The Public Health Administration & Policy MPH Community Advisory Board helps to ensure that students are fully prepared to meet the current demands of the public and population health workforce. The board comprises public health professionals, many of whom are alumni. Its mission is to advise the traditional, distance, and executive PHAP programs on public health priorities, trends in public health practice, curriculum needs, and professional development and networking opportunities.

Past and Present Community Advisory Board Members & Organizations

• Retired Director of Dakota County Public Health Department
• Community Relations Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Community Outreach Research Consultant, Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota
• Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Program Coordinator, Early Youth Eyecare (E.Y.E) Phillips Eye Institute
• Community Care Coordinator Supervisor, Hennepin County Medical Center & President, Minnesota Public Health Association
• President and CEO, Stratis Health
• VP of Public Affairs, Allina Health
• Director, Patient Experience Services and Patient- and Family-Centered Care, Hennepin County Medical Center
• Senior Advocacy and Health Equity Consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
• Commissioner, Minneapolis Health Department
• Retired Health Care Executive and State Medicaid Director
• Health Care Economics Consultant, UnitedHealth Group
• Retired Professor of Public Health Nursing