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Asthma Educator Institute
Jan 01, 0001
Better Breathers Club - Black Hills | Spearfish, SD
Jan 01, 0001
COPD Educator Course
Oct 17, 2024
Local Offices
55 W. Wacker Drive,
Suite 1150
Chicago, IL 60601
1-800-LUNGUSA or 1-800-586-4872
Info@Lung.org
Local and Regional Leadership
The regional board is the governing body responsible for strategic focus, organizational goals and measurable results in achieving the mission. The business of the board includes the equitable distribution of resources and programs as well as the development of volunteer structures across the entire region.
Joy Kleinmaier
Board Chair
American Specialty Health
Chris Scaglione
Board Chair Elect
TierPoint
Malcolm DeCamp, MD
Immediate Past Chair
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Tom Andreesen
Protivi Inc.
H. William Barkman, MD, MSPH, FCCP
University of Kansas Medical Center
Dennis Barnes
RGA & RGAx
Jim Brophy
C-Suite Healthcare Innovations
Christopher Cahlamer
Godfrey & Kahn, SC
Michael Carstens
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Emily Chase, PhD, RN
University of Chicago Medicine
Jamie Ellis
Katz, Sapper, Miller
Alicia Gerke, MD, MBA
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Rob Goren
Delta Dental of Missouri
Thomas Gross, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Chris Hoke
Mutual of Omaha
Mindee Kastelic
MSP Communications
Rudy Lackner, MD
Nebraska Medicine
Todd Mahr, MD
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Lisa McKinney
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Margaret Richards, JD
Husch Blackwell
Lewis Bartfield
Executive Vice President, Upper Midwest Region
Meghan Miller
SVP of Development
Brian Leibl
SVP of Finance
Michael Mark
SVP of HelpLine Services
Kristen Young
Executive Director - Greater Chicago
Linda Crider (Kansas)
Executive Director
Greg Voss (Minnesota)
Executive Director
Angela Wiseman (Missouri)
Executive Director
Julia McCarville (Nebraska)
Executive Director
Tanya Husain (Indiana)
Executive Director
Micki Sandquist (Iowa)
Executive Director
Linda Witucki (Wisconsin)
Executive Director
TThe purpose of the American Lung Association's Local Leadership Board to is raise the organization's profile in the community, advocate for lung health and increase resources to fund local programs and services.
Local Leadership Board members impact the work of the Association including: programs and services, public policy, research, and revenue generation.
Jodie Barnett, RN, BSN
DakotaCare
Jeremy Brech
Museum of Visual Materials
Matt Ellefson
Survive iT
Rachel Haigh-Blume, RRT-MS
Northeast Area Health Education Center
Rizan Hajal, MD
Pulmonary and Sleep Consultants
Donald Humphreys, MD
Sanford School of Medicine/USD
Kevin Jordanger
Avera Pace
Justin Kalla, CHA
Hilton Garden Inn
David Kvien, RRT
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
Jodi Lindstrom, RN
Sepracor Inc
Michael Luken
Allen Nord, MD
Medical Arts Clinic
Chad Porter
Avera Place
Jennifer Prasek
Sanford Center
Connie Scholten
John Small
Sunny Radio
Rod Smart
TGT The Green Team
R. Maclean Smith, MD
Allergy and Asthma Clinic
Jean Snyders, RRT, CPFT
Avera Mcennan Hospital
Kristi Specht, RRT-NPS
Sanford Health
Marissa Trosen
Dakota State University
Peter Vitiello, PhD
Sanford Research
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