Advisory Boards
MAAGE is guided by expert advisory boards that provide strategic direction, scientific oversight, and ensure our work remains at the forefront of genomic epidemiology and public health practice.
Public Health Advisory Board
Our Public Health Advisory Board consists of leaders from state and local health departments who provide guidance on surveillance strategies, outbreak response, and public health interventions.
Chloe Cavida
Epidemiologist
McHenry County Department of Health
Prince Danso-Odei
Administrator and Health Officer
Vermilion County Health Department
Robert Davies
Director of Planning and Research
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Brenda Fedak
Organizational Communications Manager/PIO/HR
Health Department St. Clair County
Megan Hanley
Epidemiologist
Tazewell County Health Department
Heidi Heerdt
Registered Nurse
Bureau County Health Department
Christopher Hoff
Executive Director
Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
Yvonne Overton
Infection Control Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
Christine Pate
Regional Infection Prevention Consultant
Hektoen Institute of Medicine (IDPH)
Julie Pryde
Administrator
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Chae Li Yong
Epidemiologist
Madison County Health Department
Clinical Advisory Board
Our Clinical Advisory Board brings together medical professionals and researchers who provide expertise on clinical aspects of infectious diseases, laboratory diagnostics, and patient care.
Marielle Fricchione
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Attending
Rush Medical College
Larry Kociolik
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vice President, System Preparedness, Prevention, and Response
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for System Preparedness, Prevention, and Response
Mary Hayden
The James Lowenstine Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Pathology; Director, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Division of Clinical Microbiology
Rush University Medical Center
Sarah Sansom
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush University Medical Center
Jayme Walker
Hospitalist Practitioner
Rush Copley
Lorna O'Young
Owner/Solo Practitioner of Ob/Gyn Practice; Retired
Woman to Woman, P.C.
Egon Ozer
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Director, Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution, Institute for Global Health
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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