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 find an Association staff member by name or role on this webpage. If you’re not sure who to reach out to on a specific topic you can use the Browse by Staff Expertise tab below and the webpage will open an email to the team member who can best assist you with that topic!
Executive Team
Amber Desgranges, MPH, CED |
Anne Scott |
Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH |
Honor Childress, MPH |
Matt Herwaldt, CMA |
Nancy Sting, MSA, SHRM-PC |
Phillip Bergquist |
Rob Pazdan, MBA |
Strategic Team Leaders
Value-Based Care Delivery
Amy Alward, RN, BSN |
Honor Childress, MPH |
Julie Helinski, MSA, OTR |
Health Information Technology and Data
Bruce Maki |
Chris Hicks |
Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH |
People, Workforce and Training
Anne Scott |
Kelly Wendling |
Rachel Ruddock |
Health Center Resilience & Excellency
Amber Desgranges, MPH, CED |
Kelsea Frazier |
Lindsay Sailor |
Government Affairs & Advocacy
Frank Waters |
Phillip Bergquist |
MPCA Staff
Alexis Martin Digital Health Manager |
Amy Reyes Administrative Assistant |
Amy Zarr-McDonagh Associate Director of Health Information Technology |
Ashleigh Kolski Lead Community Health Worker |
Ashley Wozniak, BSN, RN-BC Data and Analytics Specialist |
Barb Lincoln Events and Sponsorship Manager |
Candy Vertalka Clinical Performance Consultant |
Chance Sharp System Administrator I |
Cheryl Gildner Data and Analytics Manager |
Christle Holsey Project Manager |
Crystal Scott Human Resources Specialist |
Daniel Dawkins Network Security Engineer |
Dave Hickman Technical Services Manager |
Davina Williams Care Coodinator |
Debbie Edokpolo, MSW Senior Director of Health Equity |
Debra Kristy Health Information Technology Manager |
Derek Commey Virtual Events and Learning Manager |
Dustin Barber System Administrator II |
Dwana King Clinical Performance Specialist |
Erin Rogers Health Professions Training Coordinator |
Faith Redwine-Otieno Care Coordinator |
Hailea Fraidenburg Culture and Employee Engagement Specialist |
Halli Rennaker Data and Analytics Specialist |
Jackie Chandler, MS Population Health Manager |
Janelle Murray, MPH Associate Director of Behavioral Health Integration |
Janette Guile Accounting Manager |
Jeff Jones Emergency Preparedness Specialist |
Jessica House, DSW, LMSW Director of Behavioral Health Integration |
Jessica Lee, MPH Clinical Performance Consultant |
Kathryn McMurphy Lead Community Health Worker |
Katie Nearpass Accounting Assistant |
Kelli Rockwell Program Financial Manager |
Krisna McCoy Payer Relations Manager |
Kristin Seyfert Administrative Assistant |
Loan Stone Data and Analytics Specialist |
Lucinda Heathman Revenue Cycle Specialist |
Luke LaBenne Communications Manager |
Lynn Kiter, BBA, CPC, CH-CBS Finance and Revenue Cycle Consultant |
Marcie Williams Enabling Services and Operations Specialist |
Marji Nichols, BSN, RN Clinical Performance Consultant |
Mike Gleason Information Technology Manager |
Misty Davis, RDH, BS Oral Health Integration Manager |
Mya Fedewa Helpdesk Coordinator |
Natalie VanAcker Policy and Advocacy Specialist |
Natasha Wilkinson MATCH Program Manager |
Samantha Fisher Director of Patient Services & Engagement |
Sarah Gonzales Quality Care Manager |
Shaun Dekarske System Administrator II |
Trisha Grady Data and Analytics Consultant |
Executive Team
Amber Desgranges, MPH, CED
Key Partnerships and Initiatives Officer
517.827.0462
Anne Scott
Health Center Operations Officer
517.827.0485
Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
517.827.0887
Matt Herwaldt, CMA
Chief Financial Officer
517.381.8003
Nancy Sting, MSA, SHRM-PC
Chief Administrative Officer
517.381.8004
Phillip Bergquist
Chief Executive Officer
517.827.0470
Rob Pazdan, MBA
Chief Information Officer
517.827.0481
Strategic Team Leaders
Value-Based Care Delivery
Amy Alward, RN, BSN
Director of Population Health
517.827.0463
Honor Childress
Strategy and Payer Relations Officer
517.816.3870
Julie Helinski, MSA, OTR
Senior Director of Clinical Performance
517.827.0479
Health Information Technology and Data
Bruce Maki
Director of Health Information Technology
517.296.3003
Chris Hicks
Director of Data and Analytics
517.381.8006
Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
517.827.0887
People, Workforce and Training
Anne Scott
Health Center Operations Officer
517.827.0485
Kelly Wendling
Health Center Career Training Specialist
517.827.0467
Rachel Ruddock
Director of Workforce and Career Training
517.827.0880
Health Center Resilience & Excellency
Amber Desgranges, MPH, CED
Key Partnerships and
Initiatives Officer
517.827.0462
Kelsea Frazier
Senior Manager of Finance and Revenue Cycle Services
517.827.0465
Lindsay Sailor
Health Center Support Manager
517.827.0889
Government Affairs & Advocacy
Frank Waters
Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs
517.827.0477
Phillip Bergquist
Chief Executive Officer
517.827.0470
MPCA Staff
Alexis Martin
Digital Health Manager
Amy Reyes
Administrative Assistant
Amy Zarr-McDonagh
Associate Director of Health Information Technology
Ashleigh Kolski
Lead Community Health Worker
Ashley Wozniak, BSN, RN-BC
Data and Analytics Specialist
Barb Lincoln
Events and Sponsorship Manager
Candy Vertalka
Clinical Performance Consultant
Chance Sharp
System Administrator I
Cheryl Gildner
Data and Analytics Manager
Christle Holsey
Project Manager
Crystal Scott
Human Resources Specialist
Daniel Dawkins
Network Security Engineer
Dave Hickman
Technical Services Manager
Davina Williams
Care Coordinator
Debbie Edokpolo, MSW
Senior Director of Health Equity
Debra Kristy
Health Information Technology Manager
Derek Commey
Virtual Events and Learning Manager
Dustin Barber
System Administrator II
Dwana King
Clinical Performance Specialist
Erin Rogers
Health Professions Training Coordinator
Faith Redwine-Otieno
Care Coordinator
Hailea Fraidenburg
Culture and Employee Engagement Specialist
Halli Rennaker
Data and Analytics Specialist
Jackie Chandler, MS
Population Health Manager
Janelle Murray, MPH
Associate Director of Behavioral Health Integration
Janette Guile
Accounting Manager
Jeff Jones
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
Jessica House, DSW, LMSW
Director of Behavioral Health Integration
Jessica Lee, MPH
Clinical Performance Consultant
Kathryn McMurphy
Lead Community Health Worker
Katie Nearpass
Accounting Assistant
Kelli Rockwell
Program Financial Manager
Krisna McCoy
Payer Relations Manager
Kristin Seyfert
Administrative Assistant
Loan Stone
Data and Analytics Specialist
Lucinda Heathman
Revenue Cycle Specialist
Luke LaBenne
Communications Manager
Lynn Kiter, BBA, CPC, CH-CBS
Finance and Revenue Cycle Consultant
Marcie Williams
Enabling Services and Operations Specialist
Marji Nichols, BSN, RN
Clinical Performance Consultant
Mike Gleason
Information Technology Manager
Misty Davis, RDH, BS
Oral Health Integration Manager
Mya Fedewa
Helpdesk Coordinator
Natalie VanAcker
Policy and Advocacy Specialist
Natasha Wilkinson
MATCH Program Manager
Samantha Fisher
Director of Patient Services & Engagement
Sarah Gonzales, RN
Quality Care Manager
Shaun Dekarske
System Administrator II
Trisha Grady
Data and Analytics Consultant
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