Region V: Regional Health Equity Council Members
| Name | Title | Organization | State | Phone/Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makeda Norris Co-Chair |
Lead Consultant and Training Specialist | Impetus - Let's Get Started | MN | 612-388-7784 makeda_norris@msn.com makeda_norris@impetuslgs.com |
| Othelia Pryor Co-Chair |
Executive Director | Michigan Minority Health Coalition | MI | 517-337-0705 opryor@michiganmhc.com |
| Myron D. Bennett | Policy Consultant | The McKenzie Business and Consulting Groups/HEAL Cleveland | OH | 216-598-4634 myronbennett1@gmail.com |
| Silas Buchanan | Director | Institute for eHealth Equity | OH | 216-570-7355 sybuchanan@gmail.com |
| Raju Chinthala | President | Asian Services of Indiana | IN | 317-339-7461 rajuchinthala@gmail.com |
| Mitchell Davis | Minneapolis Uran League | Minneapolis Uran League | MN | 612-302-3150 mdavis@mul.org |
| Phyllis Davis | MI | 616-681-0360 x322 padavis@mbpi.org |
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| Jose Gonzalez | Director | Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Minnesota Department of Health | MN | 651-201-5818 jose.gonzalez@state.mn.us |
| Gina Green-Harris | Senior Outreach Specialist | Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | WI | 414-219-5083 (office) 614-353-4852 (cell) greenharris@wisc.edu |
| Mouhanad Hammami | Chief Health Officer | Wayne Court | MI | 313-224-0810 mhammami@co.wayne.mi.us |
| Antoniette M. Holt | Director | Office of Minority Health, Indiana State Department of Health | IN | 317-233-3006 aholt@isdh.in.gov |
| Natalie Johnson Lee | Executive Director | African/African American Health Alliance (AAAHA) | MN | 612-986-8037 nataliejohnsonlee@gmail.com |
| David Luna | Vice President, Multicultural Affairs | Saint Mary's Healthcare (Trinity Health) | MI | 616-685-6181 lunada@trinity-health.org |
| E. Angeles Martinez Mier | Director | Binational/Cross-Cultural Health Enhancement Research Center | IN | 317-274-8822 esmartin@iu.edu |
| Fessahaye Mebhratu | Executive Director | Pan-African Community Association | WI | 414-442-5864 fmebrahtu@panafricoma.org |
| Waldo Mikels-Carrasco | Research Associate Director | Institute for Latino Studies University of Notre Dame | IN | 574-631-2882 wmikelsc@nd.edu |
| Doug Poe | Executive Director, CEO | American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc. | IN | 317-917-8000 dpoe@americanindiancenter.org |
| Deborah Riddick | Director of Policy and Planning | School Community Health Alliance of Michigan | MI | 517-908-0847 ext. 227 driddick@scha-mi.org |
| Manju Sankarappa | Executive Director | Ohio Asian American Health Coalition | OH | 614-366-8214 msankarappa@oahcoalition.org |
| Ana Paula Soares Lynch | Project Director | CORE/El Centro | WI | 414 225-4620 anapaula26soares@gmail.com |
| Charleta B. Tavares | Executive Director | Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence, Inc. (MACC) | OH | 614-221-7841 ctavares@maccinc.net |
| Lisa Tiger | Chair | Wisconsin Pink Shawl Initiative | WI | 608-770-5336 tiger@wisc.edu |
| Koua Vang | Executive Director | United Asian Services of Wisconsin, Inc. | WI | 608-445-8657 kouavang@tds.net |
| Equilla Wainwright | Vice President | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Diversity and Community Responsibility | MI | 313-983-0750 kewainwright@bcbsm.com |
| Elaine Williams | Resource Development Program Director | Indiana Primary Health Care Association | IN | 317-630-0845 ewilliams@indianapca.org |
| Mildred Williamson | HIV/AIDS Section Chief | Division of Infectious Diseases, Office of Health Protection, Illinois Department of Public Health | IL | 312-814-4846 (primary) 773-238-6288 (personal) 773-791-3220 (personal) mildred.williamson@illinois.govjazzroots@aol.com |
| Virginia Zerpa | WI | 414-479-8800 |