All Team Members

Adia Heisser
Program Coordinator
aheisser@lphi.org

Alpha Gebrie
Senior Program Manager
agebrie@lphi.org

Andrew Romaner, MPH
Operations Manager
aromaner@lphi.org

Anna Legrand
Analyst I
alegrand@lphi.org

Anne Springer Jayes
Senior Program Manager
ajayes@lphi.org

Arien L. Ragster, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator
aragster@lphi.org

Brad Wellons, MA, JD
Regional Manager
bwellons@lphi.org

Bridget Simon-Friedt, PhD, MS
Population Health Scientist
bsimon-friedt@lphi.org

Charles Lehigh, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Analyst
clehigh@lphi.org

Cheryl Floyd
Associate Director
cfloyd@lphi.org

Chrishelle Stipe, MPH, NCTTP
Senior Manager, Health Promotion
cstipe@lphi.org

Daniele Farrisi, MPH
Director
dfarrisi@lphi.org

Darcy Hannagan
Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
dhannagan@lphi.org

Deanna Thabatah, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator
dthabatah@lphi.org

Dira Lay
Assistant Controller
dlay@lphi.org

Earl “Nupsius” Benjamin-Robinson, DrHSc, CPH
Sr. Director, Tobacco Control & Prevention and Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living
ebenjamin-robinson@lphi.org

Elizabeth Crull, MPH
Senior Analyst
ecrull@lphi.org

Elizabeth Nauman, MPH, PhD
Director
bnauman@lphi.org

Erica Johnson, MA
Associate Director
ejohnson@lphi.org

Erica Spears, MA, PhD
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning
espears@lphi.org

Erica Turner
Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
eturner@lphi.org

Feamula Bradley, MSEd
Regional Manager
fbradley@lphi.org

Frederick Blanche, AAS, RHIT, CHPC
HIPAA Privacy and Compliance Manager and
Mental Health First Aid Instructor
fblanche@lphi.org

Hayley Alexander, MPH
Program Manager
halexander@lphi.org

Huahong Qiang, MS
Principal Engineer
hqiang@lphi.org

Jaime Cyprian, MPH
Senior Regional Manager
jbruins@lphi.org

James Husband, MPH
Health Equity Coordinator
jhusband@lphi.org

Jamie Giepert, PMP
Senior Director, Operations and Business Development
jclesi@lphi.org

Janice Ackley, BS
Regional Manager
jackley@lphi.org

Janna Van der Hoven, MPH
Program Manager, Health Services Research
jvanderhoven@lphi.org

Jennifer Haneline, MSW, LCSW
Regional Manager
jhaneline@lphi.org

Jenny Dickherber, MSW, MPH
Associate Director, Operations & Health Promotions
jdickherber@lphi.org

John Marc Sharpe
Communications Director
jmsharpe@lphi.org

Kyleah Frederic-Humphrey, MSW
Software Engineer I
kfrederic@lphi.org

Kyle Bradford, MPH
Director
kbradford@lphi.org

Lauren Broussard, DrPH, MSW
Associate Director, My Community Cares
lbroussard@lphi.org

Lindsey Rudov, MPH
Senior Analyst
lrudov@lphi.org

Mark Alsay, MPH
Program and Evaluation Manager, Community Engagement
malsay@lphi.org

Mathilde Silverberg
Program Manager, Capacity Building
msilverberg@lphi.org

Mattie E. Hawkins
South Central Louisiana Regional Manager
mhawkins@lphi.org

Meagan Alley
Program Manager
malley@lphi.org

Melissa Mendoza, JD, MPH
Director, Legal Counsel and Compliance
mmendoza@lphi.org

Michelle C. Ozah, BSPH
Social & Health Disparities Senior Coordinator
mozah@lphi.org

Reagan Carmena, MPH, CHES
Convening Coordinator
rcarmena@lphi.org

Mitzi LaSalle, BS
Regional Manager
mlasalle@lphi.org

Salvatore Peraino
Finance Strategist
speraino@lphi.org

Samantha Euraque, MA
Associate Director, Data Strategy and Services
seuraque@lphi.org

Sarah Chrestman, MPH
Senior Evaluation Manager
schrestman@lphi.org

Sarita Panchang, PhD
Senior Manager
spanchang@lphi.org

Serina Nguyen
Human Resources Manager
snguyen@lphi.org

Sheila Dickerson, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Senior Director of Talent Management
sdickerson@lphi.org

Shelina Davis, MPH, MSW
Chief Executive Officer
sdavis@lphi.org

Stephanie Brooks
Organizational Administrative Manager
sbrooks@lphi.org

Stephanie Kennedy
Senior Project Manager
skennedy@lphi.org

Sylvester Tumusiime, PhD
Informatics Manager
stumusiime@lphi.org

Tammy Brumfield
Administrative Coordinator
tbrumfield@lphi.org

Taslim van Hattum
Chief Program Officer
tvanhattum@lphi.org

Terrell “TJ” Neal
Chief Financial Officer
tneal@lphi.org

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS
Chief Data & Strategy Officer
tcarton@lphi.org

Thomas Markey
Systems Administrator
tmarkey@lphi.org

Valerie Huntley
Senior Communications Manager
vhuntley@lphi.org

Van Le, MBA
Program Manager
vle@lphi.org

Whittney Moore, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator
wmoore@lphi.org

Administrative

Tammy Brumfield
Administrative Coordinator
tbrumfield@lphi.org

Stephanie Brooks
Organizational Administrative Manager
sbrooks@lphi.org

Analyst

Charles Lehigh, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Analyst
clehigh@lphi.org

Anna Legrand
Analyst I
alegrand@lphi.org

Frederick Blanche, AAS, RHIT, CHPC
HIPAA Privacy and Compliance Manager and
Mental Health First Aid Instructor
fblanche@lphi.org

Associate Director

Lauren Broussard, DrPH, MSW
Associate Director, My Community Cares
lbroussard@lphi.org

Samantha Euraque, MA
Associate Director, Data Strategy and Services
seuraque@lphi.org

Jenny Dickherber, MSW, MPH
Associate Director, Operations & Health Promotions
jdickherber@lphi.org

Cheryl Floyd
Associate Director
cfloyd@lphi.org

Erica Johnson, MA
Associate Director
ejohnson@lphi.org

Coordinator

Deanna Thabatah, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator
dthabatah@lphi.org

Reagan Carmena, MPH, CHES
Convening Coordinator
rcarmena@lphi.org

Adia Heisser
Program Coordinator
aheisser@lphi.org

Whittney Moore, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator
wmoore@lphi.org

Darcy Hannagan
Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
dhannagan@lphi.org

James Husband, MPH
Health Equity Coordinator
jhusband@lphi.org

Tammy Brumfield
Administrative Coordinator
tbrumfield@lphi.org

Michelle C. Ozah, BSPH
Social & Health Disparities Senior Coordinator
mozah@lphi.org

Directors

Melissa Mendoza, JD, MPH
Director, Legal Counsel and Compliance
mmendoza@lphi.org

Sheila Dickerson, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Senior Director of Talent Management
sdickerson@lphi.org

Earl “Nupsius” Benjamin-Robinson, DrHSc, CPH
Sr. Director, Tobacco Control & Prevention and Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living
ebenjamin-robinson@lphi.org

Erica Spears, MA, PhD
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning
espears@lphi.org

John Marc Sharpe
Communications Director
jmsharpe@lphi.org

Jamie Giepert, PMP
Senior Director, Operations and Business Development
jclesi@lphi.org

Daniele Farrisi, MPH
Director
dfarrisi@lphi.org

Elizabeth Nauman, MPH, PhD
Director
bnauman@lphi.org

Kyle Bradford, MPH
Director
kbradford@lphi.org

Engineer

Kyleah Frederic-Humphrey, MSW
Software Engineer I
kfrederic@lphi.org

Huahong Qiang, MS
Principal Engineer
hqiang@lphi.org

Executives

Terrell “TJ” Neal
Chief Financial Officer
tneal@lphi.org

Taslim van Hattum
Chief Program Officer
tvanhattum@lphi.org

Shelina Davis, MPH, MSW
Chief Executive Officer
sdavis@lphi.org

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS
Chief Data & Strategy Officer
tcarton@lphi.org

Managers

Mark Alsay, MPH
Program and Evaluation Manager, Community Engagement
malsay@lphi.org

Janna Van der Hoven, MPH
Program Manager, Health Services Research
jvanderhoven@lphi.org

Valerie Huntley
Senior Communications Manager
vhuntley@lphi.org

Serina Nguyen
Human Resources Manager
snguyen@lphi.org

Sarita Panchang, PhD
Senior Manager
spanchang@lphi.org

Hayley Alexander, MPH
Program Manager
halexander@lphi.org

Andrew Romaner, MPH
Operations Manager
aromaner@lphi.org

Mathilde Silverberg
Program Manager, Capacity Building
msilverberg@lphi.org

Van Le, MBA
Program Manager
vle@lphi.org

Meagan Alley
Program Manager
malley@lphi.org

Stephanie Brooks
Organizational Administrative Manager
sbrooks@lphi.org

Sylvester Tumusiime, PhD
Informatics Manager
stumusiime@lphi.org

Senior Analyst

Lindsey Rudov, MPH
Senior Analyst
lrudov@lphi.org

Thomas Markey
Systems Administrator
tmarkey@lphi.org

Elizabeth Crull, MPH
Senior Analyst
ecrull@lphi.org

Senior Coordinator

Arien L. Ragster, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator
aragster@lphi.org

Senior Manager

Anne Springer Jayes
Senior Program Manager
ajayes@lphi.org

Dira Lay
Assistant Controller
dlay@lphi.org

Erica Turner
Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
eturner@lphi.org

Alpha Gebrie
Senior Program Manager
agebrie@lphi.org

Stephanie Kennedy
Senior Project Manager
skennedy@lphi.org

Chrishelle Stipe, MPH, NCTTP
Senior Manager, Health Promotion
cstipe@lphi.org

Jaime Cyprian, MPH
Senior Regional Manager
jbruins@lphi.org

Sarah Chrestman, MPH
Senior Evaluation Manager
schrestman@lphi.org

Strategist

Salvatore Peraino
Finance Strategist
speraino@lphi.org

TFL Regional Manager

Mattie E. Hawkins
South Central Louisiana Regional Manager
mhawkins@lphi.org

Mitzi LaSalle, BS
Regional Manager
mlasalle@lphi.org

Brad Wellons, MA, JD
Regional Manager
bwellons@lphi.org

Jennifer Haneline, MSW, LCSW
Regional Manager
jhaneline@lphi.org

Jaime Cyprian, MPH
Senior Regional Manager
jbruins@lphi.org

Feamula Bradley, MSEd
Regional Manager
fbradley@lphi.org

Janice Ackley, BS
Regional Manager
jackley@lphi.org

Behavioral Health

Alpha Gebrie
Senior Program Manager
agebrie@lphi.org

Capacity Building

Reagan Carmena, MPH, CHES
Convening Coordinator
rcarmena@lphi.org

Adia Heisser
Program Coordinator
aheisser@lphi.org

Mathilde Silverberg
Program Manager, Capacity Building
msilverberg@lphi.org

Jamie Giepert, PMP
Senior Director, Operations and Business Development
jclesi@lphi.org

Daniele Farrisi, MPH
Director
dfarrisi@lphi.org

Clinical Transformation

Frederick Blanche, AAS, RHIT, CHPC
HIPAA Privacy and Compliance Manager and
Mental Health First Aid Instructor
fblanche@lphi.org

Communications

Valerie Huntley
Senior Communications Manager
vhuntley@lphi.org

John Marc Sharpe
Communications Director
jmsharpe@lphi.org

Family Health

Arien L. Ragster, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator
aragster@lphi.org

Finance and Operations

Taslim van Hattum
Chief Program Officer
tvanhattum@lphi.org

Salvatore Peraino
Finance Strategist
speraino@lphi.org

Hayley Alexander, MPH
Program Manager
halexander@lphi.org

Dira Lay
Assistant Controller
dlay@lphi.org

Cheryl Floyd
Associate Director
cfloyd@lphi.org

Stephanie Brooks
Organizational Administrative Manager
sbrooks@lphi.org

Jamie Giepert, PMP
Senior Director, Operations and Business Development
jclesi@lphi.org

Health Services Research

Bridget Simon-Friedt, PhD, MS
Population Health Scientist
bsimon-friedt@lphi.org

Anna Legrand
Analyst I
alegrand@lphi.org

Darcy Hannagan
Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
dhannagan@lphi.org

Meagan Alley
Program Manager
malley@lphi.org

Sylvester Tumusiime, PhD
Informatics Manager
stumusiime@lphi.org

Lindsey Rudov, MPH
Senior Analyst
lrudov@lphi.org

Elizabeth Nauman, MPH, PhD
Director
bnauman@lphi.org

Erica Johnson, MA
Associate Director
ejohnson@lphi.org

Elizabeth Crull, MPH
Senior Analyst
ecrull@lphi.org

Thomas Carton, PhD, MS
Chief Data & Strategy Officer
tcarton@lphi.org

Kyle Bradford, MPH
Director
kbradford@lphi.org

Human Resources

Sheila Dickerson, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Senior Director of Talent Management
sdickerson@lphi.org

Serina Nguyen
Human Resources Manager
snguyen@lphi.org

Information Technology Services

Kyleah Frederic-Humphrey, MSW
Software Engineer I
kfrederic@lphi.org

Huahong Qiang, MS
Principal Engineer
hqiang@lphi.org

Thomas Markey
Systems Administrator
tmarkey@lphi.org

Kyle Bradford, MPH
Director
kbradford@lphi.org

Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living

Valerie Huntley
Senior Communications Manager
vhuntley@lphi.org

Mattie E. Hawkins
South Central Louisiana Regional Manager
mhawkins@lphi.org

Jenny Dickherber, MSW, MPH
Associate Director, Operations & Health Promotions
jdickherber@lphi.org

Mitzi LaSalle, BS
Regional Manager
mlasalle@lphi.org

James Husband, MPH
Health Equity Coordinator
jhusband@lphi.org

Brad Wellons, MA, JD
Regional Manager
bwellons@lphi.org

Tammy Brumfield
Administrative Coordinator
tbrumfield@lphi.org

Earl “Nupsius” Benjamin-Robinson, DrHSc, CPH
Sr. Director, Tobacco Control & Prevention and Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living
ebenjamin-robinson@lphi.org

Michelle C. Ozah, BSPH
Social & Health Disparities Senior Coordinator
mozah@lphi.org

Chrishelle Stipe, MPH, NCTTP
Senior Manager, Health Promotion
cstipe@lphi.org

Jennifer Haneline, MSW, LCSW
Regional Manager
jhaneline@lphi.org

Jaime Cyprian, MPH
Senior Regional Manager
jbruins@lphi.org

Feamula Bradley, MSEd
Regional Manager
fbradley@lphi.org

Janice Ackley, BS
Regional Manager
jackley@lphi.org

Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Charles Lehigh, MPH
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Analyst
clehigh@lphi.org

Andrew Romaner, MPH
Operations Manager
aromaner@lphi.org

Erica Turner
Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
eturner@lphi.org

Erica Spears, MA, PhD
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning
espears@lphi.org

Sarah Chrestman, MPH
Senior Evaluation Manager
schrestman@lphi.org

PelEX

Van Le, MBA
Program Manager
vle@lphi.org

Policy and Equity

Anne Springer Jayes
Senior Program Manager
ajayes@lphi.org

Stephanie Kennedy
Senior Project Manager
skennedy@lphi.org