Foundation Committees
The Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota is organized into eight committees with approximately 100 community leaders who serve in a volunteer capacity.
Annual Support
This committee reaches out to potential new donors to provide opportunities for community members to become more involved with SHNM. The Annual Support Committee established Partners in Health, an annual giving club to recognize donors giving between $100 and $500 or more.
Carolyn Hegland, Co-Chair
Bonnie Jevning, Co-Chair
Richard Florhaug
Delphine Jacobsen
Judy Lamon
De Larson
Alice Lindgren
Kell Lovell
John Ostrem
Mark & Lanee Paulson
Judy Porter
Dianne Sizer
Ellen Sovick
Alice Thompson
Shawn VanAntwerpen
Allen Zutz
Business Relations
The goal of this committee is to increase and enhance the number of businesses with which the Foundation has a relationship. Additionally, they seek to help us identify ways of supporting community businesses. The committee established the Business Investors in Health giving club for businesses that wish to support the Foundation with a gift between $1,000 and $10,000. The committee recently established a small business recognition program for those who give an annual gift of $250.
Scott Turn, Co-Chair
Melissa Vacek, Co-Chair
Shelly Baker
Bill Batchelder
Paul Diehl
Kellie Dixon
Sheila Dockendorf
Nate Haskell
Ashley Hull
Scott Kurtzweg
Kirk Malkowski
Jim Thompson
Community Relations
This committee focuses on connecting the Foundation to community members through health-focused events and activities.
Kevin Cease, Co-Chair
Pat Kelly, Co-Chair
Kathy Burger
Jim Ghostley
Kari Gregg
Kathy Hruby
Dick and Linda Klovstad
Andrea Lewis
Mike Mohler
Barb Mountain
Barb Treat
Shannon Westhoff
Employee Foundation
The Employee Foundation Committee works to increase awareness of the Foundation among employees. The Cornerstone Club is the employee-giving club. The Employee Foundation Committee conducts an annual campaign to encourage employee giving. Employee support of the Foundation continues to grow each year.
Paul Andreas, Co-Chair
Kaci Mrazek, Co-Chair
Pat Bartels
Aaron Barthorpe
Stacy Baumgart
Tanya Budreau
Heather Bullington
Marianne Cable
Chris Carter
Penny Echternach
Jim Gildersleeve
Kari Knudson
Sarah Lehman
Mary L. Miller
Catherine Niskanen
Rolan Ohnstad
Cindi Pederson
Christina Pennel
Phyllis Saga
Duane Sand
Jane Storlie
Jodi Walker-O’Beirne
Endowment Grants
The Foundation also gives back to the community. An endowment was established by the Board of Trustees in 1996. The interest of the endowment is made available to assist local non-profit agencies in addressing significant regional healthcare issues.
Jennifer Sanford, Chair
Janna Schiltz, Vice Chair
Deb Allison
Vince Beyl
Cathy Hedstrom
Sky Jager
Rebecca Snyder
Paul Welle
The Major Gifts Committee connects with and recognizes donors contributing over $15,000. Typically, a naming opportunity is provided for these special contributions.
Sylvia Wildgen, Chair
Jeremy Fayette
Bob Fitzgerald
Gary Johnson
Russ Moen
The primary purpose of the Planned Gifts Committee is to educate the community about planned giving and specifically to inform the community about our planned gifts program. The Planned Gifts Committee established the Legacy Builders to recognize the generous people who have made planned gifts to the Foundation.
Jim Bensen, Chair
Eileen Bretschneider
Sue Dearholt
Ryan Kieson
Barb Smith
Dennis Zeto
Special Gifts
The Special Gifts Committee assists in identifying individuals capable of making a $10,000 gift over a ten-year period. The Horizon Society has been established for these distinguished donors. Committee members organized this giving club and conduct social events throughout the year for this donor group.
Ryan and Jean Baer, Co-Chairs
Sally Corser
Jon and Beth Duncan
Harriet Gordon
Paige Hanson
Ken and Kari Howe
Ilene Johanneson
Gary Johnson
Alan Korpi
Martha Nelson
