Board of Directors
PrairieCare Fund has a volunteer board of directors who bring diverse skills and interests to the organization - who all share the same deep level of passion for our mission. If you are interested in meeting with a board member, or are interested in joining our team, please click here to contact us directly.
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Nancy Burton - Executive Director
Nancy joined the PrairieCare Fund in 2017 as the first Executive Director. She leads the board in pursuit of our mission and vision, and is charged with implementing the organizations strategy plan and development plan. Nancy's energy and creativity has delivered immediate impact to the fundraising efforts, event hosting, and overall message to the community about our purpose. Nancy is an invaluable resource, and is committed to the organization and our communities. |
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Ann Fritz - President
Ann serves as a Partner at ESG Architects in Minneapolis as well as Director of Interiors. She is known for award-winning work across the country in urban residential, hospitality, and workplace environments. Many of the trendy restaurants, condo buildings, and hotels here in Minneapolis are signature projects of Ann’s. Like most members of the board, she developed compassion for those struggling with mental health because of what she witnessed within her family, friends, and associates. |
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Heidi Northrup - Secretary & Treasurer
Heidi currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at South Lake Pediatrics, and has been a highly committed founding board member of the PrairieCare Fund. She has successfully developed innovative partnerships with other health care providers, including mental and behavioral health. Heidi is an advocate for effective identification and treatment of youth struggling with mental illnesses, and providing support for their families. |
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Angela Phenicie - Board Member
Angela is a Senior Design Specialist with Rypen, supporting the A&D, Corporate and Trade market sectors in Minnesota. Angela's background is in the interior design industry, working in both residential and commercial settings. She has worked on projects locally and regionally with an emphasis on Housing and Hospitality. Her passion for mental health advocacy in schools stems from her own experience advocating for her children; she is committed to ensuring all children receive the resources needed to build healthy and fulfilling lives. |
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Brian Murray - Board Member
Brian has vast executive experience with international companies, and is the Chief Executive Officer at Ryan Companies. He has been a staunch advocate of decreasing the stigma of mental illnesses, and connecting youth and families with necessary care. Brian is a talented leader and brings his compassion for making change to the board, which translates to making a real impact in our communities. |
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Charles Fan - Board Member
Charles is a senior vice president at Optum, the nation’s largest health services company, and part of UnitedHealth Group. Throughout his diverse 20-plus year career in health care (as a care provider, clinical researcher, strategist, clinical support program designer, and business leader), Charles has seen the devastating effects of mental health and substance use disorders first-hand. He is passionate about addressing our community youth’s behavioral health challenges through early detection, empathetic treatment, and holistic support. |
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Erica Larson - Board Member
Erica is a managing Principal at St. Paul based architecture firm Pope Architects where she leads and manages the firm's healthcare practice and interior design studio. She has designed a wide array of healthcare facilities across the Twin Cities and throughout the Midwest. Erica has been instrumental in developing and shaping the firm's Behavioral and Mental Health design practice, where she is able to combine her strong passion for reducing stigmas surrounding mental health with thoughtful design. Erica is driven to help create mental and behavioral health facilities that provide patients with a sense of equality, support and reassurance for their healing. |
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JoAnne Hoffman, MD - Board Member
In more than 23 years at South Lake Pediatrics, Dr. Hoffman has initiated and implemented integration of mental and behavioral health into part of “routine” pediatrics care. JoAnne initiated clinic wide screening for mental health and chemical use, developed formal relationships with multiple mental health partners including some co-location. She has a strong belief that physical and mental health cannot and should not be separated continues to drive forth new initiatives and community collaboration. |
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Julie Amajuoyi - Board Member
Julie is an attorney with the Public Health law Center at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where she provides legal technical assistance on commercial tobacco control issues to public health professionals and organizations, legal professionals, and advocates in Minnesota and throughout the United States. Prior to joining the Public Health Law Center, Julie worked as a litigation associate at Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, where she also engaged extensively in pro bono work, including representing immigrants seeking asylum in the United States. Besides her legal education and training, Julie also holds an undergraduate degree in Child Psychology and a graduate degree in theological ethics. She also has a significant experience in the health care setting working as a nurse. |
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Kristin Rohman Rehkamp - Board Member
Kristin is a high energy leader with expertise in business strategy, organizational change management, and leadership/team development. She has had the opportunity to work for notable companies of varying size, complexity and industry (HGA, Target, NELSON, Optum and Williams-Sonoma, Inc.) offering PrairieCare Fund a broad perspective and experience. Kristin currently owns and operates La Vie Est Belle, an online community and store. Given her personal experience, Kristin is passionate about serving communities working to break down barriers, raise awareness and make a difference in the lives of those braving mental illness. |
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Marsha Swails - Ex-Officio Board Member & Inaugural Board Chair
Marsha is a retired AP Literature teacher winning numerous awards during her career. In addition, she was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from Woodbury. In 2007, she served as chief author for the legislation to build the first hospital for PrairieCare in Maple Grove. After four years and strong advocacy, the bill passed nearly unanimously. Her passion for mental health services for teenagers began in the classroom where she lost one too many students to suicide. |
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Quinn Handahl - Board Member
Quinn is a member of the Minnesota Twins Front Office, who leads and manages the Target Field Events department. Quinn and her team are responsible for the coordination and execution of all non-baseball related events within Target Field. Quinn was introduced to the Fund during the planning and coordination of the 2016 and 2017 Gala’s, which were hosted at the ballpark. She officially joined the Event Committee as a member in 2017, and currently serves as the committee Treasurer. Quinn was immediately drawn to the mission and vision of the fund to bring mental health awareness and programming into Minnesota communities specifically, schools. As a high achiever with her own mental health struggles as a child, she hopes the impact of these programs can help students and families in similar scenarios have the resources and tools she did not. |
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Sandra Nicholson - Board Member
A former principal in the Anoka-Hennepin school district, Sandy has served as an Educational Consultant for the Anoka-Hennepin School District, and as Director of the Masters of Arts in Education Program at St Mary’s University. During her career she worked closely with hundreds of children and families in need of mental health services and consistently advocated for greater access to those services for families. |
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Rhoda Beaird - Board Member
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Rick Nordvold - Board Member
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Sara Ratner - Board Member
A proven leader in the healthcare industry, Sara was the CEO of HealthEHR where she helped venture-backed organizations develop Medicare and Medicaid program strategies for emerging markets leveraging CMS and state frameworks to generate opportunities for program development and expansion. She has also served as SVP, Corporate Systems and Compliance at RedBrick Health, President of NeoPath Health, and as General Counsel, VP of Strategic Partnerships and Human Resources at CVS CareMark (MinuteClinic division). Sara serves on several Boards of Directors, including Proximal Health, a venture-backed health insurance company that she co-founded; she has also previously served on other for-profit and nonprofit Boards of Directors. Throughout her career Sara has received notable awards such as the Business Journal Top 25 Women to Watch, Top 40 under 40, and was named part of Twin Cities Business Real Power 50. |
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Tom Lehman - Board Member
Tom is a political consultant and founder of The Lehman Group, which represents a variety of health care clients at the state and national level. Tom’s relationship with PrairieCare began in 2007 and he is a passionate advocate for mental health services for children and teens. During his over 30 years in Minnesota politics, he has fought for health care policies that improve the lives of people. |