About Us
The Region V Public Health Training Center works to develop a competent public health workforce with capacity to address community needs and improve population health outcomes. This is done through two key areas: training public health professionals and supporting 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.
Region V Public Health Training Center Team:
Angela J. Beck, PhD, MPH
Director
ajbeck@umich.edu
Phoebe Kulik, MPH, CHES
Director of Workforce Development
734-647-1783
gophoebe@umich.edu
Laura Power, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
lejohns@umich.edu
Seth Neeley, MEd
Instructional Designer
neeleysc@umich.edu
Dany Zemmel
Project Coordinator
dzemmel@umich.edu
734-615-0144
Brad Bender
Training Coordinator
itsbrad@umich.edu
Jessica Kay, MPH
Marketing Coordinator
jesskay@umich.edu
Community-Based Training Partner
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Devangna 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
Carole Kacius, PhD
Associate Dean for Education
kacius@iu.edu
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 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
National Network of Public Health Institutes
Jennifer McKeever, MSW, MPH
Director, Public Health Practice and Training
jmckeever@nnphi.org
Laura Prechter, MS
Program Manager
lprechter@nnphi.org