MPHI’s Board of Directors consists of no fewer than 12 and no more than 17 board members. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University each appoint board representatives. In addition to these partners, at-large members represent business, media, and community-based organizations. The diverse backgrounds of Board members bring many different talents to the organization.
Elizabeth Hertel, MBA
President
Director, MDHHS
Alexis Travis, DrPH
Executive Committee
Assistant Provost/Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Michigan State University
Angulique Outlaw, PhD
Executive Committee
Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs, Director, Pathway to Faculty Program, Wayne State University
Denise Anthony, PhD
Executive Committee
Chair and Professor, Department of Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health, and Professor of Sociology and in School of Information, University of Michigan
George Kikano, MD
Executive Committee
Executive Director of Health Education Innovation at Northwood University
James Giordano, MBA
Executive and Audit Committee
Retired President and CEO, CareTech Solutions, Inc.
Adenike Shoynika, MD, MPH
Board Member
Health Officer/Medical Director, Ingham County Health Department
David Spivey, MBA, MHSA
Board Member
President, Senior Health Care Executive (retired), Trinity Health Michigan
Denise Fair-Razo, MPH
Board Member
Chief Public Health Officer
City of Detroit Health Department
Kwesi Brookins, PhD
Board Member
Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University
Laura Power, MD, MPH
Board Member
Director, Office of Public Health Practice, Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Clinical Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Phillip Levy, MPH, MD
Board Member
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Vice President of Translational Science, Wayne State University
Sarah Lyon-Callo, PhD, MS
Board Member
Senior Deputy Director, Public Health Administration, Michigan Department of Health and Human Service
Sarah Mayberry, MPH
Board Member
Senior Special Projects Producer, WDIV-TV
Thomas Stallworth
Board Member and Audit Committee
Senior Advisor, Legislative and External Affairs, State of Michigan Office of the Governor
Tim Becker, CPA
Board Member and Audit Committee
Chief Operating Officer, Hope Network
Renée Branch Canady, PhD, MPA
Ex Officio
Chief Executive Officer, MPHI

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