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2020 A Year Like No Other - Children's HeartLink
2020
 A Year Like No Other

                    Annual Report 2020
2020 A Year Like No Other - Children's HeartLink
Dear Friends,

The year 2020 was a year like no other. None of us could see what was coming when
we welcomed the new year last January. At Children’s HeartLink our 50th anniver-
sary year had just ended on a high note. We marked our half-century milestone with
a celebration attended by friends and partners from all over the world and the next
day convened our first scientific summit on pediatric cardiac care. We helped a record
number of children.

We began our 51st year with high hopes for the year and the decade ahead. We trav-
eled to China to announce a new partner hospital and a new collaboration with the Ai
You Foundation. But by mid-March, the world as we knew it had changed overnight.
Our in-person training visits came to an end due to restrictions on international travel.
But despite our changing world, through it all, you, our community of supporters and
partners, remained steadfast in your commitment to our work. Thank you! We’re so grate-
ful to you for helping us adapt and sustain our impact. You made a difference in the lives
of sick, vulnerable children and their families at a time when they need us most.

Resilience + Momentum
In spite of the challenges we’ve faced, for Children’s HeartLink this period has also
been characterized by remarkable resilience and momentum. Many of our partners and
medical volunteers recommitted to training, which is at the heart of our mission and
the engine of change for the pediatric heart teams we serve. We are reimagining our
training model and since the pandemic began, we have increased our reach to new
people in new countries. In April we launched a webpage and email distribution list to
share resources about COVID and pediatric heart disease.

As we look ahead, we remain hopeful and unwavering in our commitment to the chil-
dren who need us. Children’s HeartLink has endured many challenges in its 51 years,
and it met those challenges time and again, thanks to visionary leadership, dedicated
volunteers and partners, and generous and committed donors. Together, we continue
to meet the challenges of this moment and continue our vital work. No matter what
is happening in the world, children are being born with heart disease, and they need
lifesaving care.

We are truly grateful to every one of you for your commitment and support, which
children around the world need now more than ever.

With gratitude,

Jackie Boucher, President

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2020 A Year Like No Other - Children's HeartLink
Resilience

“During a strict lockdown
 in India that prohibited
 transportation across state
 borders, we obtained
 permission from the
 government to transport
 more than one infant
 across state borders. These
 parents expressed relief

                                                                                          Photo: Scott Streble
 and great joy when their
 child got the surgery they
 needed to survive.”

 Dr. Vijay, cardiac surgeon    Against All Odds
 at our partner hospital in
 Coimbatore, India
                               2020 reminded us that we are all connected, no
                               matter where we live, and that we need each other’s
                               support like never before. Despite the challenges
                               presented by the pandemic, Children’s HeartLink
                               continued to support our partners in all the ways
                               we could, and our partners went to heroic lengths to
                               treat their young patients.

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Momentum

“We’ve seen up close just
 how critical this work is.
 When we traveled to Brazil
 on a training visit, it was
 clear that the medical team
 there values this relation-
 ship because Children’s
 HeartLink understands their

                                                                                              Photo: Scott Streble
 challenges and helps them
 improve the care they
 provide their young heart
 patients.”
                               Sick Children Can’t Wait
 Gary and Sue Ellis,
 Children’s HeartLink donors   We’re reimagining our training model for the future,
                               which will blend remote training with in-person
                               training. A partnership with the Medtronic
                               Foundation Global Innovation Fellows program is
                               helping us create a robust remote training program
                               that will increase our reach, sustainability and impact.

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What Your Gifts Made Possible This Year

                           5
                 Centers of Excellence

                          13
                  Partners in Training

                       2,923
                Local Providers Trained

                    $324,410
          Medical Volunteers’ Donated Time

                    177,000+
                   Children Helped

                      12,631
                 Number of Surgeries

                     Our Mission:
We save children’s lives by transforming pediatric heart
        care in underserved parts of the world.

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Our Financial Health
Statements of Financial Position (June 30, 2020 and 2019)                                             Expenses by Activity
                                                                   2020          2019
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents                                     $938,118      $998,251
Contributions and Other Receivables                            916,891       981,820                                      22%
Prepaid Expenses                                                19,452        30,132
Property and Equipment, Net                                    181,403       143,644
Total Assets                                                $2,055,864		   $2,153,847
                                                                                                                                 12%
                                                                                                        66%
                                                                                                         78%
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities
Accounts Payable                                               $29,462       $55,829
Notes Payable                                                  212,600
Accrued Payroll and Benefit Liabilities                         16,601         31,141
Deferred Revenue                                                17,500       245,000
                                                                                                             Programs 66%*
Total Liabilities                                            $276,163		     $331,970
                                                                                                             Fundraising 22%
Net Assets
                                                                                                     Management/general 12%
Without Donor Restrictions
   Undesignated                                                $82,371       $218,117
                                                                                                  * Our programs expenses were significantly
   Board Designated                                            152,200        152,200                  lower than usual due to pandemic
Total Unrestricted                                             234,571        370,317              travel restrictions. This results in making
                                                                                                     fundraising and management/general
With Donor Restrictions                                      1,545,130      1,451,560               expenses a higher percentage of overall
Total Net Assets                                            $1,779,701     $1,821,877                       expenses than is typical.
Total Liabilities and Net Assets                            $2,055,864     $2,153,847

Statements of Activities ( June 30, 2020 and 2019)

 2020			2019
                                          Without Donor       With Donor		                 Without Donor         With Donor
                                             Restrictions     Restrictions Total              Restrictions       Restrictions               Total
Revenue and Other Support
Contributions                                 $471,446   $759,711  $1,231,157                 $561,358  $1,325,775 $1,887,133
Donated Goods and Services                     330,055 		             330,055                   831,218               831,218
Special Events\                              1,034,096           )  1,034,096                 1,065,377           ) 1,065,377
Less Direct Benefits to Donors                (230,090)		(230,090)                            (202,889)              (202,889)
Net Revenue from Special Events                804,006 		             804,006                   862,488 		            862,488
Interest and Other Income                         1,471 		              1,471                     3,459 		              3,459
Satisfaction of Restrictions                   666,141   (666,141)          0                   576,173   (576,173)         0
Total                                        2,273,119           93,570     2,366,689         2,834,696             749,602         3,584,298

Expenses
Program Expense                            $1,601,597 		                   $1,601,597       $2,466,958 		 $2,466,958)
Management and General                        283,625 		                      283,625          267,026 		    267,026
Special Events                                120,137 		                      120,137           98,035        98,035
Fundraising                                   403,506 		                      403,506          336,195 		    336,195
Total                                      $2,408,865 		                   $2,408,865       $3,168,214 		 $3,168,214

Change in Net Assets                          (135,746)          93,570       (42,176)		       (333,518)           749,602           416,084
Net Assets (Beginning of Year)                  370,317       1,451,560     1,821,877 		         703,835           701,958         1,405,793
Net Assets (End of Year)                      $234,571       $1,545,130    $1,779,701 		       $370,317         $1,451,560        $1,821,877

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Children’s HeartLink Donors
         Thank you to all of our donors for your generous gifts to Children’s HeartLink.
         Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of contributions.
         Please inform the development office at (952) 928-4860, ext. 25, of any oversights
         or inaccuracies, and please accept our apologies in advance.

Corporations,                        Minnesota Vikings                    Individuals                           Taryn Lynch
                                     M. A. Mortenson Company                                                    Michelle Miller
Foundations and
                                     Navigant                             $100,000+                             Ardelle Nicoloff
Organizations                        Patterson Companies, Inc.                                                  Heather Hudnut Page and Jeff Page
                                                                          Gary and Sue Ellis
                                     Ronald and Janet Schutz Family       Georges Harik                         Theolyn Price, M.D.
$100,000+
                                        Foundation                        Helen and Omar Ishrak                 Holly and Tom Roos
ConocoPhillips China Inc.
                                     Securian Financial Group                                                   Tim Welsh
Medtronic Foundation
                                     US Bank                              $50,000-$99,999
                                     Vital Marketing Partners             Susan Kent Anderson and               $5,000-$9,999
$25,000-$99,999                                                                                                 Gayle Appelbaum
Abbott Laboratories                                                            Richard H. Anderson
                                     $2,500-$4,999                        Liliane and Guillaume Bastiaens       Linnea and Mark Burman
AmFund
                                     Dorsey & Whitney LLP                 Katina and Franck Gougeon             Ann and Joseph Dearani, M.D.
L & N Andreas Foundation
                                     Minneapolis Heart Institute          Dannette L. Smith                     Jennifer and Philip Ebeling
Aqualia Foundation, Ltd
                                        Foundation                        Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney and         Linda T. and Michael B. Fiterman
Bellisio Foods, Inc
                                     Pohlad Companies                          Mike Sweeney                     Andrew Flanagan
Ping and Amy Chao Family
                                     Greater Twin Cities United Way                                             Jeff Haan
    Foundation
                                     Wells Fargo                          $20,000-$49,999                       Tamsin and Paul Harrington
Ernst & Young, LLP
                                     Otto C. Winzen Charitable Fund       Eileen and Thomas L Armitage, M.D.    Wade Jones
George Family Foundation
                                        of the Catholic Community         An Anonymous fund of The              Julie and Douglas M. Baker, Jr
Medtronic Inc.
                                        Foundation                            Minneapolis Foundation            Laura Kiser
Optum Services Inc.
                                                                          Brynn and Jeff Evanson                Sebastiano Leoni
UnitedHealthcare
                                     Up to $2,499                         Jannie Herchuk                        Joan and John McMahon
                                     American Legion Auxiliary Dept.      Steve and Kathi Austin Mahle          Betsy Moran
$10,000-$24,999                                                                                                 Madelyn and Rich Nasser
                                        of Vermont                        Stephanie and Geoff Martha
Boston Scientific
                                     Ameriprise Financial                 Kelly and Andrew Nelson               Jillian and Michael O’Leary
Cargill
                                     Amy Zaroff Events + Design           Molly Joseph and Andrew Olson         Sarah Iannacone and Brady Priest
Children’s Minnesota
                                     Bank of America Foundation           Kristine and David M. Overman, M.D.   Judy and Jim Rice
Ciresi Conlin, LLP
                                     Bremer Bank                          LRE Foundation                        Jacqueline and Kenneth Stein, M.D.
Ecolab
                                     Dell USA, LP                         Maggie Gilbert and Robert Rosenbaum   Jeremy Steiner
KPMG LLP
                                     Good Today                                                                 Amy and Jason Zellers
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
                                     Heart to Heart Global Cardiac Care   $10,000-$19,999
Mortenson Family Foundation
                                     IBM Employee Services Center         Donna Avery and Thomas J. Kigin       $2,500-$4,999
Philips Image Guided Therapy
                                     in2ition                             Jackie Boucher                        JoAnne and David Alkire
    Devices
                                     Minneapolis Hilton & Towers          Jeff Busch                            Rachael and Craig Atkinson
Robins Kaplan LLP Foundation
                                     State Employees’ Community           Joel Conner                           Theresa and John Cosgriff
Stratasys
                                        Campaign                          Michael Coyle and Laura Enkoji        Scott Drikakis
                                     Stokes Auction Group, Inc.           Jan and Lee Erickson                  Frank Dutke
$5,000-$9,999
                                     Tankenoff Families Foundation        Julie and Tom Ferguson                Katherine and Sam Economou
Andersen Corporation
                                     US Bank Foundation                   Jan and John Finnegan, PhD            Sharon and Frank Fite
APi Group, Inc.
                                     UBS Foundation USA Matching          Susan Gebelein and Richard Holcomb    Deborah Giesen
Julie M. and Douglas M. Baker, Jr.
                                        Gift Program                      JoAnn Sperl-Hillen and John Hillen    Jan and Ron Harnack
    Foundation
                                     Wellington Management, Inc.          Peggy Johnson                         Kathy Jenkins, M.D.
Deloitte
                                                                          John C. Langenbrunner                 Suzy and Thad Johnson
Faegre Baker Daniels
                                                                          Mark Lewin, M.D.                      Sam Kovar
Hogan & Associates
                                                                          Mary and John Liddicoat               Drs. Karen and Richard Kuntz
                                                                                                                Ann and Stephen Makredes
                                                                                                                Besse D. Maragos
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Anne and Tom Mootz                     Joycelyn and Robert Johnson              Brett Wall                          Kathryn Messerich
Shana and Tom Murray                   Phyllis Jones                            Scott Ward                          Suneet Mittal
Deven Nelson Chunkath                  Robert M. Jones                          Christine Warren                    Asha and Mahendra Nath
Rebecca Orttel                         Kris and John Joseph                     Irene Zook                          Ali Naughton
Stefano Perugini                       Joseph Kiser                                                                 Darren Nauss
Robert and Shelley Roe                 Terri and Joe Klaja                      $500-$999                           Lesley Otto Nicoloff and
Julie and Todd Stohlmeyer              Carine and Michael Knight                Faith Adams                              Alexander D. Nicoloff
Brooke Story                           Reed Krider                              Erick Ajax and Kristen Olsen        James O’Brien Jr., M.D.
Ragupathy Veluswamy                    Craig A. Kvamme                          Carin R. and Todd J. Baumgartner    John and Kathleen O’Halloran
Anu Codaty and Prat Verma              Kyrsten and Rick Laboda                  Debra Beauchamp                     Maureen and William Olson
Mary and David Wicker                  Michelle and Eric LeBow                  Anne Betzner and John Bradford      Karen and Jeff Parkhill
Leontine and Pete Zaal                 Sandra Lesenfants and                    Rekha Bhatt                         John Pedersen
                                            Sylvain Ruffien                     Tia and Lance Black                 Dianna Peterson
$1,000-$2,499                          Stacey Levitan                           Tracy Bohmert                       Deanna Thompson and
Kimberly and Troy Adams                Missy and Ben Line                       Susan and Todd Bordson                   Neal Peterson
Libby Costello and Troy Amaris         Pam and Rick Lohman                      Lydia Botham                        Cassandra and Doug Picha
Dolores Armitage                       Elizabeth Plaetz Lori and Michael Lori   Todd Boucher                        Liz Porter
Anika and Sachin Bansal                Dr. Tatyana Makarova                     Phil Carroll                        Hattie and David Priem
Roxann Barnes Pike                     Carrie and Paul Martinson                Ron Carter                          Murali Rathinasamy
Karolien Bastiaens                     Nancy and John McCarty                   Benita Casey                        Lorna Reichl and Roger Peters
Jennifer Benjamin                      Heather McKay                            Kacee and David Chandler            Stefanie and Paul Reineck
Patricia Berg and Gene Babos           Aimee and Phil McKoy                     Lisa and Chak Cheung                Toni Riccelli
Paurvi Bhatt                           Barbara McMahon Newland                  Marcia R. Codak                     Sonja Hutchinson and
Jennifer and Jason Boucher             Mandy and Ross Meisner                   Christine McMahon and                    Richard Rohrer
Scott Boucher                          Bill Miller                                   Matt Courcier                  Joan Savard
Lisa and Nick Brezonik                 Nancy and Dennis Mills                   Brad Crary                          Jessica Scheu and Max Berkelman
Bret Britton                           Kathleen and Mark Mortenson              Casey Culbertson, M.D.              Cindy Schwartz
Tala and Trevor Bynum                  Jenny Muraski                            Neil Derechin, M.D.                 Robert Schwartz
Thomas Byrd                            Sheri and Bowie Neumayer                 Adriana Dobrzycka-Bechara           Milli and Himanshu Seth
Laura and James Capestany              Quan Ni                                  Emer Dooley                         Sharmistha and Kingshuk Sinha
Mark Cocalis, M.D.                     Cristina and Gus Nicklow                 Liz and Patrick Dooling             Megan Slipka
Madeleine Bickel and Dan Cooney        Nnamdi Njoku                             Lou Doth                            David Slotwiner
Nancy and Michael Cordry               Chuck Nordhoff and                       Angela and Dennis Edwards           Angela and Bob Smithson, M.D.
Scott Counihan                              Maribeth Capeloto                   Becky and Damon Farber              Michael Stewart
Ulisses Alexandre Croti, M.D.          Daniel Oberdorfer                        Anne and Lewis Foster               Mark Strong
Carol and Ted Cushmore                 Debbie and Dan O’Brien                   Allison Frailich                    James Tweddell
Kim and J. Michael Dady                Julienne and Joseph Oppong               Dana Fretheim                       Miles Widstrom
Jody Doll-Wilhelm                      Kate and Mark Pacyna                     Melinda and Steve Goedeke           Randi Winston and Barry Wolfish
Leslie and Gary Englert                Betsy and Bob Parish                     Thom Gunderson                      Kerry and Richard Wyman
Dar Fallgater                          Barbara and Bob Paulson                  Margaret and Tom Havens             Lijing Yan, PhD
Christine and Paymon Farazi            Jeff Paurus, R.N.                        Kathy and Brad Hawks                Pam and John Yip
Kathryn (Jody) and Richard Flood III   George Puthukulam                        Jan and Jim Hawn                    Charlie Zaugg
Dzung and Tim Forstad                  Lee Pyles, M.D.                          Jill Heijer                         Becky and Philip Zeccardi
Kris and Mark Fortman                  Shelby and Karl Reitz                    Peter Hesslein, M.D.                Bistra Zheleva
Karen and Lorry Frankel, M.D.          Emily and Brian Rice                     Scott Hofer and
Francie and David Gale                 Scott and Courtney Rile                       Maren Christenson Hofer        $250-$499
Anne Gandrud                           Steven C. Schachtman                     Kate and Brad Horst                 Nana Ahwoi Larson
Anne and David Garlow                  Jessica Smith-Schuh and                  Amy and Joe Houseman                Furquan Ansari
Jeff Gleason                                Brandon Schuh                       Benjamin Jaffray                    Grace Arteaga
Michelle Glood                         Joan Semmer                              Kristin and Dave Jensen             Shelley Austin
Molly and Phillip Goudy                Jennifer and Mark W. Sheffert            Kim and Gary Johnston               Joe Baer
Michelle Grant and Trevor Rokusek      Amy and Dave Shonka                      Karen and Tom Jollie                Michael Baker
Barbara and Bobby Griffin              Lisa Griffin Vincent and Matt Spector    Jenette and Matthew Jones           John Baringer
Laura and Randy Halter                 Marla and Marshall Stanton               Victoria and Thomas A Keller, III   Mary Jo Barrett
Barb and Dave Henderson                Karen R Stombaugh                        Shari Larsen                        Christine Benassi
Ricardo Hruschka-Bonds                 Sophie and Patrick Stoneking             Derek Lavalier                      Elizabeth Brown
Julie and Steve Jandrich               Kirk and Andrea Thorne                   Rebecca Lindberg                    Natalie Bushaw
Carrie and Tim Jennissen               Jeanette and Michael Tsakistos           Nate Maydole                        Linda Cade
Nancy Joas and Steve Bruce             Kimberly and Shale Undi                  Karin Mayo                          Josephine Cameron
Abby and Tony Johnson                  Brenda and Jamie Valente                 Liz Merry                           Jim Carpenter

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Gan Chen                               Susan and Don Smith                          Christiana DeVore                  Lisa and Tim O’Keefe
Melinda and Scott Church               Carlise Stembridge                           George DiJulio                     Kris Olsen
Roberta and James L Craig, M.D.        Corinne and Timothy Sterling                 Kathleen Doron                     Steven Olson
Mike and Patti Crome                   Alice Taormina                               Sarah and Jim Ecker                Sarah Aase and Lars Ostrom
Ellie and Ed Davidson                  Ravi Thiagarajan, M.D.                       Erika Edwards                      Courtney and Chris Otto
Elise Marie Doemer                     Arvind Thiagarajan                           Cydney Einck                       Ann and Roger Pagel
Tanya and Brian Dreesen                Dan Thompson                                 Edward Ersfeld                     Robert H. Pass
Susan Eckstrom                         Patricia Tollefson                           Amy and Miles Fiterman             Amber and John Pawlowski
Krister Fallgatter                     Jacquelyn Tuxill                             Linda Franck                       Disty Pearson
Jenny Floria                           Jenni Wagner                                 Marion Franz                       Venkata Pemmireddy
Max Gardiner                           Carissa and Sam Weisdorf                     Ashley Gawith                      Zhanna Petersen
Jeremy Geiduschek                      Mary and Christoph Welsh                     Christopher Gebelein               Anne Pickett
Lauren Gilseth, R.R.T.                 Karen Wick                                   Robert S. Gebelein                 Fraeda Porton
Jodie Gleason                          Dawn Witt                                    Julie Genjac                       Barb Pribyl
Ruthie Gmeinder                        Coleen Wright                                Annette Goeser                     Jerry Prokay
Fredda Goldfarb                        Mark and Anna Younce                         Theresa and Dave Goesling          Jess Quam
Rene Grevas                            Greg Zimprich                                Heidi Jedlicka Halvarson           Sylvia and Richard Rog
Rodney D. Hald                                                                      Dorothy and Larry Hamm, PhD        Kathryn and Jack Romita
Janice and Burton Hardel               $100-$249                                    Terry Heinrichs                    Cristin Sampair
Paulette and Paul Hastings             Lauren and Walter Adamson                    Crystal Hengel                     Karolyne Sanches, M.D.
Jean and John Hedberg                  Omoshalewa Akintomide                        Joet Holmberg                      Kristen Saragnese and
Dean A. Henderson                      Jessica Andersen, R.N.                       Michael Horowitz                       Andrew Barnes
Jill Hennesen                          Cori Arce                                    Julianne Hunter                    Sarah Sasse
Andrea Kaufman and Jim Jacobson        Glen Au                                      Ronald Jackman                     Kathryn and Michael Schappa
Jess and Matt Jennings                 Neema Avashia                                Caroline Jackson                   Kim Schliesman
Elizabeth and Erik Jensen              Alyssa Barnes                                Kelly and Adam Jacob               Edward Schneider, R.R.T.
Jayne Kennelly                         Amy Basken                                   Scott Jones                        Anne and Mark Schumann
Cheryll and Joseph Kerzman             Ann and Paul Beaudoin                        Shanna Keaveny                     Steven Schwartz, M.D.
Krishna Kumar, M.D.                    Lisa Becker                                  Suzanne Keel                       Kristy Sentieri
Tara Kumar                             Eric Beckman                                 Kayslee Kemp                       Sandra and Greg Sessler
Elaine and Reginald Larson             Peter Beniares                               Kersten and Eric Dentler           Elaine Sloan
Andrea Lee and                         Gretchen and Eric Benson                     Dolly Kshirsager                   Ann Speredon
     Gaurav Thakker                    Audrey and Nate Bergengren                   Jamie Lane                         Christine Stageberg
Ike Lee                                Melissa and Samuel Bergstrom                 Julie and Robert Lee               Madeline Steinberg
Usha Maddala                           Bonnie and F. Blanton Bessinger, Jr., M.D.   Virginia M. and William A. Lee     Beverly Stoufer
Manuel Malo                            Carole Betzner                               Brittanie Lehman                   Ann and Wade Tallman
Margot McManus and John Eaton          Susan Blancher                               Diane Lehman                       Tamara Tasche-Leikam
Jill and Marvin Misgen                 Nancy and Paul Boddicker                     Patricia and James Lehmann, M.D.   Jorden Taveirne Cavanaugh
Peggy and Matt Monsein                 Peggy Bolcoa                                 Mary Leong                         Nancy and Edward Tepper
Katie and Nick Najjar                  John Bovy                                    Jaihind Maddi                      Kris Thompson
Mary O’ Callaghan Butz                 Stephanie and Rob Brass                      John Maerzke                       Meagan Thwaites
Carolyn and Oscar Oliveira             Gale E Brothers                              Carolyn Main                       Andreas Tsakistos
Cecilia Patton Bolman                  Deanna Bulthuis                              Mary Makredes                      Katherine Tulenko
Sara and Tom Pelissero                 Camila Cardoso                               Kathy Manley                       Marc and Heather Vaillancourt
Susan L. Perry                         Everett M. Christensen                       Joan Manolis                       Bette and John van Es
Alisa Peterson                         Maria and Thomas Coffman                     Cynthia Marsh                      Michelle and Jamie Van Gompel
Jan St. Peter and Paul Pitlick, M.D.   Marcia and Dan Cohen, M.D.                   Gerald Marx, M.D.                  Kris and Mark Van Osnabrugge
Sonja and Bryan Plowman                Susan Coloff                                 Jane Maschka and Brian Weaver      Nicole VandeBerg
Cynthia Pyles                          Kathleen Condon                              Ingrid Mattsson                    Candice and John Varco
Veeralakshmi Rajasekhar                Erin Cordry and Eric Hanson                  Judy Garni and Chuck Maynard       Colleen and Bob Verkuilen
Erika and Ryan Rensvold                John Couch                                   Sita Morantz                       Steven Vu, M.D.
Jeff Richey                            John Cox                                     Jennifer Morris                    Laura and Trent Waterman
Kim and Michael Ries                   Anna Mae Crotty                              Jody Mull                          Bruce and Carol Wessman
Kristen Rieser                         Stephen Cushmore                             Shanti Narasimhan, M.D.            Chris and Jill Westermeyer
Chris Rollinger                        Julie Dale                                   Michael Nemergut                   Katelyn and Jonathan Whiting
Janet and Jeff Saad                    Jean and David Dassenko, M.D.                Tran Chau Nguyen                   Sandra and Randy Whitmer
Annamarie Saarinen                     Becky and Ryan Davis                         Yan Ni                             Sue and Don Wigersma
Megan and Todd Schultz                 Michael Dearani                              Craig Nielsen                      Amy and David Williams
Mary Smersh                            Rory Dees                                    Jennifer Nimsger                   Karen Wilson
Rachel and Brian Smith

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In-Kind Donors                      UnitedHealthcare                     Suneet Mittal                         In memory of Cavan Varco
Alex Roberts, Restaurant Alma       Valerie Faure                        Peggy and Matt Monsein                Candice and John Varco
AmFund                              WA Frost & Company                   Madelyn and Rich Nasser
Anna Johnson Graphic Design                                              Ali Naughton                          In memory of Richard Zakheim, M.D.
Ariana Feygin, Ariana’s Kitchen     Honors and                           Darren Nauss                          Geof Turman
                                                                         Kelly and Andrew Nelson
Barb Pribyl Communications          Memorials                                                                  In honor of
Camp Odayin                                                              Molly Joseph and Andrew Olson
Catrina Huynh-Weiss                                                      Kate and Mark Pacyna
                                    In memory of                                                               Beaudry Grandson
Chris Howard                                                             Heather Hudnut Page and
                                                                             Jeff Page                         Tom and Sue Beaudry
Colby Red Wine                      In memory of Ellis Bergstrom
Common Roots Catering               Melissa and Samuel Bergstrom         Cecilia  Patton Bolman
                                                                                                               Shalyn Mae Cox
Cosmos                              and Ellis’ siblings                  Jeff Paurus,  R.N.
                                                                         Veeralakshmi Rajasekhar               John Cox
Cuisine Adventure Tours
Delta Vacations                     In memory of Mary McMahon Busch* Kim and Michael Ries
                                                                                                               Ted and Carol Cushmore
Don’t Blink                         *Includes donations made at our 2020 Kristen Rieser
                                                                         Chris Rollinger                       Peggy Bolcoa
Earl Giles Bottling Company         gala in support of nurse training.
                                                                         David Slotwiner                       Stephen Cushmore
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn         Faith Adams
Floria Consulting, Fundraising      Libby Costello and Troy Amaris       Angela and Bob Smithson, M.D.
                                                                                                               Nancy Elaine
    from the Heart                  Amy Zaroff Events + Design           Jeanette and Michael Tsakistos
                                                                         Vital Marketing Partners              Marcia Codak
Frank Machado, Twin Cities Paella   Gayle Appelbaum
Hotel Ivy                           Jennifer Benjamin                    Carissa and Sam Weisdorf
                                                                                                               The Marriage of Daniel Grossman,
Intercontinental MSP                Patricia Berg and Gene Babos         Dawn Witt
                                                                                                                   M.D. and Ashley Wong
Isadore Nut Company                 Letitia Bergan                       Charlie Zaugg
                                                                         Amy and Jason Zellers                 Ellie and Ed Davidson
Jo Seddon                           Anne Betzner and John Bradford
                                                                         Bistra Zheleva                        Fraeda Porton
Katie and Trung Pham,               Paurvi Bhatt
                                                                                                               Nancy and Edward Tepper
    Pham’s Rice Bowl                Tracy Bohmert
                                                                         In memory of Stephanie Mae Giesen     Bette and John Van Es
Kayd Roy                            Lydia Botham
Keane Amdahl, Coastal Seafoods      Jeff Busch                           Deborah Giesen
                                                                                                               The Birth of Everly Horowitz
Kit Naylor                          Linda Cade
                                                                         In memory of Bruce Johnson, M.D.      Michael Horowitz
Loews Hotel                         Jim Carpenter
Lucas Rosenbrook, Restaurant Alma   Benita Casey                         Jean Launspach Plucinski, M.D. and
                                                                                                               Peggy Johnson
Marshall Paulsen, Birchwood Café    Neil Derechin, M.D.                  Dominic Plucinski, M.D.
                                                                                                               Caroline Jackson
Michael O’Leary, Ernst & Young      Liz and Patrick Dooling
Monello                             Jennifer and Philip Ebeling          In memory of Evangeline Marie
                                                                                                               Wade Jones
Nate Maydole                        Andrew Flanagan                      Kennedy
                                                                         Norma Kennedy                         Heidi Jedlicka Halvarson
Newborn Foundation                  Jenny Floria
Nicollet Island Inn                 Jodie Gleason
                                                                                                               The Kovar Family: Sam, Jessica
Nils Westdal, Coastal Seafoods      Ruthie Gmeinder                      In memory of Dr. Joe Kiser
                                                                                                                  and Baby Kovar
Philip Dorwart, Create Catering &   Jeff Haan                            Kim and J. Michael Dady
                                                                         Jody and Richard Flood III            Mary Jo Barrett
    The Dining Studio               Jan and Ron Harnack
                                                                         Be Ho                                 Sarah Sasse
Pinot’s Palette                     Barb and Dave Henderson
Polaris                             Scott Hofer and                      Nancy Joas and Steve Bruce
                                                                                                               Leo Krauthamer
Ragamala Dance Company                  Maren Christenson Hofer          Craig Kvamme
                                                                         Patricia and James Lehmann, M.D.      Beth Kaplan
Raghavan Iyer                       Kate and Brad Horst
                                                                         Joan Manolis                          Jennifer Nimsger
Ranelle Kichner                     Julie and Steve Jandrich
                                                                         Nancy and Dennis Mills                Madeline Steinberg
Shapco Printing                     Kathy Jenkins, M.D.
                                                                         Ken Savage                            Alica Taormina
Sleep Number                        Susan Jones
                                                                                                               Jessica Walton
Sonoma Golf Club                    Wade Jones
Stephanie March                     Kyrsten and Rick Laboda              In memory of Demetre Nicoloff, M.D.
                                                                                                               Krishna Kumar, M.D.
Stephanie Meyer                     Beth Larson (in2ition)               Bonnie and F. Blanton
                                                                             Bessinger, Jr., M.D.              Robert Pass
Stratasys                           Elaine and Reginald Larson
Susan Bordson                       Sebastiano Leoni                     Tankenoff   Families Foundation
                                                                                                               Geoff Martha
The Saint Paul Hotel                Elizabeth Plaetz Lori and
                                                                         In memory of Philip Reavey            Libby Costello and Troy Amaris
Thumbs Cookies                          Michael Lori
Tomme Beevas,                       Steve and Kathi Austin Mahle         Rylie Gatta
                                                                                                               Kathi and Twinkle Pandian
    Pimento Jamaican Kitchen        Karin Mayo
                                                                         In memory of Amanda Thorne            Neema Avashia
Toro                                Joan and John McMahon
                                                                         Kirk and Andrea Thorne                Stephanie McGrath
U.S. Bank                           Margot McManus and John Eaton
U.S. Bank FlexPerks Rewards

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Pratyai and Prabhav         Volunteers                             David Harrild, M.D.                     Adriene Thornton, R.N., C.I.C.
Rajeswari Itharaju                                                 Andrew Hausladen                        Mark Leonard Todd, M.M.
                            Medical Volunteers                     Natalie Hemming, R.T.                   Wayne Tworetzky, MD
Pepper Spring Voyager       These dedicated medical                Peter Hesslein, M.D.                    Glen Van Arsdell, M.D.
Michael Horowitz            volunteers donate their personal       Borah Hong, M.D.                        Carole Warnes, M.D.
                            time to train and mentor               An-Yir Ann Hsieh, MD                    Anne Weber, R.N.
Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney   pediatric cardiac specialists around   Jonathan Johnson, M.D.                  David Whiting, M.D.
Elizabeth and Erik Jensen   the globe. Last year they donated      Natasha Khan, M.D.                      Susan Whitney, M.D.
                            $324,410 in personal time.             Stephen Kaine, M.D.
The Taylor Family                                                  Christa Cher Jefferis Kirk, PharmD      Organizational Volunteers
Robert Gebelein             Jeremy Affolter, M.D.                  Alex Knight, R.N.                       Children’s HeartLink benefits
                            Erin Albers, M.D.                      Nikolaos Kontoudios                     tremendously from the generosity of
Kassie Tulenko              Darcie Marie Al-Hassan                 Prasad Krishnan, M.D.                   this dedicated group of individuals
Katherine Tulenko           Jessica Andersen, R.N.                 Christine Lo, R.N.                      who contribute their time and also
                            Patricia Arnold                        Gerald Marx, M.D.                       their expertise in cardiac care, global
Amy and Lena Verstappen     Grace Arteaga, M.D.                    Jane Matsumoto, M.D.                    health and fundraising, and support
Robert Gebelein             Glen Au                                Gillian McBurney, R.N.                  our­­programs, outreach, fundraising
                            Christopher Baird, M.D.                Matthew McCarten Taylor                 events and other activities.
Phil Zeccardi               Emily Bay, R.N.                        Michael-Alice Moga, M.D.
Haley Sheehan               Ali Ahmad Bayat                        Erica Molitor-Kirsch, M.D.              Rebecca Anderson
                            Wendy Berg, R.N.                       James Montgomerie, M.D.                 Eileen Armitage
                            Lauren Elizabeth Boyer, RD, CD         Phillip Moore, M.D.                     Tom Armitage
                            Jennifer Bucek                         Jonathan Morris, M.D.                   Rhonda Brincks
                            Helen Claire Busch                     Emad Mossad, M.D.                       Livia Cais
                            Julie Ann Bushnell, R.N.               Shanti Narasimhan, M.D.                 Melinda Church
                            Louise Callow, R.N.                    Michael Nemergut, M.D.                  Tom Danielson
                            Maggie Cavanaugh                       Hung Nguyen, M.D.                       Karyn Entzion
                            Titus Chan, M.D.                       Jim O’Brien, M.D.                       Jan Erickson
                            Iffat Chaudhrey, R.N.                  Jessica Lynn O’Dare, R.N.               Jaye Espy
                            Tiffany Rebecca Chavez                 Gustavo Oderich, M.D.                   Noel Fagan
                            Swati Choudhry, M.D.                   Jeff Paurus, R.N.                       Jenny Floria
                            Haley Christian, M.D.                  Disty Pearson                           Jacob Friedman
                            Tara and Jason Churchill               A. Thomas Pezzella, M.D.                Rachel Hinsch
                            Mary Clipp                             Evan Platt                              Omar Ishrak
                            Mark Cocalis, M.D.                     Lee Pyles, M.D.                         Todd Johnson
                            Kevin Connor                           Satish Rajagopal, M.D.                  Tony Kalupy
                            Helen Cosgrove, R.N.                   Chandra Ramamoorthy, M.D.               Dennis Kotenko
                            Nicole Cresalia, M.D.                  Rahul Rathod, M.D.                      Carol Li
                            David Dassenko, M.D.                   Fiona Reynolds, M.D.                    Ella Lindberg
                            Ann and Joseph Dearani, M.D.           Christine Marie Riley                   Rebecca Lindberg
                            Patricia Dillon                        Laura Rimmer, R.T.                      Joshua Mendelson
                            Jody Doll-Wilhelm                      Luciana Rodriguez Guerineau, M.D.       Jennifer Mulvihill
                            Marsha Elixson                         Annamarie Saarinen                      Ravi Nagapurkar
                            Sitaram Emani, M.D.                    Alicia Said                             Darren Nauss
                            Kelley Feehan                          Shunji Sano, M.D.                       Maria Restrepo Palaez
                            Matt Files, M.D.                       Megan Schultz                           Ajay Panwar
                            Lori Fineman, R.N.                     Steven Schwartz, M.D.                   Jennifer Parks
                            Anna Fisk, R.N.                        Brenda Sefton                           Jeff Paurus
                            Alejandro Abraham Floh, M.D.           Sanket Shah, M.D.                       Pat Petschel
                            Justine Fortkiewicz                    Sriram Shankar, M.D.                    Laura Renaud
                            Lorry Frankel, M.D.                    Girish Shirali, M.D.                    Dwaipayan Roy
                            Jennifer Fridgen                       Beverly Small, R.N.                     James St. Louis, M.D.
                            Kevin Friedman, M.D.                   Charlotte Smardo                        Steven Schwartz, M.D.
                            Sunil Ghelani, M.D.                    Gloria Spindola                         Sandra Staveski, Ph.D., R.N., CPNP-AC
                            Lauren Gilseth, R.R.T.                 Sandra L Staveski, R.N., P.N.P. Ph.D.   Lea VanBellinger
                            Kendra Lynn Gram, M.D.                 Kenneth Stein, M.D.                     Nancy Meyer Wilson
                            David Gremmels, M.D.                   Patsy Stinchfield, P.N.P.
                            Vitor Coimbra Guerra, M.D.             Oliver Stumper, M.D.
                                                                   Sarah Tabbutt, M.D.
                                                                   Christiana Tai, M.D.
                                                                   Ravi Thiagarajan, M.D.
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Children’s HeartLink Board of Directors 2019-2020

Board of Directors                                              International Advisory Board
President                       Directors                       Chair
Jackie Boucher                                                  James A. Rice, Ph.D.,
Children’s HeartLink		Guillaume Bastiaens                       Managing Director & Practice Lead,
			                   Cargill, retired                          Governance and Leadership, Gallagher
Chair                                                           Integrated
                                John Finnegan, Ph.D.
Heather Hudnut Page
                                University of Minnesota         Kathy Jenkins, M.D., MPH
Philips Healthcare
                                School of Public Health         Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical
Vice Chair                                                      School; Executive Director, Center for Applied
                                Susan H. Gebelein
Jeff Evanson                                                    Pediatric Quality Analytics
                                Business and Leadership
Outlook Therapeutics            Consulting LLP                  Molly Joseph
                                                                CEO, UnitedHealthcare Global and
Secretary                       Jeff Haan
                                                                Executive Vice President of Global Health,
Dannette Smith                  KPMG
                                                                UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
                                Jannie Herchuk
                                                                John C. Langenbrunner, Ph.D.
                                Deloitte & Touche LLP
Treasurer                                                       Expert Advisor on Social Health Insurance,
Patrick Stoneking               Tom Jollie                      Jakarta, Indonesia
Jeff Anderson & Associates 		   Padilla
		                                                              Srinath Reddy, M.D.
Medical Director                Geoff Martha                    President, Public Health Foundation of India
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.         Medtronic, Inc.
                                                                Kate Tulenko, M.D., MPH
Mayo Clinic
                                Betsy Moran-Johnson             CEO, Corvus Health
                                Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Medical Director                                                Lijing L. Yan, Ph.D., MPH
                                Minnesota, retired
Mark Lewin, M.D.                                                Head, NCD Research Program, Global Health
Seattle Heart Center		Andrew Nelson                             Research Center, Duke Kunshan University,
                                HealthPartners, Inc., retired   Kunshan, China
Medical Director
David M. Overman, M.D.          Michael O’Leary                 Liesl Zühlke, MB ChB, D.C.H., MPH, Ph.D.
Children’s Minnesota            Ernst & Young                   Director of the Children’s Heart Disease
                                                                Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
                                Robert Rosenbaum
                                Dorsey & Whitney LLP

                                Kenneth Stein, M.D.
                                Boston Scientific

                                Elizabeth Sweeney
                                Children’s HeartLink, retired

                                Director Emeritus
                                Thomas A. Keller III
                                Gray Plant Mooty, retired

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Children’s HeartLink Staff

Jackie Boucher                   Ann Odens
President                        Finance Specialist

Faith Adams                      Zhanna Petersen
Communications Director          Marketing Services Specialist

Anne Betzner                     Veeralakshmi Rajasekhar
Vice President of Programs and   In-Country India Consultant
Evaluation
                                 Pat Tollefson
Adriana Dobrzycka                International Programs Manager
Country Director, India and
Vietnam                          Andreas Tsakistos
                                 Country Director, Brazil, China
LeAnn Erickson                   and Malaysia
Development Coordinator and
Finance Specialist               Marc Vaillancourt
                                 Vice President of Development
Tara Kumar
Grant Writer                     Bistra Zheleva
                                 Vice President of Global Strategy
Bobbi Morris                     and Advocacy
Events Manager

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