Leadership

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.

Learn more about these programs:

Department of Health and Kinesiology
115 Freer
906 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2461