Health Care Homes
Learning Days 2024 -
Meet the Speakers

Ellen Wolter,
MPH, MPA

Assistant Extension Professor,
University of Minnesota Center for Community Development,
St. Cloud, MN

Angelina Rustand,
BSN, RN-BC, PHN

Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Acting Quality Management Director,
Red Lake Indian Health Service,
Red Lake, MN

Roli Dwivedi, MD

Associate Professor, Mac Baird Vice Chair Community Engagement and Advocacy for the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health in the University of Minnesota Medical School 
CEO and Interim Chief Clinical Officer at the Community, University Health Care Center (CUHCC) ,
Minneapolis, MN

Alison Johnson,
MSSW, LICSW

Supervisor Ambulatory Care Management,
M Health Fairview,
St. Paul, MN

Lindsy Johnson,
LSW

Supervisor Ambulatory Care Management,
M Health Fairview,
St. Paul, MN

Nichole Stark,
B.A. Health Care Management

Ambulatory Care Management CHW Supervisor,
M Health Fairview,
St. Paul, MN

Joshua Stein, MD

Board Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist,
PrairieCare/Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL),
Brooklyn Park, MN

Lisa Groon, BA

Senior Health Systems Director,
Alzheimer’s Association,
Minnetonka, MN

Maren Levad, BFA

Dementia Friendly Initiatives Program Manager,
Trellis,
Minneapolis, MN

Teresa Schicker

Program Manager,
Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP),
Minneapolis, MN

Patty Takawira, MPH

Planner,
Center for Health Promotion,
Minnesota Department of Health,
St. Paul, MN

Rachel Johnson, MBA

Population Health Program Manager,
Riverwood Healthcare Center,
Aitkin, MN

Heidi Olesen, MA-ED, RN, PHN

Primary Care Service Manager,
Riverwood Healthcare Center,
Aitkin, MN

Kristen Godfrey Walters, MPH

Community Health Worker Training Program Director,
MN Dept of Health,
St. Paul, MN

Vonyee Howard, CHW

Training Apprenticeship/Field Experience Coordinator,
Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance,
Bloomington, MN

Nasadir Mohamed, MPH

Community Health Worker Training Data Coordinator,
MN Dept of Health,
St. Paul, MN

Ben Ramirez

Community Health Worker,
Neighborhood Health Source,
Coon Rapids, MN

Linda Pozen, LGSW, MSW

Mental Health Therapist,
Confluence Counseling,
St. Paul, MN

Selena Salfen, MPH, RD

Health Educator,
St. Paul – Ramsey County Public Health,
St. Paul, MN

Alyssa Palmer

Director of Quality,
Southside Community Health Services,
Minneapolis, MN

Melissa Winger,CPHQ, CPXP

MDH Health Care Homes Consumer Site Evaluator,
MN Dept of Health,
St. Paul, MN

Mirna Boumitri, MD, MHA

Nephrologist-Clinical Director of Nephrology,
University of MN,
Minneapolis, MN

Claire Johnson, MPH

Program Manager,
National Kidney Foundation,
St. Paul, MN

Joan Kindt, RN, PHN, MHP

Practice Improvement Specialist,
MDH Health Care Homes,
St. Paul, MN

Steven P. Dehmer ,PhD

Senior Research Investigator,
HealthPartners Institute,
Minneapolis, MN

Leif Solberg , MD

Senior Research Investigator,
HealthPartners Institute,
Minneapolis, MN

Jen Strickland , RN, BAN

Practice Improvement Specialist,
MDH Health Care Homes,
St. Paul, MN

Lisa Behr, MSN, RNC, PHN

Practice Improvement Specialist,
MDH Health Care Homes,
St. Paul, MN

Tina Peters, MPH, RN, PHN

Integration Specialist,
MDH Health Care Homes,
St. Paul, MN

Melissa Winger, CPXP, CPHQ

Health Care Home Consumer Site Surveyor and Advisory Committee Member,
MDH Health Care Homes,
St. Paul, MN