About Us
The Region V Public Health Training Center is part of the national Public Health Learning Network, a consortium of ten regional Public Health Training Centers and the country’s most comprehensive resource for public health workforce development. We seek to strengthen the skills of the current and future public health workforce through learning tools, continuing education, and student development.
Coordinating Center
The RVPHTC is located at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and serves as the central coordinating office for the region which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Regional Collaborative
The RVPHTC works to strengthen the capacity of the region’s public health workforce by assessing training needs, responding to those needs through the development and delivery of distance-based continuing education, and engaging students from across the region in public health practice. This work is done in partnership with Community-Based Training Partners and Technical Assistance Providers.
Region V PHTC Network
- Central Coordinating Office
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Technical Assistance Providers
Central Coordinating Office
The Region V Public Health Training Center’s central coordinating office is housed at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Laura Power, MD, MPH
Director
lejohns@umich.edu
Phoebe Kulik, MPH, CHES
Director of Workforce Development
734-647-1783
gophoebe@umich.edu
Seth Neeley, MEd
Instructional Designer
neeleysc@umich.edu
Dany Zemmel, MPH
Training and Engagement Manager
dzemmel@umich.edu
734-615-0144
Jessica Kay, MPH
Marketing Coordinator
jesskay@umich.edu
Amna Baig, MPH
Project Coordinator
amnab@umich.edu
Isabelle Birt
Research Assistant
ibirt@umich.edu
Community-Based Training Partner
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Devangna (Guddi) Kapadia, MS, MPH
Assistant Director
MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice
guddi@uic.edu
Community-Based Training Partner
Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Andrea Janota, MPH
Interim Director, Center for Public Health Practice & IUPUI ECHO Center
ajanota@iu.edu
Community-Based Training Partners
Kent County Health Department
Teresa Branson, MHA
Deputy Administrative Health Officer
teresa.branson@kentcountymi.gov
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Patrick Shannon, JD, MPH
Chief Judge, Tribal Court
pshannon@sagchip.org
Saginaw County Health Department
Christina Harrington, MPH
Director, Health Officer
charrington@saginawcounty.com
Community-Based Training Partner
Minnesota Department of Health
Chelsie Huntley, BSN, MPA
Director
Center for Public Health Practice
chelsie.huntley@state.mn.us
Beth Gyllstrom, PhD, MPH
Senior Research Scientist
Beth.gyllstrom@state.mn.us
Ann March
Public Health Assessment Planner
ann.march@state.mn.us
Community-Based Training Partner
Columbus Public Health
Suellen Bennett, MSPH
Executive Officer
Center for Public Health Innovation
suellenb@columbus.gov
Makeda Porter, MSW
Deputy Executive Director
Center for Public Health Innovation
MCPorter@columbus.gov
The Ohio State University College of Public Health
Andy Wapner, DO, MPH, FACOP, FAAP
Director
Center for Public Health Practice
Wapner.1@osu.edu
Kelly Bragg, MPH, CHES
Program Manager
Center for Public Health Practice
bragg.99@osu.edu
Community-Based Training Partner
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Paula Tran Inzeo, MPH
Director
Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Group
ptran@wisc.edu
Sweta Shrestha, MPH
Program Manager
Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship, MATCH Group
sshrestha@wisc.edu
Victoria Faust
Action Research and Evaluator
Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship, MATCH Group
vnfaust@wisc.edu
JP Leider Research and Consulting
JP, Leider, PhD
Evaluation Director
Region V Public Health Training Center
leider@gmail.com
National Council for Mental Well-being (formerly Behavioral Health)
Chuck Ingoglia, MSW
President and CEO, Public Policy and Practice Improvement
chucki@thenationalcouncil.org
Taslim van Hattum, LCSW, MPH
Director, Practice Improvement
taslimvh@thenationalcouncil.org
Flannery Peterson, MPH, PMP
Senior Manager, Practice Improvement
flanneryp@thenationalcouncil.org
Kim Murray
Project Coordinator
KimM@thenationalcouncil.org
National Network of Public Health Institutes
Montrece Ransom, JD, MPH
Director, National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training
mransom@nnphi.org
Laura Prechter, MS
Program Manager
lprechter@nnphi.org