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.

Jim Skogsbergh (82MA)

is recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) 2025 Gold Medal Award, the highest honor bestowed on outstanding leaders. The award identifies Fellows of the ACHE who go beyond the confines of their own organization to contribute to the improvement of healthcare services and community health.

Ellie Madson (24MPH, 23BS)

is a project coordinator and laboratory manager at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. In this position she conducts field research and coordinates projects in Bangladesh and Kenya.

Michael Gallagher (13MS)

is an EHS manager with Stanley Black & Decker in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He leads the site EHS team for a 47 acre campus with 600 employees manufacturing saw blades and hand tools.

Tyler Bennett (17MHA)

is now director of provider contracting with Elevance Health based in Indianapolis, Indiana, covering network strategy for Indiana, Virginia, and California.

Tyler Ust (20MHA)

has been named one of “90 critical access hospital CEO’s to know” for 2024 by Becker’s Health Review. This annual list recognizes leaders who excel in expanding services, recruiting and retaining top providers and building key partnerships to ensure their hospitals remain vital to their communities. Ust is CEO of Sanford Health Thief River Falls in Minnesota.

Don Michaels (76PhD)

retired in May 2024 after being on the faculty of Harvard School of Public Health for 18 years. Michaels previously retired from PwC - partner in health care practice and is located in Biddeford, Maine.

Georgia Denman (94MHA)

published “The Pink Tree Collective,” a short story introducing a future series of novels about a group of physicians and their associates improving the world one secret charitable deed at a time. Denman has degrees in political science and hospital and health administration, with an emphasis on global healthcare. She is an advocate for patients and healthcare providers drawing on decades of experiences and interests and is based in Olympia, Washington.

Pamela Wiltfang (13MPH)

was named one of the Corridor Business Journal’s 2024 Forty Under 40 which recognizes leaders for having significant impact in their business and community early in their careers. Wiltfang is medical science liaison, rare disease at Amgen in Iowa City, Iowa.

Mark Willis (12MHA)

was named one of the Corridor Business Journal’s 2024 Forty Under 40 which recognizes leaders for having significant impact in their business and community early in their careers. Willis is market vice president of operations at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Larissa Luckel (13MHA, 13MPH)

was named one of the Corridor Business Journal’s 2024 Forty Under 40 which recognizes leaders for having significant impact in their business and community early in their careers. Luckel is director of revenue cycle services at Revology in Iowa City, Iowa.

Jennifer Miller (10MHA, 08MPH)

is chief administrative officer of University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown in Iowa City, Iowa.

Bailey Rickels (21MPH)

is adult injury prevention coordinator at University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) in Iowa City, Iowa. Rickels is also co-director of a federal Administration for Community Living fall prevention grant awarded to UIHC in 2024. The grant will provide virtual fall prevention programs to older adults, adults with disabilities, and Spanish-speaking adults in Iowa, and build capacity and infrastructure to promote sustainability.

Isabella De Soriano (17MPH)

is vice president of the board of directors at OutCare Health in Chicago, Illinois. OutCare Health provides comprehensive resources for LGBTQ+ health equity including locating affirming healthcare providers, mentorship, health equity training, community building, support groups, care navigation, and consulting services.

Kent Lehr (09MHA)

has been named CEO of Iowa Radiology in Des Moines, Iowa.

Adaeze Enekwechi (07PhD)

is named CEO of Cayaba Care, a maternal care company reaching under-served and high-risk populations, bridging the maternal health equity gap through personalized wraparound services during pregnancy and several months postpartum, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.