Christine Bent (MHA ’94) was named chief operating officer for Prime Therapeutics LLC located in Eagan, MN.
Alumni
Adawe (MPH ’15) and others persuade Amazon to pull skin-lightening creams
Amira Adawe (MPH ’15) of The Beautywell Project was recently featured in a Minnesota Public Radio News story for her role in the successful campaign to get online retailer Amazon to stop selling skin-lightening products containing toxic levels of mercury.
Shlafer (MPH ’16) appointed to Children’s Cabinet Advisory Council
Dr. Rebecca Shlafer (MPH ’16) was appointed to the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Council by MN Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan.
SPH alumni inducted into the U’s Academies of Excellence
Volunteer Spotlight: Liesl Hargens (MPH ’07)
Liesl Hargens is a 2007 graduate of the epidemiology program and a passionate global health care leader with more than 20 years of experience in strategy and market access in medical device, hospital, clinic, and payer environments.
Helping Those with Hearing Loss
Dr. Luqman Lawal (MPH ’14) was recently interviewed by KNXV-TV in Phoenix about the work he’s doing to fight hearing loss around the world.
Remembering Dar W. Vriesman (MHA ’72)
Master of Healthcare Administration from Univ of MN in 1972 and was CEO of Northfield Hospital (MN) and CEO of St. John’s Lutheran Care Center and President of Lutheran Affiliated Services (Mars PA). He was Vice-President of Lutheran Medical Center (Wheat Ridge, CO) and developed their Senior Services program. Following his retirement, he served as interim pastor for three churches in the Denver area.
Vriesman’s career included serving as CEO of Northfield Hospital in Minnesota, a member of the Colorado State Commission on Aging, and as interim pastor for three churches in the Denver area.
Hitchcock (MHA ’11) named a Rising Star by Kansas City Business Journal
Neesha Hitchcock (MHA ’11) was named to the list highlighting executives having an impact early in their careers on business being done in cities throughout the nation.
Thirion (MPH ’18) named winner of 2019 Siggi Supports Entrepreneurs contest
Allison Thirion (MPH ’18) will receive a $10,000 grant to support her initiative, Nutrition Network.
Johnson (MHA ’07), Kirking (MHA ’12) named “rising stars” by Becker’s Hospital Review
Aaron Johnson (MHA ’07) and Adam Kirking (MHA ’12) were named rising stars as health care leaders under 40 years old by Becker’s Hospital Review.
Developing the “best class ever” of health care leaders
Justine Mishek (MHA ’03) shares her giving story and passion for impacting the next generation of health care leaders through philanthropy.
Volunteer Spotlight: Kenneth Jones (MHA ’03)
Kenneth Jones (MHA ’03) is the president of AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL, and serves as the vice chair of the MHA Alumni Association/Foundation.
