Staff + Governance
Executive Team

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Informatics Officer

Margaret S. Castrovillari, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer

Chief Research Officer

Warria Esmond, MD
Chief Clinical Officer

Ekem Merchant-Bleiberg
Senior Director of HIT Operations

Tina Aggarwal, MS, BSN, RN
Clinical Informaticist

Austin Bohr
IT Business Systems Analyst

Dana Bright, MSW
Associate Director of Research Operations

HIT Operations Manager

Jacqueline Cruz
Community Health Worker/Health Coach

Director of Applications

Chris Cole
Systems Analyst

Isha Datta, MA
ICAN! Equity and Engagement Director

Senior Grants Accountant

Patrick Driscoll, RN, BSN, MPH
Research Coordinator

Alice Eggleston, PA-C, MPH
Clinical Research Scientist

Abbey Ekong, MA
Research Manager

HIT-PRO-T
Health Information Technology Analyst

Azalia Garcia
Community Health Worker/Health Coach

Health IT and Quality Consultant

Jenee Garrett, MS, ITIL v4, CERT.SSBB, CSM
Director of Service Management

Titanila (Titi) Halajova, JD
Finance/HR Legal Clerk

Maggie Hamielec, MPH
Research Coordinator

Dana M. Harrison
Grants Accounting Manager

Solutions Architect

Jordan Hatcher, MPH
ICAN Program Director

HR/Business Operations Manager

Ryan Jaeger
Director of Data and Analytics Service

Arjit Jain, MSMIS
Senior Data Analyst

Practice Transformation Coach

Elisabeth Knose, PT, DPT
Customer Success Analyst

Ewa Kwasnik
Facilities Assistant

Jenya Lazarova
Executive Assistant

David Liss, PhD
Health Services Research Scientist

Application Analyst II

Sean McCook, MBA, RN-BC
HIT Implementation Manager

Health Informatics Specialist

Erick Michalski
Director of IT Infrastructure

Jennifer Morrison, APRN, MPH
Clinical Research Scientist

Community Health Worker/Health Coach

Director of Practice Transformation

Rashmi Narayan, MD, FAAP
Clinical Research Scientist

Research Manager

Nicole Padula, MPH
Informatics Project Manager

Jeff Panzer, MD, MS
Physician Innovator

Shannon Pohl, MS, BSN, RN
Director of Informatics

Maria Ruiz
Community Health Worker/Health Coach

HIT Implementation Specialist

Director of Finance

Eduardo “JR” Segovia
Manager, Data Warehouse Business Analyst

Rebecca S. Silverman, MPH
Quality Improvement Advisor

Jodi Simon, DrPH, MS
Health Services Research Scientist

Shelly Sital, MPH
Director of Public Health Initiatives

Senior Director of Information Technology

Tangina Sultana
Cyber Security Analyst

Corporate Communications & CRM Manager

Clinical Systems Analyst

Kai Tao, ND, APN, MPH
Principal, Impact and Innovation for Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN)

Kushal Tatampudi, MSHI
Data Analyst

Katie Thiede
Executive Director, ICAN

Carmela Tyler, MBA
Senior Accountant

Anna Liza Ulangca
Accounting Clerk

Varun Venkateswaran, MS
Project Manager & Process Improvement Engineer

Olivia Vitolo, BA, LPN
HIT Practice Coordinator

Research Associate

Director of Research and Evaluation

Andrea Wilson, MS
Innovation Strategist

Ta-Yun Yang, MS
Clinical Data Manager

Catherine Yaple
Implementation Analyst

HIT Coordinator
AllianceChicago Governance
AllianceChicago operates under the ownership and guidance of our four non-profit 501 (c) (3) founding members, and is governed by a Board of Managers that includes the Chief Executive Officers of each of the founding member Centers, as well as the AllianceChicago Chief Executive Officer and the Near North Health Service Corporation Director of Finance and Accounting.
AllianceChicago Board of Managers
Ed Stellon, MS, MA, CADC, Chair
Vice President and Executive Director,
Heartland Alliance Health
Tristé Lieteau Smith, MD, JD, Co-Chair
Chief Executive Officer,
Near North Health
Lee Francis, MD, MPH, Treasurer
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Erie Family Health Centers
David Munar, Secretary
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Howard Brown Health
Ex-Officio Members
Mary Kay Gilbert, MBA
Chief Growth Officer,
Heartland Alliance Health
Amy Valukas, MPH
Chief Operating Officer,
Erie Family Health Centers
Anthony Armstrong, MPA
Vice President of Strategy and Business Development,
Howard Brown Health
Fred D. Rachman, MD
Chief Executive Officer,
AllianceChicago