MN APCD Public Use File Workgroup Members
January 2017
Laurie Beyer-Kropuenske
Director of Community Services
Minnesota Department of Administration
Dept. of Administration Data Practices Representative
Dr. Jim Naessens
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Academic Representative
Dr. Rodney Christensen
VP, Medical Operations, Network Division
Allina
Minnesota Medical Association Representative
Heather Petermann
Healthcare Research and Quality Director
Department of Human Services
State Agency Representative
Dr. Bryan Dowd
Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Academic Representative
Diane Rydrych
Director, Division of Health Policy
Minnesota Department of Health
State Agency Representative
Nancy Garrett
Chief Analytics Officer
HCMC/Hennepin Health
Minnesota Health Care Safety Net Coalition
Representative
Lorna Schmidt
Local Public Health Association
Association of Minnesota Counties
Consumer Representative
Dr. Roger Kathol
Founder and President
Cartesian Solutions, Inc.
Minnesota Medical Association Representative
Susan Knudson
Vice President for Health Informatics
HealthPartners
Minnesota Council of Health Plans Representative
Mary Lenard
Co-Founder
Giving Voice Chorus
Consumer Representative
Jay McLaren
Medica
Minnesota Council of Health Plans Representative
Mark Sonneborn
Vice President for Information Services
Minnesota Hospital Association
Minnesota Hospital Association Representative
Dr. Beth Virnig
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Academic Representative
Cathy VonRueden
VP, Payor Contracting and Strategy
Essentia
Minnesota Hospital Association Representative
David Zaffrann
TakeAction Minnesota
Consumer Representative