Our department is led by the department head, who receives advice from an elected advisory committee. Our administrative leadership is organized as follows:
Department Head
Associate Heads
Assistant Head
Directors
Executive Advisory Committee
Our Executive Advisory Committee has 12 members. Each member’s term end date is noted in parentheses.
- Andi Schwingel (ex officio)
- Susie Aguniaga (2026)
- Marni Boppart (2025)
- Nick Burd (2027)
- Robyn Gobin (2027)
- Pedro Hallal (2026)
- Kevin Richards (2025)
- C.B. Mamaril (specialized representative, 2026)
- Naiman Khan (ex officio)
- Laura Rice (ex officio)
Other Advisory Groups
Master of Health Administration (MHA) Executive Advisory Committee
The MHA Executive Advisory Committee helps the program by:
- Helping to create or facilitate career development activities.
- Offering advice on curriculum and professional matters.
- Guiding and potentially finding internship projects.
- Sharing industry, government, and community insights and connecting with other organizations.
- Advising students on job searches.
Contact the MHA program
Department of Health and Kinesiology
1206 S. Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-244-1075
Email: MHA-Admissions@illinois.edu
Master of Public Health (MPH) External Advisory Committee
The Master of Public Health External Advisory Committee will support the program by:
- Providing curricular and professional advice to program faculty and staff
- Providing guidance and potentially sourcing internship projects
- Serving as a source of industry, government and community partner perspectives and as a liaison to their peer organizations
- Offering advice to students on searches for full-time employment
- Assisting with the facilitation or creation of career development activities
Contact the MPH program
Department of Health and Kinesiology
1206 S. Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-300-0330
Email: mph-admissions@ahs.illinois.edu
Master of Science in Health Technology (MS-HT) Advisory Board
The MS in Health Technology Advisory Board supports the program by:
- Offering curricular and professional advice to students.
- Guiding students and providing connections for Capstone Project sites.
- Sharing industry, government, and community insights and serving as a link to other organizations.
- Advising students on their job searches.
- Helping with career development activities.
The Advisory Board meets twice a year, once in person and once via video conference.
