Our Board
Board of Directors
Joseph A. Antolin, J.D.
(Board Treasurer)
Principal, Antolin & Associates Consulting LLC
Director, Asset Funders Network
Elissa Bassler
CEO
Illinois Public Health Institute
Donna L. Gerber
(Board Chair)
President
M2BG Consulting
Dan Harris
(Board Vice Chair)
Executive Director
Illinois Network of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies
Gennifer Jeffries
Market Development Advisor, Bold Goal Community Relations North Central Region
Humana
Patricia Merryweather
Executive Director
Project Patient Care
O. Victoria Lakes-Battle
Executive Director Chicago Region, IFF
Will Snyder
CEO, Metopio
Leslie L. McKnight
PhD
Peoria City/County Health Department
Leticia Reyes-Nash
MBA, Principal
Health Management Associates
Staff
Meet our Team
Janece Gough, MPH
Senior Program Manager, Center for Community Capacity Development
312-786-5351
Samantha Lasky
Program Manager, Center for Community Capacity Development
312-850-4744
Lucy Peterson
Program Manager, Alliance for Health Equity, Center for Community Capacity Development
312-319-8577
Mediha Sayeeduddin
Program Associate, Alliance for Health Equity, Center for Community Capacity Development
312-786-5357
Rashidat Balogun
Program Associate, Alliance for Health Equity, Center for Community Capacity Development
312-858-6874
Adrian Blasi
Program Assistant, Center for Community Capacity Development
773-694-2743
Janna Simon, MPH
Director, Center for Policy & Partnership Initiatives
312-786-5365
Kathryn Bernstein, MPH, RDN, LDN
Program Manager, Center for Policy & Partnership Initiatives
312-786-5372
Mariela Medina
Program Assistant, Center for Policy & Partnership Initiatives
312-786-5371
Waldo Mikels-Carrasco
Director, Center for Health Information Sharing & Innovation
773-270-8564
Celestine Emberton
Program Associate, Center for Health
Information Sharing and Innovation
773-570-8529
Christina Gray
Information Systems & Office Operations Manager
312-598-3293
Alberto Yahuaca
Staff Accountant
312-598-3430
Andras Ferencz
Communications Manager
773-270-2986
Positions
Careers @ IPHI
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If you are interested in advancing health and health equity, please view our career and internship opportunities which are updated as roles become available.