Mentoring

Prepare Yourself for a Competitive Job Market

The Pitt Public Health alumni and public health professionals listed below have generously volunteered to serve as mentors to our students. Current students and recent graduates may contact mentors on this list to request a resume review, discuss strategies for networking, or simply conduct an informational interview with them about their career path. We recommend that you select a mentor whose profession most closely matches your own career goals.

Getting Started

Choose a mentor from the list below.
Reach out to your selected mentor(s) using one of their preferred methods of contact: email, phone, or LinkedIn.
For email, use the subject line: Pitt Public Health Mentor Request. Introduce yourself in the email. Suggest a few areas in which you need guidance (e.g., informational interview, resume review, networking, or job search strategies). It is best to ask about the mentor’s availability (and not assume a large time commitment) to provide guidance in person, over the phone, or over email. Be courteous about time and be willing to accommodate the mentor’s schedule as much as is possible.
For more information, questions, or help getting started, contact Joan Anson or Kim Abraham in Career Services.

Mentor Name	Title/Profession	Method of Contact	Degree/Department	Pitt Public Health Alum?
Maria Aguiluz-Abunto	Epidemiologist, biomedical researcher, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD)	E-mail	MD, MPH	Yes
Sumaiya Ahmed	Program analyst at VA Puget Sound	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH	Yes
Todd Alspach	Commander, commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service (Atlanta, GA)	E-mail 919-414-8289		No*
Andrew Althouse	Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MA, PhD EPIDEM	Yes
Alexandria Ashraf	PhD Student, Oregon Health and Sciences University (Portland, OR)	E-mail LinkedIn	PhD HUGEN	Yes
Tina-Marie Assi	MBA candidate, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management (Toronto, ON, Canada)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH, PhD EPIDEM	Yes
Chris Barker	Biostatistician; Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics - UIC-SPH; President and Owner, Statistical Planning and Analysis Services, Inc. (Sacramento area, CA)	E-mail 415-609-7473 LinkedIn	MscHyg, PhD BIOST	Yes
Amanda Barry	Manager, research analytics, Via Oncology UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH EPIDEM	Yes
John Barry	Industrial hygiene compliance officer for OSHA's Bangor office, specializing in acoustical aspects, physical agents, and HAZMAT emergency response (Bangor, ME)	E-mail 217-941-8177	ScD, MSPH, RS, ROH	Yes
Matthew Bauer	Project manager, Allegheny Healthcare Network, (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MHA HPM	Yes
Vitasta Bazaz	Psychiatrist, private practice, maternal health and child care (Pittsburgh, PA)	412-401-4739	MD, MPH	Yes
Dacia Beard	Communications lead, Kelly Services, contractor for the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (Washington, D.C.)	E-mail	MPH BCHS	Yes
Scott Becker	CEO, Conemaugh Health System (Johnstown, PA)	E-mail	MPH	Yes
John G. Benitez	Medical director, emergency preparedness, Tennessee Department of Health; adjunct professor of clinical medicine (Medical Toxicology), Vanderbilt University Medial Center; adjunct professor of community and family medicine (occupational medicine), Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH, MD MMPH	Yes
Amber Blackwood	Director of Behavioral Informatics and Lifestyle Intervention, UPMC Health Plan (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-667-5931 LinkedIn	MPH, CHES BCHS	Yes
Kayleigh Blaney	Epidemiologist, Oakland County Health Division (Pontiac, MI)	E-mail	MPH EPIDEM	Yes
Natasha A. Brown	Assistant professor, Department of Nutrition, School of Health and Human Services, UNC-Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)	E-mail 252-469-9699 LinkedIn	MPH, PhD	Yes
Mario C. Browne	Director, Office of Health Sciences Diversity & Inclusion, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-624-2357 LinkedIn	MPH, CHES	Yes
Natalie C. Bulger	Compliance and Business Integrity Officer; Integrated Ethics Point of Contact and FOIA Officer - VISN 4, Veterans Health Administration (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 724-433-7225	MHA, CHC HPM	Yes
Meghan Byrne	Senior content strategist, National Cancer Institute/NIH (Bethesda, MD)	E-mail 412-965-2785 LinkedIn	MPH BCHS	Yes
Nancy Cader	Western region clinical manager, residential services at InVision Human Services (Wexford, PA)	E-mail 724-933-5136	MSW	No*
Larry M. Coco	Principal, ESH & Quality Consulting (Johnstown, PA)	E-mail 814-266-4684 LinkedIn	MS Hygiene/Radiological Health	Yes
Jennifer Collins	Epidemiologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH EPIDEM	Yes
Yvette P. Conley	Professor, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MS, PhD	Yes
Jeanne Cooper	Director of International Program, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH, RN BCHS	Yes
Dee Dee Downie	Public health advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Madison, WI)	E-mail	MPH	Yes
Tran T. Doan	Community outreach manager, Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti (Haiti)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH IDM/MIC	Yes
Joe Duckett	Owner, EJD Consulting LLC (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-365-3707	MPH, PE	Yes
Yara Elbeshbishi	Senior Project Analyst, UPMC Health Plan (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MPH	Yes
John Erbey	Founder and CEO, Strataca Systems (Milton, GA)	E-mail LinkedIn		Yes
Emerson Evans	Grants project officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Rockville, MD)	E-mail 315-779-9108	MPH IDM	Yes
Melissa Fann	Clinical research coordinator, Magee-Womens Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-651-3375 LinkedIn	MPH HPM	Yes
Christina Farmartino	Executive director, The Open Door, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH IDM	Yes
Mary Franzen	Quality improvement consultant, Qualis Health (Seattle, WA)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH HPM	Yes
Barbara D. Goun	Research Scientist, New Jersey Department of Health (Trenton, NJ)	E-mail 609-913-5126	MPH, PhD EOH, EPIDEM	Yes
Erin Haas	Overdose prevention community coordinator, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Baltimore, MD)	E-mail 410-402-8574 LinkedIn	MPH BCHS	Yes
Eleanor Hagerman	Data Scientist, Thomson Reuters Special Services (Washington, DC)	E-mail	MPH EPIDEM	Yes
Marc D. Hiller	Associate Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)	E-mail	DrPH	Yes
John Hopkins	Owner, Bellamy Fields, Watson Fields Assisted Living Facilities (Dover, NH)	E-mail	DrPH	Yes
David T. Huang	Associate professor of emergency medicine; research director in critical care medicine; University of Pittsburgh/UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MD, MPH	Yes
Christopher C. Keller	Professor of Microbiology and Immunology; Director of the Directed Study Pathway and Primary Care Scholars Pathway; Director of Microbiology, Immunology, and Public Health; Director of the Doctoral Program in Medical Microbiology Education; Director, Laboratory of Human Pathogens; Fellow at National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie, PA)	E-mail 814-866-8417 LinkedIn	PhD, CPH, FNAOME IDM	Yes
Brian Kubiak	Member, co-owner, and communications advisor, Links Media (Rockville, MD)	E-mail 301-987-5495 Ext. 103	MPH BCHS	Yes
Leah Lamonte	Vector control specialist, Allegheny County Health Department (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail LinkedIn	MS IDM	Yes
Brittney Lange-Maia	Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center	E-mail	PhD, MPH EPIDEM	Yes
Carroline Lobo	Health economist, Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA)	E-mail LinkedIn	PhD, Health Services Research HPM	Yes
Beatrice Lors-Rousseau	Nonprofit fundraising/development professional (New York, NY)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH/MSW BCHS	Yes
Barbara L. Massoudi	Director, Public Health Informatics Program, RTI International (Atlanta, GA)	E-mail 770-296-1810	MPH, PhD	Yes
Aaron B. Mendelsohn	Director of epidemiology, Quintiles (Washington, D.C.)	E-mail	MPH, PhD	Yes
Tom Merski	Ad Hoc Scientific Consultant (Wexford, PA)	E-mail 724-321-0872	MPH EOH	Yes
Annie Nagy	Maternal and Child Health Program Administrator, Allegheny County Health Department (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MPH IDM	Yes
Alexandra Nowalk	Program director, Program Evaluation and Research Unit (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 704-363-2928	MPH BCHS	Yes
Tricia Nowalk	Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, PittVax Immunization Research Group (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-383-2355	PhD, RD, MS EPIDEM, Hygiene	Yes
Lauren Orkis	Visiting instructor/epidemiologist, Pitt Public Health and Allegheny County Health Department (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	DrPh EPIDEM	Yes
Gary Perecko	President, Main Line Health - Riddle Hospital (Philadelphia, PA)	E-mail 484-227-3102	MPH HPM	Yes
William F. Pewen	Assistant professor of public health and family medicine, and associate dean for research at College of Health Professions, Marshall University (Huntington, WV)	E-mail 304-696-3743	MPH, PhD	Yes
Frank J. Pokrywka	EH&S Consultant, KTA Tator (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-624-8641	EdD, CIH	Yes
Chelsea N. Proulx	Research and Evaluation Specialist, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-864-3016 LinkedIn	MPH, LGBT Certificate	Yes
Rajkumar Radhakrishnan	Senior principal biostatistician, Novartis Healthcare (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India)	E-mail (+) 91 8886975567	MS	Yes
Rachel Rando	Genetic counselor/coordinator, Family Risk Assessment Program, Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center (Flemington, NJ)	E-mail 908-788-2566	MS	Yes
William (Bill) Raynovich	Associate professor and director of EMS education for Creighton University (Omaha, NE)	E-mail 402-280-1285	NREMTP, EdD, MPH, BS	Yes
Katherine W. Reeves	Associate professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Amherst (Amherst, MA)	E-mail 413-577-4298	PhD EPIDEM	Yes
Amy Richards	Director of business planning services, VHA and fellow, American College of Health Care Executives (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-494-4915 LinkedIn	FACHE	Yes
Chad Rittle	Nursing faculty and Pathways to Nursing coordinator, Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-366-9716	DNP, MPH, RN	Yes
Samantha Rubright	Senior Communications Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton (Washington, DC)	E-mail	DrPH, MPH	Yes
Veronica Sansing-Foster	Branch chief lead epidemiologist, FDA Division of Epidemiology, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Washington, D.C.)	E-mail LinkedIn	MS, PhD Psychiatric Epidemiology	Yes
Brian Santo	Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton (Washington, D.C.)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH, JD, CHC, PMP HPM	Yes
Glenn E. Schneider	Chief Program Officer, Horizon Foundation (Columbia, MD)	E-mail 443-766-1217 LinkedIn	MPH	Yes
Michael Shankle	Director of capacity building, HealthHIV (Washington, D.C.)	E-mail	MPH Public & Community Health Services	Yes
April Studinski	Genetic counseling, Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)	E-mail	HUGEN	Yes
Alexander Sundermann	Senior Infection Control Preventionist, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-915-1202	MPH, CIC, DrPH IDM, EPIDEM, MiGEL	Yes
Megan Swanson	Medical monitoring project program coordinator, New York State Department of Health/AIDS Institute (Albany, NY)	E-mail	MPH	Yes
Dan Swayze	Associate VP Clinical Affairs Community Support Services, UPMC Health Plan (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 412-651-8061	DrPH, MBA, MEMS BCHS	Yes
Jordan Taradash	CEO, Spark360 (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail 516-319-9452	MPH	Yes
Sharna Tingle	Scientific program analyst, National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, MD)	E-mail LinkedIn	MPH HUGEN	Yes
Don Trexler	CEO, Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital (Hammond, LA)	E-mail	MBA, MHA HPM	Yes
Trang M. VoPham	Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA)	E-mail 206-667-2642 LinkedIn	MPH, PhD, MS EPIDEM	Yes
Jessica R. White	Public Health Scientist, Maricopa County Public Health Office of Epidemiology (Phoenix, AZ)	E-mail 602-506-6699 LinkedIn	MS, DrPH EPIDEM	Yes
John Zeiner	Manager, Gateway Health (Pittsburgh, PA)	E-mail	MS BIOST	Yes
Mary Beth Zeni	Associate professor, Ursuline College	E-mail 850-273-1231	ScD	Yes
Sunny Zhao	Value Engineering Data Analyst, The Rainmaker Group (Atlanta, GA)	E-mail 412-313-3692 LinkedIn	MS BIOST	Yes

*These individuals are University of Pittsburgh alumni who did not attend Pitt Public Health. They do currently work in a public health setting and are willing to participate in mentoring Pitt Public Health students.

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