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Board of Nursing Staff

Name and Title

Phone

E-mail

General Information

612-617-2270

nursing.board@state.mn.us

Administration

Shirley A. Brekken, MS, RN 
Executive Director

612-617-2296

shirley.brekken@state.mn.us

Mary Luecke
Administration Program Assistant

612-617-2297 mary.luecke@state.mn.us

Credentialing and Education

Ann M. Jones, PhD, RN
Director of Education and Credentialing

612-617-2294 ann.m.jones@state.mn.us
Mary Hoeppner, MS, EdD, RN
Nursing Education Specialist

612-617-2186 mary.hoeppner@state.mn.us
Mee Chang
Education Program Assistant

612-617-2285 mee.chang@state.mn.us

Operations

Sheryl Meyer, MA 
Director of Operations

612-617-2290

sheryl.meyer@state.mn.us

Barry Smith, MA
Chief Information Officer

612-617-2286 barry.smith@state.mn.us

David Jacobsen
Data Systems Manager

612-617-2291

david.jacobsen@state.mn.us

Sandra Johnson
Operations Program Assistant

612-617-2292

sandi.johnson@state.mn.us

Beth Schultz 
Customer Service Specialist

612-617-2182 beth.schultz@state.mn.us

Carmon Yang 
Customer Service Specialist

612-617-2183

carmon.yang@state.mn.us

Eileen Kapaun 
Customer Service Specialist

612-617-2185

eileen.kapaun@state.mn.us

Melissa Fure
Customer Service Specialist

612-617-2295

melissa.fure@state.mn.us

Ruth Thiesfeld
Customer Service Specialist

612-617-2184 ruth.thiesfeld@state.mn.us

Practice/Discipline

Rene Cronquist, BA, JD, RN 
Director of Practice and Policy

612-617-2198 rene.cronquist@state.mn.us
Barbara Damchik-Dykes, JD
Discipline Coordinator

612-617-2199 barbara.damchik-dykes@state.mn.us

Daphne Ponds, MSN, JD, RN 
Nursing Practice Specialist

612-617-2273

daphne.ponds@state.mn.us

Judy Reeve, MA, RN 
Nursing Practice Specialist

612-617-2279

judy.reeve@state.mn.us

Kay Buchanan, MS, RN 
Nursing Practice Specialist

612-617-2293

kay.buchanan@state.mn.us

Kimberly Miller, BSN, MC, RN
Nursing Practice Specialist

612-617-2276 kimberly.miller@state.mn.us
Mariclaire England, BSN, RN
Nursing Practice Specialist

612-617-2274 mariclaire.england@state.mn.us
Marney Halligan, MS, EdD, RN 
Nursing Practice Specialist

612-617-2272 marney.halligan@state.mn.us
Connie Husby
Administrative Assistant        
612-617-2289

connie.j.husby@state.mn.us    

Joni Anderson Rud
Administrative Assistant

612-617-2281 joni.anderson-rud@state.mn.us
Julia Greil
Nursing Practice Program Assistant 

612-617-2277 julia.greil@state.mn.us

Laura Young
Administrative Assistant       

612-617-2283 

laura.young@state.mn.us

Mary Squires
Nursing Regulations Analyst

612-617-2275

mary.squires@state.mn.us


Elizabeth Stoneburg, JD
Legal Analyst
612-617-2214

elizabeth.stoneburg@state.mn.us

Matthew Heffron, JD
Legal Analyst

612-617-2284

matthew.heffron@state.mn.us

Megan Gallagher, JD
Legal Analyst

612-617-2298

megan.gallagher@state.mn.us

Rebecca Elmasry
Administrative Assistant

612-617-2278

rebecca.elmasry@state.mn.us

Roselynn Kowalczyk
Administrative Assistant

612-617-2282

roselynn.kowalczyk@state.mn.us

Susan Barr 
Administrative Assistant

612-617-2280

susan.barr@state.mn.us

Susan Bennett
Administrative Assistant

612-617-2289 susan.bennett@state.mn.us