We are proud to announce our 2023 TRUST Award winners! The TRUST Awards celebrate women who are advancing efforts to help the health care industry boldly transform its future. We would like to thank everyone for their involvement in the success of our TRUST Award recipients. Please help us congratulate all of these wonderful women leaders in health care!
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

Thia Bryan, MA, IBCLC
Community Health and Well-being Partnership Manager
HealthPartners

Angie Fitzgerald, MBA
Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Partnerships – US & Mexico
National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match

Holly Scholl, MPH
Senior Director, Sustainability for Population Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Bri Springer
Director, Local Provider Partnerships
National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Deseria Galloway, LGSW
Founder and CEO
Wellspring Second Chance Center

Munira Maalimlsaq, APRN, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
HealthPartners Clinic Maplewood

Marie Malinowski, MAEd, MFA, CSM, PMP
Principal Program Manager, Medicaid Population Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Adriene Thornton, RN, MAOM, CIC, FAPIC
Health Equity Manager
Children’s Minnesota
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Dr. Gigi Chawla
Vice President, Chief of General Pediatrics
Children’s Minnesota

Ellie Hallen, MHA
Director Population Health
Allina Integrated Medical Network, Allina Health

Ellen Johnson, RN, SANE-A
Program Educator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE)
HealthPartners Regions Hospital

Chaz Sandifer
Founder and CEO
theNEWmpls
INNOVATION

Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd
Chief Education Officer and Medical Director of the Gender Health Program
Children’s Minnesota

Tamara Langeberg, NP-C
Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Lead
Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

Katie Schoeppner, MSW, LICSW
Director, Patient Services
National Marrow Donor Program / Be the Match

Dr. Talee Vang, Pdy.D.d, LP, MA
Vice President, Health Equity
Hennepin Healthcare
LEADERSHIP

Sara Criger, MS
Senior Vice President, Acute Care
Allina Health

Laura Fero, PhD, RN
Dean of Nursing – School of Nursing
St. Catherine University

Tory Merhar, LSW, MBA
Associate Vice President, Community-based Services
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

Megan Remark
Senior Vice President, President
Regions Hospital, HealthPartners