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The VHWC Advisory Council was established in November 2023 and includes experts, leaders, and stakeholders who are committed to optimizing health and wellness for Veterans and their care partners. The Council’s functions are to prioritize topics for action and advocacy, disseminate VHWC messages and opportunities to their networks, and provide guidance to the Administrative Core Team to carry out VHWC activities and initiatives. The Advisory Council Meeting Notes are available below.
We extend our gratitude to these individuals who contribute their time, expertise, and experience to advance the goals and activities of the VHWC. We are pleased to introduce the members of the Veteran Health and Wellness Collaborative (VHWC) Advisory Council.
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Frank Aiello, JD |
Gregory Allen |
Ann Annis, PhD, RN^ |
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Melanie Baird, LMSW |
Andrea Belk, MPH* |
Rachel Bergmans |
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Brad Blanchard |
Kevin Bohnsack, MD* |
Melanie Brim |
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Parker Brisbee*^ |
Arielle Buckley |
Eduardo Calzada |
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Andrew Dabish |
Lindsay DeCamp, MHA |
Marcia Ditmyer, PhD, MBA, MS |
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Craig Donahue |
Mathew J. Edick, PhD |
Shawn Edwards |
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Will Emerson, PhD* |
Ryan Engle* |
Erica Farr^ |
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Kara Fields |
Patrick Forystek* |
Eric B. Fretz, PhD* |
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Jonathan Fritz, MBA |
Jonathan Garvey* |
Kai N. Gritter, MSHE |
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Farah Hanley |
Autumn Hartpence* |
Ariel Hawthorne, MPH^ |
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Judge Molly Hennessey Greenwalt, JD, MA |
Erika Hoover* |
Joan Ilardo, PhD, LMSW^ |
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Christy Koons* |
Michelle Kees, PhD |
Alyssa Knoll |
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Jeff Kullgren, MD, MPH, MS |
Adam LaVigne* |
Tammy Lemmer |
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Kristina Leonardi |
Frank Lombard, BSW, MSW* |
Erin Maroni |
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Mollie Marti, PhD, JD |
Barbara Martin |
Steve McCartney*^ |
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Emily Norrix |
Heather Nystrom, LMSW, MBA* |
Kathleen Oberst, RN, PhD^ |
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Charles Ohlsson |
Dawn S. Opel, JD, PhD |
Dominick Pallone
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Brian Pegouske* |
Jenna Pryor, MSW
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Mia Railing |
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Shaun Raleigh, MBA |
Melissa Riba |
Summer Robertson
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Dave Schneider, MPA |
Holli Seabury, EdD |
Courtney Seaman, OTRL, MS, MBA |
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Jonathan Shiflett, JD* |
Beth I. Sieloff, MPH, E-RYT, CMSgt* |
Dean Sienko, MD, MS*^ |
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Kayla Smith |
Inetta Smith, MSA |
April Stopczynski |
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Ellen Sugrue-Hyman |
Alex Szwarc |
Tina Thompson, LMSW |
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Sarah Tomaka, DDS, MPH |
Michelle Twichell |
Emre Umucu, PhD |
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Renee Verbeke |
Cassandra Watson |
Brian Webb, MDIV* |
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Tabitha Welch |
Gayle Witham, LMSW, ACM, BCD |
Brenden Wright, LISW, LICDC* |
*Active/Retired Veteran Status
^Administrative Core Team
Advisory Council Meeting Notes