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Our Board

LifeSource is governed by a board of directors comprised of medical professionals, transplant recipients, donor family members and community representatives. In bringing these committed individuals together, we incorporate a variety of viewpoints into the decision-making process, leading to a strong, forward-looking direction.

Board of Directors

  • Mylynn Tufte
    Mylynn Tufte, Chair Optum Advisory Services
  • Thomas Harris, Jr., Vice Chair Gillette Children’s Hospital
  • David McFarland, Secretary/Treasurer Donor Family Member
  • Kim Simensen, Immediate Past Chair ProMentm Advisors, LLC
  • Andrew Adams, MD Transplant Surgeon; University of Minnesota
  • Gretchen Dahlberg
    Gretchen Dahlberg Donor Family Member
  • Julie Heimbach, MD Transplant Surgeon, Mayo Clinic
  • Alex Hill
    Alex Hill, PhD Medtronic
  • Jerry Lee
    Jerry Lee Lee Financial Group; Living Donor
  • Kim Malsam-Rysdon Avera Health
  • Monica Mayer, M.D. Councilwoman, Tribal Business Council of Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation
  • Man in suit and tie smiling at camera
    Reuben Moore Minnesota Community Care
  • Ben Sun
    Benjamin Sun, MD Transplant Surgeon, Abbott Northwestern
  • George Surratt Transplant Recipient; Retired
  • Thomas Wyatt
    Thomas Wyatt, MD Emergency Department Representative, Hennepin Healthcare
  • Kelly White LifeSource Chief Executive Officer (Ex-Officio)
  • William Payne, MD
    William Payne, MD LifeSource Medical Director (Ex-Officio)

Clinical Policy Board

  • Mark Hill
    Mark Hill, MD, Chair Transplant Surgeon, Hennepin Healthcare
  • Bhargav Mistry
    Bhargav Mistry, MD, Vice Chair Transplant Surgeon, Sanford Medical Center – Fargo
  • Stephanie Battell Hospital Administrator, Monument Health Hospital
  • Donna Bishop Tissue Bank Representative, LifeNet Health
  • Richard Daly
    Richard Daly, MD Transplant Surgeon, Mayo Clinic
  • Smaroula Dilioglou
    Smaroula Dilioglou, PhD MD/PhD Histocompatibility, Sanford Hospital – Fargo
  • Anthony Hericks, MD Intensive Care, Avera McKennan
  • Dr. Raja Kandaswamy
    Raja Kandaswamy, MD Transplant Surgeon, University of Minnesota
  • Nadim Koleilat
    Nadim Koleilat, MD Transplant Surgeon, Sanford Medical Center – Bismarck
  • Robroy MacIver Transplant Surgeon, Children’s Hospital
  • Karen Rice
    Karen Rice Donor Family Member
  • Jon Snyder
    Jon Snyder, PhD Public Member, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
  • Sakpal Sujit wearing a black suit and tie
    Sujit Sakpal, MD Transplant Surgeon, Avera McKennan
  • Alejandro Rabinstein, MD Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic
  • Thavam Thambi-Pillai
    Thavam Thambi-Pillai, MD Transplant Surgeon, Sanford USD Medical Center – Sioux Falls
  • Katie Vogt, MD Emergency Department Representative, North Memorial Health Care
  • William Payne, MD
    William Payne, MD LifeSource Medical Director (Ex-Officio)