ABOUT THE NEVADA PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTER
The Nevada Public Health Training Center (NVPHTC) researches, designs, implements and evaluates training programs targeting prioritized educational and skill-based needs in the public health workforce. Affiliated with the University of Nevada’s School of Community Health Sciences, the Nevada Public Health Training Center works collaboratively with traditional and non-traditional public health partners throughout the western region in order to conduct both online and offline trainings designed to eliminate health disparities and advance health equity.
Follow along with us and gain access to current training opportunities at MakingHealthHappen.org
THE LINKING C.O.R.E. LEADERS TEAM
Gerold Dermid, MBA
Director, Project Investigator
Kelly Morning, MPH
Assistant Director, Co-Project Investigator
Sara Hanafi, MPH
Senior Public Health Diversity Advisor, Project Lead
Tamara Telles
Public Health Diversity Advisor, Project Support
Jacqueline Parrish
Communications Associate, Project Support
Nancy Brune, Ph. D.
Executive Director, Project Consultant
Meredith Levine
Director of Economic Policy, Project Consultant
Kenneth Retzl, Ph. D.
Director of Education Policy, Project Consultant
LINKING C.O.R.E. LEADERS ADVISORY GROUP
Andrea Gregg, MPH
Executive Director, High Sierra Area Health Education Center
Anna Rondon
Executive Director, New Mexico Social Justice and Equity Institute
Bala Salgado
Director, Forward New Mexico Area Health Education Center
Christy Stuth, MPH, RDH
Area Associate Agent for Family Consumer & Health Services, University of Arizona Coconino Cooperative Extension
Doug Taren, Ph. D.
Director, Western Region Public Health Training Center
Helene Silverblatt, MD
Director, New Mexico Area Health Education Center
Jill Baker-Tingey
Elko County Extension Educator, University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension
Joe Iser, MD
Director, Health Officer, President, Southern and Washoe County Health Department, Nevada Public Health Institute
Leah Caswell, MPH
Vice President of Community Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Sharon Finarelli
Executive Director, New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils
Valerie Cauhape Haskin, MA, MPH
Rural Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator, The Family Support Center
