Kenneth B. Heithoff, M.D., Director
Dr. Heithoff is the founder, National Medical Director and Chairman of Center for Diagnostic Imaging. Dr. Heithoff graduated from the college of St. Thomas and received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He then completed his radiology residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals before serving as a Clinical Associate for the U.S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. He also attended the Harvard Business School Owners and Presidents Management Program, and is a diplomate of the program. Under Dr. Heithoff's leadership, the Center for Diagnostic Imaging has grown to include 50 imaging centers throughout 8 states, and is one of the largest teleradiology networks in the nation. CDI is recognized for excellence in care, service, interpretive accuracy, and consulting acumen. Dr. Heithoff has authored and co-authored more than 50 articles and book chapters, and lectured internationally on topics related to spine imaging. He also served on the editorial boards of several journals, including Spine and Radiology. His professional affiliations included the American College of Radiology, the North American Spine Society, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the Radiological Society of North America.

Michael Jerstad, Director
Mr Jerstad is a Partner at PrairieGold Venture Partners an early stage venture capital firm focused on life science and cleantech opportunities in the Midwest. He oversees all aspects of the firm's investment activities, from sourcing, structuring and negotiating investments to serving as a board member for portfolio companies. Mike focuses on life science opportunities, and represents PrairieGold on the boards of Chronix Biomedical, PetMedicus Labs and Orasi Medical. Prior to joining PrairieGold, Mike worked in Piper Jaffray's Investment Banking Group in its Minneapolis and San Francisco offices, specializing in merger and acquisition advisory services and public and private equity financing. Before Piper, Mike was an attorney at Briggs and Morgan in Minneapolis, specializing in business litigation, employment law and contracts. He received his B.A. from Tufts University, his J.D. from Georgetown University and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Doug Johnson, Director
As Director of the Venture Center at the University of Minnesota, Doug Johnson is dedicated to improving technology commercialization at the University through the formation of new companies. Doug started the Venture Center in late 2005. Prior to that, Doug was the founding Director of the Carlson Ventures Enterprise within the MBA program at the Carlson School of Management (University of MN), which he created and taught for 5 years. His prior background includes twenty-plus years in venture capital (primarily with Norwest Venture Capital), investment banking (Dain Bosworth), and private investing and turnaround work. Doug received degrees in Mathematics and Business (MBA) and currently serves on the boards of several private high-technology companies.

Shawn Lyndon is founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Most recently, Mr. Lyndon led the due diligence effort for the University of Minnesota from July 2006 until March 2007 that culminated in the spinout of Orasi Medical. From March 2000 until January 2006, Mr. Lyndon held several key roles with ePredix Holdings, Inc., including Chief Technology Officer and CEO, successfully growing the company from a start-up to a leading provider of online psychological assessments. As CEO, Mr. Lyndon led the sale of ePredix in August 2005. Prior to joining ePredix, Mr. Lyndon worked for Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation. Mr. Lyndon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from Griffith University, Australia and a Master's Degree in Information Technology from Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Rick Pauls, Director
Mr. Pauls is the Managing Director of CentreStone Ventures. Rick currently oversees and is actively involved in all aspects of Fund's management. Prior to CentreStone, Mr. Pauls was with Centara Corporation, an early stage focused venture capital firm, where his responsibilities included assessing business opportunities, sourcing new opportunities, and working with investee companies, in addition to managing an equity portfolio. Mr. Pauls also worked in business development roles for both private and public companies in the life sciences and IT industries. Previously, Mr. Pauls was with General Motors Acceptance Corporation in Minneapolis, where he specialized in asset-backed securitization and structured finance. Mr. Pauls received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Manitoba and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of North Dakota. He currently serves on the board of directors of several life sciences companies.

Mark T. Wagner is founder and Chairman of Orasi Medical
Mr. Wagner was previously Chief Executive Officer of ProVation Medical, Inc which was sold in 2006. Prior to his position with ProVation Medical, Mr. Wagner was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Survivalink from September 1996 until its sale in September 2001. Mr. Wagner was employed by Nellcor Puritan Bennett from 1993 until 1996, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of Nellcor's Global Sleep Solutions Group. Mr. Wagner held various executive positions with GE Healthcare from 1979 until 1993. Mr Wagner holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Southern California and is on the boards of Biomedix and Vitalmedix.