The Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT), a non-profit impact organization located at the University of Michigan, serves as the backbone organization for the Washtenaw Health Initiative. Since 2010, CHRT staff members have provided strategic, administrative, evaluative, analytic, and technical support to enhance the impact and effectiveness of the Washtenaw Health Initiative.
Steering Committee
Alfreda Rooks
Director of Community Health Services
Michigan Medicine
WHI Position:
Organizational Representative and UNITE Co-Chair
Organizational Representative and UNITE Co-Chair
Alonzo Lewis
President
Saint Joseph Mercy - Ann Arbor & Livingston
WHI Position:
Organizational Representative
Organizational Representative
Angela Moore
WHI Position:
Community Ambassador
Community Ambassador
Ann Davis
Retired Administrator
Chelsea Community Hospital
WHI Position:
Community Representative and Healthy Aging Co-Chair
Community Representative and Healthy Aging Co-Chair
Doug Strong
Retired CEO
Michigan Medicine
WHI Position:
Steering Committee Co-Chair and MiCC Co-Chair
Steering Committee Co-Chair and MiCC Co-Chair
Ginny Creasman
Medical Center Director
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
WHI Position:
Organizational Representative
Organizational Representative
Jimena Loveluck
Health Officer
Washtenaw County Health Department
WHI Position:
Organizational Representative
Organizational Representative
Julie Aronica
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Blue Cross Complete of Michigan
WHI Position:
Community Representative
Community Representative
Pam Smith
President and CEO
United Way of Washtenaw County
WHI Position:
Organizational Represenative
Organizational Represenative
Trish Cortes
Executive Director
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health
WHI Position:
Organizational Representative
Organizational Representative
Work Group Chairs
Ann Davis
Retired Administrator
Chelsea Community Hospital
WHI Position:
Community Representative and Healthy Aging Co-Chair
Community Representative and Healthy Aging Co-Chair
Doug Strong
Retired CEO
Michigan Medicine
WHI Position:
Steering Committee Co-Chair and MiCC Co-Chair
Steering Committee Co-Chair and MiCC Co-Chair
Paul Valenstein
Retired Pathologist and Healthcare Administrator
St. Joseph Mercy Partners Clinically Integrated Network
WHI Position:
MiCC Co-Chair
MiCC Co-Chair
Sara Szcoztka
Project Manager
Washtenaw Recovery Advocacy Project
WHI Position:
Opioid Project Co-Chair
Opioid Project Co-Chair
Staff Representatives
In addition to the leadership team described above, each active work group is assigned a CHRT staff member to assist with collaborative activities.
Erin Horne
Community Engagement Program Manager
CHRT
WHI Position:
Healthy Aging Staff Representative
Healthy Aging Staff Representative
Erin Spanier
Marketing and Communications Director
CHRT
WHI Position:
Communications Staff Representative
Communications Staff Representative
Gregory Powers
Senior Communications Strategist
CHRT
WHI Position:
Communications Staff Representative
Communications Staff Representative
