
Community Stakeholder Advisory Council

Tonya Roberson
Phalanx Family Services

Sherry Pace
Chicago Family Health Center, CEO

Steve Epting
Alive Faith Network, Director, Pastor

Amit Acharya
President, Advocate Research Institute & Chief Research Officer and System Vice President, Advocate Health Center

Chief of Community Engagement and Equity
Thresholds

Program Director for Translational Science, Outcomes Research
Endeavor Health

Research Scientist
Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Health and Wellness Coordinator
Teamwork Englewood

Ayesha Jaco
West Side United, Executive Director

Darryl Jenkins
Interfaith Mental Health Coalition, President
Manager of Community Engagement Initiatives
Institute for Translational Medicine

Management Consultant
Sinai Community Institute

Danielle Lazar
Access Community Health Network, Executive Director of Research, Evaluation, and Innovation

North Region Health Equity Program Manager
Endeavor Health

Director of Community Health
Rush University Medical Center

Cook County Department of Public Health

Research Assistant Professor
Loyola University

Carlos Nelson
Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp, CEO

Uche Onwuta
Kane County Department of Public Health, Director of Health Promotion

Amy O’Rourke
Cook County Department of Public Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Director

Ajanta Patel
Chicago Department of Public Health, Medical Director

Morris Reed
Westside Health Authority, CEO

Community Research and Training Director
IIT

Elizabeth Tumiel
Program Manager
Erie Family Health

Kathryn Welch
Regional Director of Health and Wellness
Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp