Board & Staff
The 2023-2024 Board Members of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Minnesota Academy of Pediatrics Foundation:
Executive Committee
Katie Smentek, MD, FAAP
President
Mankato Clinic
Janna Gewirtz O'Brien, MD, MPH, FAAP
President-elect
Hennepin Healthcare and the University of Minnesota Medical School
Ria Bardhan, MBBS, FAAP
Treasurer
Lakeview Clinics
Eileen Crespo, MD, FAAP
Past-President
Hennepin Healthcare and Delta Dental
Jill Amsberry, DO, FAAP
Secretary
CentraCare
Mark Schleiss, MD, FAAP
At-Large Board Member
University of Minnesota Medical School
Andrea Singh, MD, FAAP
At-Large Board Member
Park Nicollet
Board of Directors
Amy Borden, DO, FAAP
Children’s Minnesota
Calla Brown, MD, FAAP
Community University Health Care Center
Manika Bhateja, MD, FAAP
M Health Fairview Prior Lake
Madeleine Gagnon, MD, FAAP
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Sarah Lenhardt, MD, MPH, FAAP
Allina Health
Poornima Kamran Kavathekar, MD, MPH, FAAP
HealthPartners
Kathy Kulus, MD, FAAP
CentraCare Health
Valerie Norris, MD, FAAP
Native American Community Clinic
Nadia Maccabee-Ryaboy, MD, FAAP
Children’s Hospital of Minnesota
Matthew Thompson, MD, FAAP
Mayo Clinic
Robert Mills III, MD, FAAP
Mercy Hospital
Wendy Sun, MD, FAAP
University of Minnesota
Amanda Webb, MD, FAAP
St. Luke’s
Sarah Thompson, MD, FAAP
CentraCare
Tiffany Trenda, MD, FAAP
Hutchinson Health
Sharnell Valentine, MD, FAAP
Essentia Health
Lourdes Valdez, MD, FAAP
Mayo Clinic
Alexis Chan
University of Minnesota
Staff
Jeff Bauer
Executive Director, MNAAP, MAPF
Hanna Jorgenson
Communications Manager
Chad Fahning
Chapter Lobbyist
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