Megan Ahmann (23MS, 23CER)

is a medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.

Ragan Martin (24BS, 25MPH, 25CER)

is an epidemiologist for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in St. Louis, Missouri.

Amy Ogilvie (20MS, 23PhD)

is assistant professor in the Division of Health Services Research in the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Patcharawan Srisilapanan (84MS)

is dean of the University of Phayao School of Dentistry in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Lauren Kloft (21BA, 24MPH)

is an infection preventionist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Zach Brennan (18MHA)

is director of strategy and growth at CommonSpirit Health in Phoenix, Arizona.

Matthew Belanger (15MHA)

is system vice president of surgical services and anesthesia at Endeavor Health in Chicago, Illinois.

William Stubblefield (23MHA)

is manager of talent acquisition and provider recruitment at Trinity Health in Minot, North Dakota. Trinity Health is a nonprofit, integrated healthcare system serving northwest and central North Dakota and Eastern Montana. With a tertiary care hospital in Minot, more than 40 specialties, several rural health clinics, and a long-term care facility, Trinity provides a full complement of healthcare services to the region.

Mike Trachta (97MA)

is MercyOne vice president of rural hospitals and regional operations and was awarded the 2024 Jerry Karbeling Award from the Iowa Rural Health Association. The award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to rural health in Iowa and exemplify leadership, community dedication and a strong commitment to public health policy.

Victor Soupene (21CER, 21MS, 25PhD)

a postdoctoral fellow in the University of Iowa Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 National Violent Death Reporting System New Investigator Award. The award, jointly presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Public Health Association, recognizes emerging researchers conducting innovative analyses of violent death data and helps fund their projects. Soupene’s project will focus on factors contributing to suicides among health care workers, particularly how occupational access to drugs may contribute to overdose-related deaths.

Austin Smith (23BA, 24MPH)

is program director of the Student Threat Assessment Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Caroline Carney (99MS)

has been appointed chief executive officer of Magellan Health in Phoenix, Arizona where she will be responsible for Magellan's strategic direction and operational execution of the company's business strategy. Carney also earned an MD from the University of Iowa.

Lance A. Clark (15MHA)

is now the senior director and department administrator for the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine at Banner University Medicine – Tucson market in Tucson, Arizona.

Marta Van Beek (03MPH)

has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest physician organization. Dr. Van Beek currently serves as executive medical director of ambulatory care at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa, overseeing the operations structure of 22 primary care and specialty clinics. She is also fellowship director of Mohs surgery and dermatologic oncology, and associate program director of the dermatology residency.

Caitlin Bieniek (21BA)

received a MPH degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her capstone project analyzed Siloam Health’s community health worker goal setting program.

Priyanka Dubey (24PhD)

is assistant professor in the School of Public and Population Health at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.

Jessica Andino (16MPH)

has been named the 2025 Emerging Woman of Influence by the Corridor Business Journal. The award identifies an up-and-coming female leader who has achieved career success and recognition within her peer group and is poised to take on a larger community-wide role. Andino serves as executive director of the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition, where she works to address systemic barriers through education, outreach, and community advocacy.

Mary Nelle Trefz (12MPH)

has been named the 2025 Health Equity Advocate of the Year by the Iowa Public Health Association. This award recognizes individuals that have made significant contributions to improving health equity in Iowa through education, advocacy, systems change, and/or program innovation.

Erin Folker (11MHA)

is project manager in the Office of Strategy Management at Great River Health in West Burlington, Iowa.

Sara Miller (17MPH)

is a research manager at the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research in the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Miller supports the clinical and laboratory research of 70 faculty, leveraging a deep understanding of the Institutional Review Board application and submission process, and Environmental Health and Safety policies. In 2023, she was recognized with the University of Iowa’s Distinguished Research Professional Award.