Mission

The University of Iowa College of Public Health Alumni Advisory Council is comprised of members representing various class years, degree programs, geographic areas, gender identity, race and ethnicity. The Council meets to serve the needs of the CPH community, through their desire to retain close ties with their alma mater and support the mission of the College.

The CPH Alumni Advisory Council exists to help create opportunities that nurture broad, college-level alumni engagement and enhance the student experience within the College of Public Health.

The council fulfills this mission by participating in and promoting college-wide activities that connect alumni and current students, facilitating strong connections between alumni, and honoring alumni achievements.

Members

• Vanessa Au, 18MS Epidemiology
  Statistician, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Office of Data & Analytics
• Richard Barajas, 15MPH
  Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
• Changjie Cai, 18PhD Occupational & Environmental Health
  Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health
• Isabella De Soriano, 17MPH Community & Behavioral Health
  Consultant, De Soriano Consulting, LLC
• Kaci Ginn, 21BA
  Program Manager, Iowa Valley RC&D
• Alyson Gray (Council Chair), 18MS Occupational & Environmental Health
  HSE Engineer I, Honeywell FM&T
• Paige Jaeger, 14MHA Health Management & Policy
  Director Blank Women’s & Children’s Clinics and Provider Support, UnityPoint Health – Blank Children’s Hospital
• Elizabeth Jasper, 16MS, 19PhD Epidemiology
  Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Quantitative and Clinical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Matthew Noghrehkar, 21BA
  Environmental Health Officer, Black Hawk County Public Health
• Onyinye Oyeka, 22PhD Health Management & Policy
  Health Outcomes Researcher, Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
• Mitchell Thomann, 11MS, 15PhD Biostatistics
  Senior Principal Therapeutic Area and Methodology Statistician, Boehringer Ingelheim
• Mary Nelle Trefz, 12MPH Community & Behavioral Health
  Advocacy Network Director, Iowa ACEs 360 Coalition
• David Zahrieh, 17PhD Biostatistics
  Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic