Our Regional Board and Regional Management Team lead us in our mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
Upper Midwest Regional Board
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.
FY2020 Board of Directors
July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
Tom Andreesen
Managing Director
Protivi Inc.
H. William Barkman, MD, MSPH, FCCP
Director
University of Kansas Medical Center
Jim Brophy
Advisor
North American Partners in Anesthesia
Arthur Brown
Academic Dean, Health and Public Services
Des Moines Area Community College
Christopher Cahlamer
Attorney
Godfrey & Kahn, SC
Michael Carstens
Vice President, Health Products
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Malcolm DeCamp, MD
Professor of Surgery and Chair, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Rob Goren
President & CEO
Delta Dental of Missouri
Thomas Gross, MD
Professor
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Reggie Henderson
Vice President and General Manager
Telamon Corporation
Dustin Hinton
President & CEO
UnitedHealthcare
Michael Jaeger, MD
RETIRED - Medical Director
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
William Kempiners
Community Volunteer
Joy Kleinmaier
SVP of Strategy and Business Development
Indian University Health
Kevin Kovitz, MD
Director
Chicago Chest Center, Suburban Lung Associations
Heidi Larson
CFO
Goff Public
Todd Mahr, MD
Allergist/Immunologist, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Lisa McKinney
Partner
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Donna Mosakowski
Director of Business Development-Anesthesia
Medline Industries
Chris Scaglione
Sr. Vice President, Financial Operations
TierPoint
Ryan Sevcik
Attorney
Koley Jessen
Management Team
- Lewis Bartfield, Chief Division Officer, Western Division
- Meghan Miller, SVP of Development
- Kristen Young, Executive Director - Greater Chicago
- Linda Crider, Executive Director - Kansas
- Missi Arens, Executive Director - Minnesota
- Brett Schuette, Executive Director - Missouri
- Julia McCarville, Executive Director - Nebraska
- Tanya Husain, Executive Director - Indiana
- Micki Sandquist, Executive Director - Iowa
- Megan Cordova, Executive Director - Wisconsin
Local Leadership Board
The 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.
Thomas Andreesen
Managing Director
Protiviti
Heidi Azulay
Partner
DLA Piper
Sangeeta Bhorade, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine-Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern Medicine
Sangeeta Bhorade, MD
Medical Director, Pulmonology
Veracyte
Jason Blomquist, GBA
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Assurance
Richard Cerceo
CEO, Kindred North Hospital
Kindred Healthcare
Emily Chase, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer
University of Chicago Medicine
Lela Cirjakovic
Senior Vice President
Waterton Residential
Neeraj Desai, MD, MD, MBA, FCCP, FACP
Director and IP Fellowship Director
Chicago Chest Center
Daniel Dilling, MD, FACP, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Medical Director, Lung Transplant and Advanced Lung Disease Programs
Loyola University Medical Center
Brian Groskopf
Director of Marketing, Americas
Aerogen
Frank Keldermans
Partner
Holland & Knight
Kevin Kovitz, MD, MBA, FCCP, FACP
Pulmonologist
Suburban Lung Associates
Donna Mosakowski
Director - New Product Development, Anesthesia
Medline Industries, Inc.
Herb Seitz
Global Head of Risk
Assurant
Jack Shapiro
Retired
Michael Telesky
Vice President, KA Sales & Account Management
UnitedHealthcare
Tricia Vaisvila
Vice President Business Development
RML Specialty Hospital
Page last updated: April 2, 2020