President
James J. Dehen Jr., M.D.
Dr. Dehen is a private general surgeon at the Brainerd Medical Center.
President-elect
George E. Schoephoerster, M.D.
Dr. Shoephoerster is a family physician at CentraCare Clinic in St. Cloud.
Chairperson of the Board
Michael B. Ainslie , M.D.
Dr. Ainslie is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist at the Park Nicollet Medical Center, where he has practiced since 1977.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Lyle J. Swenson, M.D.
Dr. Swenson, who practices at St. Paul Radiology, is a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Family Practice at the University of Minnesota and is involved in teaching family practice residents as well as medical students at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul.
Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates
Karen K. Dickson, M.D.
Dr. Dickson is a psychiatrist in private practice at Nystrom and Associates, Ltd in New Brighton.
Secretary-Treasurer
Carolyn McKay, M.D.
Dr. McKay is a pediatrician practicing in Minneapolis and Eagan.
Immediate Past-President
G. Richard Geier, Jr., M.D.
Dr. Geier, a surgeon, has recently retired. He practiced at the Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester and served as its president and CEO from 1984 until 2000.
Chief Executive Officer
Robert K. Meiches, M.D.
Dr. Meiches, a Minneapolis physician who specializes in internal medicine and geriatrics, served as chair of the MMA Board of Trustees from 1999 to 2002.