Members of the MCH Advisory Task Force 2011

Consumer Representatives

Coral Garner
Executive Committee Member
Dept. of Health and Family Support
coral.garner@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Carol Grady
grad0021@umn.edu

John Hoffman
Executive Committee Member
jhoffman@midwaytraining.com

Nancy Jost
West Central Initiative
njost@wcif.org

Stephanie Graves
Dept. of Health and Family Support
Stephanie.graves@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Community Health Board Representatives

Julie Jagim
2011-2012 Chair
Executive Committee Member
St. Louis County Public Health
jagimj@co.st-louis.mn.us

Linda Hanson
Polk County Public Health
lhanson@pcphealth.org

Debra Purfeerst
Executive Committee Member
Rice County Public Health
dpurfeerst@co.rice.mn.us

Bev Wangerin
Commissioner, McLeod County
SCHSAC Representative
bevw@hutchtel.net

Grit Youngquist
St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health
Grit.youngquist@co.ramsey.mn.us
Professional Representatives

Kenneth Bence
Executive Committee Member
State Public Programs
Medica
kenneth.bence@medica.com

Lydia Caros, DO
Native American Community Clinic
lcaros@nacc-healthcare.org

Richard Lussky, MD, MPH, FAAP
Hennepin County Medical Center
University of Minnesota
lussk001@umn.edu

Kristin Teipel
Executive Committee Member
 Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health
University of Minnesota
teipe001@umn.edu

Angela Watts
Twin Cities Healthy Start
Angela.watts@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
EX-Officio Members

Susan Castellano
 Department of Human Services
susan.castellano@state.mn.us

Amos Deinard, MD, MPH
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
deina001@umn.edu

Tanya Hagre
HealthPartners
Tanya.M.Hagre@HealthPartners.Com

Wendy Hellerstedt, MPH, PhD
 School of Public Health
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
University of Minnesota
helle023@umn.edu

Joel Hetler, PhD, LP
Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health
University of Minnesota
jhetler@umn.edu

Neal Holtan, MD, MPH
 St. Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health
holta002@tc.umn.edu

Marianne Keuhn
Minnesota Chapter, March of Dimes
mkeuhn@marchofdimes.com

Rosemond Owens
CentraCare Health System
Office of Minority & Multicultural Health Advisory Committee Representative
owen0136@umn.edu
Minnesota Department of Health Staff

Laurel Briske
MCH Director and Section Manager
Maternal and Child Health/Children and Youth with Special Health Needs
Community & Family Health Division
laurel.briske@state.mn.us

Maggie Diebel
 Director, Community & Family Health Division
maggie.diebel@state.mn.us

DeeAnn Finley
MCH Planner and Staff to the Task Force
Community & Family Health Division
deeann.finley@state.mn.us

Sarah Thorson
Minnesota Children and Youth with Special Health Needs Director
Community & Family Health Division
sarah.thorson@state.mn.us