Medical Education
Greg Thompson, MD
Designated Institutional Official
Director, Medical Education
(608) 775-2081
gpthomps@gundersenhealth.org
Jennifer Lee
Administrative Director, Medical Education
(608) 775-3349
jalee@gundersenhealth.org
Shari Kjos
Manager, Graduate & Undergraduate Allied Health Programs and Graduate Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-1542
skkjos@gundersenhealth.org
Liz Moldenhauer
Manager, Continuing Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-2500
ejmolden@gundersenhealth.org
Gale Bagstad
Senior Office Assistant, Continuing Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-2281
gabagsta@gundersenhealth.org
Polly Berendes
Program Specialist, Continuing Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-6736
pnberene@gundersenhealth.org
Jo Berg
Program Specialist, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, and Transitional Year Residency Programs
(608) 775-2961
jgberg@gundersenhealth.org
Chelsey Dehning
Program Specialist, Graduate & Undergraduate Allied Health Student Programs
(608) 775-6749
cldehnin@gundersenhealth.org
Paula Ebert
Program Specialist, Family Medicine Residency Program
(608) 775-1540
pmebert@gundersenhealth.org
Jennifer Ellingson
Senior Office Assistant, Graduate Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-2267
jkelling@gundersenhealth.org
Melissa Elsen
Senior Office Assistant, Graduate Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-6741
mselsen@gundersenhealth.org
Sara George
Medical Education Specialist, Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship
Optometry, Pharmacy, and Sports Physical Therapy Residency Programs
(608) 775-1175
sjgeorge@gundersenhealth.org
Allyson Hennessy
Program Specialist, Medical Student Programs
(608) 775-0959
ajhennes@gundersenhealth.org
Cindy Leitz
Program Specialist, Internal Medicine Residency Program
(608) 775-1910
celeitz@gundersenhealth.org
Rhonda Mullen
Program Specialist, Continuing Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-1138
rlmullen@gundersenhealth.org
Colette O'Heron
Program Specialist, General Surgery Residency and Advanced GI Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Programs
(608) 775-2431
ctoheron@gundersenhealth.org
Pam Phelps
Senior Office Assistant, Graduate Medical Education Programs
(608) 775-2057
pkphelps@gundersenhealth.org
Pamela Schneider
Program Specialist, Medical Student Programs
(608) 775-1531
prschnei@gundersenhealth.org
Cindy Steinhoff
Executive Assistant
(608) 775-1539
clsteinh@gundersenhealth.org
Mai Vue
Program Specialist, Graduate & Undergraduate Nursing Student Programs
(608) 775-5953
mvue1@gundersenhealth.org
Katie Wing
Senior Office Assistant, Graduate & Undergraduate Allied Health Programs
(608) 775-6743
klwing@gundersenhealth.org
Philanthropy
Robyn Tanke, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
(608) 775-4711
Jill Blokhuis, CFRE
Director of Development, Operations
(608) 775-6605
Sara Gundersen Battison, CFRE
Director of Development
(608) 775-1061
Mandy Nogle, CFRE
Associate Director, Development
(608) 775-9887
Ilene Kernozek
Development Officer
(608) 775-6610
Jonathan McKenzie
Development Officer
(608) 775-6609
Debbie Kroner
Associate Director, Special Events
(608) 775-5662
Amanda Acklin
Associate Director, Annual Support
(608) 775-1575
Heather Gilles
Associate Director, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
(608) 775-6663
Brady Lowe
Marketing Consultant, ePhilanthropy
(608) 775-2900
Rena Cash
CMN Hospitals Program Specialist
(608) 775-4469
Ashley Zibrowski
CMN Hospitals Program Specialist
(608) 775-0012
Mandy Dawson
Events Specialist
(608) 775-4931
Katie Berkedal
Fund Allocation Specialist
(608) 775-1978
kmberked@gundersenhealth.org
Bonnie Fedie
Accountant
(608) 775-4384
Tiffany Carlson
Development Data Specialist
(608) 775-6613
Bonnie Hafemann
Annual Support Specialist
(608) 775-6634
Jeni Meistad
Gift Processing Specialist
(608) 775-6604
Jeannie Gordon
Special Project Coordinator
(608) 775-2895
Mary Lichtie
Program Assistant
(608) 775-6606
Rhonda Smith
Office Assistant
(608) 775-6600
Kay Cimpl Wagner, MLS
Archivist
(605) 351-9059
Research
William Agger, MD
Research Director
(608) 775-2140
Vicki McHugh, MS-CRM
Administrative Director, Research Operations
(608) 775-3857
Denise Albrecht
Senior Office Assistant
(608) 775-9080
Dana Barbour
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-0646
Brent Bearwald
Research Associate
(608) 775-6781
Andrew Borgert, PhD
Biostatistician
(608) 775-2483
Steve Callsister, PhD
Research Scientist
(608) 775-2042
Steve Cash
Supervisor – BioBank
(608) 775-3626
Tracey Coleman
RN-Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-2894
Ann Falkenberg Olson, PhD
Nursing Research Scientist
(608) 775-2758
Cathy Fischer, MA, ELS
Managing Editor/Writer
(608) 775-6648
Nancy Fisher
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-2733
Kathleen Frisby
RN-Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-6631
Sunny Guin, PhD
Research Scientist
(608) 775-3548
Mary Lu Gerke, PhD
Nursing Executive
(608) 775-3162
Melinda Hadley
Medical Research/IRB Coordinator
(608) 775-3996
Kim Halverson
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-0852
Tom Harter, PhD
Associate Clinical Ethicist
(608) 775-0708
Karen Hayter, Phd, RN
Nurse Researcher
(608) 775-4784
Dean Jobe
Supervisor
(608) 775-3743
Kara Kallies, MS
Academic Researcher
(608) 775-2904
Paraic Kenny, PhD
Director, Kabara Cancer Research Institute
(608) 775-3918
Debbie Kettner-Sieber
Program Manager
(608) 775-1195
Jeffrey Landercasper, MD
Medical Outcomes Research
(608) 775-5695
Jayne Laylan, MSN, ANP-BC
Nurse Researcher
(608) 775-6815
Kristopher Lofgren, PhD
Research Scientist
(608) 775-3548
Steven Lovrich, PhD
Research Scientist
(608) 775-3743
David Meier
Research Technician - BioBank
(608) 775-3548
Christine Meyer
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-2837
Lori Meyer
RN-Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-2579
Sara Meyers
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-0238
Cindy Murphy
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-6782
Darby Oldenburg, PhD
Research Scientist
(608) 775-4866
TBD
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-1103
Linda Peterson
RN-Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-1640
Nicholas Poellinger
Research Technician
(608) 775-3548
Luis Ramirez, MS
Biostatistician
(608) 775-3891
Caryleigh (Cary) Rasmussen, MS
Academic Researcher
(608) 775-6639
Christine Roraff
RN-Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-3474
Brooklynn Scholze
Research Technician – BioBank
(608) 775-3548
Chelsea Slagle
Research Technologist
(608) 775-3743
Angela Smith, MA
Academic Researcher
(608) 775-1563
Jaclyn Stadler
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-6639
Dawn Steffes
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-3173
Jonean Thorsen
RN-Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-2651
Choua (Amee) Vang
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-0495
Cullen Vos
Research Technician
Sandra Wee
Clinical Research Coordinator
(608) 775-2695
Doug White, MD, PhD
Research Scientist
(608) 775-2572
