Public Health Practice Advisory Council

The Practice Advisory Council engages practice partners and UMSPH faculty, staff, and students to inform the school’s teaching, research, and service so that it supports the current and emerging needs of state and local public health.

Committee Members (2025-26)

Health Clinic

  • Ashley Anderson, Community Outreach & Education Manager; Internship Program Coordinator, Corner Health Center
  • Jessie Urban, Youth and Legal Program Director LA VIDA Partnership, CHASS Center

Michigan Medicine

  • Dana Thomas, Director, Adolescent Health Initiative, Michigan Medicine

Community-Based Organizations

  • Mona Hijazi, Public Health Manager, ACCESS
  • Kristie King, Executive Director, Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative
  • Jametta Lilly, Detroit Parent Network

Academic Health Department

  • Matt Bolang, Health Officer, Livingston County Health Department, Howell, MI   
  • Jimena Loveluck, Health Officer, Washtenaw County Health Department, Ypsilanti, MI
  • Juan Marquez, Medical Director, Washtenaw County Health Dept. and Livingston County Health Dept., Ypsilanti and Howell, MI

Public Health Practice & Global Engagement

  • Laura Power, Co-Chair, Director, Office of Public Health Practice; Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology
  • Phoebe Kulik, Co-Chair, Senior Director of Workforce Development, Office of Public Health Practice; Region V Public Health Training Center
  • Sadé Mulkey, Co-Chair, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of Public Health Practice
  • Lauren Czarnowczan, Student Programs Specialist, Office of Public Health Practice

Academic Departments 

  • Simone Charles, Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
  • Jennifer Garner, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences 
  • Catherine Killaly, Lecturer of Health Management & Policy
  • Peter Song, Professor of Biostatistics
  • Elizabeth King, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity 
  • Rivet Amico, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity 

Schoolwide Education Programs

  • Kim Luzius, Director, Online Learning
  • Jillian McConville, Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Education