Community Advisory Board
Barbara Beckert, MA
Milwaukee Office Director
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Gerry Coon, PhD
President & CEO
Diverse and Resilient
Niki Espy, BA
Associate Program Director
Neighborhood House
Kirsten Johnson, MPH, CHES, CPH
Health Commissioner
Milwaukee Health Department
Rosamaria Martinez, MBA, RD, CLC
Vice President of Community Health Initiatives
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
Patricia McManus, PhD, RN
President and CEO
Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin
Dawn Mumaw, LCSW, SAC
Director, Southeastern Region
Wisconsin DPH-Southeastern Regional Office
Jen Murray, MPH
Director
UWM LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Justin Rivas, MPH, MIPA
Community Health Initiatives Director
Milwaukee Health Care Partnership
Azure De’ (DeDe) Williams, BS
Executive Director
Milwaukee Area Health Education Center
Tammie Xiong, MS
Executive Director
Hmong American Women’s Association
UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health Community Leaders Partnership
In the beginning, members of the various community, government and social service organizations served as the advisors to the development of the Zilber School of Public Health. Members met periodically to provide input and feedback to the school as well as support partnership building. The Community Leaders Partnership was chaired by Dr. Joan Prince, UWM’s vice chancellor of partnerships and innovations. We thank these individuals for their service.
John Bartkowski, 16th Street Community Health Center
Robert Burlage, Concordia University School of Pharmacy
Maureen Busalacchi, HealthFirst Wisconsin
Maureen Cassidy, American Heart Association
John Chianelli, Transitional Living Services
Brenda Coley, Diverse and Resilient
Inshirah Farhoud, Children’s Hospital
Kate Flynn, Public Allies-UWM School of Continuing Education
Margaret Gesner, Racine City Health Department
Robert Harris (*deceased), Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Jeanette Kowalik, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee
Eric Krawczk, Oneida Community Health Center
Nancy Kreuser, Wauwatosa Health Department
Randall Lambrecht, Aurora Healthcare
W. Curtis Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Health Services- Division of Public Health
Patricia McManus, Black Health Coalition
Kathleen Murphy, Milwaukee Public Schools
Paul Nannis, Milwaukee Health Department
Elise Papke, Wisconsin Public Health Association Workforce Committee
Margret Schmelzer, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Rene Settle-Robinson, Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Healthcare
Ana Paula Soares, Proyecto Salud-Core el Centro
Joy Tapper, Milwaukee Health Care Partnerships
Pang Vang, House of Peace
Ann Wilson, Hillside Family Resource Center
Dona Wininsky, Lung Association of Wisconsin