Emergency Preparedness & Response Org Chart

• Emergency Preparedness & Response Division Org Chart (PDF)
  July 24, 2025

Division Director: Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber

Assistant Division Directors: Deb Radi, Michelle Larson

Director's Office

• Laural Mattson, BC Coordinator
• Rachel Garaghty, Health Equity Ruth Thiesfeld, OASP
• Mickey Scullard, Cross Section Coordinator
• Christy Becthold, Communications Planner

Organizational Services

• Chessa Kendrick, Supervisor Fiscal Team Lead
• Karina DiGiorgio, Grant Specialist
• Na Vang, Fiscal Management Analyst
• Madison Ahrens, Health Program Rep 

Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

• Sandra Hanson, Manager
• Nancy Carlson, Disaster Behavioral Health Program Coordinator
• Jillian Oppegard, Education and Exercise Planner Team Lead
• Jesse Groettum Education and Exercise Planner
• Caleb Collins, Education and Exercise Planner
• JaLeah Strehl Education and Exercise Planner

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Strategic National Stockpile and Medical Counter Measures (MCM)

• Chad Ostlund, Staffing Supervisor
• Brandon Petersen, Warehouse
• JaLeah Strehl, Medical Countermeasures Planner
• Jennifer Plum, Medical Countermeasures, CRI Planner
• Andrew Klitzke, Medical Countermeasures  Planner

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Consultants (PHPC) 

• Amy Smith, Public Health Preparedness Consultant Staffing Supervisor
• Julia Whitcomb, Southcentral Region
• Peter Ekadu, Southeast Region
• Deann Holland, Southwest Region and Tribal
• Kayla Scrivner, Northeast Region
• Michelle Moritz, West Central Region
• Katie Triebold, Central Region
• Cassidy Watson, Metro Region
• Sue Grafstrom, Northwest Region

Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP)

• Erin McLachlan, Manager
• Toby McAdams, Data Team Business Analyst, Team Lead
• Greg Wocken, MN Trac
• Alexandra Waterman, Medical Surge Coordinator and Team Lead
• Marlee Etchison, Preparedness Coordinator
• John Bowen, All Hazards, and Pandemic Planner

COVID-19 Operations

• Michelle Larson, Assistant Director COVID-19 Operation
• Sara Harmon, Finance and Contracting
• Kaja Robinson, Public Inquiry Call Center
• Dahaja Kennedy
• Kalid Dalu
• Ayan Khayro
• Zinmin Htay
• Ana Rojas Avila
• Mayela Guzman
• Je Moua

Updated 6/24/2024