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Health Partners Fellowship Program
Fellows, Class of 2004-2005Building strong and healthy communities requires expertise, experience and vision. In our two-year program, the Health Partners Fellows will learn and share academic principles, best practices and proven models that will help them further our shared mission. Specifically, the program focuses on the exploration of the nature of communities, academic institutions and the linkages between them, as well as strategies for successfully leading a redirection of health professions education and health services. The fellowship concentrates on providing a small group of leaders with a one year set of intensive learning experiences about collaboration between entities such as government agencies, social service agencies, academic medical centers, non-profit corporations and community based organizations. These learning experiences are set in two related contexts: (1) a cohort of learners who share common learning experiences with one another, and (2) the individual experiences of fellows working in their own organizations. The overall approach is to foster a group learning process, establish a network of colleagues and provide ongoing support to improve bridge-building skills. The fellowship provides multiple immersion seminars on core areas of concentration including:
Learning strategies employed in the two-year fellowship include:
The Health Partners Fellows Class of 2004-2005 includes:
Southern Regional Coordinator Before joining the Southern Institute, Judi was the project director for the Virginia Covering Kids Initiative with the Virginia Department of Social Services. In addition, she has served as the manager for the Family and Child Health Division at the Richmond City Department of Public Health. She also served as the project director of the Richmond City Healthy Start Initiative and the regional Healthy Start Coalition. Judi has extensive experience in program implementation and management of grant programs with government and not-for-profit community-based organizations. Judi has a Master of Science in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Science in Human and Family Resources and Secondary Education from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. 
Health Promotion Specialist Lena also has experience working in Latin America. In Mexico, she worked for a reproductive health center that provided comprehensive maternal and child health services and education to low-income adolescents and young adults. Lena has also volunteered with medical missions in rural Honduras and Ecuador. Lena is a Certified Health Education Specialist and is a candidate for a Master's in Public Health degree at Oregon State University. Her overall interests include reproductive health issues, Latino health issues, peer education programs, and evaluation research. Midwestern Regional Coordinator Sondra is responsible for providing support and technical assistance. She monitors grantee progress and general grant administration and building regional capacity for 11 Midwestern state Covering Kids & Families grantees and 28 local projects. Prior to joining the Southern Institute, she was the project director for the St. Joseph County Covering Kids initiative located in South Bend, Indiana, and has been a presenter at two previous national Covering Kids annual meetings and the Communications Boot Camp. Ms. Gardetto was a practicing therapist for over 10 years. She then served as the program coordinator for the South Bend Community School Corporation's Bilingual Education Department for more than 8 years before joining the Covering Kids initiative in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Sondra earned her master's of science degree in administration from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana in 1989. She received her bachelor's degree in music therapy from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan in 1983.
Junko is the Program Coordinator for the Promoting Access to Healthcare (PATH) program at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO). AAPCHO is a not-for-profit, national association representing community health organizations primarily serving medically underserved Asian and Pacific Islander (API) populations in the United States. Junko coordinates technical assistance projects that aim to increase access to quality health care services for rapidly growing Asian immigrant/refugee communities in the Midwest and mountain state regions. Junko was born and raised in Japan, and came to the US for her graduate study. She holds a bachelor's degree in social welfare and social research from Japan Women's University (Tokyo, Japan) and a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). 
Clinical Nurse Consultant Virginia is coordinator for the Beauty and Barber Shop Project and co-coordinator for The Mommy and Me Club at Mile Square Health Center. Both programs focus on lifestyle changes to minimize or reduce morbidities and mortalities related to barriers in health care and inadequate or poor nutrition. Previously, Virginia provided physical assessments, health promotion, health education, referral to appropriate social agencies when needed, and assisted with access to health care for at risk pregnant and parenting families through UIC case management home visiting program. Virginia holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chicago State University and a Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago. 
Planning and Data Collection AssociateNational Health Services, Inc. Shafter, California Ayuka undertakes community needs assessment, quality improvement coordination, strengthening linkages with the community, networking with agencies and developing an internship program with academic and health institutions. Previously, Ayuka worked with the African Medical and Research Foundation carrying out education and developing community based health care programs. He worked with the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology as a social scientist in multidisciplinary research teams developing integrated pest management technologies. Ayuka was also a lecturer in the department of Environmental Socio-cultural Studies at Kenyatta University, Kenya. As a social development consultant, he worked in community based health care and in community development leading research teams in poverty assessment studies and training health workers, researchers and development practitioners in the use of participatory methods in research and project planning and implementation. Ayuka holds a master's degree in public health, with a major in International Health, from Loma Linda University (California) and a doctoral degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University (England). Community Engagement Specialist Angela works with the Chicago Partnership of Health Promotion Program, which provides nutrition education and physical activity related information to families throughout the city. As a native of Chicago, Angela has intimate knowledge of the needs of the people who make up the neighborhoods and communities in the city. She has dedicated a large portion of her career to community organizing, mobilization and coordinating services on the Near West Side of Chicago. She has experience in conducting focus groups, community surveys, coalition building, fostering partnership(s) amongst community agencies, program development/implementation from youth through senior citizens, and training of community residents and staff. Angela has also done volunteer work with pregnant and parenting teens, as well as Decision Making and Goal Setting workshops through Teen Parent Services. Angela is a graduate of Chicago State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services. Co-Director, National Center for Sustainable Health Outreach Immediately prior to going to Georgetown, Jacqueline served as Senior Research Associate at The Finance Project, a national public policy think tank established to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of public financing for education and other children services. She previously served as a Policy Advisor in the offices of the Governor and LT. Governor in the state of Maryland, where she advised on issues ranging from early childhood development to Juvenile Justice, and other children, youth, and family related matters. Jacqueline holds a dual BA in Government (with a concentration in International Relations), and Sociology (with a concentration in Urban Studies) from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center. She is pursuing her L.L.M in Advocacy at the Law Center. Director, Louisville Metro Health Department Dr. Troutman's many leadership positions include the governing board of American Public Health Association, the Board of Directors of the Jomandi Theatre Company, the Presidency of the Black Caucus of Health Workers, and the Chairmanship of the NACCHO Committee on Health and Justice. Adewale holds an M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as well as an M.P.H. from the Columbia University School of Public Health. He also earned an M.A. in Black Studies from the State University of New York. Program Officer Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
As a community volunteer, she supports various community groups in promoting women's health issues and leading faith-based community development. She established a community development corporation, S.O.A.R. Development Corporation, which was recently awarded a federal grant for mentoring children of prisoners. Judith holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Every Child Succeeds and the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency Foundation. As an attorney, Judith spent most of her career working with non-profit organizations. She was Assistant Attorney General in the Oregon Department of Justice and also practiced with a non-profit law firm, The Juvenile Rights Project, served as president of a Portland-area domestic violence service agency, and worked in sexual assault prevention programs. Judith received her undergraduate degree from Washington State University, was a Rotary International Scholar in Women's Studies at the University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law. About the International Center for Health Leadership Development The International Center for Health Leadership Development was established to foster the development of those who seek to create health partnerships. The center conducts leadership development activities that help to better prepare leaders from communities, community health centers and health professions education to build linkages between communities and institutions. The center's approach is to help individuals discover their leadership capabilities, and to help them see that leadership is, in many ways, a function of the relationship between leaders and followers. To accomplish this task, the center is involved in several activities: consulting services, fellowship programs, short courses, policy briefs and research. For further information about the center or its activities, please call us at (312) 355-1087.
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