IDEPC - Minnesota Department of Health

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Kristen Ehresmann, Division Director*
Richard N. Danila, Deputy State Epi,
Epidemiology Program Manager*
Emerging Infections Unit
Aaron DeVries, Medical Director
Foodborne, Waterborne, Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases Section (FWVZD)
Vaccine Preventable Disease Section (VPD)
Emily Emerson,
Assistant Division Director
Patti Freeman, Legal and Policy Analyst
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV and Tuberculosis Section (STD/HIV/TB)
Cross‐Cutting Epidemiology, Programs and Partnerships Section
Kathy Como‐Sabetti, Epi Supv*
Kirk Smith, Section Manager*
Margaret Roddy, Section Manager*
Krissie Guerard, Section Manager*
Claudia Miller, Section Manager*
Hannah Friedlander, Epi Int
Franci Livingston, Asst Section Mgr*
vacant, Asst Section Manager
Julie Hanson Pérez, Asst Section Manager*
Sara Chute, Asst Section Manager*
Corinne Holtzman, Epi Sr
Pam Talley, EIS Officer
Lynn Bahta, Imm Clinical Consultant
vacant, Planner Prin
Katie Schleiss, Epi Int
Stacy Holzbauer, Career Epi Fld Offcr
Michelle Dittrich, PHA, CDC Contractor
Elisabeth Kingdon, Planner Prin
Mackenzie Koeck, Epi
Brenda Jewell, HPR Sr
Foodborne Diseases Unit
Vaccine Management and Improvement (VMI) STD/HIV Prevention Unit
Refugee and International Health
Refugee Health
Sarah Solarz, Research Scientist 2 (MEDSS Manager)
Communications and Administrative Services Section
Stefani Kloiber, Section Manager*
Communications Unit
Finance Unit
Jessica Barry, Mgmt Analyst 3
vacant, Mgmt Analyst 3
Kim Moore, HPR Sr
Elly Pretzel, HPR Sr
Christine VanBergen, HE3
Blain Mamo, HPR Prin*
Roy Nelson, HE3
Lori Triden, HPR Sr
Carlota Medus, Epi Prin #
Beth Parilla, HPR Prin*
Christine Jones, HPR Prin*
Kailey Nelson, Epi Int
Lara Hilliard, HE2
Megan Sukalski, HPR
Joshua Rounds, Epi Sr
Paige Ziemer, Planner Sr
Candy Hadsall, Nurse Spec
Marge Higgins, Social Worker
Andrea Ahneman, HE2
Austin Bell, Stu Work Para Sr
Stephanie Meyer, Epi Sr
Lucy Cosgrove, Epi Int
Joan Hanson, Nurse Spec
Ellen Frerich, PHN Adv Sr
Dane Haroldson, HE1
Carmen Bernu, Stu Work Para Sr
Amy Saupe, Epi Int
Kristin Hardy, Epi
Japhet Nyakundi, HPR Sr #
Guillaume Onyeghala, Stu Work Para Sr
Administrative Unit
MN.IT @ MDH @ IDEPC
(MDH/IDEPC Information Technology)
STD
Application Product Mgmt
Erica Bye, Stu Work Para Sr
Dana Eikmeier, Epi Int
Heather Pint, PHN Adv Sr
Kathy Chinn, HPR Sr
Kelli Rogers, Stu Work Para Sr
Dawn Kaehler, HPR Sr
Jill Marette, PHN Adv Sr
Rob Yaeger, HPR Sr
Danushka Wanduragala, Planner Prin
Amy Kalal, OSS2*
My Nguyen, ITS 4
Nate Wright, Stu Work Para Sr
Theresa Weber, HPR Sr
Karen Bolander, HPR Int
Peggy Darrett‐Brewer, HPR Sr
Ann Linde, Planner Int
Maggie Kenyon‐Schultz, OAS Sr #
Tina Klein, ITS 2
Brandon Diessner, Stu Work Para Sr
Peggy Cook, HPR Int
Hannah Volkman, Stu Work Para Sr
Marilyn Grant, OAS Sr #
Kathy Melaas, ITS 2
Paw Htoo, Stu Work Para Sr
Ruth Dauffenbach‐Kotrba, OAS Sr #
Isolation and Quarantine
Ellen Swanson Laine, Epi Sr
Bushra Hossain, Stu Work Para Sr
Cesar Dominguez, Stu Work Para Sr
Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) Operations Unit
Partner Services/Health Intervention Unit
International Health
Marcie Babcock, HPR Prin*
Hepatitis
Unit
Channy Chan, Stu Work Para Sr
Miriam Muscoplat, Epi Int #
McKinzie Woelfel, HPR Sr
Emily Anderson, Stu Work Para Sr
Erin Roche, Planner Prin Jennifer Strei, OAS Sr
Kristin Sweet, Epi Supv*
Jane Bergquist , Stu Work Para Sr
Sudha Setty, Epi Int
vacant, HPR Sr
Genny Grilli, Epi
vacant, SAUS
MEDSS
David Determan, OAS Sr
Teresa Schillo, ITS 4
Sue Crowley, HPR Int
Marie Jones, OAS Sr
Mansour Hadidi, ITS 4
vacant, OAS Sr
Larry Christianson, ITS 2 (CFH) Tim Heymans, HPR Sr
Katherine Fallace, Stu Work Para Sr
Niles Schwartz, OAS Int Connie Myers, ITS 3 (CFH) Jared Shenk, HPR Sr
Selam Gebremariam, Stu Work Para Sr
Jackie Norlander, OAS Int
Alexis Yeboah, Stu Work Para Sr
Sandy Johnson, HPR Sr
vacant, HE 3
Francine Fieldman, CSS Sr
Neil Wood, ITS 3
Andy St. Martin, Stu Work Para Sr
cheré suzette bergeron, HPR Sr
Nancy Petschauer, CSS Int
vacant, ITS 4
Charlotte Bolch, Stu Work Para Sr
vacant, HPR Sr
vacant, CSS Int
vacant, ITS 3
Sydney Kuramoto, Epi
Mitchell Cleghorn, Stu Work Para Sr
Angela Discher, HPR
Brian Kendrick, Health Program Supv*
Ned Sherry, Stu Work Para Sr
Jenevera Cook, HPR
Nicholas Dirckx, Stu Work Para Sr
Aaron Bieringer, Mgmt Analyst 2
Samantha Slimmer, Stu Work Para Sr
Waterborne Diseases Unit
Connie Davis, OAS Sr
MEDSS & MIIC
Application Product Mgmt
Amanda Pederson, Stu Work Para Sr
Laura Houghtaling, Stu Work Para Sr
Serena Xiong, Stu Work Para Sr
Mary Johnson, OAS Princ
Thao Le, SAUS*
Kristin George, Stu Work Para Sr
Disease Investigation
STD/HIV Surveillance Unit
Infection Control & Antibiotic Resistance Unit
Jane Harper, Pub Hlth Nurse Adv Sr*
MIIC
MEDSS & MIIC Messaging
Trisha Robinson, Epi Supv*
Laura Walker, Stu Work Para Sr
Amber Koskey, Epi Int
Simi Sowunmi, Stu Work Para Sr
Allison La Pointe, Epi Supv*
Kristin Shaw, Epi Int
Stephanie Gretsch, CSTE Fellow vacant, RS2
Dawn Ginzl, Epi Sr
Annastasia Gross, Epi
Kim Berggren, ITS 4
Jessica Brehmer, Epi Sr
Jean Rainbow, Nurse Spec
Denise Nitschke, ITS 3
Adrianna DiStaolo, Epi
Linn Warnke, Nurse Spec
Emily Tholen, Stu Work Para Sr
Rebecca Kruc, Stu Work Para Sr
Beach Project
Cynthia Hakala, HPR Sr
Education and Partnerships Unit
Denise Dunn, PHN Advisor Sr*
Cindy Lind‐Livingston, HPR Sr
Janet Lilleberg, Epi Sr
Epidemiology Field Services
Lisa Randall, Agency Policy Specialist Sue Bedard‐Johnson, HPR Sr
Joseph Pearson, Stu Work Para Sr
Anna Fedorowicz, Planner Int
Kanjani Shukla, HPR Sr
Brad Krier, Epi Sr Kate Sinner, Stu Work Para Sr
Benjamin Christianson, Epi Int
Chris Sachi, HPR Sr
Cynthia Hickman, Epi Sr Pam Gahr, Epi Sr
Corelle Nakamura, Stu Work Para Sr
Isaac Triebold, Epi Sr Jennifer Heath, Nurse Spec
Emily Regan, Stu Work Para Sr
Pamela LeMaster, Epi Sr David Neitzel, Epi Supv*
Lisa Harris, HPR Sr
Hiwote Bekele, Stu Work Para Sr
Elizabeth Schiffman, Epi int
vacant, HPR
Vectorborne Diseases Unit
Jenna Bjork, Epi Int
VPD Surveillance
Unit
Franny Dorr, Epi
Grace McCauley, Stu Work Para Sr
Tuberculosis Control (TB) Unit
Sarah Gordon, HPR Prin*
John Nieland, ITS 4
Larry Christianson, ITS 2
Lisa Dunning, ITS 2
Steve Felton, ITS 1
Terry Ristinen, Epi Sr Jacob Zdon, Epi
Nora Moore, Epi
Ellen Hill, Epi
Cynthia Kenyon, Epi Supv*
Dzung Thai, Epi Sr
Ian Miller, Stu Work Para Sr
Karen Martin, Epi Sr
Ann Sittig, PHN Adv Sr
Jessica Leaf, Stu Work Para Sr
Jayne Griffith, Epi Sr
Nadya Sabuwala, PHN Adv Sr
Julie Kebisek, Stu Work Para Sr
Emily Banerjee, Epi
Milayna Brueshaber, HPR Int
Malia Ireland, Stu Work Para Sr
Melissa McMahon, Epi
Lenette Bauer, HPR Int
2/2/2015
Megan Heineman, Stu Work Para Sr
Vicki Buttery, Epi
Alicia Earnest, HPR Int
* Supervisor
Erinn Sanstead, Epi
Kymberly Knust, Unpaid Intern
# Lead Worker
Victor Cruz, Epi
vacant, HPR Int
Zoonotic Diseases
Unit
Joni Scheftel, Epi Supv Sr*
Rachel Ostadkar, HPR Int
Carrie Klumb, Epi Sr
CJ Olson, HPR
Tory Whitten, Epi Int
Amanda Swanson, Stu Work Para Sr
Linda Gabriel, HPR Sr Anna Lintelmann, Stu Work Para Sr
Samantha Saunders, CSTE Fellow Dan Cates, Stu Work Para Sr
Alex Boland, Stu Work Para Sr
Jeffrey Sanders, Stu Work Para Sr
Brittany Gregorich, Stu Work Para Sr
John Yang, Stu Work Para Sr
Dominic Sandmeier, Stu Work Para Sr
vacant, Stu Work Para Sr
Emily Gilbertson, Stu Work Para Sr
vacant, Stu Work Para Sr
Eliza Cowan, Stu Work Para Sr
vacant, Stu Work Para Sr