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

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

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

Amy Scheller
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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