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The Foundation for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
2910 Centre Pointe Drive
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 855-2800
(651) 855-2850 – fax
e-mail: giving@childrensmn.org
To best serve you, Children's Foundation is divided into the following departments:
Development

Corporate Giving

Annual Programs and Operations

Benefit Events
Theresa Pesch, RN
Vice President of Development and Foundation Executive Director
(651) 855-2820
Theresa.Pesch@childrensmn.org
Mary Friedmann
Development Associate
(612) 813-6392
Mary.Friedmann@childrensmn.org
Courtney Paulson
Development Associate
(612) 813-7193
Courtney.Paulson@childrensmn.org

Development Team

Heather Riddle
Director of Development
(612) 237-9780
Heather.Riddle@childrensmn.org
Department Listed Alphabetically
Amy Alkire
Development Officer
(612) 813-7197
Amy.Alkire@childrensmn.org

Louis Clark
Development Officer
(612) 813-7205
Louis.Clark@childrensmn.org

Jonathan Fernands
Development Associate
(612) 813-7217
Jonathan.Fernands@childrensmn.org

Jacob LaCroix
Development Officer
(612) 813-7147
Jacob.Lacroix@childrensmn.org

Stephanie Malone
Development Officer
(612) 813-7093
Stephanie.Malone@childrensmn.org

Andrew McIlree
Development Associate
(612) 813-7021
Andrew.McIlree@childrensmn.org

Shannon Weiher
Development Officer
(612) 813-6604
Shannon.Weiher@childrensmn.org

Corporate Giving

Jeffrey Weness
Senior Director of Corporate Development
(612) 293-6377
Jeffrey.Weness@childrensmn.org
Department Listed Alphabetically
Jennifer Peterson
Corporate Development Officer
(612) 813-7075
Jennifer.Peterson@childrensmn.org
Kiirsten Preble
Corporate Development Associate
(612) 813-7194
Kiirsten.Preble@childrensmn.org
Sharon Stewart
Senior Administrative Assistant
(612) 813-6053
Sharon.Stewart@childrensmn.org
Sheldon Wood
Corporate Development Officer
(612) 813-7153
Sheldon.Wood@childrensmn.org

Annual Programs, Operations and Planned Giving

Emily Fuerste
Senior Director of Development Operations
(651) 855-2834
Emily.Fuerste@childrensmn.org
Megan Astry
Director of Operations and Planning
(651) 855-2848
Megan.Astry@childrensmn.org
Sonya Friesz
Associate Director of Foundation Finance
(651) 855-2832
Sonya.Friesz@childrensmn.org
Annie Waters
Director of Annual Giving
(651) 855-2821
Annie.Waters@childrensmn.org

Department Listed Alphabetically
Leslie Anderson
Database and Donor Records Assistant
(651) 855-2844
Leslie.Anderson@childrensmn.org
Andrea Cummings
Senior Prospect Research Associate
(651) 855-2842
Andrea.Cummings@childrensmn.org
Andrew Douglass
Annual Giving Development Associate
(651) 855-2817
Andrew.Douglass@childrensmn.org
Nancy Feroe Manson
Senior Prospect Research Associate
(651) 855-2833
Nancy.Feroemanson@childrensmn.org

Pamela Kapphahn
Executive Assistant
(612) 813-7096
Pamela.Kapphahn@childrensmn.org
Christina Ledin
Development Assistant -- Finance
(651) 855-2839
Christina.Ledin@childrensmn.org
Erika Lemke
Senior Database/Donor Records Associate
(651) 855-2838
Erika.Lemke@childrensmn.org
Mollie Loiselle
Development Assistant -- Stewardship
(651) 855-2807
Mollie.Loiselle@childrensmn.org
Marjorie Nelson
Annual Giving Officer
(651) 855-2802
Marjorie.Nelson@childrensmn.org

Tricia Pekarna
Research and Database Manager
(651) 855-2837
Tricia.Pekarna@childrensmn.org
Kersten Reich
Stewardship Manager
(651) 855-2816
Kersten.Reich@childrensmn.org
Jesse Stremcha
E-Philanthropy Strategist
(651) 855-2826
jesse.stremcha@childrensmn.org
Mai Tran
Database/Donor Records Associate
(651) 855-2831
Mai.Tran@childrensmn.org
Julie Yang
Senior Administrative Assistant
(651) 855-2829
Julie.Yang@childrensmn.org

Benefit Events

Barbie Hentges
Benefit Events Manager
(651) 855-2836
Barbie.Hentges@childrensmn.org
Department Listed Alphabetically
Allison Balfanz
Development Assistant -- Events
(651) 855-2803
Allison.Balfanz@childrensmn.org
Justine Miller
Events Intern
(651) 855-2808
Justine.Miller@childrensmn.org
Briana Oakes
Benefit Events Coordinator
(651) 855-2835
Briana.Oakes@childrensmn.org
Anne Pole
Benefit Events Associate
(651) 855-2825
Anne.Pole@childrensmn.org
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