Each year, we select a cohort of Strategic Scholars to participate in training and coaching opportunities with the goal of building new skills and completing a performance improvement project to implement within their agencies. This page lists all current and past participants of the Strategic Scholars program.
Resource Management Cohort – 2024
County of Monterey Health Department
Patricia Alcocer, Guadalupe Hueramo, Jennifer Rivas, Alejandra Carranza and Hilda Ochoa
Lincoln County Public Health (LCPH)
Florence Pourtal, Breeze Powell, Kat Lavigne, Callie Lamendola-Gilliam and Madelyn Hiner
Cherokee Nation Public Health
Sonya Wynn, Lauri Hickman, Earp Kimble and Julie McCandless
Garrett County Health Department
Shelley Argabrite, John Corbin, Fred Polce, Jr. and Jennifer Hare
City of St. Louis Department of Health
Julie Gary, Rhonda Bartow, Shontae Fluelen, Beverly Crawford and Natalie Torres-Negron
DuPage County Health Department
Sarah Lobdell, Chris Hoff and Nina Schmelter
Resource Management Cohort – 2023
Denton County Public Health
Catherine Sembajwe-Reeves, Jennifer Romaszewski, Leti Chonay and Tammy Eoff
Multnomah County Health Department
Sarina Saturn, Jennifer Moore, Nathan Wickstrom, and Anna Dyer
Maricopa County Department of Public Health (AZ)
Alison Zuercher, Jana Lafreniere, Christine Samuel, Rhonda Hall, and Nina Lindsey
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Lourdes Romero Reyes, Gloria Bezares Salina, Brenda Castro Voltaggio, Melanie Ortiz Toro, and Miguel Miranda Paģan
Norwalk health Department (CT)
Aniella Fignon, Darleen Hoffler, Brian Weeks, Deanna D’Amore, and Megan Faugno.
Resource Management Cohort – 2022
Winnebago County Health Department
Cynthia Hall, Amanda Lindig, Antwon George, Eddie Cintron, Neva Ramos, and Michael Wood
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
Kate Harper, Christine Ebert, Katie Bieker, and Stacey Rollins
Stanislaus County Health Service Agency
Lise Talbott, Andria Jimenez, Sandra Buecher, Willie Mixon, and Amy Origel Jenkins
City of Portland, Maine
Hayley Prevatt, Bridget Rauscher, Alex Hughes, Tina Pettingill, Kirsten Goodrich, and Catherine Hooper
Miami County Health Department, KS
Christena R. Beer, Meckenzie Kelly, K.D. Pond, Angie Anderson, and Tatiana Darby
Gallatin City-County Health Department
Lori Christenson, Travis Horton, Anna Synder, and Sarah Dobson
Clermont County Public Health Dept.
Katrina Stapleton, Tara Jimison, and Maalinii Vijayan
Change Management Cohort – 2021
Linn County Public Health
Pramod Dwivedi, James Hodina, Amy Hockett, Robin Raijean, Diane Midcalf, and Wanda Rieter-Kintz
San Juan Basin Public Health
Adrian Uzunian, Shannon Shropshire, Sherri Dugdale, and Jenny Howell
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Janie Cambron, Carissa Adams, Carrie Conia, Tricia Okeson, Nicole Barber-Culp, and Elizabeth Goode
Stanislaus County Health Services Agency – Public Health (CA)
Lori Williams, Barbara Vassell, Chelsey Donohoo, Brianna Padua, Tiawny Murphy, and Amy Origel-Jenkins
New Orleans Health Department
Chantell Reed, Jodi Dyer, Kaitlyn Fortuna and Glenn Richard Constable
Texas Department of State Health Services – Laboratory Services Section
Lisa Hutson, Priscilla Trevino Gonzales, Vanessa Telles, Ivan Dudik, Kimberly Hamilton, and Brent Pav
Boston Health Commission
Agathe Hoffer-Schaefer, Sunday Taylor, Shannon O’Malley, and Laura Baker
Resource Management (Fall) Cohort – 2020
Allegheny County Health Department
Alaina Conner and Keith Horner
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
Jodina Attao and Shawnalei Ogumuro
Tuscaroras County Health Department
Natasha Yonley and Caroline Terkedis
Durham County Department of Public Health
Lindsey Bickers Bock and Rod Jenkins
Georgia Department of Public Health
Chanelle Avila and William Bell
Metro Public Health Department of Nashville
Celia Larson and KaShawna Lollis
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Lee Pearson and Marica Mahaney
Navajo County Public Health Services District
Tanya Baker and Susan Hilgart
Pitkin County Public Health
Suzuho Shimasaki and Linzhi Douglass
Waushara County Health Department
Brenna Root and Jennifer Pulvermacher
Resource Management (Spring) Cohort – 2020
Read this CDC Field Notes feature highlighting the Portsmouth Health District Strategic Scholars Program project that sought to assess staff and financial resource alignment with changing agency priorities.
Kane County Health Department Henry County General Health District
Sharon Meece and Joy Ermie
Kane County Health Department
Kelly Howell and Uche Onwuta
Kent County Health Department
Janine O’Donnell and Leslie Griswold
Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health – Bureau of Family Health
Cara McCarthy and Tisha Reed
Norwalk Health Department
Theresa Argondezzi and Deanna D’Amore
Portsmouth Health Department
Anne Dumadag and Avanti Allen-Bensen
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Lisa A. Soto-Torres and Betty Díaz Díaz
Siouxland District Health Department
Leann Orr and Deb Lemmon
State of Alaska, Division of Public Health
Lisa McGuire and Britten Burkhouse
Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System
Linae Bigfire and Mona Zuffante
Systems Thinking Cohort – 2019
Barron County Public Health
Mackenzie Cole and Bethany Wood
Iowa Department of Public Health
Thomas Salter and Marisa Roseberry
Lakes Regional Healthcare
Brandon Rohrig
Jackson County Health Department
Michael Onsongo, Tammy Landrum, and Amanda Mason
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Cristi Cain and Katie Mahuron
Saline County Health Department
Jason Tiller
Reno County Health Department
Michelle Patton, Stephanie King, and Candace Davidson
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