Board & Staff

The 2022-2023 Board Members of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Minnesota Academy of Pediatrics Foundation:

Executive Committee

Eileen Crespo, MD, FAAP

Hennepin Healthcare and Delta Dental

President

Katie Smentek, MD, FAAP

Mankato Clinic

President-elect

Janna Gewirtz O'Brien, MD, MPH, FAAP

Hennepin Healthcare and the University of Minnesota Medical School

Treasurer

Sheldon Berkowitz, MD, FAAP

Children's Minnesota

Past-President

Rachel Tellez, MD, MS, FAAP

HealthPartners and Park Nicollet

Secretary

Ria Bardhan, MBBS, FAAP

Allina Health

At-Large Board Member

Board of Directors​

Jill Amsberry, DO, FAAP

CentraCare

Marcie Billings, MD, FAAP

Mayo Clinic Children's Center

Amy Borden, DO, FAAP

Children's Minnesota

Deborah Buchman, MD, FAAP

Southdale Pediatrics

Nathan Chomilo, MD, FAAP

Park Nicollet and the Minnesota Department of Human Services

Lisa Guetzko, MD, FAAP

North Memorial Clinic Maple Grove

Valeria Cristiani, MD, FAAP

Mayo Clinic

Madeleine Gagnon, MD, FAAP

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

Anjali Goel, MD, FAAP

MHealth Fairview and the University of Minnesota Medical School

Seth Gregory, MD, FAAP

Mayo Clinic

Kimara Gustafson, MD, MPH, FAAP

MHealth Fairview and the University of Minnesota Medical School

Kathy Kulus, MD, FAAP

CentraCare Health

Hannah Lichtsinn, MD, FAAP

Hennepin Healthcare

Dawn Martin, MD, FAAP

Hennepin Healthcare

Nancy Ott, MD, FAAP

Allergy and Asthma Specialists

Mark Schleiss, MD, FAAP

University of Minnesota Medical School

Andrea Singh, MD, FAAP

Park Nicollet

Amanda Webb, MD, FAAP

St. Luke's

Staff

Jeff Bauer

Executive Director, MNAAP, MAPF

Bethany Venable 

Communications Manager

Chad Fahning

Chapter Lobbyist

Annual Sponsors

Children's Minnesota
Gillette Children's
Hennepin Healthcare
University of Minnesota Health
Essentia Health
Mayo Clinic
Shriners Healthcare for Children-Twin Cities