Educational Review Committee

Minnesota Representation

Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, Chair
Deputy Director
MDH Office of Emergency Preparedness
St. Paul, MN
Cheryl.Petersen-Kroeber@state.mn.us

State Health Department Representative
Aggie Leitheiser
Assistant Commissioner of Health
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN
aggie.leitheiser@state.mn.us

Education & Training Representative
Deb Radi
MDH Office of Emergency Preparedness
Education, Exercises, Planning Unit Supervisor
St. Paul, MN
Deb.Radi@state.mn.us

State Representative Working with Regional Consultants
Cindy Borgen
Public Health Planning Unit Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of Emergency Preparedness
St. Paul, MN
Cindy.Borgen@state.mn.us

Emergency Management Representative
Cathy Clark
Director, Field Services Branch
Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
St. Paul, MN
Cathy.Clark@state.mn.us

Tribal Representative
Ed Snetsinger
White Earth Reservation
Mahnomen, MN
Edwards@whiteearth.com

North Dakota Representation

State Health Department Representative
Terry Dwelle
North Dakota State Health Officer
North Dakota Dept. of Health
Bismarck, ND
tdwelle@nd.gov

State Health Department Representative
Tim Wiedrich
Bioterrorism Director
North Dakota Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Bismarck, ND
twiedric@nd.gov

Local Health Department Representative
Doug Murphy
Emergency Preparedness Regional Coordinator
Fargo Cass Public Health
Fargo, ND
DMurphy@cityoffargo.com

Education and Training Representative
Alan Aarhus, Training Coordinator
North Dakota Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Fargo, ND
aaarhus@nd.gov

Clinical Services and Disaster Mental Health
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
Fargo, ND
mcle0191@umn.edu

Tribal Representative
Phyllis Howard
Office for the Elimination of Health Disparities
North Dakota Department of Health
Fargo, ND
phahoward@nd.gov

Wisconsin Representation

State Health Department Representative
Lisa Pentony
Public Health Preparedness Program Director
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Department of Health Services
Madison, WI
Lisa.Pentony@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Local Health Department Representative

Brian Kaczmarski
Western Wisconsin Public Health Readiness Consortia
brian.kaczmarski@co.polk.wi.us

State Respresentative Working with Consortia and Local Public Health
Carolyn Strubel
Cities Readiness Initiative Coordinator
State of Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Carolyn.strubel@wisconsin.gov

Tribal Representative

Carol Rollins
Environment Services Supervisor
Ho-Chunk Nation
carol.rollins@ho-chunk.com

University of Minnesota/PERL Staff and Faculty

Debra Olson (PI)
Assoc. Dean for Education
olson002@umn.edu

Craig Hedberg (Co-I)
Assoc. Professor, Envir. Health Sciences
hedbe005@umn.edu

Andrea Hickle
Associate Director of U-SEEE PERL & PERRC
University of Minnesota
Mpls, MN
ahickle@umn.edu

Peter Raynor
Assistant Professor, Envir. Health Sciences
praynor@umn.edu

Katey Pelican
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine
pelicank@umn.edu

Dominic Travis
Associate Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine
datravis@umn.edu

Joan Rambeck
Research Associate, AHC Office of Emergency Response
rambe026@umn.edu

Chris Carlstrom
Director, Public Health Institute
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
carls020@umn.edu

Lisa Pogoff
Continuing Education Specialist
pogoff@umn.edu

Anne Ehrenberg
Program Director for Education Strategy, School of Public Health
aehren@umn.edu

Tonya Fitzgerald
Continuing Education Specialist, CPHEO
tdfitz@umn.edu

Amy Scheller
Assistant Education Coordinator, CPHEO
sche0526@umn.edu

Coleen Dorman
Program Associate, CPHEO
ctdorman@umn.edu

Sue Lewis
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist, School of Public Health
lewis495@umn.edu

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