Staff

Isabella Alder

Title:  Administrative Manager

Division of Public Health
Isabella is an Administrative Manager in the Division of Public Health and is the Associate Director for the Utah Area Health Education (AHEC) Program.  Her efforts include projects related to the integration of Public Health, specifically focusing on connecting populations to appropriate health resources. She is also involved in supporting research initiatives for the department.  Isabella earned her Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Utah.

Crystal Beall

Title:  Special Events Coordinator

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Crystal is the Special Events Coordinator in the Continuing Education program. Her responsibilities include office and on-site coordination and support of the day to day activities associated with numerous and various continuing education programs. She is directly involved with assisting and monitoring OSHA-approved outreach trainers through the Mountain West OSHA Education Center. Crystal has been with the department since 2010.

Anne Berger

Title:  Administrative Assistant

Division of Public Health
Anne is the Administrative Assistant for the Division of Public Health. Her job responsibilities include providing administrative support to the Associate Chiefs, as well as other faculty and staff, organizing room reservations, and maintaining travel and conference arrangements.

Jessica Bickley

Title:  Academic Program Manager

Division of Family Medicine
Jess manages the daily aspects of Medical Student Education for the Family Medicine Division. This includes the 3rd year clerkship, as well as the 4th year Sub-Internship and other 3rd and 4th year electives. She obtains and manages all adjunct faculty appointments for preceptors as well as affiliation agreements with clinical sites. Jess oversees the scholarly activities as well as grants and research for the division. She also coordinates all FMIG (Family Medicine Interest Group) activities. She has a bachelor’s in Psychology and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Public Administration program here at the U.

Jesse Bliss

Title:  Research Associate

Division of Public Health
Jesse Bliss manages the Disaster Public Health program within the Division of Public Health. Jesse earned his MPH from Loma Linda University School of Public Health and is currently a Public Health PhD student. As former Assistant Dean and Executive Director for the Office of Public Heath Practice at Loma Linda, Jesse is experienced in applied public health community-engaged education, research and practice.

Tom Boeger

Title:  IT Project Manager

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Tom provides support for Mac, PC, networking resources, printers, and office equipment in the division. He trains users on an individual basis to help troubleshoot their tech issues. Additionally, he has created solutions to record the Rocky Mountain Center’s Masters level classes in an online format for professional and high-quality classes and is in the process of creating an online format for all of the Center’s classes. Tom has an MDiv from the Salt Lake Theological Seminary, a BA in Multimedia Arts and Sciences and 20 years of experience working with Information Technology.

Larry Bonnette

Title:  Network Administrator Sr.

Administration
Larry maintains department computing resources and oversees all IT related matters for the department. He provides for secure network access to department, campus, and internet sources. As a mathematician with a minor in physics, he began programming at Hill Air Force Base in 1980 and has worked with the University since the 80s as a LAN Manager and Database Programmer, along with Desktop and Server Manager.

Corby Bradshaw

Title:  Computer Technician

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Corby is responsible for managing the IVC classroom equipment at the St. George campus. Corby ensures that our classroom technology works well to keep our SLC and St. George students and instructors connected. He has been involved with computers and tech work for most of his life, most recently working for Dixie State University. Starting at the University of Utah in early 2018, he has facilitated the IVC system during classes, as well as developed tools for teachers and students to use to improve their experience. He is currently in school at DSU finishing his degree in IT.

Alicen Bringard

Title:  Director, Research & Science

Administration
Alicen directs the research initiatives for the division and oversees the administration and management of the division operations. Her responsibilities include participating in the department leadership committees and assisting the department chair, chiefs, and administration in planning and implementing strategic initiatives and goals for the department. Alicen has 15 years of related experience to her position and has worked for the University since 2002. She received her Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah.

Holly Bynum

Title:  Administrative Director

Division of Family Medicine
Holly oversees the department’s clinical strategies and operations and directs administration for the Division of Family Medicine. Holly earned her MBA at the University of Utah. Before her employment with the University, she worked at Select Health for 10 years managing insurance plans and benefit adjunction operations. Holly joined University Health Care in 2005, where she has worked in project management, decision support, nursing finance, and research administration.

Toni Chambers

Title:  Project Coordinator

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Toni is responsible for the administrative support to the division’s faculty, staff, and students. Her responsibilities include assisting with grant preparations, managing calendars, reconciling with accounts payable, planning events, taking meeting minutes, and assisting with travel. Toni has been with the department since 2006.

Jenna Christensen

Title:  Administrative Manager

Division of Public Health
Jenna is an Administrative Manager in the Division of Public Health and is the Associate Director for the Utah Area Health Education (AHEC) Program. She works to prepare health professionals to provide care in underserved rural and urban communities and transform health systems to enhance patient, clinic, and population outcomes. Jenna earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah and is working towards a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

Dan Clawson

Title:  Manager, IT

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Dan is responsible for the technology involved in expanding the Physician Assistant Studies Program to St. George. He is interested in all kinds of geeky things. He got his first computer at age 10 and it’s been non-stop since then. Starting at the University in 2000, he has worked with large Unix systems for hosting websites, email, and database systems, and he has done software development in various languages. He is back in school working on an English degree.

Annie Collins

Title:  Academic Coordinator

Division of Family Medicine
Annie is an academic coordinator providing support for the Family Medicine Residency and OB Fellowship. She oversees the coordination of Grand Rounds, CQM, retreats, orientation and recruitment. She also provides backup support to Jen Mair in handling HR support, accreditation submission and dashboard maintenance. Annie is currently a student at the University of Utah and is passionate about creative writing and fitness.

Connie Crandall

Title:  Manager, Clinical Research Programs

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Connie manages the Continuing Education Program for the Rocky Mountain Center which conducts over 150 courses per year that contribute significantly to the financial health of the division. She ensures that the courses support the mission of providing timely and relevant continuing education programs to industrial hygienists, occupational health nurses, safety professionals and occupational medicine physicians. Connie has an MA in English, an MBA, and has worked with the department since 1985.

Doris Dalton

Title:  Director of Admissions

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
As Director of Admissions for the PA program, Doris is responsible for applicant advising and the development and implementation of admissions policies and processes. She earned her Master of Public Adminstration at the University of Utah, and joined the program in 2005. In addition, she serves as a member of the Recruitment and Admissions Council of the Physician Assistant Education Association, and chairs the Enhancements Committee for the national Central Application Service for Physician Assistants, CASPA.

Courtney DeMond

Title:  Administrative Manager

Division of Public Health
Courtney is responsible for the administration and management of all program operations including education, budgeting, financial operations, development, communication, and human resources. She earned a BS in Public Relations with a business minor and has over ten years of progressive experience in management, administrative duties, public relations and event coordinating, including six years of academic advising.

Luz Dominguez

Title:  Project Facilitator

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Luz is responsible for office and on-site coordination and support for the day to day activities associated with numerous and various Continuing Education Programs.

Abby Dowd

Title:  Didactic Coordinator

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Abby is the coordinator for the UPAP didactic team. She manages a multidisciplinary schedule and works with the instructors and faculty to address student needs during their didactic year. In addition, she is responsible for management of the IVC classroom technology in the Salt Lake City classroom as well as grade entry, failure remediation, data processing and transcription, student registration, evaluation control, and event planning. Abby has a Bachelor degree from the University of Washington in Environmental Science.

Kristin Eide

Title:  Research Manager

Administration
Kristin is the program manager for the National Research Mentoring Network’s Professional Development Core, which housed in DFPM and funded by NIH. She also helps direct mentoring and equity & diversity initiatives. Kristin has a BA in sociology and small business management, a Masters of Public Health, and certificates in project management and equity & diversity. She has over 10 years of NIH research administration and management experience.

Hannah Elliott

Title:  Program Assistant

Administration
Hannah assists in operating the reception area for the Administration offices. Her responsibilities include greeting and directing visitors, phone calls, and providing general office support for visitors, staff, and faculty. She is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Utah.

Julie Fryer

Title:  Computer Technician

Administration
Julie assists with IT for the department, along with procuring computer equipment for faculty and staff. She also develops and maintains the department webpages. Julie received a Web Design Certificate, Web development Certificate, and Web Design Tools Certificate from Continuing Education at the University of Utah. She has been with the department since 1991.

Kelbe Goupil

Title:  Academic Advisor

Division of Public Health
Kelbe is the Academic Advisor to all of the students in the MPH, MSPH, MPH Joint Degrees and Certificate programs within the Division of Public Health. She coordinates all aspects of student education programs, initial advising, admissions, graduation, and assists with Global Public Health.

Rob Gray

Title:  Manager, Accounting & Finance

Administration
Rob is an established professional and leader who has proven to be reliable in his analytical abilities and is trusted to manage essential projects and initiatives in support of the department’s mission. He joined the University in 2014 and has worked as an accountant, financial analyst and manager. Rob has demonstrated the ability to find creative solutions and identify unique opportunities wherever he goes. Rob earned his MBA from the University of Utah.

Hillary Hoopes

Title:  Executive Assistant

Administration
Hillary functions as the Executive Assistant to the Office of the Vice-Chairman. She is responsible for the management and scheduling, as well as serving as the liaison between the divisions and outside entities for the Vice-Chairman. Hillary has 16 years of related experience to her position, and received her BS from the University of Utah in International Studies.

Melissa Husebye

Title:  Academic Program Manager

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Melissa is the Project Manager for the new St. George Distant Campus. She is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all aspects of the implementation of the Physician Assistant Studies campus in St. George Utah. Her responsibilities also include administration of the accreditation reporting process for the Program. Melissa has a BS in Environmental Studies and over 12 years of experience in higher education.

Mandy Johnson

Title:  Clinical Coordinator

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Mandy is responsible for fostering communication between the PA Program and affiliated clinical sites. She acquires and maintains legal contracts, manages clinical rotation sites, maintains preceptor information and ensures student credentialing requirements are met. She also coordinates activities associated with the clinical year to include White Coat Ceremony and Graduation. Mandy is from Tucson, Arizona. She graduated with a BA in Psychology from the University of Arizona and even though she loves the mountains and the change of seasons in Utah, an Arizona sunset will always take her breath away.

Julie Koldewyn

Title:  Program Coordinator

Division of Public Health
Julie Koldewyn, MS, is the Program Coordinator for the Utah Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program. She coordinates the design, development, and delivery of statewide programs for the Utah AHEC – including ongoing program assessment and improvement. She is passionate about community outreach and is excited to bring this experience to her role with Utah AHEC. Julie earned her Master’s degree in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management from Utah State University.

Jenna Lindsey

Title:  Research Assistant

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Jenna helps with project management for ACOEM as well as assists with managing the research team. She is now responsible for training research assistants, managing scheduling and tracking sheets, assisting with grants and manuscripts, performing exhaustive literature searches and summaries, and works on statistical analysis of research projects. Jenna graduated from the University of Utah in May 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in Biology.

Rita Litsas

Title:  Manager

Division of Family Medicine
Rita oversees the day to day operations of the division, including Medical Student Education and the Family Medicine Residency programs. She is responsible for financials, payroll, CIP, faculty recruitment, and human resources. Rita has earned certificates in Leadership and Management, Finance and Accounting, Administration, and Human Resources Management. She previously worked for the School of Medicine Dean’s Office as the Director of Medical Education/ Curriculum. She has been with the department since 2011.

Pamela Lyon

Title:  Administrative Program Coordinator

Division of Public Health
Pam is an Administrative Program Coordinator within the Division of Public Health. She coordinates all Global Health activities for Division faculty and staff. In conjunction with the Associate Director of Research, she manages the Division’s Learning Abroad program logistics. She also provides administrative support to the Division of Public Health Associate Chiefs.

Jennifer Mair

Title:  Academic Program Manager

Division of Family Medicine
Jen is the manager for the Family Medicine Residency and Obstetrics Fellowship. In this role, she oversees the day-to-day functions of the residency program including schedules, evaluation of residents/faculty, maintaining resident files, etc. Additionally, Jen oversees the program accreditation process, recruitment, orientation, updating specialty boards, assists with curricular changes, and maintains the policy and procedure manuals for the residency program. She has a BS in Health Society and Policy and Psychology.

Hailey McCormick

Title:  Academic Advisor

Division of Public Health
Hailey McCormick is the Academic Advisor to the Doctoral Students and the Masters of Statistics in Biostatistics programs offered through the Division of Public Health. Hailey earned her MPA from Southern Utah University. She coordinates all aspects of the students educational programs, initial advising, admissions, graduation, and departmental course management.

Kevin Ostler

Title:  Residency Program Coordinator

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Kevin is the Administrative Program Coordinator for the Occupational Medicine residency training program. His duties include assisting with recruitment of applicants, matriculation of candidates, and management of resident activities through the duration of the residency as well as after graduation. Additionally, Kevin documents and reports on the ACGME and RMCOEH grant program requirements and arranges the Residency Advisory Committee meetings and communicates residency activities with occupational health professionals in the community. Kevin has worked for the University of Utah since 2002.

Cami Palo

Title:  Manager, Administrative

Administration
Cami is the administrative manager for faculty and administration and faculty recruitment for the department. In this role, Cami manages academic matters and governance issues as they relate to the department’s position within the School of Medicine and the University of Utah. She acts as a liaison and point of contact to the offices of the VP for Academic Affairs and the VP for Health Sciences. Additionally, she monitors and coordinates the FARA (Faculty Appointment, Review, and Advancement) process for departmental faculty. Cami joined the University of Utah’s College of Nursing in 2008 and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in 2013.

Melissa Pringle

Title:  Pre-award Administrator

Administration
Melissa is the pre-award administrator for the department. She provides administrative support for the pre-award process associated with grants, contracts, and other agreements from outside funding. Melissa also identifies potential funding sources, both government and private foundations, that align with department faculty research interest. She received a bachelor degree from Oregon State University in Exercise & Sport Science.

Bob Quinn

Title:  Administrative Program Coordinator / Practicum Coordinator

Division of Public Health
Bob is the staff advisor to the Utah Rural Outreach Program. This outreach program sends medical students to rural communities to introduce health care professionals to thousands of rural students each year. Bob has a BS in behavioral science and health, a Master of Public Administration, and several years of experience in various health care related management positions.

Elizabeth Rabon

Title:  Associate Director, Administration

Administration
Elizabeth manages the office functions and scheduling for the chairman’s office. She also serves as a liaison for the departmental executive committee and proposed Institute for Health Care Transformation. Additionally, she coordinates monthly faculty meetings and visits of departmental guests and collaborators. Elizabeth has a BA in Public Relations, an MA in Communication Management, and a Corporate Coaching Designation from the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches.

Shalese Ramirez

Title:  Executive Secretary / Registration Coordinator

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Shalese provides administrative, and clerical support for the Continuing Education Program. She is responsible for assisting clients, course registration, tuition, billing, and preparing correspondence for numerous, and various CE Programs. She also handles evaluations, and generating reports associated with these programs.

Anne Randall

Title:  Administrative Officer

Division of Public Health
Anne Randall is the Administrative Officer for the Division of Public Health. She is responsible for financial and research support to the division faculty members, and senior administrative managers. She will assist with grant preparation, budget monitoring, and research inventory.

Becky Reynolds

Title:  Administrative Manager, Clinical

Division of Family Medicine
Becky is the administrative manager of clinical programs in the Division of Family Medicine. She oversees faculty clinic schedules, including call and OB, faculty dashboards and policies and procedures. She works with the PCMH, APC, Insomnia and SEE groups and assists with community outreach and Million Heart efforts. Becky joined the University of Utah in 1998 and has over 15 years experience in higher education. She received her Bachelor of Science in Family and Human Development from Utah State University.

Forrest Rhinehart

Title:  Program Assistant

Division of Public Health
Forrest is the Program Assistant for the Division of Public Health. She provides secretarial and administrative support to faculty and staff. Her responsibilities include managing calendars, accounts payable, supply orders, lists, minutes, and assisting with travel and event planning as needed. She earned her BA in Communication and International Studies from the University of Utah.

Jocelyn Romano

Title:  Associate Director, Administration

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Jocelyn provides financial and administrative direction to the division and helps to expand and implement the social mission of health education and practice. Jocelyn has over 20 years of experience in administration, leadership, and development in the nonprofit sector.

Rebecca Ross

Title:  Academic Coordinator

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Rebecca is responsible for coordination of graduate studies, including overseeing graduate degree records, reporting to the office of graduate studies, providing graduate verifications to providers, and coordinating annual master’s projects. In addition, she manages the schedule of the division chief, prepares grant reports, assists with weekly tutorial groups and organizes clinical practicum. Rebecca has two Bachelor degrees from the University of Utah in Urban Planning and Environmental Studies.

Nirupma Singh

Title:  Research Analyst

Division of Public Health
Nirupma is involved in several projects under the Office of Cooperative Reproductive Health and Neurobehavior HOME program with UNI. Additionally, she helps with the study abroad program (BPCCDP-India) run by the division in India. Nirupma received a dual Master of Public Health and Health Administration from the University of Utah in 2011.

Kristen Steiner

Title:  Public Relations Associate

Administration
Kristen is the department’s Public Relations Associate. Kristen’s is split working on projects for the National Research Mentoring Network’s Professional Development Core and the department. Kristen’s role in the department involves working on projects to promote missions as well as ideas for future initiatives that promote all of the outstanding work and rich history of the department. She graduated in December 2016 from Utah State University with a dual degree in Communications (PR emphasis) and Business. While in school, and through various other opportunities, she developed a love for content creation, social media, and research. Outside of work, Kristen loves writing, fashion, and any kind of music. She also plays the cello.

Jill Stephenson

Title:  Academic Manager

Division of Public Health
Jill is the Academic Manager for the Division of Public Health. She graduated in 2017 from the University of Utah earning a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She oversees all academic programs for the Division including the MPH program at the University of Asia Campus.

Julie Thomson

Title:  Clinical Coordinator

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Julie is responsible for coordinating clinical rotations for second year students in the division, managing a complex schedule of core rotations, rural and underserved rotations, elective experiences, and service learning activities. She communicates with providers and maintains relationships with preceptors. Julie oversees multiple databases utilized by the program to track and organize clinical schedules, rotation site and preceptor information, and evaluation processes. Julie has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education from Brigham Young University.

Skyler Walker

Title:  Research Assistant

Division of Occupational & Environmental Health/RMCOEH
Skyler is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Utah studying Kinesiology, Chemistry, and Nutrition. He has been working at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health since April 2014. He has helped with many of the ACOEM guidelines, biostatistics for some of Occupational Medicine Resident's projects. He enjoys fly fishing, Cholula Hot sauce, and golfing. He hopes to attend Medical School in the Fall Semester of 2018.

Karen Winningham

Title:  Education Coordinator

Division of Physician Assistant Studies
Karen is the coordinator for the UPAP didactic team at the St. George campus. She has worked with the University of Utah for the past 18 years in the Containing Education and Community Enrichment (CECE) department and more specifically in the Professional Education department for the past 13 years managing the Corporate Employee Universities and Government (City Recorders and Treasurers) Academies. This opportunity has allowed her to make friends in almost every city in the state. Karen works closely with UPAP faculty, staff and instructors to address St. George student needs during their didactic year and clinical year. She was born and raised in St. George and jumped whole-heartedly at the chance to return home after living in Salt Lake for the past 25 years. She graduated from DSU (Dixie State College at the time) and UVU, with a degree in Culinary Arts, which surprisingly enough, has many of the same skills required in managing programs. She loves cooking, being outdoors, and is (trying) to learn the ukulele.