Jeffrey Taylor, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (517) 324-8302
Email: jtaylor@mphi.org

Jeffrey Taylor, Ph.D., has led MPHI since 1994. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle, and earned his doctorate at Michigan State University. Dr. Taylor is a Michigan Association of Health Plans Foundation board member and participates on advisory committees for the General Preventive Medicine Residency Program (University of Michigan) and the Area Health Education Center (Wayne State University). He has served on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation panel at the National Academy of Sciences-Institute of Medicine, which made recommendations for establishing a national accreditation program for state and local governmental health agencies. He has also served on additional national panels, one focused on expanding and communicating the role of hospitals in public health, and a second focused on establishing governance structures for accrediting state and local health agencies. He is also past president and a founding board member of the National Network of Public Health Institutes.

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Cynthia Cameron, Ph.D
Chief Program Officer
Phone: (517) 324-8315
Email: ccameron@mphi.org

For over 20 years, Dr. Cameron has taken an active role in the effort to reform Michigan’s health and human services systems to better meet the needs of children and families. She joined MPHI in 1995, and shortly thereafter became director of the institute’s Systems Reform program. From 2008-2012, in addition to her role as program director, she served as director of Corporate Planning. During this time, she worked with MPHI’s Board of Directors and key staff to strengthen the corporation by improving internal operations and expanding and diversifying business with external partners. In 2012, Dr. Cameron was appointed chief program officer. Duties include business development, supervising and mentoring MPHI’s program directors, and overseeing the Institutional Review Board. She will also continue to lead strategic planning efforts and serve on the Board of Directors for the National Network of Public Health Institutes. Dr. Cameron received her PhD in family ecology with a cognate in public policy analysis from Michigan State University.

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Heather White
Chief Administrative Officer
Phone: (517) 324-8309
Email: hwhite@mphi.org

Heather White, MSA, has 18 years of experience in Human Resource Management. She works closely with the chief executive officer, assessing, organizing, and delegating administrative functions, and with the chief financial officer, addressing administrative and financial oversight throughout MPHI’s programs. She is responsible for implementing MPHI’s hiring policies, acts as a staffing agent in recruiting candidates, provides administrative direction to programs, and assists in program development. She is also responsible for oversight of facilities, lease negotiations, building operational issues, tenant improvements, new builds, build-outs, and staff moves. She serves as MPHI’s Equal Employment Opportunity coordinator, developing and implementing the annual Affirmative Action plan, overseeing employee evaluations, and providing guidance to the management team in Human Resources-related areas. Ms. White led implementation of E-Recruiting, which serves as a catalyst for recruiting prospective employees while improving efficiency, and encouraging collaboration by matching current employees’ skills with new projects. She holds a B.S. in Business from Ferris State University and a M.S. in Administration from Central Michigan University.

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Limin Kinsey, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (517) 324-8350
Email: lkinsey@mphi.org

Limin Kinsey, CPA, has 20+ years of experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She has worked in the private industry in various capacities and as a Certified Public Accountant, auditing for-profit/non-profit organizations and governmental entities. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the University of South Florida (graduating Magna Cum Laude), and has received certification in Grants Management. As MPHI’s chief financial officer, Ms. Kinsey works closely with the chief executive officer to provide strategic financial planning, integrity of financial information, and to ensure protection of the organization’s assets. She oversees all financial aspects, including day-to-day financial operations, grants and contracts management, and payroll and benefits administration. She also plans and oversees financial and compliance audits, prepares the annual indirect cost rate proposal, and works closely with the SAP management team, to ensure MPHI’s business needs align with the financial accounting system.

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Tom Shewchuk
Chief Information Officer
Phone: (517) 324-7302
Email: tshewchu@mphi.org

Mr. Shewchuk has 30+ years of experience in private, public, and governmental settings, providing IT/business systems design and development, strategic planning, project management, technical and consulting resource management, and service delivery. Experience includes serving as: management information services director and chief information officer for Ingham County, MI; chair of a multi-agency, county-wide Technology Improvement Committee; and vice-chair of a four-county 9-1-1 consortium. He was also employed as Analysts International’s (Auburn Hills, MI) director of information technology services, where he led a large, multi-location IT systems integration team, and co-architected and served as a leadership member of the enterprise Program Management Office. As MPHI’s chief information officer, he leads the institute’s Innovative Solutions Team (IST), which includes consultants, business analysts, project managers, and IT professionals who serve MPHI clients and staff. He also oversees IST’s strategic planning, operations, administration, systems design and implementation, service delivery, customer satisfaction, and resource management. He is currently an Advisory Committee member of the Michigan Digital Government Summit and Lansing Community College Technology Advisory Committee. Mr. Shewchuk obtained a B.A. in Business Administration from Northwood University.

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