Leadership team
Kelly Spratt
president
- Length of service at Buffalo Hospital: Since March 2018
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Education: Bachelor's degree in management from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee and a master's degree in health and human services administration from Saint Mary's University.
Gretchen Frederick, RN, MA
director of patient care and quality
- Length of service at Buffalo Hospital: since January 2005
- Previous experience: Quality consultant for Allina Health regional hospitals and director of care management at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Education: Bachelor's of nursing (St. Scholastica) and a masters in human service and health administration (St. Mary's University)
Heather Johnson
director of operations, finance and business development
- Length of service at Buffalo Hospital: since April 2015
- Previous experience: Joined Allina Health in 2008 as a performance improvement consultant at Mercy Hospital. Most recently, director of operations at Mercy Hospital.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City SD) and master of healthcare administration (University of Minnesota)
Robert Mullaney, MD
director of medical affairs
- Length of service at Buffalo Hospital: since July 2017
Kristin Denne
director of human resources
- Length of service at Buffalo Hospital: Since February 2018
- Previous experience: Joined Allina Health in 2013 as a senior human resources generalist in the Allina Health Group.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in management with a human resources concentration (St. Cloud State University) and a master of business administration (Concordia University)
Ashley Andersen
foundation senior development associate
- Length of service at Buffalo Hospital: since July 2017
- Previous experience: Event planner and development associate for Feed My Starving Children
- Education: Bachelor of art in cultural studies (Roehampton University, London, UK)