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Emergency Preparedness and Response
651-201-5700
Emergency Preparedness & Response Org Chart
Division Director: Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber
Assistant Division Director: Deb Radi
Director's Office
- Laural Mattson, BC Coordinator
- Karina DiGiorgio, Workforce Grant Planner, Rose Consultant
- Wendy Christensen, IHE Planner
- Endurance Ehimen Eichie, Health Equity
- Ruth Thiesfeld, OASP
- Mickey Scullard, Cross Section Coordinator
- Madison Aherns, Health Program Rep
- VACANT, Fiscal Team Lead
- Esther Ashley, Grants
- Christy Becthold, Communications Planner
- Bill Schmidt, Planner
Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
- Sandra Hanson, Manager
- Nancy Carlson, Disaster Behavioral Health Program Coordinator
- Janet Yeats, Metro and Southeast Region
- Kevynn Schumacher, West Central and Central Region
- Hannah Marzinske, Southwest and Southcentral Region
- Luke Campbell, Northwest and Northeast Region
- Janice Maine, Education and Exercise Planner
- Jillian Oppegard, Education and Exercise Planner
- Cassandra Broadwater, Health Educator
- Hannah Tice, PFA CDC Foundation
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Strategic National Stockpile and Medical Counter Measures (MCM)
- Chad Ostlund, Staffing Supervisor
- Brandon Petersen, Warehouse
- Sam Raguse, Warehouse
- Andre Hanhvichith, Warehouse
- JaLeah Strehl, Warehouse
- Jennifer Plum, Medical Countermeasures, CRI
- Whitney Hultstrand, Medical Countermeasures, Planner
- Michelle Jones, Medical Countermeasures, Cross Agency Planner
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Consultants (PHPC)
- Amy Smith, Public Health Preparedness Consultant Staffing Supervisor
- Julia Whitcomb, Southcentral Region
- Peter Ekadu, Southeast Region
- Julie Johnson, Southwest Region
- Michelle Moritz, West central Region
- Katie Triebold, Central Region
- VACANT, Northeast Region
- Sue Grafstrom, Northwest Region
- Cassidy Watson, Metro Region
Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP)
- Erin McLachlan, Manager
- Walter James, HPP Coordinator and Team Lead
- Toby McAdams, Data Team Business Analyst, Team Lead
- Lelise Battal, Data Team Consultant
- Greg Wocken, Mn Trac
- Alexandra Waterman, Medical Surge Coordinator and Team Lead
- Marlee Etchison, Preparedness Coordinator
- Rebecca Colby, Therapeutic Coordinator
- John Bowen, All Hazards and Pandemic Planner
- Jesse Groettum, All Hazards and Pandemic Planner
COVID-19 Operations
- Chris Elvrum, Assistant Director COVID-19 Operation
- Chessa Kendrick, Finance and Contracting
- Sara Harmon, Finance and Contracting
- Rebecca Juarez, Community Vaccination Operations
- Kaja Robinson, Public Inquiry Call Center
- Merone Melekin, Vaccine Outreach
- Sam McCullough, Communications
- Lynn Nemeth, Testing
- Mary Xiong, Admin Coordinator
Updated 7/11/2023