Advisory Board

The mission of the Center for Public Health Practice is to improve the practice of public health across Colorado through practitioner excellence.   We intend to accomplish this by working collaboratively in Practice-Based Learning, Workforce Development, and Community Project Development. Our Advisory Board was established in the fall of 2009 to help guide us in this work.

The Board of Advisors is comprised of 14 members that represent public health agencies and community groups across Colorado:

Public Health

• Chris Urbina, MD, MPH, Executive Director
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
   
• Mark B. Johnson, MD, MPH, Executive Director
  Jefferson County Public Health
   
• Lee Thielen, MPA
  Member, Larimer County Board of Health
  Public Health Consultant

Community

• Anthony P. Young, Psy D
  Minority Health Advisory Commission 
• Senator Bob Hagedorn
• Pam P. Hanes, PhD, President and CEO
  Colorado Health Institute
• Andrew Strickland, MSc, CIH, Director
  Health Safety and Environment
  CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.
• Grant Chambers, MPH Student
  Colorado School of Public Health, Student Council

Foundations

• Ginger Harrell, BA
• Chris J. Wiant, PhD, MPH
• Kathy I. Kennedy, DrPH, MA, President
  Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership
  University of Denver

Clinical

• Tilman Farley, MD, Director of Medical Services
  Salud Family Health Centers
• Terri Richardson, MD, Director
  Clinical Director African American Center of Excellence
  Kaiser East Internal Medicine

Meetings

The Advisory Board meets quarterly.