MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (February 2, 2022) – Children’s Minnesota announced today the appointment of two new members to its hospital board of directors, as well as the full slate of officers and board members for 2022. This week, Garfield Bowen and Jeff von Gillern will begin their 3-year term on the hospital board of directors.
“Our community has relied on Children’s Minnesota as the kid experts in our region for nearly a century and our board of directors is essential to ensuring the voices of our community are at the core of everything we do,” said Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children’s Minnesota. “I’m confident that Garfield and Jeff will provide invaluable insight as we begin a new strategic plan that will help us shape the future of our health system.”
The newly appointed members bring unique perspectives in not only operations, information technology and innovation but social justice and strategy.
- Garfield Bowen, vice president of social justice strategy and initiatives, 3M
- Jeff von Gillern, vice chair, technology and operations services, U.S. Bank
The following are Children’s Minnesota Hospital Board of Directors Officers for 2022:
- Chair, Archelle Georgiou, MD, chief health officer, Starkey Hearing Technologies
- Vice-Chair, Gary Blackford, health care executive
- Treasurer, Matt Bilunas, chief financial officer, Best Buy
The full Children’s Minnesota Hospital Board of Directors for 2022 is as follows:
- Matt Bilunas, chief financial officer, Best Buy
- Gary Blackford, health care executive
- Garfield Bowen, vice president of social justice strategy and initiatives, 3M
- Archelle Georgiou, MD, chief health officer, Starkey Hearing Technologies
- Jeff von Gillern, vice chair, technology and operations services, U.S. Bank
- Angela Goepferd, MD, senior director of interprofessional education, chief education officer, medical director of gender health, and chief of staff, Children’s Minnesota
- Marc H. Gorelick, MD, MSCE, president and CEO, Children’s Minnesota
- Linda Hall, entrepreneur-in-residence, Carlson, School of Business, University of Minnesota
- Chris Hedberg, chief financial officer, CarVal Investors
- Jean Kane, real estate executive
- JJ Kuhn, vice president, chief counsel – global investigations, Medtronic
- Jim Leslie, chairman of the board, James D. Leslie Family Foundation
- Damu McCoy, vice president of talent acquisition, Target
- Brooke Moore, MD, MPH, pediatric pulmonologist, Children’s Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, vice chief of staff, Children’s Minnesota
- Jill Schurtz, executive director and CEO, St. Paul Teachers’ Retirement Fund Association
- Carolyn Smallwood, CEO, Way to Grow
- Deneen Vojta, MD, former executive vice president, UnitedHealth Group
About Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids ExpertsTM, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital.
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Garfield Bowen, vice president of social justice strategy and initiatives, 3M
