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 Brief Biographies
Lloyd Michener
Lloyd Michener, MD (Co-Chair)
Professor Emeritus
Community and Family Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Lisa Harrison
Lisa Harrison, MPH (Co-Chair)
Health Director
Granville Vance District Health Department
Ronny Bell
Ronny A. Bell, PhD
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor,
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
UNC- Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Mark Benton
Mark Benton
Deputy Secretary for Public Health
NC Dept of Health and Human Services
William Buster
William Buster, MA
President and CEO
New Hanover Community Endowment
Kelly Calabria
Kelly Calabria
Chief Marketing and Corporate Social
Responsibility Officer
Blue Cross NC
Ellen Essick
Ellen Essick, PhD
Section Chief, Specialized Instructional
Support and NC Healthy Schools
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Laura Gerald
Laura Gerald, MD, MPH
President
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Lin Hollowell
Lin B. Hollowell III, MBA
Director, Health Care
The Duke Endowment
Rodney Jenkins
Rodney Jenkins, MHA
Health Director
Durham County Health Department
Susan Kansagra
Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA
NC State Health Officer and Assistant
Secretary for Public Heath, NCDHHS
John Lumpkin
John Lumpkin, MD, MPH
President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North
Carolina Foundation
Susan Mims
Susan Mims, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Dogwood Health Trust
David Reese, MBA
President and CEO
Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation
Maggie Sauer
Maggie Sauer, MHA, MS
Director, Office of Rural Health
NC Dept of Health and Human Services
Quintana Stewart
Quintana Stewart, MPA
Director
Orange County Health Department
Hugh Tilson
Hugh Tilson, JD, MPH
Director
NC Area Health Education Centers Program
Julia Wacker
Julia Wacker, MSW, MSPH
Senior Vice President
North Carolina Healthcare Association
National Advisors to the Practice Advisory Committee
Ben Money
Benjamin Money, MPH
Senior Vice President
Public Health Priorities
National Assn of Community Health Centers
Jesse Milan Jr.
Jesse Milan Jr., JD, MPH
President & CEO
AIDS United
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
Elizabeth French, MA
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
919-962-2372| eafrench@unc.edu
Meg Landfried
Meg Landfried, MPH
Director, MPH Practicum
Assistant Professor, Health Behavior
919-966-0057| landfried@unc.edu
Meghan Lassiter
Meghan Lassiter, MS
Practice Associate
meghan_lassiter@unc.edu
Laura Linnan
Laura Linnan, ScD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic and Student
Affairs;
Professor, Health Behavior
919-843-8044| linnan@email.unc.edu
Assistant: ygarb@email.unc.edu
Nancy Messonnier
Nancy Messonnier, MD
Dean and Bryson Distinguished Professor
919-966-3215| nmessonnier@unc.edu
Assistant: niamari1@email.unc.edu
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
919-445-0774| john.wiesman@unc.edu
