The Regional Steering Committee includes MPHTC’s academic and practice partners across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. This group helps guide our work and keeps us informed about workforce development needs in our region.
Those marked with an * are also part of our Executive Council. The Executive Council is comprised primarily of academic partners from the University of Iowa College of Public Health, Wichita State University, Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health. The members of this group should be your primary state contacts for workforce development needs.
IOWA
SATO ASHIDA*
Co-Director, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Director,
Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core,
Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy
Professor,
University of Iowa College of Public Health
TIM BEACHY*
Learning Management System Coordinator, Midwestern Public Health Training Center; Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core,
Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy,
University of Iowa College of Public Health
BONNIE BUTLER*
Education Manager, Midwestern Public Health Training Center; Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core,
Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy,
University of Iowa College of Public Health
NAFISSA EGBUONYE
Associate
Vice President of Growth and Community Engagement, Molina Healthcare
DENA FIFE*
Instructional Services Manager, Midwestern Public Health Training Center; Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core,
Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy,
University of Iowa College of Public Health
KEVIN GRIEME
Executive Director, Siouxland District Health Department
KAYLEIGH JONES
Workforce Development Manager, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
MARY KOSOBUCKI*
Deputy Director and Regional Coordinator, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Outreach and Communications Coordinator,
Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core, Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy,
University of Iowa College of Public Health
JENEANE MCDONALD*
Public Health Workforce Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
MELISSA RICHLEN*
Creative Media Manager/Producer, Midwestern Public Health Training Center; Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core, Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy,
University of Iowa College of Public Health
ERIN TABER*
Research Associate, Midwestern Public Health Training Center; Public Health Practice and Workforce Development Core, Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy, University of Iowa College of Public Health
LINA TUCKER REINDERS
Executive Director, Iowa Public Health Association
TANYA
UDEN-HOLMAN*
Co-Director, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Clinical Professor, University of Iowa College of Public Health
JESSICA WEGNER
Workforce Development Consultant, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
KANSAS
SONJA ARMBRUSTER
Public Health Associate, Wichita State University
BRANDI BRAY
Regional Public Health Nurse Specialist, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
CRISTI CAIN
Director, Local Public Health Program and Accreditation Coordinator, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
ELDONNA CHESNUT
Division Director, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
AMY CHESSER
Region 7 Coordinator, U.S. Health Literacy Association
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wichita State University
VICKI
COLLIE-AKERS
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine
SUZANNE HAWLEY*
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wichita State University
KEVIN KOVACH
Senior Analyst, Kansas Health Institute
SHIRLEY ORR*
Public Health Consultant
TYSON RENSCH
KS-TRAIN Administrator, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
JESSICA SMITH*
Public Health Coordinator, Community Engagement Institute, Wichita State University
MISSOURI
CAROLE BASKIN
Director, Communicable Disease Control Services, St. Louis County Department of Public Health
TIFFANY BAYER
Local Public Health Liaison, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
DALEN DUITSMAN
Director, Ozarks Public Health Institute, Missouri State University
KIMBERLY ENARD*
Executive Director, Heartland Center
Director, Master of Health Administration Program
Associate Professor, Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice
TANYA HONDERICK
Campus Director – Joplin, Center for Population Health and Equity, Kansas City University
BERT MALONE
Missouri Public Health Association
JACI MCREYNOLDS
Associate Director,
Ozarks Public Health Institute, Missouri State University
LYNELLE PHILLIPS
Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Missouri
R. AVER YAKUBU*
Director of Research and Partnerships, Heartland Center
Adjunct Faculty, Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice
NEBRASKA
SUSAN BOCKRATH
Executive Director, Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors
KATIE BRANDERT*
Assistant Dean of Public Health Practice and Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, University of Nebraska Medical Center
BRANDON GRIMM*
Vice Dean, College of Public Health
Professor, Department of Health Promotion, University of Nebraska Medical Center
COLLEEN SVOBODA
Partnerships & Assessment Manager, College of Public Health University of Nebraska Medical Center
CARYN VINCENT
Organizational Advancement Officer, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services