Meet Our Staff
Our staff have a diverse set of expertise and are available to assist with a wide range of support needs! You can learn more about our staff teams’ areas of focus, peruse our organizational chart, or find a staff member on this webpage to contact about a specific question or topic.
Team Focus Areas
Click on an area of focus linked below to jump to the applicable MPCA staff team on this webpage.
- Executive Team
- Clinical Services and Quality
- Grants, Programs and Strategic Efforts
- Health Center Operations and Workforce
- Health Center Finance
- Policy and Government Affairs
- Health Information Technology and Data Services
- Michigan Community Health Network (MCHN)
- MPCA Finance and Organizational Services
Phillip Bergquist
Chief Executive Officer
517.827.0470
Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
517.827.0887
Amber Desgranges, MPH, CED
Chief Program Officer
517.827.0462
Anne Scott
Health Center Operations Officer
517.827.0485
Russ Kolski
MCHN Executive Director & MPCA Chief Innovation Officer
616.460.5210
Rob Pazdan, MBA
Chief Information Officer
517.827.0481
Matt Herwaldt, CMA
Chief Financial Officer
517.381.8003
Nancy Sting, MSA, SHRM-CP
Chief Administrative Officer
517.381.8004
Candy Vertalka
Director of Value Transformation
517.827.0877
Amy Alward, RN, BSN
Director, Population Health
517.827.0463
Amy Zarr-McDonagh
Associate Director, Population Health
517.827.0875
Debra Kristy
Health Information Technology Manager
517.827.0476
Marji Nichols, BSN,RN
Immunization Program Manager
517.827.0468
Shelly Hathaway
Nurse Care Consultant
517.827.0872
Alexis Martin
Digital Health Manager
Laurie Dahl
Clinical Program Coordinator
517.827.0883
Debbie Edokpolo
Director of Health Equity and Social Justice
517.827.0473
Janelle Murray, MPH
Associate Director of Integrated Health
517.827.0874
Position Open
Data Analytics and Evaluation Manager
517.827.0882
Jackie Chandler, MS
Integrated Health Program Manager
517.827.0888
Lindsay Sailor
Integrated Health Program Manager
517.827.0889
Kelly Feenstra
Integrated Health Program Specialist
517.827.0467
Misty Davis, RDH, BS
Oral Health Program Manager
517.827.0879
Jeff Jones
Emergency Preparedness and Operations Specialist
517.381.8002
Lindsey Schnell
Enabling Services and Operations Specialist
517.827.0466
Karen Goucher
AmeriCorps Program Manager
517.827.0878
Position Open
Patient Engagement and Operations Manager
517.381.8007
Rachel Ruddock
Workforce and Health Professions Training Manager
517.827.0880
Erin Rogers
Health Professions Training Coordinator
517.827.0469
Ashleigh Kolski
Community Health Worker
517.827.0474
Kathryn McMurphy
Community Health Worker
517.827.0475
Health Center Finance
Honor Childress
Senior Director of Health Center Finance
517.816.3870
Kelsea Frazier
Finance and Revenue Cycle Specialist
517.827.0465
Lynn Kiter, BBA, CPC, CH-CBS
Health Center Finance Consultant
517.706.6466
Policy and Government Affairs
Frank Waters
Director of Policy and Government Affairs
517.827.0477
Griff Drew
Advocacy Program Manager
517.827.0480
Health Information Technology and Data Services
Dave Hickman
Information Technology Manager
517.827.0486
Cheryl Gildner
Clinical Data Manager
517.827.0870
Ashley Wozniak, BSN, RN-BC
Clinical Data Specialist
517.827.0480
Dustin Barber
System Administrator II
517.827.0483
Daniel Dawkins
System Administrator II
517.827.0488
Shaun DeKarske
System Administrator II
517.827.0482
Chance Sharp
System Administrator I
(517) 827-0471, x471
Halli Rennaker
Clinical Data Specialist
517.827.0885
Michigan Community Health Network (MCHN)
Position Open
Network Operations Director
517.827.0487
Julie Helinski, MSA, OTR
Quality Director
517.827.0479
Chris Hicks
Network Analytics Director
517.381.8006
Sarah Gonzales, RN
Network Clinical Performance Manager
517.657.4914
Trisha Grady
Network Data and Analytics Manager
517.816.3866
Faith Redwine
Care Coordinator
517.220.0249
Dwana King
Network Healthcare Navigator
517.827.0873 (x906)
MPCA Finance & Organizational Services
Barb Lincoln
Training and Education Manager
517.853.1062
Patrick Stewart
Communications Manager
517.827.0884
Derek Commey
Training and Education Manager
517.827.0871
Janette Guile
Accounting Manager
517.827.0472
Kelli Rockwell
Accounting and Contract Specialist
517.827.0881
Katie Nearpass
Accounting Assistant
517.827.0478
Jazzmin Scott
Human Resources Specialist
517.827.0876
Kristin Seyfert
Administrative Assistant
517.381.8000