2012-2013 Steering Committee
Members and Advisors

  • Teresa Ambroz, MPH, RD, LD, Health & Wellness Manager, Mpls Heart Institute Foundation
  • Courtney Jordan Baechler, MD, MSCE, Medical Director,
    Cardiac Preventive Services, United Heart & Vascular Clinic
  • Justin Bell, JD, Government Relations Director, American Heart
    Association
  • Kenneth Bence, MHA, MBA, Director of Public Health, Medica
  • Jill Birnbaum, JD, Vice President State Advocacy & Public Health
    National Advocacy Department, American Heart Association
  • Donald Bishop, PhD, Section Manager, Center for Health Promotion, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Mary Braddock, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Gillette Children's Hospital
  • Janny Brust, MPH, (Vice Chair), Director, Med. Policy/Comm. Health - MN Council of Health Plans
  • Jay Cohn, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
  • Jeannine Conway, PharmD, BCPS, University of Minnesota
  • Khatidja Dawood, MS, Program Manager, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health
  • Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine,
    Dept of Medicine - University of Minnesota
  • Mustapha Ezzeddine, MD, Associate Professor & Director, Neurocritical Care Program, University of Minnesota
  • Gary Hanovich, MD, Director, Clinical Research
  • Benjamin Heinz, RD, LD, Sr. Manager, Program Development, StayWell Health Management
  • Jerri Hinker, RN, BSN, Program Manager, Stratis Health
  • Alan T. Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Epi. and Comm. Health Director, Vascular Medicine Program, Lillehei Heart Institute,
    Cardiovascular Division
  • Neal Holtan, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Ramsey Co. Public Health
  • Stephen L. Kopecky, MD, Preventive Cardiologist, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
  • Jane E. Korn, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Div. & Comprehensive Cancer Control Program,
    Minnesota Department of Health
  • Thomas Kottke, MD, MSPH, Senior Clinical Research Investigator, HealthPartners
  • Shirlynn LaChappelle, President, Black Nurse Association, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
  • Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurology, University of Minnesota
  • Catherine Lexau, PhD, MPH, RN, Research Scientist, Health Services Research Unit, Minnesota Department of Health
  • William J. Litchy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Mayo- MMSI
  • Deb Loy, BSN, BSE, School Health Specialist, Department of Education
  • Russell Luepker, MD, MS, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
  • Keith Lurie, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc, St Cloud
  • Mary Manning, RD, MBA, Director, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Division, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Joan Mellor, Program Manager, Heart Rescue, Medtronic Foundation
  • Kathleen Miller, BSN, CCRC, NETT Research Coordinator,
    University of Minnesota, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
  • Patina Park, JD, Executive Director, Division of Indian Work
  • Karen Rau, BSN, MBA, Director, Care & Quality Management, PrimeWest Health
  • Nelson L. Rhodus, DMD, MPH, FACD, FICD, Professor & Director, Divison of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota
  • Gay Lynn Richards, DNP, RN, MPH, CNS, Regional Coordinator,Sage Screening Program, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Martha Roberts, MPH, Supervisor, Communications & Evaluating Team, Minnesota Department of Health
    Minnesota Department of Health
  • Mark Schoenbaum, MSW, Director, Office of Rural Health
    & Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health
  • James Sebesta, PE, BME, Director, Higher Education Srvs, Principal in Charge,Midwest Regional Offices, AKF Group LLC
  • Pat Stieg, MA, CHES, Prevention MN, Community Initiatives Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN Center for Prevention
  • Gretchen Taylor, MPH, RD, Supervisor, Diabetes Unit,
    Minnesota Department of Health
  • Bill Tendle, MS, Executive Director, Southside Comm. Health Services
  • Paula Thompson, RD, LD, CDE, Director of Hospital Nutrition Services, Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center
  • Pam Van Zyl York, PhD, MPH, RD, LN, Supervisor, Aging & Arthritis Office, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Janelle Waldock, MS, MPA, Center of Prevention, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MN
  • Cindy Winters, Community Programs & Public Policy Specialist, Heart Beats Back, The Heart of New Ulm Project
  • Demetris Yannopoulos, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, MN Resuscitation Consortium

CLINICAL ADVISORS

  • Beth Baker, MD, Director, Occupational Medicine Residency,
    Regions Hospital
  • Jay Cohn, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
  • Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine Cardiovascular Division Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota
  • Mustapha Ezzeddine, MD, Associate Professor & Director Neurocritical Care Program, University of Minnesota
  • Gary Hanovich, MD, Director, Clinical Research
  • Thomas Kottke, MD, MSPH, Senior Clinical Research Investigator, HealthPartners
  • Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurology, University of Minnesota
  • William Litchy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Mayo- MMSI
  • Russell Luepker, MD, MSPH, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
  • Keith Lurie, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc, St Cloud
  • Alejandro Rabinstein, MD, Staff Neurologist, Mayo Clinic

COMMUNITY ADVISORS

  • David Abelson, MD, President & CEO, Park Nicollet Health Services
  • Glenn Andis, Senior Vice President, Government Programs, Medica
  • Tom Arneson, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Industry Research,
    Chronic Disease Research Group
  • Jeanne Bailey, MA, CEO, United Family Medicine
  • Ellen Benavides, MHA, Assistant Commissioner, Policy Quality & Compliance Bureau, Orville Freeman Building, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Carol Berg, RN, MPH, Public Health Manager, UCare Minnesota
  • Claudia Fercello, Supervisor, Tobacco Prevention & Control Office,
    Minnesota Department of Health
  • LuAnn Heinen, MPP, Vice President & Director, Institute on Innovation in Workforce Wellbeing, National Business Group on Health
  • Don Klassen, Klassen Performance Group Inc., The Presidents Network
  • Mary Kruse, MS, President/Partner, HealthSource Solutions
  • Gretchen Musicant, RN, MPH, Commissioner, Minneapolis Department of Health
  • Nico Pronk, PhD, Vice President, Health & Disease Management, HealthPartners
  • Chris Reif, MD, MPH, Director, Clinical Services Comm., Univ. Health Care Clinic
  • Cally Vinz, RN, V. P. Clinical Products and Initiatives, Evidence Based Health Care, ICSI

    Updated: May 1, 2013
  • Updated Wednesday, 01-May-2013 15:27:41 CDT