Leadership Team
David Abelson, MD
President
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Prior to becoming president of ICSI in late 2016, Dr. Abelson was the Senior Executive Vice President of HealthPartners and the CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services. In these roles… Read More
Craig Acomb, MS
CEO
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Prior to being named CEO of ICSI in late 2016, Acomb served as Interim President and CEO following the retirement of Sanne Magnan, MD, PhD. He previously served as its Chief Operating Officer and … Read More
Lisa Carlson
Senior Manager for Core Programs
952.814.7072
Lisa Carlson has over 25 years of experience working in health care, including the dental industry and at Group Health. In her time at ICSI, Carlson has held several positions, including Executive Assistant to Dr. Mosser... Read More
Karla Dross, MA
Chief Financial Officer
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Karla Dross, MA, has over 20 years of nonprofit financial and federal grant management experience. Prior to joining ICSI, she worked at the Center for Victims of Torture for 13 years, first as its Administrative Services… Read More
Joann Foreman, RN, BAN
Director
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Joann Foreman, RN, BAN, engages in ICSI’s work related to evidence-based care, including health care guidelines, measurement and clinical decision support; and practice facilitation, mental health, community… Read More
Claire Neely, MD
Chief Medical Officer
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Claire S. Neely, MD, is responsible for leading ICSI’s evidence-based medicine work, including guidelines, and dissemination and implementation of projects. She served as the operations director for COMPASS (Care of… Read More
Janet Schuerman, BS, MBA
Senior Director
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Jan Schuerman’s focus is on developing partnerships between clinicians and patients/families in making health decisions. Her work includes shared decision-making in areas ranging from palliative care to… Read More
Cally Vinz, RN
Vice President
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Cally Vinz oversees business development, member relations, and strategic initiatives. She leads the exploration of innovative practices and serves as a consultant to ICSI members, partners and customers. Vinz has over… Read More
Kathy Cummings, RN, MA
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
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Kathy Cummings has been a staff nurse, nurse educator, director of education and a lean director. Throughout her career she has seen the importance of continually improving the work and the services an organization… Read More
Jodie Dvorkin, MD, MPH
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
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Jodie Dvorkin, MD, MPH is an Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Project Manager/Health Care Consultant working on guideline development. Prior to joining ICSI, Dr. Dvorkin worked at the American… Read More
Sarah Horst Evans, MA
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
952.814.7094
Prior to joining ICSI, Sarah Horst Evans was a performance improvement consultant at Optum working with local community health centers participating in the Federally Qualified Health Center Urban Health Network… Read More
Senka Hadzic, MPH
Clinical Systems Improvement Facilitator
952.814.7065
Senka Hadzic facilitates the revision of health care guidelines, and provides measurement and data analysis education and support for various other projects. Senka holds a master’s degree in Public Health from the University… Read More
Audrey Hansen, BSN, MA, PMP
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
952.814.7096
Audrey Hansen’s projects include health care guidelines, clinical decision support, and member relations. Hansen’s previous experience includes practice facilitation in the ambulatory clinic settings of primary care… Read More
Cindy Harper
Systems Improvement Coordinator
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Cindy Harper is responsible for editing, formatting and designing ICSI’s health care guidelines, most recently the Pain, Depression and Healthy Lifestyles documents. Prior to joining ICSI 15 years ago, Harper did… Read More
Rochelle Hayes, BA
Systems Improvement Coordinator
952.814.7098
Rochelle Hayes’ current ICSI projects include the Patient Advisory Council, member engagement and staff continuing education teams, where she utilizes her event planning, organization and process improvement… Read More
Carla Heim
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
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Carla Heim currently works on the Minnesota State Innovation Model (SIM) Practice Facilitation grant project. She recently worked on COMPASS, a collaborative care management model for improving depression… Read More
Tani Hemmila, MS, BSW
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
952.814.8299
Tani Hemmila works to advance initiatives in behavioral health integration, health care/community connections, learning communities and training workshops. Her projects include COMPASS, a collaborative care… Read More
Liz Melby, MLIS
Executive Assistant
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Elizabeth Melby (known as Liz) supports ICSI’s President & CEO, and other staff. She also supports the Board of Directors and is responsible for planning and execution of those meetings. Melby has been with ICSI for… Read More
Jeyn Monkman, MA, BSN, NE-BC
Project Manager/Health Care Consultant
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Jeyn Monkman has expertise in quality improvement implementation and measurement. She is currently working on the Minnesota State Innovation Model (SIM) Practice Facilitation grant project. Monkman is also a… Read More
Roberta Russette
Systems Improvement Coordinator
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Roberta Russette’s responsibilities include operations plan reporting and coordination of the annual Colloquium and Reinertsen Lecture events. Russette has financial responsibilities that include vendor invoicing, member… Read More
Mary Beth Schwartz, MA
Communications Manager
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As ICSI’s communications manager, Mary Beth Schwartz safeguards and promotes ICSI’s reputation as a trusted source for resources and concepts in health care delivery quality; a leader, convener and facilitator… Read More
Patty Staack
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Patty Staack helps staff with projects, and plans and schedules workshops and meetings. She has been at ICSI for 10 years, previously in the role of Technical Administrative Assistant. Before coming to ICSI, Staack worked… Read More
Georgette Susla
Senior Administrative Assistant
952.814.7064
Georgette Susla supports ICSI’s Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, and other ICSI staff. Susla also provides support for ICSI’s Scientific Documents program. Susla has been with ICSI for 13 years. Prior to joining ICSI she… Read More
Mark Teats
Technology Manager
952.814.7087
Mark Teats is in charge of all information technology for ICSI. He has 20 years of experience managing Macintosh and Windows computing environments. Prior to joining ICSI, Teats worked as a technical trainer, computer… Read More
Updated 04/13/17