Leadership Roster

SECTION Officers

Chair
Tricia Todd, MPH
Term 11/2007-10/2008
Assistant Director,
University of MN Health Careers Center
2-565 Moos Tower
420 Delaware St  MMC 502
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone:  (612) 624-5261
Email:  todd0002@umn.edu

Immediate Past Chair
Gloria Brown McNeil, B.S.N., R.N.
Term 11/2007-10/2008
Community Health Nurse Consultant/
Congregational Health Nurse
P.O Box 321186
Houston, Texas 77221
Phone (713) 731-7119
Fax (713) 734-4693
Mobile (832) 423-9630
Email: gloriamcneil@sbcglobal.net

Chair-elect
Bud Nicola, MD, MHSA, FACPM
Term 11/2007-10/2008
Faculty, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
CDC Field Assignee for Partnerships
Director, Community-Oriented Public Health Practice Program
University of WA, School of Public Health
Community Medicine Department of Health Services
Box 357660 Room H681
Seattle, Washington 98195-7660
Phone: (206) 221-6179
Fax: (206) 543-3964
Email: bnicola@u.washington.edu

Secretary
Michele L. Shade, MPH, DrPH Student
Term 11/2007-10/2008
Chicago, IL
Phone: (708) 214-9656
Email: micheleshade@yahoo.com

Section  Councilors

[Vacant]
Term 12/2005 – 10/2008

Donna Lynn Atkinson-Travis, BA MHA
Term: 11/2006 - 11/2009
Houston Health and Human Services
8106 Fondren Lake Drive
Houston, TX 77071
Phone: (713) 412-3409
Fax: (713) 779-5521
Email: donna.travis@cityofhouston.net

Ruth Roman, MPH
Term 11/2006 - 11/2009
Health Resources Services Administration
HIV AIDS Bureau Division of Community Based Programs
5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 7A-21
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-0947
Fax: (301) 443-1839
Email: rroman@hrsa.gov

Brian C. Martin, Ph.D., MBA
Term 11/2007 – 11/2010
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Graduate Health Care Management Certificate
Health Services Administration
Department of Public Health
East Tennessee State University
PO Box 70674
Johnson City, TN 37604
Phone: (423) 439-4429 office
Fax: (423) 439-6491
Email: martinb@etsu.edu

Michael Robertson
Term 11/2007 - 11/2010
Division Manager
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Northside Health Center
8504 Schuller Road
Houston, TX 77093
Phone: (713) 696-5980
Cell:(832) 330-5192
Fax: (713) 694-4169
Email: michael.robertson@cityofhouston.net

Mark Bittle Dr.P.H., MBA
Term 11/2007 - 11/2008 (appointed to fill vacant position)
Senior Director, Ambulatory Services
Director, Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety
Johns Hopkins Health System
Suite 2080
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: (410) 955-4201
Email: mbittle@jhmi.edu

Governing Council

Marcia Levy Rosenstein, MPH, MPA
Term 11/2006 - 10/2008
California Dept of Public Health
Chronic Disease Control Branch, Suite 74.420
1616 Capitol Avenue, MS 7209
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 552-9960
Fax: (916) 552-9729
Email: Marcia.Rosenstein@cdph.ca.gov

Vonna J. Henry, RN BSN MPH
Term 11/2006 - 10/2008
Sherburne County Public Health
13880 West Highway 10
Elk River, MN 55330-4601
Phone: (763) 241-2750
Fax: (763) 241-2995
Email: vonna.henry@co.sherburne.mn.us

Joel M. Lee, DrPH
Term 11/2006 - 10/2008
University of KY College of Public Health
CAHP Bldg Rm 111
121 Washington Ave
Lexington, KY 40536-0003
Phone: (859) 257-5678 x82056
Fax: (859) 257-2821
Email: joellee@uky.edu

Joyce R. Gaufin, BS
Term 12/2007 - 11/2009
Great Basin PH Leadership Institute
348 East 4500 South
Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: (435) 632-8256
Fax: (801) 892-0160
Email: Jgaufin@healthinsight.org

R. Michael Hill, DHA candidate, MPH, FACHE
Term 11/2007 - 11/2009
Director
City of El Paso Department of Public Health
5115 El Paso Drive
El Paso, Texas  79905
Phone: (915) 771-5702
Fax: (915) 771-5729
Email: Michael.Hill@elpasotexas.gov

Andrew D McBride, MD MPH
Term 11/2006 - 10/2008
Milford Health Department
82 New Haven Ave
Milford, CT 6460
Phone: (203) 878-7242
Fax: (203) 783-3286
Email: dmcbride@ci.milford.ct.us

Jörg Westermann, Ph.D., M.A., Dipl.oec.Univ.
Term 11/2007-11/2009

Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences (Interim)
Program Director, Ph.D. Programs in Public Health and Health Services
Program Director, Master of Public Health Programs (Interim)
College of Health Sciences
Walden University
155 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: (800) 925-3368 ext. *1578
Fax: (612) 338-5092
Email: Jorg.Westermann@waldenu.edu

Committee Chairs

Awards
Joyce R. Gaufin, BS
Great Basin PH Leadership Institute
348 East 4500 South
Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: (435) 632-8256
Fax: (801) 892-0160
Email: Jgaufin@healthinsight.org

Membership
Aja Desiree Hardy MBA, MPH/IHSM|
Program Manager,
Global Marketing - Canada
Cerner Corporation
Phone: (816) 201-2415
Email: ahardy@cerner.com

Minority Access
Nelson Adekoya, DrPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CoCHIS/National Center for Public Health Informatics
1600 Clifton Road, NE
MS E-78
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: (404) 498-6258
Email: nba7@cdc.gov

Newsletter
Bud Nicola, MD, MHSA, FACPM
Faculty, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
CDC Field Assignee for Partnerships
Director, Community-Oriented Public Health Practice Program
University of WA, School of Public Health
Community Medicine Department of Health Services
Box 357660    Room H681
Seattle, Washington 98195-7660
Phone: (206) 221-6179
Fax: (206) 543-3964
Email: bnicola@u.washington.edu

Nominating
Gloria Brown McNeil, B.S.N., R.N.
Community Health Nurse Consultant
Congregational Health Nurse
P.O Box 321186
Houston, Texas 77221
Phone: (713) 731-7119
Fax: (713) 734-4693
Mobile: (832) 423-9630
Email: gloriamcneil@sbcglobal.net

Policy Development
Marcia Levy Rosenstein, MPH, MPA
California Dept of Public Health
Chronic Disease Control Branch, Suite 74.420
1616 Capitol Avenue, MS 7209
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 552-9960
Fax: (916) 552-9729
Email: Marcia.Rosenstein@cdph.ca.gov

Program
Gretchen Sampson, RN, MPH
Director/Health Officer, Polk County Health Department
100 Polk County Plaza, Ste. 180
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
Phone: (715) 485-8506
FaX: (715) 485-8501
Email: gretchens@co.polk.wi.us

100 Year Anniversary
Vonna J Henry, RN BSN MPH
Sherburne Cntry Pub Health
13880 West Highway 10
Elk River, MN 55330-4601
Phone: (763) 241-2750
Fax: (763) 241-2995
Email: vonna.henry@co.sherburne.mn.us

Web Site
R. Michael Hill, DHA candidate, MPH, FACHE
Director
City of El Paso Department of Public Health
5115 El Paso Drive
El Paso, Texas  79905
Phone: (915) 771-5702
Fax: (915) 771-5729
Email: Michael.Hill@elpasotexas.gov

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SECTION LIASONS

Education Board
Jack Lanier
Email: jolanier@vcu.edu

Student liaison 
Toni Siriko Hoang
University of Oklahoma
Department of Communication
610 Elm Avenue
Burton Hall, Room 101
Norman, OK  73019-2081
Phone: (405) 325-3111 (dept)
Fax: (405) 325-7625
Email: tsiriko@ou.edu

Action Board
Marcia Levy Rosenstein, MPH, MPA
Chronic Disease Control Branch, Suite 74.420
1616 Capitol Avenue, MS 7209
Sacramento, CA  95814
Phone:  (916) 552-9960
Fax:  (916) 552-9729
Email:  Marcia.Rosenstein@cdph.ca.gov

Intersectional Steering Council
Tricia Todd, MPH
Assistant Director,
University of MN Health Careers Center
2-565 Moos Tower
420 Delaware St MMC 502
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-5261
Email: todd0002@umn.edu