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Executive Committee/Section Council (2024-2025)
Chair: Kathleen F. Carlson, MS, PhD
Chair-Elect: Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA
Immediate Past Chair: Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH
Secretary: Jennifer Hernandez-Meier, PhD, MSW
Treasurer: Kirsten Forrest, BS, NREMT-P
Section Councilors (3-year terms)
Cherish Vaught, MPH, MHA, CEM (2022-2025)
Dylan Hurley, MPH, EMT (2023-2026)
Jason Jones, MPH (2023-2026)
Nichole L. Michaels, PhD, MPH (2023-2026)
Melissa C. Osborne, PhD, MPH (2023-2026)
Governing Councilors (2-year terms)
Abdul Tawab Saljuqi, MD, DrPH, MPH (2022-2025)
Amy A. Hunter, PhD, MPH (2024-2026)
Operations Committees
Awards — Seeks nominations for and distributes peer-nominated, non-student Section awards at the awards dinner during the Annual Meeting. Chair: Nichole L. Michaels, PhD, MPH
Communications/Newsletter — Collects and distributes timely information of interest to ICEHS members. Co-chairs: Jennifer Hernandez-Meier, PhD, MSW; Victoria Minka, MSPH; and Acacia Clark, BS
Membership — Manages current membership and conducts outreach for new members. Chair: Melissa C. Osborne, PhD, MPH
Nominations — Solicits nominations for Section leadership. Co-chairs: Kathleen F. Carlson, MS, PhD and Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA
Policy — Reviews proposed APHA policies and current polices for archive. Chair: Cherish Vaught, MPH, MHA, CEM
Program — Facilitates all activities in support of the ICEHS scientific program for the APHA Annual Meeting. Co-chairs: Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH and Larry J. Cook, MStat, PhD
Susan Goodwin Gerberich Student Paper Award — Facilitates all activities in support of the Section's Student Paper Competition. Co-chairs: Kathleen F. Carlson, MS, PhD and Doug J. Wiebe, PhD
Student Podium and Poster Presentation Awards — Facilitates all activities in support of the Section's Student Presentation Competitions. Chair: Jancarlos "JC" Guzman, MPH
Student Liaison — Works with the APHA Student Assembly to recruit and engage student members. Student Liaison: Jenn Reed, MPH
Student Travel Scholarships — Facilitates all activities in support of the Section's Presidential Road Safety Scholarship and other scholarships supporting student travel to the annual APHA meeting. Co-chairs: Natalie Draisin, MPH, MBA and Victoria Minka, MSPH
Topical Committees
Emergency Health Services & Disaster Preparedness — Provides a forum for information and idea sharing among colleagues in emergency health services and disaster preparedness. Chair: Norma Quintanilla, MS
Sports & Recreational Injury — aims to highlight issues associated with all physical activity-related injuries that may occur across the lifespan. Co-chairs: Katie Sniffen, PhD, ATC and Rebecca Hirschhorn, PhD