Council Members

Eldonna Chesnut, MSN, RN
President
Division Director of Child Care Licensing
Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
Overland Park, KS

Jason Coleman, PhD, MSPH
President-elect
Associate Dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

Jennifer K. Ibrahim, PhD, MPH, MEd
Treasurer
Dean, College of Public Health
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Buddy Hoskinson, MA
Councilor-At-Large
Deputy Commissioner, Unemployment Insurance, Adult Education & Workforce Services
TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Georgetown, KY

Muge Akpinar-Elci, MD, MPH, FRSPH
Dean, School of Public Health
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV

Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN
Executive Director, Mississippi Public Health Association
Terry, MS

Rhonda M. Bryant, PhD, JD
Owner, Flourish Counseling and Consulting, LLC
Christiansburg, VA

Sondos Islam, PhD, MPH, MS
Chair, Department of Urban Public Health
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
Los Angeles, CA

Mary-Katherine McNatt, DrPH, MPH
Professor, Public Health
A.T. Still University
Kirksville, MO

Thomas Quade, MA, MPH, CPH
Senior Director of Health Programs
Special Olympics International, North American Region
Akron, OH

Bethany Rainisch, PhD, MPH
Chair, Health Sciences Department
CSU Northridge
Northridge, CA

Katherine Sutkowi, MSW
Executive Director, Strategic Planning & Operations
Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Queens, NY

Kristine Tollestrup, PhD, MPH
Director, Graduate Education Programs
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

Sharonda Wallace, PhD, MPH, RDN
Dean, MPH Degree Program
Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL

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