Our Team
Executive Team
Aislinn Rookwood, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion
Director, Community Health Worker Program
Dejun Su, PhD
Past Program Director
Meka Tate, MSOL, MBA
Data Manager
Community Health Worker Support Specialist
Brooke (Lawson) Sautter, RDH, BSDH
Graduate Student, UNMC Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health
Teaching Assistant
Training and Development Manager
Bridget Orr
Graduate Student, UNMC Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health
Teaching Assistant
Field Experience Coordinator
Advisor Team
Steven Abraham, PLADC, CHW
Community Health Worker Advisor
Yesica Saldana, AAS/MA
Community Health Worker Advisor
Johanna Pescante-Daniel, BBA/BA
Community Health Worker Advisor
Nancie Velasquez, CHW
Community Health Worker Advisor
Didactic Instructors
Sarah Flanagan, MSW, MPA, LCSW
Associate Professor & Director of Community Health & Interprofessional Engagement, Clarkson College
Didactic Instructor, Ethics and Community Health
Adam Schulte, PharmD
ACO Pharmacist, Nebraska Health Network
Didactic Instructor, Social Determinants of Health and the Use of Community Relay
Sharon Medcalf, PhD
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology
Director, Emergency Preparedness Professional Academic Programs
Didactic Instructor, Emergency Preparedness
Carrie McAdam Marx, MSCI, PhD, RPh
Associate Dean and Director for the Office of Experiential Programs, UNMC College of Pharmacy
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Didactic Instructor, Health Education for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
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Drew Prescott, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, UNMC College of Pharmacy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Didactic Instructor, Health Education for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
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Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Didactic Instructor, Mental Health and Substance Use: Response and First Aid
Julie Kalkowski, MSW
Executive Director, Financial Hope Collaborative, Creighton University
Didactic Instructor, Financial Literacy and Promotion
Danielle Galvin, MPA
Associate Director, Financial Hope Collaborative, Creighton University
Didactic Instructor, Financial Literacy and Promotion
Yesica Saldana, AAS/MA
Community Health Worker, Dakota County Health Department
Didactic Instructor, Health Insurance Basics
Johanna Pesante-Daniel, BBA/BA
Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator, Public Health Solutions Health Department
Didactic Instructor, Health Insurance Basics
Sarah Swanson, MPH
Program Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Family Care Enhancement Project
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute UCEDD
Didactic Instructor, Patient Advocacy and Care Coordination
Keyonna M. King, DrPH
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Didactic Instructor, Community Outreach and Needs Assessment
Regina Idoate, PhD
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Director, Spirituality, Culture & Health
Didactic Instructor, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
Full Member, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Additional Personnel
Kiara Comfort, MLIS
Assistant Professor & Community Outreach and Health Systems Librarian, UNMC McGoogan Health Sciences Library
