Meet Our Staff

All the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics dietitians are registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration with the American Dietetic Association, and licensed with the State of Minnesota. The American Dietetic Association web site has the qualifications of a registered dietitian (RD).

Staff and work areas:

Children’s - Minneapolis

Mary Smieja, RD, LD
Clinical Nutrition Manager, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – IP/Outpatient

Cheri Armentrout, MA, RD, LD
NICU, ICC

Sarah Sather, RD, LD
5^th and 8^th floors, Oncology Clinic, Cystic Fibrosis – IP/Outpatient

Karen Moberg, RD, LD
Feeding Clinic,and Outpatient

Liz VanOss Tymchuck, MS, RD, LD
PICU. IMC, and 7^th floor

Ellen Wade, MEd, RD, LD
6^th and 7^th floor, general relief

Dixie Wolfe, RD, LD
NICU, ICC

Tara Vien, RD, LD, CNSC
Staff relief

Children’s - St. Paul

Janie Cooperman, MS, RD, LD, CDE
Diabetes Clinic and Oncology Clinic

Ginny Kistler, MS, RD, LD
PICU, units 4100 and 4200, Specialty Clinic

Suzanne Sorenson, RD, LD, CDE
Diabetes Clinic, inpatients and outpatients

Tami Carpenter, RD, LD
Diabetes Clinic and Ketogenic Diet (inpatient and outpatient)

Jenna Platek, MS, RD, LD
Inpatient, relief

Angie Todd, RD, LD
Ketogenic diet, NICU

Stella Verdos, MS, RD, LD.
Ketogenic diet, and inpatient

Tara Vien, RD, LD, CNSC
Staff relief