University of Illinois at Chicago

School of Public Health Alumni Association

Board of Directors

Executive Board

President

   

Terry Wheat, RN, MPH '96
Terms: March 1997-March 2006

Division:

Health Policy Administration

Phone:

(630) 226-9807

Personal Email:

twheat@uicalumni.org

Favorite Website:

http://www.hgtv.com

     

Vice President

   

Barbara Giloth, DrPH
Terms: March 2001-March 2006

Place of Work:

Advocate Charitable Foundation

Occupation/Title:

Director
Foundation & Community Benefit Program

Work Address:

205 W. Touhy, Suite 225
Park Ridge, IL 60068-5804

Work Phone:

(847) 384-3400

     

President Elect

   

Georgeen Polyak, PhD '95
Terms: March 1997-2006

Division:

Health Policy Administration

Place of Work:

Village of Oak Park

Occupation/Title:

Director of Public Health

Work Address:

123 Madison St.
Oak Park, IL

Work Phone:

(708) 358-5482

Work Email:

polyak@oak-park.us

Fax:

(708) 383-1548

Memberships:

Delta Omega

     

Treasurer

   

Karen Peters, DrPH '99
Terms: March 1997-March 2006

Division:

Health Policy Administration

Personal Email:

kpeters@uic.edu

Place of Work:

UIC School of Public Health (SPH) &
UIC College of Medicine (COM)-Rockford

Occupation/Title:

Assistant Professor, HPA
Assistant Director, Center for Rural Health Professions

Work Address:

SPH, 1601 W. Taylor St, #779 (M/C 923)
Chicago, IL 60612
COM-Rockford, 1601 Parkview
Rockford, IL 61107

Work Phone:

(312) 413-4944; (312) 413-1951; (815) 395-5906

Work Email:

kpeters@uic.edu

Fax:

(312) 996-2703 or (815) 395-5868

Memberships:

Delta Omega

     

Secretary

   

Rose Malinowski, DrPH '97
Terms: March 1997-March 2006

Division:

Community Health Science

Place of Work:

Trinity Christian College

Occupation/Title:

Director of Field Education

Work Address:

6601 W. College Drive
Paolos Heights

Work Phone:

(708) 239-2988

Memberships:

APHA, NASW (National Association of Social Workers), NACSW (National Association of Christian Social Workers), BPD (Baccalaureate Program Directors

     

Board of Directors

Emily Ellen Anderson, MPH '00
Term: March 2003-March 2006

Division:

Community Health Sciences

Personal Email:

same as work

Place of Work:

UIC Health Research and Policy Centers

Occupation/Title:

Project Coordinator

Work Address:

850 W. Jackson, Suite 400 (M/C 275)
Chicago, IL 60607

Work Phone:

(312) 413-3379

Work Email:

eander6@uic.edu

Fax:

(312) 413-9835

Favorite Website:

http://www.bioethics.net

     

Sarah Deardorff Carter, MPH '00
Term: March 2003-March 2006

Division:

Community Health Sciences

Personal Email:

sjd5@cornell.edu

Place of Work:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Occupation/Title:

Project Coordinator, "Testing Impact of Health
Literacy in Adult Literacy and Integrated
Family Approach Programs"

Work Address:

Health Research and Policy Centers (HRPC)
850 W. Jackson Ste. 400, M/C 275
Chicago, IL 60607

Work Phone:

(312) 413-2925

Work Email:

sdeard1@uic.edu

Fax:

(312) 413-9835

Memberships:

Delta Omega

     

Renu Gupta, MS, MPH '93, LD
Terms: March 2001-March 2006

Division:

Health Policy Administration

Personal Email:

renug88@hotmail.com

Place of Work:

Chicago Department of Public Health/WIC

Occupation/Title:

Supervisor, Nutrition Services

Work Address:

3525 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653

Work Phone:

(312) 747-6869

Fax:

(312) 747-9147

Memberships:

Delta Omega

     

John Marshall Tar, MPH '82
Term: March 2003-March 2006

Division:

Community Health Sciences

Personal Email:

jtar@sdfparty.org

Place of Work:

Comprehensive Quality Care Inc.

Occupation/Title:

President & CEO

Work Address:

2929 South Ellis
Kaplan Pavillion, 3R
Chicago, IL 60616

Work Phone:

(312) 791-4405 or (312) 791-4401

Work Email:

cqc2001us@yahoo.com

     

Uche Onwuta, M.S., M.P.H. '97
Terms: March 1999-March 2006

Division:

Epidemiology

Personal Email:

uonwuta@yahoo.com

Place of Work:

Kane County Health Department

Occupation/Title:

Chief Epidemiologist

Work Address:

210 South Sixth St.
Geneva, IL 60134

Work Phone:

(630) 232-5819

Work Email:

onwutache@co.kane.il.uc (preferred)

Fax:

(630) 208-5147

Memberships:

Delta Omega

     

Nikhil G. Prachand, MPH '01
Term: March 2003-March 2006

Division:

Epidemiology

Personal Email:

nikhilgprachand@yahoo.com

Place of Work:

Chicago Department of Public Health
Office of HIV/AIDS Surveillance

Occupation/Title:

Epidemiologist/Director HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Studies

Work Address:

2847 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL

Work Phone:

(312) 742-7362

Work Email:

same as personal

Fax:

(312) 742-7362

Favorite Website::

http://www.allmusic.com

     

Kimberly R. Porter, MPH '95
Term: March 2003-March 2006

Division:

Epidemiology

Personal Email:

kimarg@aol.com

Place of Work:

American College of Surgeons

Occupation/Title:

Cancer Information Analyst

Work Address:

633 N. St. Clair
Chicago, IL

Work Phone:

(312) 205-5441

Work Email:

kporter@facs.org

Favorite Website:

http://www.cdc.org

     

Sagar P. Shah, MPH '01
Term: March 2003-March 2006

Division:

Health Policy Administration

Personal Email:

sshah01@hotmail.com (preferred)

Place of Work:

Rush North Shore Medical Center

Occupation/Title:

Data Analyst, Clinical Decision Support

Work Address:

9600 Gross Point Rd
Skokie, IL 60076

Work Phone:

(847) 933-6007

Work Email:

spshah@rsh.net

Fax:

(847) 933-3858

     

Sherry E. Weingart, M.P.H '80
Terms: March 1999-March 2006

Division:

HRM (now Health Policy Administration)

Personal Email:

sweingart@ameritech.net

Place of Work:

UIC School of Public Health, Center for
Public Health Practice/Preparedness

Occupation/Title:

Special Programs Coordinator

Work Address:

1603 W. Taylor St. (M/C 923)
Chicago, IL 60612

Work Phone:

(312) 413-5570

Work Email:

sweingar@uic.edu

     

Immediate Past President

George R. Smith, Jr., MPH '96
Terms: March 1997-March 2003

Place of Work:

Altgeld Health Center

Occupation/Title:

Healthy Start Coordinator

Work Address:

1029 E. 130th St.
Chicago, IL 60628

Work Phone:

(773) 995-1968, ext. 256

Work Email:

Public_Health@msn.com

Fax:

(773) 995-6179

     

Board of Directors-Retired

Maureen Kelly McDonald, MPH
Term: March 1999-March 2003

Phone:

(708) 445-1534

Nicole A Howard-Qualls, MPH
Term: March 1999-March 2002

Phone:

(708) 386-2030

     

UIAA Constituent Staff

Sheryl Coon

Place of Work:

UIC Alumni Association (M/C 021)

Occupation/Title:

Associate Director

Work Address:

322 South Green St., Suite 204
Chicago, IL 60607

Work Phone:

(312) 413-2389

Work Fax:

(312) 413-2327

Work Email:

scoon@uic.edu

     

UIC School of Public Health Office of the Dean Representatives

Liason

   

Susan Mennenga

Place of Work:

UIC School of Public Health

Occupation/Title:

Assistant Dean for Development

Work Address:

1603 W. Taylor (M/C 923)
Chicago, IL 60612

Work Phone:

(312) 355-4501

Work Email:

smenneng@uic.edu

Coordinator

Janet C. Beauchamp

Occupation/Title:

Associate Director Development

Work Phone:

(312) 996-0760

Work Email:

janetb@uic.edu