MFC Board
The Mayo Families Connections’ executive board is comprised of volunteer members of MFC. Our group is always looking for new members to volunteer. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions for the group, please email mayofamiliesconnection@gmail.com.
Executive Committee
Melissa Wang, M.A.
President
MFC Member Since 2018
Board Member Since 2019
Melissa is a clinical research coordinator at Mayo Clinic. She has a background in intercultural communications and public relations.
Angela Ge
Vice President
Treasurer
Volunteer Group
Treasurer
Volunteer Group
MFC Member Since 2020
Board Member Since 2022
Angela Ge is the venture partner of Flying Tiger Capital and the co-founder of the social enterprise SEEDInVenture which promotes youth participating in social innovation. Mother of two girls, Angela is also an advocate for Montessori education.
Brina Gonzalez-Bowen, MBA
Secretary
MFC Member Since 2018
Board Member Since 2021
Laura Watkins
Kaleidoscope Editor
Special Interest Group Coordinator
Special Interest Group Coordinator
MFC Member Since 2018
Board Member Since 2019
Laura is the Office Manager at QW Furniture. She teaches fitness classes at the DAHLC and teaches ballet at Bliss Dance Space. Laura is also a founding member of the Rochester Ensemble of Dance.
Board Members
Matthew A. Freil, NREMT-P, PNCCT-S, CTP
Taster’s Table Chair
MFC Member Since 2022
Matthew's career began with him as a critical care flight paramedic, he then transitioned to being a solid organ transplant coordinator and now manager for a company that is the largest user of DonorNet (the national organ sharing platform) in the United States. In his spare time, Matthew is also a certified advanced level wine professional & sommelier as well as an avid home cook with a penchant for collecting hand forged chef's knives and old world wines from Austria, France, Germany, and Spain.
Jordin Adkins
Welcome Brunch Chair
MFC Member Since 2021
Board Member Since 2021
Jordin is a Health Systems Clinical Sales Consultant at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Kami Mirande
Webmaster
MFC Member Since 2020
Board Member Since 2022
Kami is a graphic artist for a non-profit organization, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Klamath County, back home in Southern Oregon. She also recently enrolled at RCTC to work toward her second undergraduate degree.
Brittany Vaillant
Marketing and Social Media
Winter Carnival Chair
Winter Carnival Chair
MFC Member Since 2020
Board Member Since 2022
Brittany is a communications manager for Stryker, a leading medical technology company. Her formal education is in Finance and Accounting but her passion is communication and design. She loves international travel and volunteering. One of her most impactful trips was to participate in an Operation Smile mission in Morocco. Her husband is an Infectious Diseases fellow and they welcomed their first child together in August 2021.
Quinn Proffer
Taster’s Table Vice Chair
Quinn is Vice President at Flywheel, a research informatics company, and made Rochester his home in 2016. An avid Douglas Trail cyclist and Chester Woods kayaker, you can find Quinn outside even in the coldest months. His wife is an Alix School of Medicine alumna and current Dermatology resident.
Bethany Kundert
Winter Carnival Vice Chair
Bethany is a stay-at-home mom, Minnesota Master Naturalist, and nature photographer/artist. In a past life, she completed a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and worked as a Cytometry Technologist for many years. She is passionate about local nature, and she can be seen frequently birding around Rochester with her toddler and dog in tow (and on occasion - her pathology resident husband).
Tina Rajnauth, M.D, MLT
New Member and MFC Liaison to Arizona, Florida and Medical/Graduate School
MFC Member Since 2021
Board Member Since 2022
Tina is an emergency medicine physician.
Available Positions
Welcome Brunch
Seeking Vice Chair
Above: Some of our board members at 2022 Welcome Brunch
Above: Board members at Taster's Table 2019