Speaker Information
Heather Adams, JD, Assistant Attorney General, Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Carla Andorf, Oral Health Services, Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA)
Debra Atkinson, MS, Senior Lecturer, Iowa State University (ISU)
Leslie Beitsch, MD, JD, Professor of Health Policy, Florida State University College of Medicine
Jay M. Bernhardt, PhD, MPH, Director, National Center for Health Marketing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cheri Blauwet, Medical Student, Stanford University
Diana Nicholls-Blomme, RN, Abuse Reporter Trainer, Iowa Department of Public Health
Jason Boucher, MS, Media Buyer, ZLR IGNITION
Sarah Brend, MPH, Epidemiologist, Iowa Department of Public Health, Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Wendy Buenzow, Mental Health Recovery Educator, Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health
Peg Buman, RN, BSN, Community Health Consultant, Iowa Department of Public Health, Office of Technical Assistance, Division of Environmental Health
Garin Buttermore, JEL Coordinator, Division on Tobacco Control and Prevention, Iowa Department of Public Health
Kent Candee, Environmental Health Services Manager, EMC Insurance Companies Risk Improvement Department
Alfonso D. Carlon, Senior Staff Trainer, Center for Health Training
Jonathan P. Claffey, Deputy Assistant Administrator, US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Martin Collis, Ph.D., Wellness Pioneer, Speakwell
Eileen Daley, BSN, MPA, Public Health Nurse, Black Hawk County Health Department
Pam Deichmann, RN, MPH, Bureau Chief, Iowa Department of Public Health, Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Lucy DesJardin, PhD, Program Manager, Molecular Diagnostics, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Dr. Ousmane Diallo, MD, MPH, Epidemiologist, Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Behavioral Health and Professional Licensure
Kim Dorn, Director, Community Health Services of Marion County
Martha Gelhaus, MPA, Executive Officer, Iowa Department of Public Health, Center for Organizational Excellence
Douglas A. Gentile, PhD, National Institute on the Media and the Family, Iowa State University
Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mary Gilchrist, PhD, Institute of Medicine Advisory Committee, Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute
Chris Gleason, MPA,CHES, Director, Operation: Military Kids, Iowa State University Extension 4-H
Jamie Hahn, Program Manager, Nebraska Cardiovascular Health Program
Nancy H. Hall, Microbiologist, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Dennis Haney, Fit for Life Program Manager, Iowa Department of Public Health
Meghan Harris, MPH, Surveillance Epidemiologist, Iowa Department of Public Health, Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Denise M. Hill, JD, Attorney, Whitfield and Eddy Law Firm
Neal Holtan, MD, MPH, MA, Medical Director, Minnesota Institute of Public Health
Naomi Holtz, RN, BSN, Health Education Specialist, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Peter D. Jacobson, JD, MPH, Professor of Health Law and Policy, University of Michigan
Misty Jimerson, MCEP, Program Manager, Kansas Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Cheryll Jones, BSN, ARNP. CPNP, Child Health Specialty Clinic, Ottumwa
Michael Kanellis, DDS, MS, Dean For Patient Services, University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Senator Jane Kitchel, Member of the Vermont Senate and Co-Chair, Health Care Reform Committee
Tricia Kitzmann, MPH, Epidemiologist, Iowa Department of Public Health, Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Marie Legg, MS, Health Communication Specialist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Pam McCarthy, RD, Consultant, Pam McCarthy, Inc.
John E. McDonough, PhD, MPA, Director, Health Care for All
Matt McGarvey, MPA, Wellmark Foundation
Marie O’Gara, Development Coordinator, Hospice of Siouxland
Greg Paris, CEO, Monroe County Hospital
Cyndi Pederson, Director, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Director, Iowa Arts Council, Administrator, State Historical Society of Iowa
Michael A. Pentella, Ph.D., SM(ASCP), CIC, D(ABMM), Associate Director, Infectious Disease Testing, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Steve Pilchen, The Roundguy, Co-host, KGGO Radio
Linda Powell, Assistant Program Manager, Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Dan Ramsey, Project Director, American Lung Association
Mayor Richard Roepke, Aurora City
Bonnie D. Rubin, MBA, MHA, Emergency Response and Process Improvement Manager, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Shannon Rudolph, BA, MA, State Health Alliance Director and Cultural Health Director, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Carlene Russell, MS, RD, LD, FADA, Manager, Older American Act Nutrition Program, Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
Laura Sands, Health Education Specialist, Iowa Department of Public Health
Jane Schadle, RNC, MSHA, Director, Iowa Department of Public Health, Office for Healthy Communities
Neil K. Seales, Superintendent, Baxter Community School District
Gary Selof, M. Div., Chaplain, Iowa National Guard
Dr. Kenneth Soyemi, MD, MPH, Deputy State Epidemiologist and Medical Director, Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology, Iowa Department of Public Health
Heather Strosnider, MPH, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Kari Swenson, American Lung Association
David Swenson, Professor of Planning, Iowa State University and University of Iowa
Kari Swenson, Wellness Coordinator, Wesley Acres Retirement Community
Sarah Taylor, Physical Activity Coordinator, Iowa Department of Public Health, Fit for Life
Sheila Temple, Oral Health Program Lead Coordinator, Washington and Henry Counties
Lee Thielen, MPA, Executive Director, Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials
David Vestal, JD, General Counsel, Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC)
Kristin K. Vogel, RN, Public Health Nurse, Calhoun County Department of Health
Beth Waddle, Executive Director, Adams Community Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC)
Tricia Wadle, Physical Therapist Assistant and Personal Trainer, Marion County
Reverend Alberta Ware, Community Organizer, New York and Chicago
Anthony W. Warren, FACHE, Co-Developer and Conceptual Architect, Healthy Henry County Communities
Bernette Weier, Secretary/City Clerk, George, Iowa
Nancy Williams, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa