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