennepin County (biography)

April Corniea, Chief, Organization Development, MN Army National Guard

Gene Dankbar, Health Systems Engineering Analyst, Mayo Clinic

John Fechter, Consultant (formerly of Medtronic)

Gary Floss, Director of Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement, Marvin Windows & Doors

Paul Grizzell, Founder, Core Values Partners (formerly of Medtronic, Xcel Energy, BCBS)

Jim Hill (Chief Judge), Senior Project Manager, Xcel Energy (biography)

Cheryl Hermann, RN, Vice President Clinic Operations, Allina Medical Clinic (biography)

Dr. Barbara Keinath, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Metropolitan State University

Margie Kissner, Director of Quality & Risk Management, ELCA Board of Pensions

Dr. Mary Ann Nelson, retired Asst. Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education (biography)

Sylvia Rolfs, CEO, Rolfs & Associates (biography)

Skip Valusek, Director, Clinical Analytics, HealthEast

Dave Weber, Chief of Strategic Operations, Rochester Community & Technical College

2011 Team Leads (* indicates service on more than one team in 2007)

Kris Belanger, Memorial Blood Centers

Gene Dankbar, Mayo Clinic

Bill Glaves, Children's Hospitals & Clinics of MN

Nancy Hoglund, Hoglund Coaching

Eileen Johnson, BlueCross Blue Shield of MN

Jenelle Larson, Mayo Clinic

Reed Mick, MN Army National Guard

Mike Reagan, retired

Christi Prust-Redenius, Mayo Clinic Health System

Craig Siiro, Williams Fastener

2006 Evaluators (* indicates service on a team in 2006)

Ken Aakre, Mayo Clinic Radiology

Sohel Ahmad, St. Cloud State University*

Sherri Allen, Rochester Public Schools

Brad Ballinger, Presbyterian Homes & Services*

Ken Bast, Management Consulting in Healthcare*

Kris Belanger, Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota*

Nancy Brown, Winona Health*

Doug Calder, HNTB*

Dawn Chiabotti, Benedictine Health System

Rovena Claxton, Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota*

Cheryl Coryea, Rochester Public Schools

Stacy Desai, St. Jude Medical

John Dickes, Mate Precision Tooling

Sarah Field, Rochester Math & Science Partnership

Ron Finelli, Consultant*

Bill Glaves, Children's Hospitals & Clinics of MN*

Kris Hamann, Benedictine Health Systerm*

Karen Harrington, Dakota County*

James Hecimovich, Kingsland Schools

Kate Hemker, Indian Health Board of Minneapolis*

Cheryl Hermann, Allina*

Jim Hess, Bemidji Schools

Nancy Hoglund, Normandale Community College

Janel Holden, Consultant*

Dave Jasperson, Mayo Clinic Radiology

Eileen Johnson, Spirit Grove Art & Photography*

Eric Kaiser, Duluth Public Schools*

Kay Kluge, Mayo Health System

Jenelle Larson, Mayo Clinic Radiology

Tonia Lauer, Albert Lea Medical Center*

Cristine Leavitt, State of Minnesota DEED*

Sue Link, BlueCross Blue Shield of MN*

Jim Lynn, Lynn & Associates*

Cory McIntyre, Rochester Public Schools

Theresa Mees, Immanuel St. Joseph's

Kathy Mount, VA Hospital Minneapolis*

Laurie Murphy, Murphy Warehouse*

Stacie Nelson, Medica

Julie Oliver, Immanuel St. Joseph's

Allen Omdahl, Mayo Clinic

Bob Pahl, United Health Group*

Pat Pearson, DuFresne Manufacturing*

Sherrie Prescott, Mayo Clinic Radiology

Jeff Priess, St. Louis Park Schools*

Christi Prust, Albert Lea Medical Center*

Jeri Reinhardt, Benedictine Health System

Debra Sandquist, St. Louis Park Schools

David Schultz, Hamline University

John Shonyo, Mayo Health System

Lora Smith, Rochester Catholic Schools*

Bonnie Jean Smith, Pacer

Amy Song, St. Jude Medical*

Chris Streiff, Rochester Public Schools*

Jeanne Svobodny, Dover-Eyota Schools

Nancy Stucky, Triton Public Schools*

Angie Theisen, Central MN Jobs & Training Services

Becky Thofson, Workforce Development Inc.*

Keith Thorndyke, Thorndyke Consulting*

Jenny Tsai, Sunny Fresh Foods*

Theresa Wagner, Sunny Fresh Foods*

Bob Warda, Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Diseases

Jay Wardle, Target Corp.*

Russ Williams, US Army Corps of Engineers, retired*

Chris Zabel, Bethel Lutheran Church**

Reid Zimmerman, Minnesota Senior Federation*

Past Board of Evaluators

We are also grateful for the hundreds of Evaluators/Examiners who have participated in years past. Thank you for your service (updated through 2005).

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