The Gillings School’s Practice Advisory Committee was established in 2016 and has consisted of experienced leaders from public health, as well as those in public and private enterprises with relevance to public health. The committee aims to convene quarterly and focuses on strengthening the School’s connections to practice to better address the challenges faced in improving the health of North Carolinians and beyond. Want find out more about the Practice Advisory Committee? Contact Meghan Lassiter at meghan_lassiter@unc.edu”
UNC Gillings School Practice Advisory Committee Practice Advisory Committee
![Lisa Harrison](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/lisa_harrison_150x150.png)
Lisa Harrison
Lisa Harrison, MPH (Co-Chair)
Health Director
Granville Vance District Health Department
![Susan Mims](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/mims-susan.png)
Susan Mims
Susan Mims, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Dogwood Health Trust
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/Betsey_Tilson_2024-headshot-300x300.jpg)
Betsey Tilson
Betsey Tilson, MD, MPH (Co-Chair)
State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer
NC Dept of Health and Human Services
![Ronny Bell](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/ronny_bell_150x150.png)
Ronny Bell
Ronny A. Bell, PhD
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor,
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
UNC- Eshelman School of Pharmacy
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/Mark-Benton80-400x400.png)
Mark Benton
Mark Benton
Deputy Secretary for Public Health
NC Dept of Health and Human Services
![Kelly Calabria](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/calabria_kelly_200x200.jpg)
Kelly Calabria
Kelly Calabria
Chief Marketing and Corporate Social
Responsibility Officer
Blue Cross NC
![Ellen Essick](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/ellen_essick_150x150.png)
Ellen Essick
Ellen Essick, PhD
Section Chief, Specialized Instructional
Support and NC Healthy Schools
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
![Laura Gerald](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/laura_gerald_150x150.png)
Laura Gerald
Laura Gerald, MD, MPH
President
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
![Lin Hollowell](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/lin_hollowell_150x150.png)
Lin Hollowell
Lin B. Hollowell III, MBA
Director, Health Care
The Duke Endowment
![Rodney Jenkins](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/jenkins-rodney.png)
Rodney Jenkins
Rodney Jenkins, MHA
Health Director
Durham County Health Department
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/Susan-Kasangra94-400x400.png)
Susan Kansagra
Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA
NC State Health Officer and Assistant
Secretary for Public Heath, NCDHHS
![John Lumpkin](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/john_lumpkin_150x150.png)
John Lumpkin
John Lumpkin, MD, MPH
President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North
Carolina Foundation
![Lloyd Michener](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/lloyd_michener_150x150.png)
Lloyd Michener
Lloyd Michener, MD (Co-Chair)
Professor Emeritus
Community and Family Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/David-Reese-1-400x400.jpg)
David Reese
David Reese, MBA
President and CEO
Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation
![Maggie Sauer](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/maggie_sauer_150x150.png)
Maggie Sauer
Maggie Sauer, MHA, MS
Director, Office of Rural Health
NC Dept of Health and Human Services
![Quintana Stewart](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/quintana_stewart_150x150.png)
Quintana Stewart
Quintana Stewart, MPA
Director
Orange County Health Department
![Hugh Tilson](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/tilson_hugh_200x200.jpg)
Hugh Tilson
Hugh Tilson, JD, MPH
Director
NC Area Health Education Centers Program
![Julia Wacker](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/julia_wacker_150x150.png)
Julia Wacker
Julia Wacker, MSW, MSPH
Senior Vice President
North Carolina Healthcare Association
National Advisors to the Practice Advisory Committee
![Ben Money](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/ben_money_150x150.png)
Ben Money
Benjamin Money, MPH
Senior Vice President
Public Health Priorities
National Assn of Community Health Centers
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/Jesse-Milan-Jr-400x400.jpg)
Jesse Milan Jr.
Jesse Milan Jr., JD, MPH
President & CEO
AIDS United
![Danny Staley](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/danny_staley_150x150.png)
Danny Staley
Danny Staley, MPH
Senior Vice President
Public Health Programs and Practice
Assn of State and Territorial Health Officials
UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty and Staff Participants and Guests
![Elizabeth French](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2013/10/french_elizabeth_2021_200x200.jpg)
Elizabeth French
Elizabeth French, MA
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2017/01/Landfried_Meg_2017-200x200.jpg)
Meg Landfried
Meg Landfried, MPH
Director, MPH Practicum
Assistant Professor, Health Behavior
![Dr. Amy Lanou](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/06/Amy-Lanou-e1578433942448-200x200.png)
Amy Lanou
Amy Joy Lanou, PhD
Director, NC Institute for Public Health
Professor, Public Health Leadership and Practice
![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2023/05/Meghan-Lassiter-Head-Shot--e1685562829862-400x400.jpg)
Meghan Lassiter
Meghan Lassiter, MS
Practice Associate
![Dr. Laura Linnan](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2023/07/Laura_Linnan_headshot_2023-400x400.png)
Laura Linnan
Laura Linnan, ScD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs
Professor, Health Behavior
![Dean Nancy Messonnier](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2013/10/Dean-Nancy-Messonnier-2023-1-scaled-e1675886688280-400x400.jpg)
Nancy Messonnier
Nancy Messonnier, MD
Dean and Bryson Distinguished Professor
![Dr. John Wiesman](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2022/10/wiesman-john-2022-250x250.jpg)
John Wiesman
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Associate Dean for Practice
Professor of the Practice
Director, Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership, Health Policy and Management