Our Team
Executive Team
Aislinn Rookwood, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion
Director, Community Health Worker Program

Aislinn Rookwood, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion
Director, Community Health Worker Program

Meka Tate, MSOL, MBA
Data Manager
Community Health Worker Support Specialist

Brooke Lawson, 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
402-836-9804
402-559-5673

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
402-559-3736
402-559-5060

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
