Practice Advisory Committee

The Gillings School’s Practice Advisory Committee consists of experienced leaders from public health as well as those in public and private enterprises with relevance to public health. The committee convenes three times a year and focuses on strengthening our connections to practice in order to better address the challenges faced in improving the health of North Carolinians. Among others, these steps include creating an intentional dialogue between Gillings School leaders and North Carolina practice and policy leaders, identifying research and service contributions to strengthen public health practice, and creating pathways for improvements in North Carolina public health policy and practice. Want find out more about the Practice Advisory Committee? Contact Elizabeth French at eafrench@unc.edu.

Lloyd Michener

Lloyd Michener, MD (Co-Chair)
Professor Emeritus, Community and Family Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Public Health Leadership Program
Gillings School of Global Public Health

Leah Devlin

Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH (Co-Chair)
Professor of the Practice, Health Policy and Management
Gillings School of Global Public Health

Ronny Bell

Ronny A. Bell, PhD
Professor of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University

Kelly Calabria

Kelly Calabria
President and CEO
Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation

Kathleen Colville

Kathleen Colville, MSPH, MSW
President and CEO
North Carolina Institute of Medicine

Helene Edwards

Helene Edwards, MS, RD, LDN
Health Director
Hoke County Health Department

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

Lisa Harrison

Lisa Harrison, MPH
Health Director
Granville Vance District Health Department

Lin Hollowell

Lin B. Hollowell III, MBA
Director, Health Care
The Duke Endowment

Rodney Jenkins

Rodney Jenkins, MHA
Health Director
Durham County Health Department

Sue Lynn Ledford

Sue Lynn Ledford, BSN, MPA, DrPH
Director of Population Health and Field Services
WellCare of NC

Beth Lovette

Beth Lovette, MPH, BSN, RN
Deputy Director, Division of Public Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services

John Lumpkin

John Lumpkin, MD, MPH
President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

Susan Mims

Susan Mims, MD, MPH
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Dogwood Health Trust

Ben Money

Ben Money, MPH
Deputy Secretary of Health Services
NC Department of Health and Human Services

Maggie Sauer

Maggie Sauer, MHA, MS
Director, Office of Rural Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services

Danny Staley

Danny Staley, MPH
Senior Vice President for Public Health Programs and Practice
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Quintana Stewart

Quintana Stewart, MPA
Director
Orange County Health Department

Hugh Tilson

Hugh Tilson, JD, MPH
Director
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program

Julia Wacker

Julia Wacker, MSW, MSPH
Senior Vice President
North Carolina Healthcare Association