Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Debra Olson (U-SEEE PERRC & PERL Principal Investigator and Chair)
Professor and Assoc. Dean for Education
School of Public Health
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
olson002@umn.edu
Craig Hedberg (Co-Investigator/Lead Investigator)
Assoc. Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
hedbe005@umn.edu
Alan Aarhus
Training Coordinator, North Dakota Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness and Response
aaarhus@nd.gov
Cheryl Armstrong
Environmental Health Program Analyst
Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health
Cheryl.armstrong@co.ramsey.mn.us
Christopher Atchison
Clinical Professor & Assoc. Dean for Public Health Practice, Dept. of Health Management and Policy
Director, Univ. of Iowa Hygienic Lab
Director, Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
chris-atchison@uiowa.edu
Cindy Borgen
Public Health Planning Unit Supervisor
Office of Emergency Preparedness
MN Dept. of Health
St. Paul, MN
Cindy.Borgen@state.mn.us
Cathy Clark
Director, Field Services Branch
Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
St. Paul, MN
Cathy.Clark@state.mn.us
Jill DeBoer
Department Director
AHC Office of Emergency Response
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
jdeboer@umn.edu
Aaron Doering
Assistant Professor
Bonnie Westby Endowed Chair in Education and Technology
Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education and Human Development
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
adoering@umn.edu
Terry Dwelle
ND State Health Officer
ND Dept. of Health
Bismarck, ND
tdwelle@nd.gov
John Hick
Assoc. Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services
Hennepin Co. Medical Center
Medical Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, MN Dept. of Health
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
john.hick@comcast.net
Andrea Hickle
Associate Director of U-SEEE PERRC & PERL
Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
ahickle@umn.edu
Phyllis Howard
Office for the Elimination of Health Disparities
North Dakota Department of Health
phahoward@nd.gov
Brian Kaczmarski
Western Wisconsin Public Health Readiness Consortia
brian.kaczmarski@co.polk.wi.us
Kathleen Krichbaum
Assoc. Professor
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Minneapolis, MN
krich001@umn.edu
Aggie Leitheiser
Director of Emergency Preparedness
MN Dept. of Health
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
aggie.leitheiser@state.mn.us
Andrew McLean
Medical Director, North Dakota Department of Human Services
Clinical Professor of Clinical Neuroscience
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
mcle0191@umn.edu
Jane Miller, Lead Investigator
Director, Teaching/Learning Initiatives
Interprofessional Education and Resource Center
IERC Office of Education
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
mille142@umn.edu
Colleen Monahan, Lead Investigator
Director, Center for the Advancement of Distance Education (CADE)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Community Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL 60612-4394
cmonahan@uic.edu
Doug Murphy
Emergency Preparedness Regional Coordinator
Fargo Cass Public Health
Fargo, ND 58102
DMurphy@cityoffargo.com
Michael Osterholm
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Director, MN Center for Excellence of Influenza Research and Surveillance
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
mto@umn.edu
Susan Palchick
Hennepin Co. Public Health Protection Manager—Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and Emergency Preparedness
Environmental Health Director, Hennepin Co. Human Services and Public Health Dept.
Adjunct Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Minnesota
St. Paul, 55108
susan.palchick@co.hennepin.mn.us
Katey Pelican
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine
University of Minnesota
pelicank@umn.edu
Lisa Pentony
Public Health Preparedness Program Director
WI Division of Public Health
Dept. of Health Services
Madison, WI 53702
Lisa.Pentony@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber
Education, Exercise and Planning Supervisor
Office of Emergency Preparedness
MN Dept. of Health
St. Paul, MN 55164
Cheryl.Petersen-Kroeber@state.mn.us
Deb Radi
MDH Office of Emergency Preparedness
Education, Exercises, Planning Unit Supervisor
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Deb.Radi@state.mn.us
Peter Raynor
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota
praynor@umn.edu
William Riley, Lead Investigator
Assoc. Professor, Health Policy and Management
Assoc. Dean for Strategic Partnerships
School of Public Health
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
riley001@umn.edu
Carol Rollins
Environmental Services Supervisor
Ho-Chunk Nation
carol.rollins@ho-chunk.com
Janet Shanedling
Director of Educational Development
Academic Health Center
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
janet@umn.edu
Ed Snetsinger
White Earth Reservation
Mahnomen, MN 56557
Edwards@whiteearth.com
Carolyn Strubel
CSI Coordinator
Cities Readiness Initiative Coordinator
State of Wisconsin Division of Public Health
carolyn.strubel@wisconsin.gov
Dominic Travis
Associate Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine
University of Minnesota
datravis@umn.edu
Keisha Varma
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Educational Psychology
College of Education and Human Development
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Keisha@umn.edu
Billie Wahlstrom
Professor
Vice Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Provost and Director of the Technology Enhanced Learning Council
Univ. of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
bwahlstr@umn.edu
Tim Wiedrich
Bioterrorism Director
ND Dept. of Health
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Bismarck, ND 58501-1959
twiedric@nd.gov