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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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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Amanda Jara - Board Member
Coming Soon! |
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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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Erica Larson - Board Member
Erica is Vice President at St. Paul based architecture and interior design firm Pope Design Group where she leads and manages the company's healthcare practice. 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 Pope Design Group's Behavioral and Mental Health practice, where she is able to combine her passion for thoughtful design with reducing the stigma surrounding mental health. Erica is driven to help create healing spaces that provide patients with a sense of equality, support and reassurance. |
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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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Mike Stark - Board Member
Mike is a native of MN and has worked in the design and construction industry for 10+ years. He is a graduate of the University of MN, with a Bachelor of Design in Architecture. Mike leads the development of Kraus-Anderson’s project teams and strategic growth in the healthcare market. Throughout his career he has worn the design, real estate, and construction hat in roles for both the owner and construction manager. This diverse experience allows Mike to engage project partners to think differently and build more efficiently when constructing environments that provide healing spaces for our communities. He is passionate about advocating for mental health awareness and resources for our youth that will have positive long term impacts. |
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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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Rhoda Beaird - Board Member
With more than 25 years of experience, Rhoda provides accounting and consulting services to entrepreneurial clients within multiple professional service industries, with a special focus in medical and dental practices. She listens carefully and learns the ins and outs of her clients' businesses to help solve unique problems. She has extensive experience with compensation formula preparation, internal control structures, budgeting and analysis, accounting assistance, and payroll reporting and related issues. Rhoda is also a part of the medical/dental go-to-market team that delivers industry-focused tax, accounting, and consulting solutions. Whether she is reading a book, going for a run or enjoying her flower garden, Rhoda prefers to be outside in her free time. She also loves spending time with her two daughters. |
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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. |
Inaugural Board Members
Marsha Swails - Ex-Officio Board Member & Inaugural Board Chair