Roster of SCHSAC Members, Alternates, and Workgroups
Updated December 2024
SCHSAC voting members represent Minnesota's community health boards. Each community health board selects one member and one alternate to represent its board within SCHSAC.
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Update: To update the roster, please email health.schsac@state.mn.us.
| Community health board | Member and alternate |
| Aitkin-Itasca- Koochiching | Lester Kachinske |
| Ricky Roche (alt) | |
| Anoka | Mandy Meisner |
| Jonelle Hubbard (alt) | |
| Beltrami | Joe Gould |
| Amy Bowles (alt) | |
| Benton | Steve Heinen |
| Jaclyn Litfin (alt) | |
| Bloomington | Jenna Carter |
| Nick Kelley (alt) | |
| Blue Earth | Kelly Haeder |
| Erika Sletten | |
| Brown | Anton (Tony) Berg |
| Jaimee Brand (alt) | |
| Carlton-Cook- Lake-St. Louis | Shelley Fredrickson |
| Ashley Grimm (alt) | |
| Carver | Richard Scott |
| John Fahey (alt) | |
| Cass | Brian Buhmann |
| Renee Lukkason (alt) | |
| Chisago | Marlys Dunne |
| Courtney Wehrenberg (alt) | |
| Countryside | Paul Radermacher |
| Liz Auch (alt) | |
| Crow Wing | Steve Barrows |
| Dakota | Laurie Halverson |
| Des Moines Valley | Phil Nasby |
| Michelle Ebbers (alt) | |
| Dodge-Steele | Rodney (Rod) Peterson |
| Amy Evans (alt) | |
| Edina | Tracy Nelson |
| Jeff Brown (alt) | |
| Faribault-Martin | William (Bill) Groskreutz |
| Jaime Bleess (alt) | |
| Fillmore-Houston | Cindy Wright |
| Mitch Lentz (alt) | |
| Freeborn | Lukas Severson |
| Susan Yost (alt) | |
| Goodhue | Susan Betcher |
| Nina Arneson (alt) | |
| Hennepin | Angela Conley |
| Sara Hollie (alt) | |
| Horizon | Gordon (Gordy) Wagner |
| Ann Stehn (alt) | |
| Isanti | Maureen (Mo) Spike |
| Bill Berg (alt) | |
| Kanabec | Kathy Burski |
| Rick Mattson (alt) | |
| Kandiyohi-Renville | Steve Gardner |
| Greg Snow (alt) | |
| Le Sueur-Waseca | De Malterer |
| Dave Preisler (alt) | |
| Meeker-McLeod- Sibley | Beth Oberg |
| Kiza Olson (alt) | |
| Mille Lacs | Ronda Bjornson |
| Kristine Klopp (alt) | |
| Minneapolis | Damon Chaplin |
| Heidi Ritchie (alt) | |
| Morrison-Todd- Wadena | Greg Blaine |
| Nathan Bertram (alt) | |
| Mower | Pam Kellogg-Marmsoler |
| Polly Glynn (alt) | |
| Nicollet | Mark Dehen |
| Kurt Zins | |
| Nobles | Robert Paplow |
| Stacie Golombiecki (alt) | |
| North Country | Bonnie Engen |
| John Nelson (alt) | |
| Olmsted | Laurel Podulke-Smith |
| Denise Daniels (alt) | |
| Partnership4Health | Wayne Johnson |
| David Meyer (alt) | |
| Pine | Roger Nelson |
| Samantha Lo (alt) | |
| Polk-Norman-Mahnomen | Joan Lee |
| Sarah Reese (alt) | |
| Quin County | Theresia Gillie |
| Kayla Jore (alt) | |
| Rice | Debra Purfeerst |
| Galen Malecha (alt) | |
| Richfield | Jennifer Anderson |
| Katrina DeVore (alt) | |
| Scott | Barb Weckman Brekke |
| Lisa Brodsky (alt) | |
| Sherburne | Gary Gray |
| Brad Schumacher (alt) | |
| St. Paul-Ramsey | Rena Moran |
| Tara Jebens-Singh (alt) | |
| Stearns | Tarryl Clark |
| Steve Notch (alt) | |
| SWHHS | Dan Wildermuth |
| Carol Biren (alt) | |
| Wabasha | Tammy Fiedler |
| Don Springer (alt) | |
| Washington | Michelle Clasen |
| David Brummel (alt) | |
| Watonwan | Dillon Melheim |
| Barbara Salmela-Lind (alt) | |
| Winona | Marcia Ward |
| Chris Meyer (alt) | |
| Wright | Jeanne Holland |
| Sarah Grosshuesch (alt) |
| Region | Member and community health board |
| Chair | DeAnne (De) Malterer, LeSueur-Waseca |
| Vice-chair | Laurie Halverson, Dakota |
| Past chair | Tarryl Clark, Stearns |
| Northwest | Joan Lee, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen |
| Bonnie Engen, North Country (alt) | |
| Northeast | Lester Kachinske, Aitkin-Itasca-Koochiching |
| Shelley Fredrickson, Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis (alt) | |
| West Central | Gordon (Gordy) Wagner, Horizon |
| Ann Stehn, Horizon (alt) | |
| Central | Steve Heinen, Benton |
| Jeanne Holland, Wright (alt) | |
| Metro | Mandy Meisner, Anoka |
| Michelle Clasen, Washington (alt) | |
| Southwest | Steve Gardner, Kandiyohi-Renville |
| Phil Nasby, Des Moines Valley HHS (alt) | |
| South Central | William Groskreutz, Faribault-Martin |
| Beth Oberg, Meeker-McLeod-Sibley (alt) | |
| Southeast | Mitchell Lentz, Fillmore-Houston |
| Cindy Wright, Fillmore-Houston (alt) |
For a list of EHCIB members, please visit: Environmental Health Continuous Improvement Board.
Members:
- Sarah Reese (Polk-Norman-Mahnomen)
- Joanne Erspamer (Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis)
- Jody Lien (Partnership4Health)
- Samantha Lo (Pine)
- Katherine Mackedanz (Todd-Morrison-Wadena)
- Elizabeth Auch (Countryside)
- Sagar Chowdhury (Olmsted)
- Rodney R. Peterson (Dodge-Steele)
- Kiza Olson (Meeker-McLeod-Sibley)
- Jeff Brown (City of Edina)
- Gabriel McNeal (Saint Paul-Ramsey)
- Mary Navara (MDH, Health Protection Bureau, Environmental Health Division)
- Ann Zukoski (MDH, Health Improvement Bureau, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division)
- David Kurtzon (MDH, Health Systems Bureau, Health Policy Division)
- Odi Akosionu-DeSouza (MDH, Health Equity Bureau, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation Division)
Staff lead:
- Ann March, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
- Linda Kopecky, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
Co-chairs:
- Kristin Sweet, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division
- Kristi Goos, Partnership4Health (West Central)
Members representing LPHA regions:
- Jenny Barta, Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis (Northeast)
- Jaimee Brand, Brown-Nicollet (South Central, Southwest)
- Nora Moore, St Paul-Ramsey (Metro)
- Renee Lukkason, Cass County (Central)
- Pam Kellogg, Mower County (Central Region)
- Fran Tougas, Quin County (Northwest)
MDH staff:
- Kristin Sweet, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division
- Ellen Hill, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division
Chair:
- De Malterer, Le Sueur-Waseca
Members:
- Michelle Ebbers, Nobles
- Joan Lee, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen
- Mandy Meisner, Anoka
Staff lead:
- Deanna White, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
Chairs:
- Chera Sevcik, Faribault-Martin
- Amy Bowles, Beltrami
Members:
- Amina Abdullahi, Bloomington
- Chris Brueske, MDH Business Innovation and Support
- Michelle Ebbers, Nobles
- Janet Goligowski, Stearns
- Susan Michels, Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis
- Mary Orban, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
- Kristin Osiecki, MDH Center for Health Equity
- Rodney Peterson, Dodge
- Angie Hasbrouck, Horizon
- Meaghan Sherden, Olmsted
- Mark Dehen, Nicollet
- Ann Zukoski, MDH Center for Health Promotion
MDH staff:
- Ann March, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
- Ghazaleh Dadres, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
Chair:
- Dave Brummel, Washington County
- Bill Groskreutz, Garibault-Martin
Members:
- Carol Biren, Southwest Health and Human Services
- Joanne Erspamer, Carlton County
- Kathy Burski, Kanabec County
- Stacey Durgin-Smith, Aitkin-Itasca-Koochiching
- Nick Kelley, Bloomington
- Sarah Kjono, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen
- Lia Roberts, Dakota County
- Nicole Ruhoff, Sherburne County
- Megan Kirby, LeSueur County
- Amy Evans, Dodge County
- Ann Stehn, Horizon
MDH Workgroup Staff
- Katie Triebold, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
MDH representatives:
- Sandra Hanson, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
- Amy Smith, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
- Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
- Deb Radi, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
SCHSAC liaison: Becky Neudecker, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
Staff: Mickey Scullard, MDH Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
Members:
- De Malterer, Le Sueur- Waseca | SCHSAC Elected
- Angel Korynta, Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Public Health | LPHA Region I: Northwest
- Rob Prose, St. Louis County Public Health | LPHA Region II: Northeast
- LPHA Region III: Open Position
- Sarah Grosshuesch, Wright County | LPHA Region IV: Central
- Melanie Countryman, Dakota County Public Health | LPHA Region V: Metro
- Lisa Klotzbach, Dakota County Public Health | LPHA Region V: Metro
- Richard Scott, Carver County | LPHA Region V: Metro
- Shelly Aalfs, Countryside Public Health | LPHA Region VI: Southwest/South Central
- Alyssa Johnson, Faribault-Martin CHB | LPHA Region VII: Southeast
- Tina Jordahl, Olmsted County Public Health Services | LPHA Region VII: Southeast
Non-voting MDH Subject Matter Experts:
Subject matter experts and Data Stewards from across MDH will be asked to join the workgroup as non-voting members including a subject matter expert that is connected to the Tribal Public Health data system/work and the MDH Chief Data and Analytics Officer.
- Nila Hines, MDH Chief Data Analytics Officer |Office of Data Analytics
- Analise Dickinson, Data Scientist | MDH Office of Data Strategy and Interoperability
- Dawn Huspeni, Epidemiologist Supervisor | MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division
- Kari Guida, Senior Health Informatician | MDH Center for Health Information Policy and Transformation (CHIPT)
- Tribal Public Health Subject Matter Expert: Open Position
Last Updated: 04/14/2025