Staff and FacultyThe Heartland Centers include a breadth of management, staff expertise, and technical assistance with the competence to support a broad spectrum of strategic workforce and community development programs and services. Please read below to learn about the Heartland Centers' staff and faculty members. Click here to see the Heartland Centers' organizational chart. Kate Wright, EdD, MPH
Director/PI and Associate Professorwrightks@slu.edu 314-977-8120 Dr. Wright is a faculty member in the Saint Louis University School of Public Health (SLUSPH). She is responsible for all HC’ activities including organizational and workforce strategic development operations, advisory functions, and development of strategic alliances, partnerships, and ventures. Michael Thomas, MPH
Associate Director and Instructorthomasmw@slu.edu 314-977-4350 Mr. Thomas is a faculty member in the SLUSPH, and is responsible for expanding HC partnerships and alliances with public health emergency management and first responder agencies and organizations and provides technical assistance to national, state, and local partners. Diane Weber, BA, RN
Managerweberdl@slu.edu 314-977-3219 Ms. Weber is responsible for HC operations, human resources procedures, grant/contract application processes and reports, and implementation of the HC Strategic Plan. Kelly Ewertowski, MSW
Senior Program Coordinatorewertokm@slu.edu 314-977-3233 Ms. Ewertowski coordinates public health workforce and preparedness/emergency management education and training programs and processes; provides the programmatic linkage to the Learning Management System (LMS), and coordinates the Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute. Mandi McArthur, MBA
Financial Coordinatoramcarthu@slu.edu 314-977-4026 Ms. McArthur coordinates the development and management of the HC budgets in collaboration with the HC management staff. She works closely with staff to determine project budgets, and general HC business operations. Susan Prichard, BSBA
Senior Multimedia Coordinatorprichard@slu.edu 314-977-3224 Ms. Prichard is responsible for development, production and distribution of the technology-mediated education and training programs, products and services. She also is responsible for graphic design of printed and electronic materials. Christy McFarland, BSBA
Learning Management System Coordinatormcfarlcm@slu.edu 314-977-8295 Ms. McFarland is responsible for the HC LMS, including providing training and technical assistance to users, assisting in course development and management, and providing training in the use of the agency management function. Alexis Bruce-Staudt, MSW
Program Coordinatorabrucest@slu.edu 314-977-8145 Ms. Bruce-Staudt coordinates all aspects and activities relating to the National Public Health Leadership Development Network, the Missouri Public Health Leadership Institute, and the Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma Regional Leadership Institute. Dennis Durham, Jr., MPH
Program Coordinator and Adjunct Facultyddurham1@slu.edu 314-977-4024 Mr. Durham is adjunct faculty in the SLUSPH. He coordinates the preparedness/emergency management activities including the development, implementation, and evaluation of exercises and provides technical assistance to national, state, and local partners. Lillie McDaniels, MPH
Program Coordinatormcdanilm@slu.edu 314-977-8129 Ms. McDaniels creates, compiles, and analyzes evaluations for education and training programs, including developing competency assessment and learning objective evaluation models, and compiling and analyzing evaluation results. Barb Schaefer
Administrative Assistantbschaef9@slu.edu 314-977-8162 Ms. Schaefer provides administrative assistance and support including daily operational functions to support the Centers’ administration and staff. Cathy Harris
Administrative Assistantcharri29@slu.edu 314-977-8274 Ms. Harris provides administrative assistance and support including the management of HC products and providing technical assistance to LMS users. Pat Lindsey, MPH
Program Director, Tobacco Prevention Centerlindseyp@slu.edu 314-977-8104 Ms. Lindsey coordinates the tobacco coalition activities within the St. Louis Metropolitan region. |
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