New appointments

Aimee Cloutier, AAS, joined the school in the Office of Dean as an office assistant. She previously served as an administrative specialist for the School of Dentistry and the Minnesota Rural Collaborative Oral Health Project. She earned an associate degree in veterinary technology from the Minnesota School of Business.

Donna Eull, PhD, RN, CHPPN, joined the school as a clinical associate professor. Eull is a pediatric nurse with a clinical and research focus on pain management, palliative care and integrative medicine. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a PhD in Nursing with a minor in integrative therapies and healing practices from the University of Minnesota. She earned a master’s degree in organizational management from Concordia.

Madeline Folstein, BA, joined the school in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Office of Strategic Communications as a program/project specialist. She previously served as the communications and administrative associate for Charities Review Council. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Minnesota.

Andrew McIlree, MA, joined the school as chief development officer. Most recently, he served as a senior development officer at Abbott Northwestern Hospital & Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Allina Health System. Previously, he served as a foundation officer at Children’s Minnesota and held roles at Macalester College and the Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness. He earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership and ethics from St. Catherine University and a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Norbert College.

Mary Whipple, PhD, RN, PHN, CCRP, joined the school as an assistant professor on the tenure track. She recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Colorado in Aurora, focused on sedentary behavior, glucose tolerance and microvascular function in women with Type 2 diabetes. Whipple earned a PhD and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree from Luther College.

Misty Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN, joined the school as an adjunct clinical associate professor. She is a tenured professor at Bemidji State University. Wilkie earned an associate degree in nursing from Hibbing Community College, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bemidji State University, a master’s degree in nursing from University of North Dakota and a PhD in nursing from the University of Minnesota. Read an alumni profile about Wilkie by visiting z.umn.edu/MistyWilkie.