Emergency Preparedness & Response Org Chart

• Emergency Preparedness & Response Division Org Chart (PDF)
  June 24, 2024

Division Director: Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber

Assistant Division Director: Deb Radi

Director's Office

• Laural Mattson, BC Coordinator
• Rachel Garaghty, Health Equity
• Ruth Thiesfeld, OASP
• Mickey Scullard, Cross Section Coordinator
• Christy Becthold, Communications Planner
• Hannah Tice, PFA CDC Foundation

Organizational Services

• Chessa Kendrick, Supervisor Fiscal Team Lead
• Karina DiGiorgio, Grant Specialist
• Na Vang, Management Analyst
• Madison Ahrens, Health Program Rep 

Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

• Sandra Hanson, Manager
• Nancy Carlson, Disaster Behavioral Health Program Coordinator
• Janet Yeats, Metro and Southeast Region
• Jillian Oppegard, Education and Exercise Planner Team Lead
• Wendy Christensen, Education and Exercise Planner
• Janice Maine, Education and Exercise Planner
• Caleb Collins, Education and Exercise Planner
• Hannah Tice, PFA CDC Foundation

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Strategic National Stockpile and Medical Counter Measures (MCM)

• Chad Ostlund, Staffing Supervisor
• Brandon Petersen, Warehouse
• Sam Raguse, Warehouse
• Andre Hanhvichith, Warehouse
• JaLeah Strehl, Warehouse
• Jennifer Plum, Medical Countermeasures, CRI
• Andrew Klitzke, Medical Countermeasures, Planner
• Vacant, SNS Field Assignee

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Consultants (PHPC) 

• Amy Smith, Public Health Preparedness Consultant Staffing Supervisor
• Julia Whitcomb, Southcentral Region
• Peter Ekadu, Southeast Region
• Julie Johnson, Southwest Region
• Michelle Moritz, West central Region
• Katie Triebold, Central Region
• Kayla Scrivner, Northeast Region
• Sue Grafstrom, Northwest Region
• Cassidy Watson, Metro Region

Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP)

• Erin McLachlan, Manager
• Walter James, HPP Coordinator and Team Lead
• Toby McAdams, Data Team Business Analyst, Team Lead
• Lelise Battal, Data Team Consultant 
• Greg Wocken, Mn Trac
• Alexandra Waterman, Medical Surge Coordinator and Team Lead
• Marlee Etchison, Preparedness Coordinator
• John Bowen, All Hazards and Pandemic Planner
• Jesse Groettum, All Hazards and Pandemic Planner

COVID-19 Operations

• Michelle Larson, Assistant Director COVID-19 Operation
• Sara Harmon, Finance and Contracting
• Kaja Robinson, Public Inquiry Call Center
• Dahaja Kennedy
• Kalid Dalu
• Ayan Khayro
• Zinmin Htay
• Ana Rojas Avila
• Mayela Guzman
• Je Moua

Updated 6/24/2024