Roster of SCHSAC Members, Alternates, and Workgroups

For a list of EHCIB members, please visit: Environmental Health Continuous Improvement Board.

Members:

• Odi Akosionu-DeSouza (MDH Health Equity Strategy and Innovation Division)
• Elizabeth Auch (Countryside)
• Jeff Brown (Edina)
• Sagar Chowdhury (Olmsted)
• Joanne Erspamer (Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis)
• David Kurtzon (MDH Health Policy Division)
• Jody Lien (Partnership4Health)
• Katherine Mackedanz (Morrison-Todd-Wadena)
• Gabriel McNeal (Saint Paul-Ramsey)
• Mary Navara (MDH Environmental Health Division)
• Kiza Olson (Meeker-McLeod-Sibley)
• Rodney Peterson (Dodge-Steele)
• Sarah Reese (Polk-Norman-Mahnomen)
• Ann Zukoski (MDH Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division)

Staff leads: 

• Linda Kopecky, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
• Ann March, MDH Center for Public Health Practice

Co-chairs:

• Kristi Goos, Partnership4Health (West Central)
• Kristin Sweet, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division

Members representing LPHA regions:

• Jenny Barta, Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis (Northeast Region)
• Jaimee Brand, Brown County (South Central)
• Meaghan Sherden, Olmsted County (Southeast Region)
• Renee Lukkason, Cass County (Central Region)
• Luisa Pessoa-Brandao, City of Minneapolis (Metro Region)
• Kayla Jore, Pennington-Red Lake Counties (Northwest Region)

MDH staff:

• Kristin Sweet, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division
• Ellen Hill, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division

Chair:

• Joan Lee, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen

Members: 

• Michelle Clasen, Washington
• Michelle Ebbers, Des Moines Valley Health & Human Services
• Jeanne Holland, Wright

Staff lead: 

• Deanna White, MDH Center for Public Health Practice

Chairs:

• Amy Bowles, Beltrami
• Chera Sevcik, Faribault-Martin

Members: 

• Amina Abdullahi, Bloomington  
• Chris Brueske, MDH Business Innovation and Support
• Mark Dehen, Nicollet
• Michelle Ebbers, Nobles   
• Janet Goligowski, Stearns
• Angie Hasbrouck, Horizon
• Susan Michels, Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis
• Mary Orban, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
• Kristin Osiecki, MDH Center for Health Equity
• Rodney Peterson, Dodge  
• Meaghan Sherden, Olmsted
• Ann Zukoski, MDH Center for Health Promotion 

MDH staff:

• Ghazaleh Dadres, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
• Ann March, MDH Center for Public Health Practice

Chair:

• Dave Brummel, Washington County

Members:

• Carol Biren, Southwest Health and Human Services
• Kathy Burski, Kanabec County
• Joanne Erspamer, Carlton County
• Nick Kelley, Bloomington
• Megan Kirby, LeSueur County
• Sarah Kjono, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen
• Lia Roberts, Dakota County
• Nicole Ruhoff, Sherburne County
• Ann Stehn, Horizon
• Michelle Steinbeisser, Brown County
• Jessica Erickson, Fillmore County
• Kate Mestnik, Kanabec County

MDH Workgroup Staff

• Katie Triebold, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
• Linda Kopecky, Public Health Strategy and Partnership Division

MDH representatives:

• Sandra Hanson, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
• Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
• Michelle Larson, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
• Julia Whitcomb, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division

Chairs:

• Tarryl Clark | Stearns County | SCHSAC Elected
• Melanie Countryman | Dakota County Public Health | LPHA Region V: Metro
• Shelly Aalfs | Countryside Public Health | LPHA Region VI: Southwest/South Central

Members: 

• De Malterer, Le Sueur- Waseca | SCHSAC Elected
• Angel Korynta, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Public Health | LPHA Region I: Northwest
• Rob Prose, St. Louis County Public Health | LPHA Region II: Northeast
• LPHA Region III: Open Position
• Sarah Grosshuesch, Wright County | LPHA Region IV: Central
• Lisa Klotzbach, Dakota County Public Health | LPHA Region V: Metro
• Richard Scott, Carver County | LPHA Region V: Metro
• Alyssa Johnson, Faribault-Martin CHB | LPHA Region VII: Southeast
• Tina Jordahl, Olmsted County Public Health Services | LPHA Region VII: Southeast
• Angie Hasbrouck, Horizon Public Health, LPHA Region III: West Central

Non-voting MDH Subject Matter Experts:

Subject matter experts and Data Stewards from across MDH will be asked to join the workgroup as non-voting members including a subject matter expert that is connected to the Tribal Public Health data system/work and the MDH Chief Data and Analytics Officer.

• Nila Hines, MDH Chief Data Analytics Officer | Office of Data Analytics
• Analise Dickinson, Data Scientist | MDH Office of Data Strategy and Interoperability
• Dawn Huspeni, Epidemiologist Supervisor | MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division
• Kari Guida, Senior Health Informatician | MDH Center for Health Information Policy and Transformation (CHIPT)
• Tribal Public Health Subject Matter Expert: Open Position