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
Lauren Eckberg
Katy Endress
Violence and Injury Prevention Section Chief
Illinois Department of Public Health
Brenda Fedak
Organizational Communications Manager/PIO/HR
Health Department St. Clair County
Sarah Franks
RN Communicable Disease Surveillance Specialist High Risk Populations
Evanston Health and Human Services
Megan Hanley
Epidemiologist
Tazewell County Health Department
Heidi Heerdt
Registered Nurse
Bureau County Health Department
Monica Hendrickson
Public Health Administrator
Peoria City/County Health Department
Chris Hoff
Deputy Director, Public Health
DuPage County Health Department
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
Tracy Terlinde
Epidemiologist
Peoria City/County Health Department
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
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Clinical Microbiology Lab
Rush University Medical Center
Sarah Sansom
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush University Medical Center
Hend Jadalla
Student
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Rajinder Grewal
Medical Director
Centene Corporation
Jayme Walker
Hospitalist Practitioner
Rush Copley
Harish Kempegowda
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Horizon Health
Jitendra Kumar Sodvadiya
Family Physician
Horizon Health
Anum Niazi
Hospitalist, National Hospital Medical Lead Advocacy Coordinator
Vituity
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
Ashley Ceniceros
Infectious Disease Physician
Carle Foundation Hospital
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