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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