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Board Vice-Chair

Mary Springer, RN, CIP, CMDCP, received her RN from St. Luke’s School of Nursing affiliated with North Dakota State University and St Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, ND. Mary started at PHS as a staff nurse at an Assisted Living Community, before transitioning to Clinical Administrator in 2007. Since then, Mary has held various roles including: Education & Training Specialist, Education & Training Specialist-Supervisor, Education Manager-Clinical, and now Director of Clinical Education for PHS. Mary is a Dementia Certified Instructor through the Alzheimer’s Association and Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP). Mary is also a Certified Infection Preventionist and Program Coordinator for the OnTrack Certified Nursing Assistant Program for PHS. Additionally, Mary serves as a PHS representative on the Faith Community Nurse Network Board. Mary’s purpose in this role is to “create smiles in the eyes of the people we serve” by fulfilling Presbyterian Homes’ mission and operating philosophies.

Board Treasurer

Julie Pfab, BA, Director of Community Services for Lyngblomsten, a Christian nonprofit organization serving older adults and their families through healthcare, housing, and community-based services. She currently leads a team that extends programs and support into the broader community, with a strong focus on serving family caregivers and individuals living at home with dementia, including The Gathering group respite program. Julie is a member of Lyngblomsten’s Church Relations Team, helping strengthen connections with congregations and community partners. With keen skills in navigating funding sources, Julie has extensive experience developing programs, including Care Team Ministry and The Gathering for Lyngblomsten as well as a Health Ministries team within her faith community. She holds a B.A. in Human Services from Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota, and began her career as a social worker at the Wilder Foundation.

Immediate Past Board Chair

Rev. Roland Hayes earned his BA from Carthage College (1974) and M. Div. from Luther-Northwestern Seminary (1978). He has also completed the necessary coursework and practicum to be a licensed long-term care administrator. As the pastor of St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Roseville for 38 years before retiring in 2016, He mentored first call pastors and provided supervision for the first-year seminarians. From 2001 to 2017, Roland also served on the board of HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, where he chaired the Quality Assurance Committee, served on the Executive Committee, and was board chair from 2014 - 2016. Since retirement he has continued serving on the Fairview Foundation board. For the last 9 years he has served on the board of the Faith Community Nurse Network - Twin Cities, including 2 years as treasurer and three years as board chair. Roland and his wife, Betsy, live in Shoreview and have returned to St. Michael's Lutheran in Roseville as members. They have one daughter and two grandchildren.

Board Member

Dustin Crawford, MDiv, BCC, serves as the System Director of Spiritual Health Services at M Health Fairview. He has been a college minister, military and hospital chaplain, and healthcare leader for 20 years. Dustin received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oklahoma State University and his Master of Divinity from Oklahoma Christian University. He is a board-certified chaplain through the Association of Professional. He lives in West St. Paul with his spouse, Heather, and their son, Charlie.

Board Member

Carolyn attended the Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis and received her 3-year RN diploma. She completed her BSN at Bethel University. She worked the majority of her career in long term care in supervisory, management and administrative positions for a total of 49 + years before retiring in 2018. She joined FCNN in 2013 because she has a passion for helping seniors live safely in the community. She currently chairs the FCNN Education committee and is a Master Trainer for Stepping On and the programs in the Living Well suite. She is the volunteer FCN at Waite Park Church in NE Minneapolis.

Board Member

Dr. Susan O’Conner-Von is a Professor in the School of Nursing and served for seven years as the Director of Graduate Studies in the Center for Spirituality and Healing. She was on staff at Children’s Hospital, St. Paul for 33 years and was a hospice volunteer for Allina for 16 years. Dr. O’Conner-Von advances interprofessional healthcare through her program of research, teaching and service activities with a focus on holistic care and palliative care. In the classroom, Susan’s personalized involvement with her students ignites passion for nursing research, ethics, professional development and to be life-long learners.

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Patti Betlach,

Mary Springer

Julie Pfab

Ann Gonzales,

Roland Hayes

Carla Boudoir,

Dale Burgess

Dustin Crawford

Peter Fritch-Gallatin

Carolyn Orttel

Susan O'Connor-Von

Yisehak Tura,

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