Shaylon Rettig, MD, MBA is the Medical Director for UIW Health at the University of the Incarnate Word.  He is board certified in Pediatrics and Sports Medicine.  Dr. Rettig serves as a medical consultant for several San Antonio, Texas area school districts, supporting school nurses and nearly 140,000 students.  During the COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Rettig worked at a Children's emergency room and assisted many area school districts through their shutdowns and reopenings.  >span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240477109 BCX8">financial and physical impact of the pandemic on individuals and families. Dr. Rettig was brought on by the University of the Incarnate Word to assist the University in the transition from COVID and to imagine and to reimagine health and wellness for University employees and students in a post-pandemic era. 

Dr. Ashley S. Love, an experienced public health professional with over 20 years of expertise, is committed to addressing social determinants of health. Trained at Columbia University and Nova Southeastern University and having lived in Europe, Asia, and North America, she brings a multicultural perspective to her work. As the former State Epidemiologist of Delaware/Bureau Chief of Epidemiology, Dr. Love was crucial in effectively managing the H1N1 pandemic in 2009. Her interdisciplinary and interfaith approach, coupled with her experience working with diverse age and racial/minority groups, enriches her work. Dr. Love’s areas of expertise include public health, healthcare education, telehealth, nutrition, and gerontology. She has taught numerous community college and university courses, employing innovative approaches. She has been an award-winning educator, certified online instructor, and an active-duty military spouse for over two decades. She is an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Incarnate Word’s Dreeben School of Education.

Tiff Cunin is a Senior Health Program Manager at the National Recreation and Park Association where they manage the healthy aging in parks body of work. The healthy aging in parks portfolio is focused on identifying community-based solutions that ensure the equitable access to programs, services, resources and more to support aging in place through parks and recreation in more than 10,000 communities across the country.

Tiff Cunin is a Senior Health Program Manager at the National Recreation and Park Association where they manage the healthy aging in parks body of work. The healthy aging in parks portfolio is focused on identifying community-based solutions that ensure the equitable access to programs, services, resources and more to support aging in place through parks and recreation in more than 10,000 communities across the country.

Tiff Cunin is a Senior Health Program Manager at the National Recreation and Park Association where they manage the healthy aging in parks body of work. The healthy aging in parks portfolio is focused on identifying community-based solutions that ensure the equitable access to programs, services, resources and more to support aging in place through parks and recreation in more than 10,000 communities across the country.

Julie Coleman is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Associate. She oversee the Arthritis-Appropriate Evidence-Based Intervention Approval Process at the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance and has assisted SOPHE in the development of the its toolkit on supporting remote delivery of AAEBIs. 

Dr. Jodi Brookins-Fisher is the Division Director and Professor in the Division of Public Health, School of Health Sciences at Central Michigan University. She is currently the SOPHE Advocacy Committee co-chair and has served as the President of Eta Sigma Gamma. She is currently the Chapter Sponsor of Eta Chapter at CMU. She is a passionate human rights activist and believes strongly in equity for all groups when it comes to access and affordable health care. Additionally, she feels that advocacy within the Health Education profession should be at the forefront of our current and future endeavors.

Jeanne Ayers, R.N. MPH, leads Healthy Democracy Healthy People,  a coalition of 11 public health organizations committed to advancing health and racial equity by strengthening civic and voter participation and ensuring access to the ballot for all eligible voters.  

Gnora Gumanow, MPH, is the Healthy Democracy Health People (HDHP) Partnerships Director. She built grassroots movements for access to health care and democracy reform before pursuing her graduate degree at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. 

Certified Health Education Specialist with 37 years of professional experience as a practitioner in public health education, health promotion, and policy development.  This includes 19 years at state and county public health departments, 12 years at a voluntary health organization at both the national and state levels, and 6 years at a health plan.

Tiff Cunin is a Senior Health Program Manager at the National Recreation and Park Association where they manage the healthy aging in parks body of work. The healthy aging in parks portfolio is focused on identifying community-based solutions that ensure the equitable access to programs, services, resources and more to support aging in place through parks and recreation in more than 10,000 communities across the country.

Julie Coleman is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Associate. She oversee the Arthritis-Appropriate Evidence-Based Intervention Approval Process at the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance and has assisted SOPHE in the development of the its toolkit on supporting remote delivery of AAEBIs. 

Teresa O’Connell is the Assistant Director of the MSU Denver Health Institute. She completed her BA in ELA at DU where she swam all four years on a full-ride swimming scholarship.  After graduating from DU, she attended UC Denver where she received her Ed. S in Educational Psychology, with a concentration in secondary English education. Teresa is a Colorado professionally licensed educator and taught secondary English language arts, reading, theater, and writing for over eight years. During her time teaching, she also worked for three years as a high school athletic director.  In 2018, she began working at Denver Health as the director of the Healthcare Interest pipeline and internship program, where she worked with underrepresented, marginalized students from MSU Denver, CU Denver, and Regis University who were pursuing healthcare degrees. During that time, she began attending CU Denver again, this time pursuing her doctorate in educational leadership for equity, urban and diverse communities, and continues that work to this day. After Denver Health, Teresa transitioned to MSU Denver as the Peer Health Exchange program manager and affiliate faculty for a year before being promoted to . She also is the co-founder and Vice President of the non-profit Student Health Investment Partners (or SHIPs- http://studenthealthinvestmentpartners.com/). She lives with her partner Tyler, and their three-year-old bernedoodle, George>span class="xgmaildefault">, in Littleton, CO.