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
Technology Support Specialist
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
Connie Tzeng
Grants Manager
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
Rebecca Wiedmeyer
Director Health Information Technology Solutions
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
Berneice Mills-Thomas, RN, MSM, MPH, MBA, Chair
Chief Executive Officer,
Near North Health
Ed Stellon, MS, MA, CADC, Vice-Chair
Vice President and Executive Director,
Heartland Alliance 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
Nicole Kazee, PhD
Vice President of Strategy and Business Development,
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
Stephanie Cox-Batson, MD
Chief Medical Officer,
Near North Health
