2025 Board Members
President: Kristine Hinton, RN, BSN, CCTC
Kristine is a Nurse Clinician in Solid Organ Transplant at M Health Fairview. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2024.
Secretary: Laura Nelson, RN, MSN, BSN
Laura is a Kidney Waitlist Coordinator at M Health Fairview. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2024.
Director At Large: Bobbie Stier, RN, CCTC
Bobbie is an Inpatient Post-Transplant Coordinator at Hennepin HealthCare. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2023.
President Emerita: Marci Siers, RN, BSN
Marci is a Pre-Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Coordinator at M Health Fairview. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2023.
Treasurer: Sarah Kaspari, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Sarah is the Administrative Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2022.
Membership Secretary: Alison Heil, RN, BSN, CCTN
Alison is an Inpatient Transplant Nurse caring for liver, kidney, pancreas, and auto islet transplant recipients at M Health Fairview. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2010.
President Elect: Meghan Youngerberg, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN
Meg is a Pediatric Heart Transplant Coordinator at M Health Fairview. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2025.
Sponsor/Vendor Chair: Linda Kazmierczak, RN
Linda is an Inpatient Transplant Nurse at Mayo Clinic-Rochester. She has been on the board of the Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter since 2014.