Children's Health Network

Our leaders

Board of Directors

Primary Care

  • Chair: Steve Inman, MD

    Pediatric Services

  • John Hollerud, MD

    Child & Teen Medical Center

  • Naomi Palmer, MD

    Partners In Pediatrics

  • David Quale, MD

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Randall Sercombe, MD

    Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists

  • Duane Skar, MD

    Pediatric & Young Adult Medicine

  • Shelly Strong, MD

    Central Pediatrics

Specialty Care

  • Brooke Moore, MD

    Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care

  • David Schmeling, MD

    Pediatric Surgical Associates

  • Benhoor Soumekh, MD

    Ear, Nose & Throat Specialty Care of MN

Hospital

  • Emily Chapman, MD

    Chief Medical Officer & VP Medical Affairs, Children’s Minnesota

  • Gigi Chawla, MD

    Chief of General Pediatrics, Children’s Minnesota

  • Trevor Sawallish

    Senior VP Operations & Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Minnesota

Committees

Executive Committee

  • Chair: Steve Inman, MD

    Pediatric Services

  • Tamika Lasege, MD MHA

    Children’s Health Network

  • Brooke Moore, MD

    Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • David Quale, MD

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Trevor Sawallish

    Senior VP Operations & Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Minnesota

  • Shelly Strong, MD

    Central Pediatrics

  • Anna Youngerman

    Children’s Health Network

Finance/Contracting Committee

  • Chair: Steve Inman, MD

    Pediatric Services

  • Corinne Abdou

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Burt Benson, MD

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Tamika Lasege, MD MHA

    Children’s Health Network

  • Paul Louiselle

    Pediatric Surgical Associates

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • Andrew Rosendahl

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Randall Sercombe, MD

    Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists

  • Becky Woitalewicz

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Anna Youngerman

    Children’s Health Network

IT Committee

  • Chair: David Quale, MD

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Catherine Chang, MD

    All About Children Pediatrics

  • Robert Deeb

    Grow Pediatrics

  • Mary Iniguez

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Brian Lam

    Central Pediatrics

  • Brooke Moore, MD

    Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care

  • Naomi Palmer, MD

    Partners In Pediatrics

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • Derek Strong

    Children’s Health Network

  • Rabindra Tambyraja, MD

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Casey Wegmiller

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

Clinical Operations and Performance Committee (COPs)

  • Chair: Shelly Strong, MD

    Central Pediatrics

  • Angela Bennett

    Child & Teen Medical Center

  • Gigi Chawla, MD

    Chief of General Pediatrics, Children’s Minnesota

  • John Hollerud, MD

    Child & Teen Medical Center

  • Steve Inman, MD

    Pediatric Services

  • Tamika Lasege, MD MHA

    Children’s Health Network

  • Catherine Miller, MPH

    Children’s Health Network

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • Sandra Sackett, MD

    Central Pediatrics

  • JoAnne Wolf

    Children’s Health Network

  • Anna Youngerman

    Children’s Health Network

COPs Quality

  • Chair: John Hollerud, MD

    Child & Teen Medical Center

  • Rachel Bies, MD

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Bobbie Carroll, RN

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Catherine Chadwick, MD

    Partners in Pediatrics

  • Gigi Chawla, MD

    Chief of General Pediatrics, Children’s Minnesota

  • Dave Evenson, MD

    Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists

  • Steve Inman, MD

    Pediatric Services

  • Tamika Lasege, MD MHA

    Children’s Health Network

  • Catherine Miller, MPH

    Children’s Health Network

  • Larry Morrissey, MD

    Central Pediatrics

  • Kirsten Morse, CPNP

    Pediatric Services

  • Neysa Noreen

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • Shelly Strong, MD

    Central Pediatrics

  • JoAnne Wolf

    Children’s Health Network

  • Anna Youngerman

    Children’s Health Network

COPs Admin & Workflow

  • Chair: Angela Bennett

    Child & Teen Med Ctr

  • Patti Adams

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • Kim Altendorf

    Central Pediatrics

  • Hilary Carruthers

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Mary Iniguez

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Terri Joseph

    Pediatric & Young Adult Medicine

  • Julie LaLiberte

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Catherine Miller, MPH

    Children’s Health Network

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • Lisa Swanson

    Northern Lights Pediatrics

  • Tammy Swing

    Partners in Pediatrics

  • Casey Wegmiller

    Wayzata Children’s Clinic

  • JoAnne Wolf, RHIT, CPC, CEMC

    Children’s Health Network

  • Jennifer Zerba

    Pediatric Services

COPs Care Coordination

  • Chair: Gigi Chawla, MD

    Chief of General Pediatrics, Children’s Minnesota

  • Collaboration with Children’s Minnesota

COPs Credentialing

  • Chair: Sandra Sackett, MD

    Central Pediatrics

  • Kathy Felzer

    Children’s Minnesota

  • Lori Hodgson

    Children’s Health Network

COPs Peer Review

  • Membership based on clinical concern or other compliance issues

COPs Triage

  • Jackie Berry, RN

    Children’s Health Network Contact Center

  • Rachel Castro

    Children’s Health Network Contact Center

  • Sarah Meysenburg, APRN CNP

    Children’s Health Network Contact Center

  • Ellen Pinkowski, RN BSN

    Children’s Health Network

  • Gina Toner, RN

    Children’s Health Network Contact Center