HiAP Workgroup Members

HiAP Leadership

Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS

Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA

Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN

Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Antoniah Lewis-Reese, MBA

Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Jennifer Epstein, MS

Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics at Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

HiAP Interns 2025-2026

HiAP Interns (Previous Years)

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