Janette Dill is the Deputy Director of the Consortium for Workforce Research in Public Health and the Associate Director of the Life Course Center at the UMN. Her research focuses on job quality and career mobility among the health care and public health workforce. Her research has been published in top public health and social science journals, including Health Affairs, Medical Care Research and Review, and Social Science and Medicine, and her research has been supported by the National Institute on Aging, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and other state and federal agencies. She holds a PhD in sociology and MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Chelsey Kirkland, PhD, MPH, CHW is a researcher within the Center for Public Health Systems at University of Minnesota, School of Public and is leading the MNPHC evaluation in collaboration with Ampact and ServeMinnesota. Dr. Kirkland, has a background of public health issues including health equity, health disparities, social determinants of health, community health workers, and physical activity and collaborated on numerous nation-wide, mixed-methods research projects working to support and build-up the public health workforce.

Lia Roberts has worked at Dakota County Public Health since 2010 in which she has worked as a home visiting nurse, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and in her current role as a Public Health Supervisor for Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Medical Services, and Community Engagement (which includes a team of six Community Health Workers). She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Studies, and a Doctor of Nurse Practice in Public Health, all from the University of Minnesota.

Bree Allen has experience in both state and local public health, she is particularly focused on addressing the unique challenges faced by rural communities. Bree holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota.