RHODE iSLAND public health association
2019 RIPHA Board of directors
President
Advocacy Chair
Patricia Markham Risica (Patti) DrPH
Associate Professor of Behavioral & Social Sciences and Epidemiology
Brown Center for Health Equity Research
Brown School of Public Health
pmrisica@gmail.com
President-Elect
Membership Chair
Chris Gadbois, DNP, RN-BC, PHNA-BC
Interim Executive Director
CareLink Collaborative
CGadbois@carelinkcollaborative.org
Fox (Terrie) Wetle, MS, PhD
Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice
Brown School of Public Health
Terrie_Wetle@brown.edu
Communications Chair
Sidra Scharff, MPH, Implementation Specialist
The Office of Family Visiting,
RI Department of Health
Division of Community Health and Equity
sidra.scharff@gmail.com
Academic Advisory Board Chairs
Kerri S. Warren, PhD
Professor of Biology & Public Health
Roger Williams Public Health Program
Kwarren@rwu.edu
Magali Angeloni, DrPH, MBA
MPH Director
New England Institute of Technology
Lynn P. Blanchette, PhD, RN
Associate Dean, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Rhode Island College, School of Nursing
LBlanchett@ric.edu
Member at Large
Willie Borkai, MPH
Program Coordinator
Lifespan Workforce Development
Willie.Borkai@lifespan.org.
Member at LargeSheila Jacobs, MED, CHES
Health Promotion Manager
Lifespan
sjacobs@lifespan.org
Member at Large
Bess Marcus, PhD
Dean
Brown School of Public Health
Bess_marcus@brown.edu
Jonathan Noel, PhD. MPH
Assistant Professor
Johnson & Wales College of Health & Wellness
jnoel@jwu.edu