Community Leaders Advisotry Council

The Community Leaders Advisory Council is comprised of public health leaders in Minnesota who advise and recommend new directions for the Public Health Administration and Policy program. Students are invited to meet with the Council a few times a year and talk about their professional aspirations and potential field experiences. Council members are resources to students in the Public Health Administration and Policy Major.

Donna Anderson, Member Ex-officio
(Retired Public Health Director of Dakota County)

John R. Baird, M.D.
State Medical Officer, North Dakota Department of Health

Anne Barry, Member Ex-officio
Deputy Commissioner of Finance, Department of Finance, Minnesota

Janny Dwyer Brust
Director, Community Affairs and Medical Policy
Minnesota Council of Health Plans

Rob Fulton
Director, St. Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health

Gayle Hallin
Director of Community Services
United Health Group, Evercare Division

Jaime L. Martinez
Community Development Manager
MN Partnerships for Action Against Tobacco

Michael Moen
Executive Director, American Healthways/
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Incubator Project

Gretchen Musicant
Director, Public Health Initiatives
Minneapolis Dept of Health and Family Support

Brian Osberg
Assistant Commissioner of Health Care
Department of Human Services

John Oswald
Director, Center for Health Statistics
Minnesota Department of Health

Dale Schroeder
Environmental Health Director
St. Louis County Health Department

Mary Sheehan
Director of Community Health, Minnesota Department of Health

Linda Stein
Consultant in Health Policy, Planning and Program Development

Paul Terry
Vice President of Education, Park Nicollet Institute