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
nabdi@student.clayton.edu
nimo18may367@hotmail.com
Winifred Akpan, B.S.
Student Assistant, System Support
Kennesaw State University
404-809-1689
winifredakpan06@gmail.com
Ken Burnett, MHA, LNHA
Administrator at Pruitt Health-Brookhaven
Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center
770-451-0236 Work
678-906-0916 Cell
kburnett@pruitthealth.com
ken_e_burnett@yahoo.com
Julius Chege, MPH, LNHA
404-754-8416 Cell
jayci70@hotmail.com
Michael Dalmat, Dr.PH, MPH, MPIA
Retired Associate Professor of Health Care Management
Clayton State University
Michael.dalmat@gmail.com
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)
770-488-0252 Work
404-583-0158 Work Cell
404-694-4561 Personal Cell
SDeShields@cdc.gov
Peter Fitzpatrick, Ed.D., R.Ph.
Professor Emeritus
Retired Chair, Department of Health Care Management
Clayton State University
peterfitzpatrick@clayton.edu
spfitz5@bellsouth.net
Crystal Michelle Leakes, MHA
Systems Implementation Contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton
Leakes_crystal@bah.com
crystalleakes@gmail.com
Veronica Linder, MHA
Foundational Trainer
Athena Health
Corporate Training Division
cklinder@hotmail.com
Sharonda Malcome, MPH
Research Administrative Coordinator
Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
404-712-9810 Work
404-578-8066 Cell
Sharonda.malcome@emory.edu
stmalcome@yahoo.com
Francisco Martinez, MHA
678-978-0295 Cell
franlistomartinez@gmail.com
Erika Ortega, B.S.
rikao0890@gmail.com
Tasha Parrish, Student Representative
CSU Health Care Management Undergraduate Program
President, CSU Health Care Management Student Organization
Lparrish4@student.clayton.edu
Ann Phillips, MHA
Director, Government and Standards
Intelligent Medical Objects
Washington, D.C.
678-642-6099
aphillips@imohealth.com
Roxana Porupca, MHA
Healthcare Representative
Internal Medicine/Cardiology
Pfizer, Inc.
770-652-9986
rgazinschi@gmail.com
Jessica Reed, MHA
Health Engagement Advisor
Cigna
770-841-1742 Cell
jreed1@hotmail.com
Afrika Samuel, Student Representative
CSU Health Care Management MHA Program
asamuel3@student.clayton.edu
678-799-0687
Neena Smith-Bankhead, MS
Senior Public Health Program Associate
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
404-712-9211 Work
678-523-6443 Cell
nsmithb@emory.edu
neena.smithbankhead@gmail.com
Andrea Watson, MHA, LNHA
404-587-3883 Cell
awatson3@student.clayton.edu
Nancy Xiong, MHA
Market Strategy Data Analyst
Kaiser Permanente
678-425-5266 Cell
nancy.xiong@kp.org
nxionguga@gmail.com
MeriBeth Stegall, M.A., Ph.D.
Chair, Health Care Management Program Advisory Board
Associate Professor, Health Care Management
College of Health
Clayton State University
meristegall@clayton.edu