Inspired, with a passion for the future of nursing

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The School of Nursing Foundation Board of Trustees plays a dynamic role in shaping the future of nursing and advancing health care to improve the health and wellbeing of all. Comprised of alumni and friends of the school, trustees are volunteer leaders who advance the school’s mission in Minnesota and in alumni communities around the country. In partnership with the school’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations, the Board of Trustees promotes nursing excellence and builds relationships with current and future benefactors and alumni.

Every trustee is unique and so are the gifts they bring to the School of Nursing. Trustees are an essential part of our school and reflect the communities with whom we partner and serve. Each trustee’s path to board service involved steps from different walks of life. Together, they champion a unified commitment to foster optimal health and wellbeing for all people and the planet.

“Serving as a trustee provides me an opportunity to give back to an institution that has been pivotal in shaping my career. I would not be the nursing leader that I am today without the education and relationships I formed at the School of Nursing, and those that have supported and guided me along the way. The board provides a space that embraces diversity, with a lens pointed at the future, that allows me the opportunity to share my voice and perspectives authentically,” says Allysia Jenkins, DNP ’18, BSN ’07.

Become a trustee

Interested in a meaningful and rewarding volunteer opportunity? The school is looking for changemakers nationwide who are passionate about providing future nurses with a world-class opportunity to learn, leading and discovering in a dynamic teaching and research environment. Applicants from all geographic locations are welcome. To learn more, please email Andrew McIlree, director of Development & Alumni Relations, at mcilree@umn.edu.

School of Nursing Foundation Board of Trustees

Bernie Aldrich
Treasurer
Rimage Corporation, Retired

Jeannine Bayard
UnitedHealth Group, Retired

Ann Garwick
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Retired

Allysia Jenkins
Humana

Cynthia Jurgensen
Past Chair
UnitedHealth Group, Retired

Meri Beth Kennedy
Planned Parenthood North Central States, Retired

Lisa Martin
University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Christine Mueller
University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Nancy Olson
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Retired

Marjorie Page
Chair Elect
M Health Fairview, Retired

David Rothenberger
Secretary
University of Minnesota Department of Surgery

Sharyn Salmen
Salmen Consulting

Nancy DeZellar Walsh
Chair
DeZellar Walsh Consulting LLC

Ex-officio Members (with voting privileges)

Andrew McIlree
Chief Development Officer
University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Connie White Delaney
Professor and Dean
University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Trustee Emeriti

Sandra Anderson
Dawn Bazarko
Mary Lou Christensen
Susan Forstrom
Patricia Kane*
Marilee Miller
Carolyn Schroeder
Jack Spillane

*Indicates trustee emeriti who are deceased