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.

2008 Panel of Judges

Don Berglund, CEO, Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota

Dr. Debra Bowers, Superintendent, St. Louis Park Schools (biography)

Dr. Jean Bronk (Chief Judge), M.A. Mortenson Company (biography)

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

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

Dr. Julie Furst-Bowe, Assistant Chancellor, Provost, UW-Stout (biography)

Dr. Steven Hagedorn, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic (biography)

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

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

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

Sylvia Rolfs, CEO, Rolfs & Associates (biography)

Rachelle Schultz, President & CEO, Winona Health (biography)

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

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

Ted Amundson, Consultant

Kris Belanger, Memorial Blood Centers

Greg Bourland, Boston Scientific

Rovena Claxton, Memorial Blood Centers

Karen Copp, Hennepin County

Gene Dankbar, Mayo Clinic

Deb Fischer, Mayo Health System

Margie Kissner, ELCA Board of Pensions

Jim Holthaus, Xcel Energy

Cindy Lambert, North Memorial

Jenelle Larson, Mayo Clinic

Jeff Leland, Mayo Clinic

Reed Mick, MN Army National Guard

Mike Reagan, retired*

Dr. Ken Rich, retired

Sylvia Rolfs, Rolfs & Associates*

Craig Siiro, Virchow, Krause & Co.

Nancy Stucky, Triton Public Schools

Brian Zmolek, Winona Health

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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