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Government Shutdown: How Might It Affect Public Health Services?
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Meet the Team
Paul L. Kuehnert
Team Director and Senior Program Officer
Paul Kuehnert brings 20 years of experience in community-based and governmental public health organizations to facilitating and drirecting the Public Health team's efforts to improve the quality and impact of public health systems and services.
Thomas Andruszewski
Senior Program Financial Analyst I
Tom Andruszewski is a member of the Public Health team.
Abbey K. Cofsky
Senior Program Officer
Abbey Cofsky works directly with the Foundation’s grantees and advocacy partners to translate the evidence about what works to improve health into policies and programs that protect, promote, and preserve health and strengthen the nation's public health system.
Visit profileSallie Anne George
Program Officer
Sallie George welcomes "the opportunity to influence health and health care with the people on the front lines, at the community level'.
Visit profileKendra Jenkins
Program Associate
Kendra Jenkins is a member of the Public Health team.
Ari B. Kramer
Communications Officer
Ari Kramer brings more than 10 years of experience in communications to his work with the Foundation’s Public Health team, where he enjoys “helping bring about different kinds of changes in the environments that surround us that can make it easier for people to stay healthy.”
Visit profileJoe Marx
Senior Communications Officer
Joe Marx blends his leadership, experience and desire for positive social change to help advance the Foundation’s goal of helping all Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need.
Visit profileAngela K. McGowan
Senior Program Officer
Angela McGowan hopes to use her public health and legal background to focus on building a broad national understanding of and constituency for public health law.
Visit profileTeresa Mozur
Communications Associate
Teresa Mozur is a member of the Public Health team.
Marjorie A. Paloma
Senior Policy Adviser
Marjorie Paloma guides the timing of and tactical strategy for health policy and advocacy efforts and leads the coordination of these efforts across the Childhood Obesity and Public Health teams and Vulnerable Populations Portfolio.
Visit profilePamela G. Russo
Senior Program Officer
Pamela Russo directs the Foundation's accreditation and quality improvement in public health agencies programming, the state and local health department leadership training programs, and the support to advance the use of health impact assessments.
Visit profileTejal Shah
Program Team Coordinator
Tejal Shah is a member of the Public Health team.
Katie E. Wehr
Program Officer
Kathryn “Katie” Wehr works across the Public Health team's strategic areas to source and develop solutions to improving the public’s health; identify synergies among grantees and stakeholders; enable new collaborations; translate evidence into policy and practice; and synthesize lessons learned.
Visit profileNaima Wong
Program Officer
Naima Wong guides the research and evaluation programming for the Public Health team. Her work cuts across key program areas to achieve the goal of ensuring quality in the nation's public health system and advocating for policies that protect, promote, and preserve the population's health.