Wisconsin
Public Health Council
Members
Chair:
Ayaz Samadani, Beaver Dam, is a family practice physician and medical consultant for Kraft Foods and John
Deere.
Vice Chair:
Gary Gilmore, La Crosse, is a professor of community health and Director of Graduate Community Health
Programs at UW-La Crosse.
Secretary:
Catherine Frey, Madison, is the Assistant Director for the Wisconsin
Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future at the UW Medical School.
Bevan Baker, Milwaukee, is the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health.
John Bartkowski, Whitefish Bay, is the CEO of the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center and Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Bridget Clementi, Milwaukee, is the coordinator of the Safe Kids Wisconsin coalition. It's based at the Children's Health Education Center, which is a member of the Children's Hospital and Health System.
Christopher Fischer, Appleton, is a firefighter with the Appleton Fire Department and is a member of the Northeast Regional Level A Haz-Mat Team.
Susan Garcia Franz, Neenah, is the Wisconsin Well Woman Program Coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
Stephen Kirkhorn, Marshfield, is the Medical Director of the National Farm Medicine Center and Occupational Health at the Marshfield Clinic.
Terri Kramolis, Ashland, is the Public Health Supervisor and Health Officer at the Ashland County Health Department.
Loren Leshan, Milwaukee, is the Medical Director of the Visiting Nurse Association at Aurora Health Care in West Allis.
Corazon Loteyro, Stevens Point, is a family physician at Ministry Medical Group in Stevens Point.
John Meurer, Milwaukee, is the Chief of General Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
June Munro, Green Bay, is a former senior staff nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Douglas Nelson, Milwaukee, is the President and CEO of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
Lynn Sheets, Milwaukee, is an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as the Medical Director for Child Advocacy and Protection Services at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
Thai Vue, La Crosse, is the Executive Director of the La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association.
Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wausau, is the Health Officer at the Marathon County Health Department.
Jeanan Yasiri, Madison, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Questions? Please send inquiries to:
Policy Section
Bureau of Health Information and Policy
Division of Public Health
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E-mail: Public Health Council