Leadership institute Fellows

2022-2023

Hillsboro, OR

Gwyn Ashcom

Washington County Department of Health and Human Services

Los Angeles, CA

Jason Dawson

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Detroit, MI

Renai Edwards-Malayil

Detroit Health Department

Detroit, MI

Adaora Ezike

Detroit Health Department

Buffalo, MN

Benjamin Grimm

Wright County Public Health

Riverside, CA

Wendy Hetherington

Riverside County Department of Public Health

Holland, MI

Sandra Lake

Ottawa County Department of Public Health

New York, NY

Kendall Lasane

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Chicago, IL

Kate McMahon

Chicago Department of Public Health

New York, NY

Caroline Miller

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Hillsboro, OR

Phyusin Myint

Washington County Department of Health and Human Services

Santa Anna, CA

Hieu Nguyen

Orange County Health Care Agency

Santa Anna, CA

Sardis Rodriguez

Orange County Health Care Agency

Birmingham, AL

Natasha P. Shumpert

Jefferson County Department of Health

Los Angeles, CA

Meher Singh

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Birmingham, AL

F. Darlene Traffanstedt

Jefferson County Department of Health

Chicago, IL

Genese Turner

Chicago Department of Public Health

Holland, MI

Gwen Unzicker

Ottawa County Department of Public Health

Buffalo, MN

Ellie Vanasse

Wright County Public Health

Riverside, CA

Salomah Wagaw

Riverside County Department of Public Health

New York, NY

John Yates

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

2018-2019

Washington, DC

C. Anneta Arno

District of Columbia Department of Health

Louisville, KY

Aja Barber

Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness

Durham, NC

Jannah Bierens

Durham County Department of Public Health

Spokane, WA

Heleen Dewey

Spokane Regional Health District

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Kristie Egge

Wood County Health Department

Creede, CO

Isaac Grody-Patinkin

Silver Thread Public Health District

New Orleans, LA

Torrie T. Harris

City of New Orleans Health Department

Milwaukee, WI

Marques Hogans

City of Milwaukee Health Department

Oroville, CA

Wendy Kaplan

Butte County Public Health

Santa Rosa, CA

Sarah Katz

Sonoma County Department of Health Services

Philadelphia, PA

Xavier Lofton

Philadelphia Department of Public Health

San Andreas, CA

Michael Magaña

Calaveras County Public Health

Gastonia, NC

Alyssa Mouton

Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services

Madera, CA

Stephanie Nathan

Madera County Public Health

Spokane, WA

Rowena Pineda

Spokane Regional Health District

Saint Paul, MN

Maria Sarabia

Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health

Merced, CA

Kristynn J. Sullivan

Merced County Department of Public Health

Portland, OR

Oliviah Walker

Multnomah County Health Department

Denver, CO

Ashley Wheeler-Bell

Denver Public Health

2017 - 2018

Fairfield, CA

Meileen Acosta

Solano County Public Health Department

Long Beach, CA

Katie Balderas

Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services

Brenton Harbor, MI

Nicki Britten

Berrien County Health Department

Pasadena, CA

Manuel Carmona

City of Pasadena Public Health Department

Lansing, MI

Debbie Edokpolo

Public Health Services, Ingham County Health Department

Burlington, VT

Martha Friedman

Vermont Department of Health

Portland, OR

Rujuta Gaonkar

Buffalo, MN

Sarah Grosshuesch

Wright County Health & Human Services Department

Oak Forest, IL

Kiran Joshi

Cook County Department of Public Health

New York, NY

Sabrina Lakhani

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

New York, NY

Javier Lopez

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Monterey, CA

Elsa Mendoza Jimenez

Monterey County Health Department

Alameda, CA

Tram Quang Nguyen

Alameda County Public Health Department

Los Angeles, CA

Heather Jue Northover

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Madison, WI

Alia Stevenson

Public Health Madison & Dane County

Evanston, IL

Evonda Thomas-Smith

Evanston Health & Human Services Department

San Mateo, CA

Justin Watkins

San Mateo County Health System, Health Policy and Planning

Kansas City, MO

Carolyn White

Kansas City, Missouri Health Department

2014 - 2015

Boston, MA

Nashira Baril

Columbus, OH

Suellen Bennett

Chicago, IL

Jim Bloyd

Grand Rapids, MI

Teresa Branson

Tacoma, WA

Jacques Colon

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Denver, CO

Sarah Hernandez

Office of Health Equity, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Los Angeles, CA

Jan King

San Francisco, CA

SaraT (ST) Mayer

Code for America

Bloomington, MN

Maria Regan Gonzalez

Birmingham, AL

Gregory C. Townsend

Jefferson County Department of Health

Independence, MO

Andrew Warlen

City of Independence, Missouri, Health Department

Omaha, NE

Andy Wessel

Douglas County Health Department