Public Health Advisory Board

Purpose

The Public Health Practice Advisory Board is composed of members of the public health workforce within Georgia. This Board will range in size from 10-15 public health practitioners. The administrator of the Office of Public Health Practice and Community Service within JPHCOPH will oversee the meetings and the functioning of this Board. Members are appointed by the Dean in consultation with the faculty on an annual basis. The Public Health Practice Advisory Board is responsible for the following:

• Advising the Dean on issues related to the practice of public health within Georgia
• Advising the Dean on curriculum related issues important to the public health practice community
• Assisting in the development of community-based partnerships for research and outreach/practice opportunities
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of practicum experiences for our students
• Assisting in the development of workforce development continuing education programs to be offered by JPHCOPH
• Communicating JPHCOPH information to the public health workforce within Georgia

Members of the Board

• Mike Backus, M.S., Retired, Boys & Girls Club (Statesboro, GA)
• Carla Belcher, CEO Community Health Care Systems, Inc (Sandersville, GA)
• Emily Bressler, Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator Union Mission Inc.
• Kelly Chester, C3 Informatics, LLC
• Steve Davidson, M.Ed., Project Director, Rural Roads Initiative and Smoke Alarm Programs, Injury Prevention Program, Georgia Department of Community Health (Jesup, GA)
• Jennie Wren Denmark, B.B.A., CEO East Georgia Health Cooperative (Swainsboro, GA)
• Betty Dixon, DrPH, Clinical and Nursing Services Georgia Department of Health Coastal Health
• Amber Erickson, MPH, District Epidemiologist, North Central Health District 5.2 (Macon, GA)
• Mike Fedrick, Pastor (Baxley, GA)
• Hilton Fordham, Human Resource Director, J C Lewis Primary Healthcare Director (Savannah, GA)
• Shelby Freeman, MPH, M.S.W., Wellness Program Coordinator, Southeast Health District 9.2 (Statesboro, GA)
• Cristina Gibson, Chronic Disease Prevention Director (Savannah, GA)
• Sarah Hanson, Employee Health and Wellness Coordinator, (Savannah, GA)
• Brenda Harris, Community Health Coordinator, Temple of the Higher Calling, Inc. (Baxley, GA)
• Paula Kreissler, REACH Program Manager Director of Healthy Living and Community Development, (Savannah, GA)
• Reginald C. Lee, Executive Director Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council (Savannah, GA)
• Randy McCall, PH Administrator, Chatham County Health Dept. (Savannah, GA)
• Rhonda McLeod, Social Media Coordinator/HE, South Central Health District 5.1 (Dublin, GA)
• Adam Middleton, MPH, CPH, Senior Environmental Specialist, Fulton County Board of Health (Atlanta, GA)
• Jane Nester, Center Director, Magnolia Coastlands, AHEC (Statesboro, GA)
• Rosemarie Parks, M.D., MPH, District Health Director, Southeast Health District 9.2 (Waycross, GA)
• Heather Peebles, Nutrition Services Dir/Deputy Program Manager, Southeast Health District 9.2 (Waycross, GA)
• John Riley, Executive Director of Georgia Diabetes Coalition (Atlanta, GA)
• Lizann Roberts, Executive Director Coastal Georgia Indicators, Coalition the Chatham Family Connection Collaborative (Savannah GA)
• Vira Salzburn, Manager, Prevent Suicide Today program, Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council (Savannah, GA)
• Trevor Thomas, District Epidemiologist, Southeast Health District 9.2 (Waycross, GA)
• Robert Thornton, District Epidemiologist, Coastal Heath District 9.1 (Savannah, Ga)
• G. David Williamson, Ph.D., Senior Advisor Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences (Atlanta, GA)

Last updated: 5/23/2023