Contact the Center for Public Health Practice
Main phone: 651-201-3880
Email: health.ophp@state.mn.us
Location:
Directions to MDH at Freeman Building
Org chart: Community Health Division organizational chart (PDF)
Mailing address:
Minnesota Department of Health
Center for Public Health Practice
PO Box 64975
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0975
Center leadership and support
- Chelsie Huntley, director (651-201-3882)
- Liz Arita, office and administrative specialist (651-201-3890)
Community engagement
- Jeannette Raymond, supervisor (651-201-3885)
- Dorothy Bliss, planner (651-201-3871)
- Marisol Chiclana-Ayala, community engagement specialist (651-201-3876)
- Kathy Denman-Wilke, planner (651-201-3938)
Governance and administration
- Dee Finley, agency policy specialist (651-201-4551)
Planning and communications
- Becky Sechrist, supervisor (651-201-3883)
- Phyllis Brashler, planner (651-201-3877)
- Becky Buhler, planner (651-201-5795)
- Allison Hawley March, communications (651-201-5097)
- Ann March, planner
Practice-based research
- Kim Gearin, research scientist (651-201-3884)
- Beth Gyllstrom, research scientist (651-201-4072)
- Kerri Sawyer, research scientist (651-201-3879)
Public health nurse consultants
View regions and maps for all nurse consultants: Who is My Public Health Nurse Consultant?
- Linda Bauck-Todd, Coordinator and Southwest/Central consultant, Saint Cloud office (320-223-7344)
- Julia Ashley, Metro/Central consultant, Metro office (651-201-3867)
- Kristin Erickson, West Central consultant, Fergus Falls office (218-332-5156)
- Wendy Kvale, Northwest consultant, Bemidji office (218-308-2116)
- Janelle Lambert, Northeast consultant, Duluth office (218-302-6179)
- Mary Orban, Southeast consultant, Rochester office (507-206-2733)
Quality improvement and performance management
- Susan Brace-Adkins, planner, local public health (651-201-3875)
- Megan Drake-Pereyra, planner, local public health (651-201-3640)
- Stephanie Lenartz, planner, MDH (651-201-4141)
