Social Media Director

Mary Hoffman
Director of Human Resources / Education
Lakewood Health System
49725 County 83
Staples, MN 56479
218-894-8649
maryhoffmann@lakewoodhealthsystem.com

Salary Survey Coordinator

Brianne Ptacek
Human Resources and Business Office Manager
High Pointe Surgery Center

8650 Hudson Blvd., Suite 235

Lake Elmo, MN 55042

651-702-7424
bptacek@hpsurgery.com

Education Director

Kyle Buckingham

Communications / HR 

Bigfork Valley Hospital

258 Pine Tree Drive 
Bigfork, MN 56628

218-743--4147

Kbuckingham@bigforkvalley.org 

Communications and Marketing Director

Lisa Smude

Division Manager-Iowa, MN, ND

Talent Acquisition

CommonSpirit Health^™

815 2nd St. SE

Little Falls, MN 56345

320-631-5461

lisasmude@chatholichealth.net

Business Partner Liaison

Scholarship Director

Chrissy Draper

Human Resources Business Partner

CHI Lakewood Health

600 Main Avenue South 
Baudette, MN 56623

218-634-3487

Christina.Draper@CatholicHealth.Net

Membership Director

Laurie Daniels
Director of Human Resources
North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center
9855 Hospital Drive, Suite 175
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-581-9008

ldaniels@nmascmg.com

Member(s) At Large

Rachel Ask
Learning & Organizational Development
CommonSpirit

618 W Main St. 

Luverne, MN 56156

605-366-5860

rachel.ask@commonspirit.org

Shannon Demgen
Director of Human Resources
MNGI Digestive Health
P.O. Box 14909
Minneapolis, MN 5414
612-870-5569
Shannon.Demgen@mngi.com

Dave Mandel
VP Investment Consultant Regional Director
Francis Investment Counsel LLC
8530 Eagle Point Blvd, Suite 100
Lake Elmo, MN 55042
612-638-6766
david.mandel@francisinvco.com

Blake Martin

Brown & Brown 

7301 Ohms Lane, Unit 320
Minneapolis, MN 55439

952-698-4432

Blake.Martin@bbrown.com