Alcohol
Kimberly Fornero
Bureau Chief
Division of Community Health & Prevention
Illinois Department of Human Services
1112 South Wabash venue, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 793-1628
Email: Kim.Fornero@illinois.gov
Beth Welbes
Senior Coordinator of Research
Center for Prevention Research and Development
University of Illinois
510 Devonshire; Suite E
Champaign, IL 61820
217/333-3231
Email: echamb@uuic.edu
Mary Ellen Shannon
Manager of Provider Services
Prevention First
720 North Franklin, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60610
312-988-4646 ext. 230
Email: maryellen.shannon@prevention.org
Tobacco
Chandana Nandi/Julie Doetsch
Acting Program Managers
Illinois Tobacco-Free Communities
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
217-785-1067
Email: chandana.nandi@illinois.gov
Email: Julie.doetsch@illinois.gov
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite J
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-841-3032
Web Site: www.no-smoke.org
Cancer
Cardio- And Cerebrovascular Disease Consultant(s)
Peggy Jones
Senior Director
State Health Alliances and Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate
7 Stark Circle
Bloomington, IL 61704
309-662-8498
Voice Mail: 312-346-0519 ext 7321
Springfield Admin. Asst. 217-698-3838 ext.4
Email: peggy.jones@heart.org
Web Site: www.americanheart.org
Michael Gaines, MPA
Program Manager
Illinois Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Email: michael.gaines@illinois.gov
Web Site: www.idph.state.il.us/heartstroke
Chandana Nandi, MS, RD, LDNC
Chief, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Email: Chandana.nandi@illinois.gov
Diabetes
Cheryl A Metheny, MA, RD/LDN, CDE, CLC
Coordinator
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Illinois Department of Human Services
102 E De Young
Marion, IL 62959
618-993-7493
Email: Cheryl.Metheny@illinois.gov
Environmental Issues Consultant(s)
Infant Mortality Consultant(s)
Mental Health Disorders Consultant(s)
Obesity Consultant(s)
Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, MD,
MPH
Director
Center on Obesity Management and Prevention
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60614
312-573-7762
Email: kkauferchristoffel@northwestern.edu
Alternative Contact Info: Lavonne Hopson - Administrative
Assistant
Available for brief consultation on a limited basis.
More extensive consultation and higher frequency of
consultation will be at a negotiated fee with the requestor(s).
The consultation provided will be via phone and email.
If anything more extensive is required such as face
to face consultation, requestors will need to travel
to Dr. Chistoffel and negotiate a fee for her time.
Chilhood Obesity
Jeff Sunderlin, MS, ATC
Nutrition and Physical Activity Section
Office of Health Promotion
Division of Chronic Disease Prevention & Control
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
217-785-1060
Email: jeff.sunderlin@illinois.gov
Oral Health Consultant(s)
Julie Ann Janssen, RDH, MA, CDHC
Acting Chief, Division of Oral Health
Office of Health Promotion
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson St., 2nd floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-7943
Email: Julie.Janssen@Illinois.gov
Lisa Bilbrey
Coordinator
IFLOSS Coalition
1415 E. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62703
217-789-2182 x132
Email: info@IFLOSS.org
Respiratory Disease Consultant(s)
STD, HIV, and AIDS Consultant(s)
Unintentional Injuries Consultant(s)
Unintentional Injuries (Includes
motor vehicle deaths and farm accidents)
Jennifer L. Martin (Also Suicide Prevention)
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
Injury and Violence Prevention Program
535 West Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-558-4081
Email: Jennifer.L.Martin@illinois.gov
Kathleen Monahan, MPH
Project Director
Child Health Data Lab
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60614
312-573-7773
Email: KMonahan@ChildrensMemorial.org
Childhood Unintentional Injuries
Darrell Patterson
State Coordinator
Illinois SAFE KIDS Coalition
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W.Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
217-785-5937
Email: darrell.patterson@illinois.gov
Motor Vehicle Injuries
Janet A. Holden, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor (retired)
UIC, School of Public Health
747 S. Scoville Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-386-7179
Email: janetholden@sbcglobal.net
Johari Piersol
Statewide Occupant Protection Coordinator
Division of Traffic Safety
Illinois Department of Transportation
3215 Executive Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62675
217-558-0568
Email: Johari.piersol@illinois.gov
Violence Consultant(s)
Violence (Includes domestic violence,
child abuse and neglect, school violence, intentional
injury and family violence)
Lynda Dautenhahn
Violence Prevention Planner
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62761
217-557-4438
Email: lynda.dautenhahn@illinois.gov
Doris Garrett, MPA
Chief
Bureau of Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
Illinois Department of Human Services
222 S. College St. 2nd floor
Springfield, IL 62704
217-782-0504
Email: Doris.Garrett@illinois.gov
Barbara Shaw
Director
Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
100 W. Randolph, Room 6-600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-814-1514
Email: Barbara.Shaw@illinois.gov
Kathleen Monahan, MPH
Project Director
Child Health Data Lab
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60614
312-573-7773
Email: KMonahan@ChildrensMemorial.org
