MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (Feb. 17, 2025) – Children’s Minnesota announced today the appointment of Matt Carter, J. Kevin Croston, MD, Nestor Jaramillo, and Andrew Kiragu, MD to its hospital board of directors, effective Feb. 20, as well as the full slate of officers and board members for 2025. The new board members will serve 3-year terms.
“Our board of directors is essential to ensuring the voices of our community are at the center of everything we do. I’m honored to welcome these four in helping us continue our work as the kid experts in our region,” said Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children’s Minnesota. “I’m confident that Matt, Kevin, Nestor, and Andrew will provide invaluable perspectives as Children’s Minnesota works towards becoming the premier health system in our region for all children and families.”
The following are Children’s Minnesota Hospital Board of Directors Officers for 2025:
- Chair: JJ Kuhn, senior vice president and chief compliance officer, Solventum Corporation.
- Chair-Elect: Garfield Bowen, vice president, policy & community engagement – government affairs, 3M.
- Treasurer: Jeff von Gillern, former vice chair, technology and operations services, U.S. Bancorp.
- Secretary: Andrew Pugh, senior vice president and chief legal officer, Children’s Minnesota.
The full Children’s Minnesota Hospital Board of Directors for 2025 is as follows:
- Garfield Bowen, vice president, social and environmental justice, 3M.
- Shelley Carthen Watson, president and CEO, YWCA Minneapolis.
- Matt Carter, senior vice president of finance, Best Buy Co. Inc.
- J. Kevin Croston, MD, former CEO, North Memorial Hospital.
- Archelle Georgiou, MD, president, Georgiou Consulting.
- Jeff von Gillern, former vice chair, technology and operations services, U.S. Bancorp.
- Tom Goodmanson, CEO, EcoOnline Global.
- Marc H. Gorelick, MD, MSCE, president and CEO, Children’s Minnesota.
- Linda Jean Hall, PhD, entrepreneur-in-residence, Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota.
- Chris Hedberg, chief operating officer, AB CarVal Investors.
- Nestor Jaramillo, president and CEO, Nuwellis, Inc.
- Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP, FCCM, pediatric Intensivist, Children’s Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, Vice-Chief of Staff, Children’s Minnesota.
- JJ Kuhn, senior vice president and chief compliance officer, Solventum Corporation.
- Jim Leslie, chair of the board, James D. Leslie Family Foundation.
- Damu McCoy, executive vice president, talent acquisition, Wells Fargo.
- William Mize, MD, FACR, Medical Director, Radiology, Children’s Minnesota Radiology
Chief of Staff, Children’s Minnesota. - Anna Richo, former senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer, corporate secretary, Cargill.
- Matt Van Slooten, CEO, United Properties.
About Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only one in Minnesota devoted exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system for more than 100 years, Children’s Minnesota offers more than 60 pediatric specialties through its two hospitals, multiple specialty centers and clinics throughout the metro area. The Kid Experts® at Children’s Minnesota are chosen by more families than any other pediatric health system in the region.
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