Coordinating Committee Contact Information
Healthy North Dakota Coordinating Committee Members
Melissa J. Olson, Director
Healthy North Dakota
mjolson@nd.gov
Terry L. Dwelle, MD
State Health Officer
tdwelle@nd.gov
June Herman
American Heart Association
june.herman@heart.org
Aging
Sheryl Pfliger
Program Administrator, ND Department of Human Services
sopfls@nd.gov
Linda Wright
Director, Aging, ND Department of Human Services
sowril@nd.gov
Coordinated School Health
Valerie J. Fischer
Director, Coordinated School Health, ND Department of Public Instruction
vfischer@nd.gov
Kim N. Senn
Director, Division of Family Health, ND Department of Health
ksenn@nd.gov
Dakota Diabetes Coalition
Gail Hand
gailhand@q.com
Sherri L. Paxon
Director, Chronic Disease, ND Department of Health
spaxon@nd.gov
HND Community Engagement Committee
Stephen P. Pickard, MD
Senior Medical Epidemiologist, ND Department of Health
spickard@nd.gov
Kelly J. Nagel
Public Health Liaison, Central Valley Health Unit
kjnagel@nd.gov
HND Early Childhood Alliance
Becky Bailey
Coordinator, Child & Adolescent Health Services, ND Department of Health
bbailey@nd.gov
Linda Rorman
Program Administrator, Early Childhood, ND Department of Human Services
lrorman@nd.gov
HND Health Disparities
John R. Baird, MD
State Medical Office, Fargo Cass Public Health
jbaird@nd.gov
Leander R. McDonald, PhD
Leander_McDonald@littlehoop.edu
Sherri L. Paxon
Director, Chronic Disease, ND Department of Health
spaxon@nd.gov
HND Nutrition Committee
Colleen Pearce
Director, Nutrition and Physical Activity, ND Department of Health
cpearce@nd.gov
HND Breastfeeding Committee
Kim Hinnenkamp
WIC Nutrition Coordinator, ND Department of Health
khinnenkamp@nd.gov
HND Fruit and Vegetables Committee
Karen Ehrens
Ehrens Consulting
karen@ehrensconsulting.com
HND Physical Activity Committee
Deanna Askew
Healthy Weight Coordinator, ND Department of Health
daskew@nd.gov
Sheryl Pfliger
Program Administrator, ND Department of Human Services
sopfls@nd.gov
HND Third Party Payers
Arvy Smith
Deputy State Health Officer
asmith@nd.gov
Pat Traynor
President, Dakota Medical Foundation
pattraynor@dakmed.org
HND Tobacco Coalition
Karalee Harper
Director, Tobacco, ND Department of Health
kmangskau@nd.gov
HND Worksite Wellness
Machell Thompson
Altru Health Systems
mpthompson@altru.org
Immunizations
Molly Sander
Immunization Program Manager, ND Department of Health
msander@nd.gov
North Dakota Cancer Coalition
Mary Ann Foss
Director, Cancer Prevention and Control, ND Department of Health
mfoss@nd.gov
Dr. Douglas Berglund
dberglund@mohs.org
Joyce Sayler
Program Director, Comprehensive Cancer Prevention & Control Program, ND
Department of Health
jsayler@nd.gov
North Dakota Healthy School Nutrition Alliance
Susan M. Mormann
Director, Coordinated School Health
ND Department of Health
smormann@nd.gov
Patrice S. Anderson
Assistant Director, Coordinated School Health, ND Department of Public Instruction
psanderson@nd.gov
North Dakota Healthy Weight Council
Katherine Black
Director, MCH Nutrition Services, ND Department of Health
kblack@nd.gov
North Dakota Injury Prevention Coalition
Diana Read
Injury Violence Prevention Program Coordinator, ND Department of Health
dread@nd.gov
Mary K. Dasovick
Director, Division of Injury Prevention and Control, ND Department of Health
mdasovic@nd.gov
North Dakota Oral Health Coalition
Kim Yineman
Oral Health Program Director, ND Department of Health
kyineman@nd.gov
Janelle Johnson – Oral Health
Medcenter One Health Systems
jkjohnson@mohs.org
