We are excited to welcome new leadership to the Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Council Leadership Team! The newly elected Chair-Elect and CVH Regional Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Program Liaisons will help shape and support key CVH Council activities to ensure that CVH programs remain connected, responsive, and grounded in real-world practice. We are grateful for their willingness to serve and look forward to the energy, expertise, and perspectives they bring to the CVH Council Leadership Team.
- Rachael Austin, CVH Council Chair-Elect
- Elizabeth Alden, CVH Program Liaison – Region F
- Dani Bixby, CVH Program Liaison – Region E
- Callan Brick, CVH Program Liaison – Region F
- Kristina Dawkins, CVH Program Liaison – Region D
- Breanna DeWolf, CVH Program Liaison – Region A
- Terri Moore, CVH Program Liaison – Region C
- William Pertet, CVH Program Liaison – Region C
- Jen Swanstrom, CVH Program Liaison – Region G
Together, our new and continuing members bring a powerful mix of programmatic and evaluation expertise, fresh perspectives, and regional insight to support CVH programs and advance shared learning across the field.
The complete CVH Council Leadership Team:
- Chair: Shelby Vadjunec (WI)
- Chair-Elect: Rachael Austin (NY)
- Past-Chair: Nicole Hamlet (VT)
- Liaison to NACDD Board of Directors: Ashley Minaei (AK)
CVH Council Liaisons
- Region A (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT): Justan Baker (RI) and Breanne DeWolf (RI)
- Region B (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV): Natalie Andrews (DE) and Patrick Wiggins (VA)
- Region C (AL, FL, GA, KY MS, NC, SC, TN): Patrick Hodge (FL), Terri Moore (NC), and William Pertet (NC)
- Region D (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI): Kristina Dawkins (MI) and Karen Pratt (MI)
- Region E (AR, IA, KS, LA, MO, NM, NE, OK, TX): Dani Bixby (IA) and Humphrey Costello (NM)
- Region F (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY): Elizabeth Alden (CO), Callan Conroy (MT), and Trina Filan (MT)
- Region G (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA): Ashley Minaei (AK), Sara Eve Sarliker (WA), and Jen Swanstrom (CA)