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AAN Executive Staff

The AAN Executive Staff implements strategic goals set by the AAN Board of Directors and the AAN Foundation Board of Trustees. Providing excellence in customer service to AAN Members, sound guidance to Academy leadership, and collaborating with AAN staff through teamwork are among the executive team's core values.

AAN Departments

Executive Administration

Directs staff and daily operations, strategic planning facilitation, and implementation

Catherine M. Rydell, Executive Director/CEO
crydell@aan.com or (651) 695-2800

Donna Honeyman, Administrative Services Manager
dhoneyman@aan.com or (651) 695-2713

General Counsel

Provides legal and management support to the AAN, AEI, AAN Foundation, and other boards and committees.

Murray Sagsveen, JD, General Counsel
msagsveen@aan.com or (651) 695-2780

Legal Administrative Assistant: Karen Kasmirski
kkasmirski@aan.com or (651) 695-2731

Finance and Operations

Oversees finance, human resources, information services, facilities management, and meeting services departments.

Tim Engel, Chief Financial Officer
tengel@aan.com or (651) 695-2764

Administrative Assistant: Cora Jansma
cjansma@aan.com or (651) 695-2768

Center for Health Policy

Promotes state and federal advocacy initiatives (legislative, regulatory, and coding/ reimbursement) and develops and disseminates clinical guidelines and practice management tools to benefit the practice of neurology and improve the lives of patients.

Rod Larson, Chief Health Policy Officer
rlarson@aan.com or (651) 695-2772

Specialist, Health Policy: Nicole Johns
njohns@aan.com or (651) 695-2810

Center for Education and Science

Advances the fields of neurology and neuroscience by developing innovative, quality programs designed to enhance and improve the treatment of patients with neurological disorders.

Christine E. Phelps, Chief Education and Science Officer
cphelps@aan.com or (651) 695-2727

Administrator, Center for Education and Science: Tina Novack
tnovack@aan.com or (651) 695-2734

AAN Foundation

Works to broaden the base of support for basic science and clinical research in neurology.

Christine E. Phelps, Interim Foundation Director
cphelps@aan.com or (651) 695-2727

Administrator: Tina Novack
tnovack@aan.com or (651) 695-2734

AAN Enterprises, Inc.

Facilitates the development of new products and services for members and provides management responsibilities for such AAN Press publications as Neurology, Neurology Today, AANnews, and the Patient Education book series, among others.

Bruce Polsky, Chief Executive Officer
bpolsky@aan.com or (651) 695-2794

Executive Assistant: Kathy Sasik
ksasik@aan.com or (651) 695-2782

Marketing, Communications and Digital

Develops and maintains all communications, strategic marketing programs, and digital product development in order to support the Academy's strategic plan, marketing programs and objectives to serve our members. Also oversees membership, surveys and research, and public relations departments.

Deputy Executive Director, Membership, Communications, and Marketing: Mary Post
mpost@aan.com or (651) 695-2750

Administrative Assistant: Lynee Koester
lkoester@aan.com or (651) 695-2739

Associate Director, Membership, Marketing and Communications: Jason Kopinski
jkopinski@aan.com or (651) 695-2797

Administrative Assistant: Heather Dawley
hdawley@aan.com or (651) 695-2723

For More Information
Donna Honeyman

Administrative Services Manager
dhoneyman@aan.com
(651) 695-2713

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Additional Resources
  • AAN Strategic Plan (.pdf)
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