2025-2028 LHIP Workgroup Members

2025-2028 Workgroups

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Institutional and Systemic Racism

Affordable Healthy Food

Affordable Housing

Mental Health


Institutional and Systemic Racism Workgroup Members

Kristen Lamont
Community Advocate

Jamie Wright
Frederick Health

Mari Lee
Community Advocate

Nina Rollins
Asbury United Methodist Church

Chris Krogh
Frederick County Public Libraries

Jimmie Powell
Department of Defense

Emily Bours
Division of Emergency Management

Mina Soleimani
Community Advocate

Rachel Netski
Asian American Center of Frederick

Kimether Redmon
City of Frederick Community Health Center

Amanda Zimmerman
Community Advocate

Elizabeth Hill
Frederick County Department of Social Services

Pilar Olivo
Adepta Consulting LLC

Kathleen Siedor
Amplified Change

Teresa Young
Community Advocate

Bithssie Etienne
Hood College

Rae Gallagher
Girls on the Run of Mid & Western Maryland

Kathleen Siedor

Amplified Change

Melissa Sines
Community Advocate

Amanda Zimmerman

Stella’s Girls

Mina Soleimani

Community Advocate

Charlotte Willis 
Community Advocate

Chris Ceary
Frederick Community College

Albertine Nana
Asian American Center of Frederick

Brooke DeSantis
Love for Lochlin

Amanda Vu
Community Advocate

Anne Maria Ruinge
Community Advocate

Teri Heger
Frederick Health Hospital

Kirsten Wheeler
Frederick Health

Prakhya Chikkem
Community Advocate

Amy Weinberg
Hope Connections for Cancer Support

Kirsten Wheeler

Medpsych Health Services

Jeanine Aubertin
Community Advocate

Shuchi Sharma
Frederick Health Board Member

Greer Garcia
Community Advocate

Djoko Asset
Asian American Center of Frederick

Danica Warden
Each 1 Teach 1, Inc.

Susan Sugrue
Community Advocate

Willie Mahone
NAACP of Frederick

Jaredy Vijil
The Arc of Frederick County

Tiara Lester
Frederick County Government Division of Energy & Environment

Zoe Razunguzwa
Community Advocate

Tammy O’Connor
Artspiration Frederick

Barbara Brookmyer

Frederick County Health Department

Deanna Najera

Community Advocate

Sujata Sharma

Coalition Intern

Diane Broadnax

National Institute Of Mental Health

Kristan Robinson

TRY Life Ministries, Inc

Shantrell Calvy-Holloman

Stella’s Girls

Affordable Healthy Food Workgroup Members

Mary Jean Synder
Frederick County Developmental Center

Alysia Feuer
Farm to School Frederick

Jacqueline Pieterse

Community Advocate

Jamie Wright
Family Connects Frederick County

Chris Krogh
Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL)

Nora Will

Community Advocate

Jimmie Powell
Department of Defense / Liberty University

Brandon Geppert
Kinexion Health Project Inc

Christopher Kimberly
Friends Meeting School

Sarah Bush
CareFirst Community Health Plan Maryland

Kitty Devilbiss
Frederick County Division of Aging and Independence

Amanda Zimmerman
Stella’s Girls

Elena Della Mea

Community Advocate

Nina Carr

Community Advocate

Elizabeth Hill
Frederick County Department of Social Services (FCDSS)

Nermeen “Nina” Asham
Unraveling Obesity Inc

Pilar Olivo

Adepta LLC

Teresa Young

Community Advocate

Laura DeFeo
Frederick Health / DeFeo Family Farm

Bithssie Etienne

Hood College

Jenifer Zimmer
Helping Hands and Caring Hearts

Colleen Swank
Frederick County Health Department Community Health Services Cancer & Chronic Disease Prevention

Elizabeth Beck

Community Advocate

Gianina Porter

Community Advocate

Amanda Zimmerman

Stella’s Girls

Mindi Valuckas

Community Advocate

Sharon Edelstein

Community Advocate

Jillian Appel
University of Maryland Extension / SNAP-Ed

Kathy Allen
Frederick County Public Schools Early Childhood

Jordan Long
Heartly House

Michele DiPalo-Williams
Frederick County Food Council

Brooke Desantis

Love For Lochlin Foundation

Marlene Orantes
Horowitz Center for Health Literacy School of Public Health at University of Maryland

Sarah Pryor
Spectrum Support

Alysia Feuer

Farm to School Frederick

Dionna Ali

Community Advocate

Prakhya Chikkem

Community Advocate

Izabelle Neitz
Hood College

Angela Blair
Frederick County Health Department

Amy Weingberg

Hope Connections for Cancer Support

Kitty Devilbiss

Frederick County Division of Aging and Independence

Alyssa Seibert
Farm to School Frederick

Elizabeth Hatt

Community Advocate

Susan Holt

ShifTurn Collective

Zohreh Rezazadeh
UNESCO Body & Mind Wellness

Shuchi Sharma
Frederick Memorial Hospital

Wendy Bowers

Community Advocate

Thea Connor
Family Connects Frederick County

Greer Garcia

Community Advocate

Tamiko Brownfield

Community Advocate

Jacqueline Pieterse

Community Advocate

Abe Olsson

AACF

MJ Snyder

Frederick County Developmental Center

Djoko Asset

AACF

Danica Warden
Each 1 Teach 1 Inc

Susan Sugrue

Community Advocate

Jaredy Vijil

The Arc of Frederick County

A.Hazel Turner

Frederick Health Hospital

Deb Bisenieks
Seton Center

Samantha Capacillo

Community Advocate

Zoe Razunguzwa

Community Advocate

Amanda Harkless

Community Advocate

Barbara Brookmyer

Frederick County Health Department

Sujata Sharma

Coalition Intern

Kristan Robinson

TRY Life Ministries, Inc.

Affordable Housing Workgroup Members

Jessica Lertora
Frederick County Safe Babies / Zero to Three

Kristen Lamont

Community Advocate

Jacqueline Pieterse

Community Advocate

Jamie Wright

Frederick Health - Family Connects

Nina Rollins

Asbury United Methodist Church

Melanie Cox
Advocates for the Aging of Frederick County

Chris Krogh

FCPL-Frederick County Public Libraries

Nora Will

Community Advocate

Tamara Warfield
Frederick Health Hospital

Thea Ruff

Community Advocate

Mina Soleimani

Community Advocate

Rachel Netski

Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF)

Sandra Wastler

Community Advocate

Annette Breiling
Frederick Housing Solutions Taskforce

Elizabeth Hill

FCDSS

Bithssie Etienne

Hood College

Teresa Young

Community Advocate

Pamela Blake

Community Advocate

Charlotte Willis

Community Advocate

Nancy Noriega
Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF)

Abe Olsson
Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF)

Susan Holt
SHIFTurn Collective

Sharon Stromberg
Frederick Housing Solutions Taskforce

Bruce Zavos
Frederick Housing Solutions Taskforce

Kirsten Wheeler

Medpsych Health Services

Katie S.

Hearly House

Ann Ryan

Frederick Housing Solutions Task Force

Elizabeth Hatt

Community Advocate

Wendy Bowers

Community Advocate

Greer Garcia

Community Advocate

Dani Adams

Frederick County Building Industry Association (FCBIA)

Prakhya Chikkem

Community Advocate

Amy Weinberg

Hope Connections for Cancer Support

Tamiko Brownfield

Community Advocate

Nancy Wilson
Frederick Housing Solutions Taskforce / On Our Own / Bridges Out of Poverty / CASA of Frederick County

Gary Bennett
Affordable Housing Council / Advocates for Homeless Families

Joey Hoffman
Frederick Housing Solutions Taskforce

Susan Sugrue

Community Advocate

A. Hazel Turner
Frederick Health Hospital

Carol Dodds
Frederick Housing Solutions Taskforce

Danica Warden

Each 1 Teach 1, Inc.

Jaredy Vijil

The Arc of Fredrick County

Sandra Hofmeister

A&S Construction

Barbara Brookmyer

Frederick County Health Department

Gabriel Whisner

Community Advocate

Kristan Robinson

TRY Life Ministries, Inc.

Justin Harris

Friendship Place

Sujata Sharma

Coalition Intern

Mental Health Workgroup Members

Mary Jean Snyder

Frederick County Health Dept./Infants and Toddlers Program

Jessica Lertora

Frederick County Safe Babies, ZERO TO THREE

Kristen Lamont

Community Advocate

Jacqueline Pieterse

Community Advocate

Eric Sullivan
Uneo Health

Hanna Murchake
Anchor Counseling Centers

Lydia Heimlich
Anchor Counseling Centers

Jamie Wright

Frederick Health- Family Connects

Tamara Warfield

Frederick Health Hospital

Chris Krogh

FCPL- Frederick County Public Libraries

Emily Bours
The Division of Emergency Management of Frederick County

Mina Soleimani

Community Advocate

Brandon Geppert

Kinexion Health Project, Inc

Katherine Robinett
Heartly House

Jan Froehlich

Community Advocate

Sharon MacDougall

Community Advocate

Amanda Vu
Horowitz Center for Health Literacy

Sarah Bush

CareFirst Community Health Plan Maryland

Sandra Wastler

Community Advocate

Rena Larkin
Frederick County Workforce Services

Rebecca Gibson
Frederick Health Hospital

Amanda Zimmerman

Stella’s Girls

Sara Chaves
Heartly House

Elizabeth Hills

FCDSS

Pilar Olivo

Adepta LLC

Patti Buckmaster
Frederick Health Hospital

Paul McGinley
National Alliance on Mental Illness Frederick County

Kathleen Siedor
Amplified Change

Frank Sainfort
Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF)

Teresa Young

Community Advocate

Latisha Carr
Mental Health Association of Frederick County

Bithssie Etienne

Hood College

Jenifer Zimmer

Helping Hands and Caring Hearts

Rae Gallagher
Girls on the Run of Mid & Western Maryland

Karen Duffy
Maryland Coalition of Families

Caitlin Williams
Catholic Charities / Villa Maria Behavioral Health of Frederick County

Kathleen Siedor

Amplified Change

Elizabeth Beck

Community Advocate

Gianina Porter

Community Advocate

Pamela Blake

Community Advocate

Charlotte Willis

Community Advocate

Jordan Long

Heartly House

Chris Ceary
Frederick Community College

Albertine Nana

AACF

Ruth Daurisca
Asian American Center of Frederick

Janet Harding
Frederick Health Hospital

Brooke DeSantis

Love For Lochlin Foundation

Marleen Orantes

Horowitz Center for Health Literacy

Anne Maria Ruinge

Community Advocate

Catherine DiGennaro

Community Advocate

Teri Heger
Frederick Health Hospital

Carla Papaioannou
Frederick Health Comprehensive Care Center

Sarah Pryor

Spectrum Support

Karen Yoho
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS)

Forrest Popkin

Community Advocate

Samantha Reed

Charlie Health

Sharon MacDougall

Community Advocate

Prakhya Chikkem

Community Advocate

Carly Schepacarter
Frederick County Health Department

Zachary Gould

Ideal Option

Mary Lynn Hinde

Trauma Responsive Frederick

Izabelle Neitz

Hood College

Kirsten Wheeler
Medpsych Health Services

Meagan Herman
Sheppard Pratt

Susan Holt

ShifTurn Collective

Zohreh Rezazadeh

UNESCO body and mind wellness

Jeanine Aubertin

Community Advocate

Antoinette Vasseur
ClearView Communities

Shuchi Sharma

Frederick Memorial Hospital

Wendy Bowers

Community Advocate

Geere Garcia

Community Advocate

Sami Leonardo

Community Advocate

Abe Olsson

AACF

Djoko Asset
Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF)

Theresa Hiegel-Sherman
Maryland Judiciary

Danica Warden

Each 1 Teach 1, Inc

Susan Sugrue

Community Advocate

A.Hazel Turner

Frederick Health Hospital

Deb Bisenieks

Seton Center

Nina Rollins

Asbury United Methodist Church

Zoe Razunguzwa

Community Advocate

Rachel Hansberger
Transformed by Grace LLC

Tammy O'Connor
Artspiration Frederick

Barbara Brookmyer

Fredrick County Health Department

Deanna Najera

Community Advocate

Gabriel Whisner

Community Advocate

Sujata Sharma

Coalition Intern

Diane Broadnax

National Institute of Mental Health

Kristan Robinson

TRY Life Ministries, Inc

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