Meet Our Boards and Senior Leaders
Sanford Health leadership drives us to improve, to heal and to cure. Two main teams make up our leadership:
- The Board of Trustees is a dedicated group of leaders who provide governance, strategic direction and fiduciary oversight for the organization, helping ensure we fulfill our mission as a nonprofit health system.
- The Executive Leadership team serves as corporate officers of Sanford Health and are accountable to the Board of Trustees for the execution of our mission, strategy and operations across the system.
Board of Trustees
George Brown, MD, FACP
George J. Brown, MD, FACP
Treasurer
CEO, Legacy Health
Dana Dykhouse
Wes Engbrecht
Wes Engbrecht
Director of Communications, PR and IT
Capital Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Bill Gassen
Bill Gassen
Ex-Officio
Sanford Health
President and CEO
Neil Gulsvig
Neil Gulsvig
Past Chair
Co-Founder/President and CEO, Align
CEO and Founder, ActivLife Solutions
Marnie Herrmann
Marnie Herrmann
Vice Chair
Chief Banking Officer
Security First Bank
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Mark Lundeen, MD
Mark Lundeen, MD
Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Maureen McCausland, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Maureen P. McCausland, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Senior Advisor
McChrystal Group
Lauris Molbert
Lauris Molbert
Chair
Retired CEO, TMI Hospitality, Inc.
Andy North
Andy North
Secretary
Former Professional Golfer
Kevin Schieffer
Kevin Schieffer
Retired President and CEO of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E) Railroad
David Shulkin, MD
Brent Teiken
Brent Teiken
General Manager, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Perficient
Tom Wenzel
Tom Wenzel
Retired Co-Portfolio Manager
Institutional Capital
Leadership
Bill Gassen
Bill Gassen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Erika Batcheller
Erika Batcheller
Executive Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer
Jennifer Grennan, JD
Jennifer Grennan, JD
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Matt Hocks
Matt Hocks
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Tommy Ibrahim, MD
Tommy Ibrahim, MD
Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Sanford Health Plan
Nick Olson
Nick Olson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Nathan Peterson
Nathan Peterson
Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff
Corey Brown
Corey Brown
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Jeremy Cauwels, MD
Jeremy Cauwels, MD, FACP, FHM
Chief Medical Officer
Joshua Crabtree, MD, MBA
Joshua Crabtree, MD, MBA
Chief Physician of Sanford Health Clinic and Sanford World Clinic
Erica C. DeBoer
Erica C. DeBoer
Chief Nursing Officer
Deb Koski
Deb Koski
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Michael LeBeau, MD
Michael LeBeau, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief of Health Services Operations
Brad Reimer
Brad Reimer
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Nate Schema
Nate Schema
President and CEO, Good Samaritan Sanford Health
Robb Schlimgen
Robb Schlimgen
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Stephen Wonderlich, PhD
Stephen Wonderlich, PhD
Interim President, Research and Innovation
Steve Young
Steve Young
President, Sanford Sports
Karla Eischens
Karla Eischens
President and CEO, Sanford Bemidji
Brian Hoerneman, MD
Brian Hoerneman, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sanford Marshfield
Tiffany Lawrence
Tiffany Lawrence
President and CEO, Sanford Fargo
Andy Munce
Andy Munce
President and CEO, Sanford Sioux Falls
Todd Schaffer, MD
Todd Schaffer, MD
President and CEO, Sanford Bismarck
Kyle Wiese
Kyle Wiese
President and CEO, Sanford Rapid City