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Leadership

Leadership 

Children's Care, a non-profit organizatioin, thrives under the leadership and vision of the Children's Care Hospital & School Board of Directors. 

A group of dedicated physicians serve as Medical Directors overseeing services provided by Children's Care. 

The Children's Care Foundation continues to provide a strong base of financial stability under the direction of the Children's Care Foundation Board of Directors.

Administration

NAME TITLE
Dianna Rajski President/CEO
Brian Bonde President/Foundation
Angie Brown V.P. Strategic Initiative
John Clark V.P. Finance
Lon Clemensen V.P. Admin. Services
Julie A. Johnson, M.D. Rehab & EMC Care Med. Dir
Kimberly Marso, Rh.D., BCBA-D V.P. Clinical Services
James Wallace, M.D. Respiratory Care Med. Dir
David Ermer, M.D. Behavioral Care Med. Dir.

Children's Care Foundation
Board of Directors

NAME
Dianna Rajski
Nan Baker
Robert Baxter
Jack Billion, M.D.
Sean Casey
Dennis C. Clarke, Ph.D
John Cornette
Randy Cundy
P. Daniel Donohue
Dana Dykhouse
John Fiksdal
Jerry Flanagan
Susan Geyerman
Patrick G. Goetzinger
Charles Haugland
Joe Henkin
Julie M. Johnson
Kitty Kinsman
Al Koistinen
Jean Koehler
Richard T.W. Lauer
Al Lohr
William G. Peterson
Grady Pfeiffer
Carol Pitts
James M. Robl, Ph.D
Harlan Schillinger
Tyson Theeler
Jayna M. Voss
Claudia Vurcurevich
Greg Wick
Barbara Zar

Children's Care Hospital & School
Board of Directors

NAME
Kent S. Alberty
Brian J. Bonde
H. "Chip" Carlson, III
J. Pat Costello
William F. Duhamel, Sr., Ph.D.
Dan LaRock
Molly McCarthy
James M. Robl, Ph.D.
David Timpe
Geoffrey T. Tufty, M.D.
Claudia L. Vucurevich

Medical Doctors

NAME TITLE
Susan Anderson, M.D. Family Practice
Sami Awadallah, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology
Barry Bauer, M.D. Pediatrics
Elizabeth Bauer, M.D. Pediatrics
Jerome Blake, M.D. Pediatrics
Scott Boyens, M.D. Family Practice
Kara Bruning, M.D. Pediatrics
Bonnie Bunch, M.D. Pediatric Neurology
Walter Carlson, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery
Adela Casas-Melley, M.D. Pediatric Surgeon
Richard Curd, M.D. Orthopedics
Gregory Cut, M.D. Orthopedics
Laura Davis-Keppen, M.D. Ped. Endo./Genetics
Doug DeHaan, M.D. Family Practice
Brock Doubledee, D.O. Pediatric Gastroenterolog
Shari Eich, M.D. Pediatrics
Michael Elliot, M.D. Pediatrics
David Ermer, M.D. Child Psychiatry
Lawrence Fenton, M.D. Neonatal-Prenatal Medicin
Nancy Free, D.O. Pediatrics
Ashutosh Gupta, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology
Geoffrey Haft, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon
Karen Hanisch, CNP Pediatrics
Bethany Helvig, M.D. Ear, Nose, Throat
Scott Henry, M.D. Pediatrics
Deborah Hickman, CNP Nurse Practitioner
Shannon Hoime, M.D. Pediatrics
Jennifer Jenson, M.D. Pediatrics
Heather Johnson, CNP Nurse Practitioner
Julie A. Johnson, M.D. Physical Med. & Rehab.
Stephen Karl, M.D. Pediatric Surgeon
Alexander Karmazin, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology
Rick Kooima, M.D. Pediatrics
Farid Kutayli, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology
Terry Lang, M.D. Pediatrics
Laura Larsen, M.D. Ear, Nose, Throat
Edward Mailloux, M.D. Pediatrics
Christiane Maroun, M.D. Pediatrics
James McGrann, M.D. Dermatology
Scott McKercher, M.D. Pediatrics
Vaughn Meyer, M.D. Plastic Surgery
Rebecca Mork, CNP Nurse Practitioner
Stephen Nanton, M.D. Pediatric Gastroenterolog
Candice Nelson, M.D. Pediatrics
Tom Novacheck, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surg
Joe Olsen, DDS Pediatric Dentisty
Rebecca Palugyay, MSW Social Worker
Rita Rabenberg, M.D. Pediatrics
Jenifer Reitsma, CNP Pediatrics
Jon Ryckman, M.D. Pediatrics
Jorge Sanchez, M.D. Pediatric Neurology
Scott Schneider, M.D. Child Psychiatry
J.B. Skibinski, DDS Pediatric Dentisty
Yamen Smadi, M.D. Pediatrics
Melvin Thaler, DDS Pediatric Dentisty
Geoffrey T. Tufty, M.D. Ophthalmology
Craig Uthe, M.D. Family Practice
Michelle Van Beek, M.D. Pediatrics
Wilfred Veloira, M.D. Pediatric Pulmonology
Timothy Walker, M.D. Orthopedics
James Wallace, M.D. Pediatric Pulmonology
Donna Weinacht, M.D. Pediatrics
Bryan Wermers, CNP Pediatrics
David West, M.D. Ophthalmology
Joseph Zenel, MD Pediatrics
Aaron Zylstra, M.D. Pediatrics

Medical Staff Officers

NAME TITLE
Christiane Maroun, M.D. Chief of Staff
Aaron Zylstra, M.D. Vice Chief of Staff
Candice Nelson, M.D. Past Chief of Staff

"The enjoyment I get making life better for people through something I designed or built is what's kept me at Children's Care for the past 24 years."
– Pat C., Technology Specialist