Leadership Team
The mission of the Leadership Team is to define the strategic directions of the Steps to a Healthier Cleveland program, to monitor it and evaluate its impact.
The Leadership Team represents a variety of individuals and organizations with a vested interest in reducing the burden of chronic disease in Cleveland. Each member brings a certain expertise in prevention, health education, health promotion, disease management, health policy and business development.
Leadership Team Members
Terry Allan, MPH, RS
Health Commissioner
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Zerrine Bailey
Steps School Health Coordinator
Cleveland Municipal School District
Elaine Borawski, PhD
Director, Center for Health Promotion Research
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Case Western Reserve University
De’Neitra Brown
Social Service Coordinator
Famicos Foundation
Helen Dumski, MS, RD, LD (Chair)
VP, Program Services
Diabetes Assn. of Greater Cleveland
David Epstein, MD, MBA
Market Medical Executive
Cigna Healthcare of Ohio
Barbara Hickcox, RN, MS
Asthma Coordinator
Indoor Environments Section
Bureau of Environmental Health
Ohio Department of Health
Randi Dunn
Regional Health Promotions Director
American Cancer Society
Thomas Joyce, MA
Director
Diabetes Prevention & Control Program
Ohio Department of Health
Pastor Fredrick S. Knuckles
New Fellowship Baptist Church
Theresa Lang Coaxum
Health Affairs Liaison
C. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Sheryl Markowitz, LSW, CNM
Regional Director Ohio Medicaid
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Partnership Plan, Inc.
Sharon Matonis, CPA
Senior Financial Accounting Analyst
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Melissa Miller
Safety Coordinator
Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation
Debra E. Parmer
Manager, Community Benefit
Kaiser Permanente
Bobbi Reichtell
Vice President of Planning
Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
Ash Sehgal, MD
Co-Medical Director, CDPH
Director, Center for Health Disparities
MetroHealth Medical Center
Louis Weigele, LISW, BCD
Director of Behavioral Health
The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
Peter Whitt, MSW
Associate Director, Center for Health Equit
Cleveland State University
