Board & Governance

MPHI’s Board of Directors consists of no fewer than 12 and no more than 15 board members. The Michigan Department of Community Health appoints six representatives and the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University each appoints two representatives.  In addition to these partners, at-large members represent business, media, and community-based organizations.  The diverse backgrounds of Board members bring many different talents to the organization.


MPHI Bylaws

MPHI Articles of Incorporation


The MPHI Board of Directors consists of 15 Board members and the Ex-Officio (MPHI Executive Director)
MPHI 2010-2011 Board
Pictured from left to right (back row):
Jeffrey R. Taylor, Kurt E. Krause, Dan Hale, Mary Kushion, Allen Goodman, Bradley Patterson, Jennifer Jordan, and Jim Giordano
Pictured from left to right (front row):
Adnan Hammad, Dele Davies, Jean Chabut, Sarah Mayberry, and Hiram Fitzgerald
Not Pictured:
Phyllis Meadows, Rick Severson, and 
Dean Smith

2011-2012 MPHI Board of Directors

*Jean Chabut
President - MPHI
Deputy Director,
Public Health Administration
Michigan Department of Community Health

*Dele Davies, M.D., MSc
Secretary/Treasurer - MPHI
Professor and Chair
MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development

*+James Giordano, MBA
President and CEO
CareTech Solutions, Inc.

*Allen Goodman, Ph.D
Vice President - MPHI
Professor of Economics
College of Science
Wayne State University

+Daniel G. Hale, JD
Executive Vice President
Community Benefits and Public Affairs
Trinity Health

Adnan Hammad, Ph.D.
Director
ACCESS Community Health & Research Center

Jennifer L. Jordan, JD
Chief Administrative Officer
Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.

Melanie B. Brim
Deputy Director for Health Policy and Planning
Michigan Department of Community Health

*Mary Kushion, MSA
Health Officer
Central Michigan District Health Department

Sarah Mayberry, M.P.H.
Medical Producer
WDIV-TV

Phyllis Meadows, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Associate Director, Office of Public Health
School of Public Health

Bradley A. Patterson
Vice President of Program
Capital Region Community Foundation

*Dean G. Smith, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Professor of Health Management and Policy
Sr. Associate Dean, School of Public Health

Michael Rip, BSc, MSc, PhD
Founding Director: Program in Public Health
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University

*Jeffrey R. Taylor, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Michigan Public Health Institute
Ex Officio


* = Executive Committee (Jean Chabut, Chair)
+ = Audit Committee (Jim Giordano, Chair)