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
Tasneem Ali*
Research Assistant, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Tim Beachy*
Learning Management System Coordinator, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Dena Fife*
Instructional Designer, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Kevin Grieme
Executive Director, Siouxland District Health Department
Roger Hileman*
Lead Evaluator, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Kayleigh Jones
Workforce Development Coordinator, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Mary Kosobucki*
Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Jeneane McDonald
Instructor, Des Moines University
Learn more about Jeneane!
Melissa Richlen*
Creative Media Specialist, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Erblin Shehu*
Graduate Research Assistant, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Institute for Public Health Practice
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
Laurie Walkner*
Co-Director, Midwestern Public Health Training Center
Interim Director, Institute for Public Health Practice
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Kristin Wilson
Director, Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program, University of Iowa
Kansas
Sonja Armbruster*
Health Sciences Educator, Wichita State University
Learn more about Sonja!
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
Vicki Collie-Akers
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Amy Gaier
Public Health Specialist, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Suzanne Hawley *
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wichita State University
Learn more about Suzanne!
Tanya Honderick
Director, KU-Master of Public Health Program, Kansas City Campus
Department of Population Health
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
Alyssa Coleman*
Operations Manager, Heartland Center, Saint Louis University
Dalen Duitsman
Director, Ozarks Public Health Institute, Missouri State University
Kimberly Enard*
Director, Heartland Center, Saint Louis University
Dan Luebbert
Deputy Director, Platte County Health Department
Bert Malone
Missouri Public Health Association
Jaci McReynolds
Communications Coordinator, #HealthierMO
Scott Nyberg*
Director, Heartland LMS and Interactive Media, Saint Louis University
Lynelle Phillips
Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Missouri
Nebraska
Susan Bockrath
Executive Director, Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors
Katie Brandert*
Director, Workforce Development and Leadership Programs for Public Health Professionals, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Brandon Grimm*
Associate Dean, Public Health Practice
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Learn more about Brandon!
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
