Buffalo Hospital Foundation Board

The Buffalo Hospital Foundation is led by a Board of Directors consisting of local leaders in business, health care and the community. The Foundation is comprised of an executive director and volunteer board members. The board’s purpose is to raise funds to help Buffalo Hospital provide exceptional patient-centered care within our walls and to the community we serve.

Board members

• Sandy Baert – Elim Guardian Angels Hospice
• Wayne Bauernschmitt - Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative
• Denise Blizil - Allianz (retired)
• Denise Froelich – Merrill Lynch
• Pat Hackman – Safe Communities of Wright County
• Connie Holmes - Buffalo Hospital Volunteer
• Laura Laird – Project Management Resources
• Dale Lawrence, DO – Buffalo Clinic
• Michael McNelis, MD – Allina Medical Clinic
• Brad Nauman - Lawson Software and Mayor of Buffalo
• Kimbra Ness – G.M. Rude Properties
• Jef Olson - Pastor, United Methodist Church
• Robert Ryan - Ryan Auto Mall
• Carla Sunblad - Realtor, WCR

Ex-Officio

• Joyce Dehmer – Buffalo Hospital finance manager
• Karla Heeter - Buffalo Hospital Foundation executive director
• Laura Jenkins - Buffalo Hospital director of operations, finance and business development
• Jennifer Myster - Buffalo Hospital president

Foundation staff

• Rachel Mendel – Buffalo Hospital administrative assistant
• Paula Slocum - Buffalo Hospital Foundation