BOARD OF DIRECTORS
George Schoephoerster, MD
President
St. Cloud
Juan Bowen, MD
Past-President
Rochester
David Agerter, MD
Rochester
Macaran Baird, MD
Lake City
Ed Ehlinger, MD
Minneapolis
Fatima Jiwa, MBChB
Minneapolis
George Lohmer
Retired MMA
Eagan
Stephen Palmquist, MD
Treasurer
Duluth
Verna Thornton, MD
Cloquet
Kristen Gloege
Chief Executive Officer
Minnesota Medical Association Foundation
Janet Silversmith, Secretary
Chief Executive Officer
Minnesota Medical Association
STAFF
Kristen Gloege
Chief Executive Officer
612/378-1875
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Kristen Gloege serves as the chief executive officer of the MMA’s Foundation.
Kristen joined the MMA Foundation in 2018. Prior to this role, she served as the executive director of the Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund, a nonprofit that provided $34.5 million in grants to support Minnesota’s safety net clinics between 2004 and 2018.
Kristen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives with her husband and three sons in the Twin Cities, and is a beekeeper, orchardist, and handweaver.