Our Board
Board of Directors
Darlene Oliver Hightower, JD
(Board Chair)
President and CEO
Think and Do LLC
Dan Harris, MA
(Board Vice Chair)
Executive Director
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Joseph A. Antolin, JD
(Board Treasurer)
President and CEO
Asset Funders Network
Nakea West
(Board Secretary)
Chief Equity and Diversity Officer
IFF (CDFI)
Crystal Pirtle Tyler, PhD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Public Health Institute
Pat Merryweather-Arges, MA
Executive Director
Project Patient Care
Shaan Trotter, DrPH, MS
Health Equity Officer
Aetna Better Health of Illinois
Stephen Konya
Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnership
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
Verlon Johnson, MPA
Chief Government and Corporate Affairs Officer, EVP
Acentra Health
Will Snyder, MPP
Co-Founder and CEO
Metopio
Staff
Meet our Team
Staff
Administration
Ed Stellon, MS, MA
Chief External Affairs Officer
Kate Tarpey
Chief Financial Officer
Janna Simon, MPH
Chief Program + Policy Officer
Christina Gray
Senior Manager, IT & Office Operations
Ivette Morla, MMkt
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Tricia VanTichelt, SHRM-CP
HR Assistant
Mariela Medina
Grants and Contracts Manager with CPPI
Savannah Daniels
Grants and Contracts Manager with CCCD & CHISI
Maritza Rivero
Administrative & Operations Assistant
Staff
Center for Community Capacity Development (CCCD)
Laurie L. Call
CCCD Center Director
Jess Lynch, MCP, MPH
CCCD Center Director
Leah Barth, MPH
Senior Program Manager
Jordan Enos, MPP
Senior Program Manager
Samantha Lasky, MSW
Program Manager
Samantha Young, MPP
Program Manager
Courtney Clay, MPH
Content Producer Manager
Mediha Sayeeduddin
Program Associate
Isabella Pizarro, MPH, CHES
Program Associate
Jasmine S. Deskins, MPH
Program Associate
Staff
Center for Policy & Partnership Initiatives (CPPI)
Kathryn Bernstein, MPH, RDN, LDN
Program Director
Sarah Flores, MPS
Program Director
Rebeca Lira Gordenstein, MAIR
Senior Program Manager
Shahana Rashid, MPH
Program Manager
Trevor Johnson, MPH
Program Manager
Kiearra Jones
Program Manager
Elise Ramos, MSGH
Program Manager
Courtney Clay, MPH
Content Producer Manager
Esmeralda Vargas
Program Associate
Alizey Durrani
Program Associate
Staff
Center for Health Information Sharing & Innovation (CHISI)
Rashidat Balogun, MPH
Managing Director, CIE
Utica J. Gray, PhD, MSHSA, BA
Program Director
Andras Ferencz
Senior Communications Manager
Catherine Gillis
Senior Program Research and Content Manager
Celestine Emberton
Senior Program Manager
Ellen Clewett, MPH, CHPSE
Privacy and Security Officer, CIE, Sr. Program Manager
Kaara Kallen
Content Producer
Norma Narsa, MPH
CIE Community Partnership Manager/ IPHI Program Manager
Adrian Blasi, MUPP, MPH
CIE Project Manager/IPHI Program Manager
Sheila Rurangirwa
IPHI/CIE Program Associate
Gabi Marcos
Program Assistant
Santiago Avila
Program Assistant
Valentina Villaquiran, B.A. Candidate in Political Science
IPHI/CIE Program Assistant
Positions
Careers @ IPHI
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