Health Care Management Advisory Board
The Health Care Management Advisory Board is a select group of health care executives, alumni and current students who meet regularly with the faculty to provide input to the department on current best practices within health care organizations and to provide feedback on courses taught.
Members of the Advisory Board are available to guest lecture in classes from time to time.
Advisory Board - December 2022
Nimo Abdi, B.S.
Patient Access Representative
Emory Healthcare
Winifred Akpan, B.S.
Student Assistant, System Support
Kennesaw State University
Ken Burnett, MHA, LNHA
Administrator at Pruitt Health-Brookhaven
Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center
Julius Chege, MPH, LNHA
Michael Dalmat, Dr.PH, MPH, MPIA
Retired Associate Professor of Health Care Management
Clayton State University
Sandra DeShields, Director
Client Services Office (CSO)
Human Resources Office (HRO)
Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Peter Fitzpatrick, Ed.D., R.Ph.
Professor Emeritus
Retired Chair, Department of Health Care Management
Clayton State University
Crystal Michelle Leakes, MHA
Systems Implementation Contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton
Veronica Linder, MHA
Foundational Trainer
Athena Health
Corporate Training Division
Sharonda Malcome, MPH
Research Administrative Coordinator
Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Francisco Martinez, MHA
Erika Ortega, B.S.
Tasha Parrish, Student Representative
CSU Health Care Management Undergraduate Program
President, CSU Health Care Management Student Organization
Ann Phillips, MHA
Director, Government and Standards
Intelligent Medical Objects
Washington, D.C.
Roxana Porupca, MHA
Healthcare Representative
Internal Medicine/Cardiology
Pfizer, Inc.
Jessica Reed, MHA
Health Engagement Advisor
Cigna
Afrika Samuel, Student Representative
CSU Health Care Management MHA Program
Neena Smith-Bankhead, MS
Senior Public Health Program Associate
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Andrea Watson, MHA, LNHA
Nancy Xiong, MHA
Market Strategy Data Analyst
Kaiser Permanente
MeriBeth Stegall, M.A., Ph.D.
Chair, Health Care Management Program Advisory Board
Associate Professor, Health Care Management
College of Health
Clayton State University