MGS Executive Committee
Pam Zimmerman, President
Vice President, Programs, Accord
Roberta Meyers. President Elect
MD Geriatrician, Hennepin Healthcare
Laura Hood, Secretary, Chair, Membership-Nominating Committee
Social Service Director, Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab
Jim Varpness, Treasurer
Retired, Regional Director, US Department of Health & Human Services
Lori Vrolson, Past President, Chair, Education Committee
Executive Director, Central MN Council on Aging
MGS Directors
Jane Brink
Self-Advocacy Specialist, Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
Meghan Coleman
Associate Professor, Human Services Gerontology Program, Metropolitan State University
Charissa Eaton
Professor, Social Work Department, Winona State University
Robbin Frazier
Associate Director, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, UMN
Kris Glaros Hanson
Founder, The Senior Connections
Phyllis Greenberg, Chair, Awards Committee
Associate Professor, Gerontology Graduate Coordinator, St. Cloud State University
Jessica Hausauer
Executive Director, Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care
Sue Humphers-Ginther
Professor, Gerontology Coordinator, MSU Moorhead
Emily Kerling
Director, Health Services, Northfield Retirement Community
Tanya Rand, Chair, Research Committee and GEN
Aging Services Coordinator, St. Thomas University
Catherine Sullivan
Associate Professor, Occupational Science & Therapy, St. Catherine University
Amanda Wall Dotray
Finance Director, Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
Julie Wilson, Chair, Conference Committee
Operations & Finance Mgr., First Lutheran Church Columbia Heights
Alana Wright
Director, Equity & Operations, MN Leadership Council on Aging
Contract Staff
Tom Hyder, Executive Director
tom@mngero.org
952-260-0095
Mary Jo Schifsky, Education Coordinator
mjschifsky@comcast.net
Paulette Sorenson, Conference Coordinator
psmeetings@gmail.com
Jon Verdon, Membership Coordinator
mgs@mngero.org
Adam Suomala, Social Media
adam@mnlcoa.org
Emily Justman, Research Committee Assistant, GEN Coordinator
emily.d.strand@gmail.com
Lisa Janusz, Copy Editor
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