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BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                     PROGRAM MANAGERS

Robert A. Niskanen
President, Take Heart America;
Managing Director,
Resurgent Biomedical Consulting, LLC
Shoreline, WA
rniskanen@resurgentbiomedical.com

Keith G. Lurie, MD
Vice President,Take Heart America;
Staff Cardiologist, St. Cloud Hospital;
Professor of Internal & Emergency Medicine,
University of Minnesota;
Chief Medical Officer,
Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
klurie@advancedcirculatory.com

Tom P. Aufderheide, MD
Secretary, Take Heart America;
Professor of Emergency Medicine
and Associate Chair of Research Affairs,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
taufderh@mcw.edu

Michael R. Sayre, MD
Treasurer, Take Heart America;
Associate Professor,
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
michael.sayre@osumc.edu

Paul Hinchey, MD
Medical Director
City of Austin / Travis County EMS
Austin, TX
paul.hinchey@ci.austin.tx.us

Charles Lick, MD
Medical Director
Allina Medical Transportation
Anoka County, MN
charles.lick@allina.com

Ed Racht, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Newnan, GA
ed.racht@piedmontnewnan.org

Louis Gonzales
Program Manager
Take Heart Austin;
Quality Performance & Research Coordinator
The City of Austin/Travis County EMS
Austin, TX
louis.gonzales2@ci.austin.tx.us

Susan Nygaard, BSN
Program Manager
Take Heart Anoka County;
Manager of Community Benefit
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Anoka County, MN
susan.nygaard@allina.com

Susie Osaki Holm, MPH
Program Manager
Take Heart St. Cloud
Central Minnesota Heart Center
St. Cloud, MN
OsakiHolmS@CentraCare.com

Sarah Wald
Program Manager
Take Heart Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
swald@takeheartminnesota.org

Lynn J White, MS
Program Manager
Take Heart Columbus;
Clinical Research Manager
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Lynn.White@osumc.edu

Executive Director

Debbie Gillquist
dgillquist@takeheartminnesota.org
Take Heart America
1905 County Road C West
Roseville, MN 55113
651-403-5635