Leadership

Cyle is a Civil Engineer and leads the Rochester office of ISG, an Architectural, Engineering and Planning firm.  Gift of Life Transplant House is a passion because his father has had 3 transplants and the family was very fortunate to live within a short drive of Mayo Clinic, but going through that experience, Cyle gained an appreciation for the critical need for the Gift of Life Transplant House for guests’ recovery.

Cyle and his wife Tiffany returned to Rochester in 2012.  They have four wonderful children and a golden retriever and enjoy boating, watersports, fishing, enjoying the outdoors, kids activities, and playing cards and board games.

Lori is the Operations Administrator at the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center.  Lori’s niece Lexi received a liver transplant at 5 months and today is a 29 year old married career woman who is appreciative of the life she has.  Lori has the utmost respect for the donor family who lost their child and were able to say yes to donation at what must have been the lowest point of their lives.  Lexi is alive today because of those parents.  Lori was introduced to Gift of Life Transplant House in 2012 when she started at the Transplant Center and realized that Gift of Life is vital to the work at Mayo Clinic.  She is honored to be a board member.

Jayne Pompeian is the wife of our founder, Edward Pompeian and supported Ed as he formed Gift of Life Transplant House.

Thomas Torkelson is a VP Commercial Banking Relationship Manager for Associated Bank covering the Rochester and Red Wing markets. Tom has nearly 20 years of banking experience in the Rochester area. Tom graduated from Concordia University, St. Paul with a B.A. degree in Organizational Management and Communications. Tom is a new board member and currently serves on the public relations committee. Tom’s experience as a banker and having served on other boards should help provide insight and direction for the Gift of Life. Tom is excited to serve and help people and believes strongly in the mission of Gift of Life.

Dr Andrew Bentall has worked at Mayo Clinic since 2017 as a transplant nephrologist, having trained in the United Kingdom. He spent time at Mayo Clinic during his research fellowship and is interested in the effect of antibodies on transplant outcomes as well as improving long term kidney transplant outcomes. Since arriving in Rochester and working the transplant center, he was part of Gift of Life Transplant House activities and joined the board in 2019. It is a privilege to look after people affected by kidney disease, both as recipients and donors, in the Clinic and then to try to make people’s stay in Rochester not only affordable, but in a supportive environment in the Transplant Houses.

Michael is a Portfolio Manager at US Bank.  Michael began his career in the banking and financial services industry in 2006.  Prior to joining US Bank Private Wealth Management, Mike worked as a portfoiio manager with US Bancorp Trust.  Michael servces as a member of both Gift of Life Translant House and Families First in Rochester.  He lives in Rochester and enjoys home projects, traveling and wine tasting

Ty Diwan is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester who has many years of experience in the clinical transplant of liver, kidney, and pancreas. His research focuses on obesity within transplantation and ethics within transplant.

Katie is Operations Administrator for the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic. In this role, she supports incredible teams serving patients and leading the field of solid organ transplant, bone marrow transplant, VCA and regenerative medicine.  She is inspired by each unique story of transplant patients and their families, the generosity and legacy of donors and donor families, and the entire transplant community working together on their behalf. Katie and her husband live in the Twin Cities with their three children.  They strive to prioritize an open home, open hearts to serve people and advocate for justice and an open road for adventures that connect people, places and cultures.

Ryan Hatton, MBA, CPP is the Senior Manager of Risk and Resilience at Solventum, overseeing its Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and Risk Intelligence programs. Ryan was drawn to the mission of Gift of Life Transplant House by his family’s experience during his uncle’s and father-in-law’s transplant journeys. Ryan and his wife Calli live in Rochester with their two children and animals, and enjoy spending time outdoors, on the lake, and with friends and family.

Dr. Thomas R. Schwab is a nephrologist in Rochester, MN. at Mayo Clinic. He has over 41 years of experience in the medical field.

“For as long as he can remember, Saad Kenderian, M.B., Ch.B., wanted to be a physician. Nothing could blunt his resolve –not even when improvised explosive devices, bombs and trappings of war put the medical school in his native Baghdad, Iraq, on a brief hiatus. It is with that same determination he leads Mayo Clinic’s research into chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, which unleashes the immune system to attack cancer. Part of Dr. Kenderian’s dream was to practice medicine in the United States. After completing his residency at Michigan State University McLaren Hospital, he came to Mayo Clinic for a fellowship in hematology and oncology. It was during that time he grew fascinated with the power of the immune system and the potential that a patient’s body could fight disease.”  Mayo Clinic