Leadership

Elisabeth K Weber, RN, MA, CEN Chicago Department of Public Health Executive Committee, Co-Chair (Public Health)

Mark Hardtke, MS Swedish Covenant Hospital Executive Committee, Co-Chair (Healthcare)

Patricia Taylor, BS John H. Stroger Jr Cook County Hospital Executive Committee, Chair-Elect (Healthcare)

Amy Galat, RN, BSN, MPE Northwestern Memorial Hospital Executive Committee, Past Chair (Healthcare)

Harry Meyers, RN, TNS, EMT-P Community First Medical Center Exercise and Training, Chair

Helena Wolf CDC/Chicago Department of Public Health Information Sharing, Co-Chair

Jack Manzella Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Information Sharing, Co-Chair

Jillian Pateros, MSN, RN Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Medical Surge, Chair (RHCC)

Kimberly Leslie, MS, RN Swedish Covenant Hospital Medical Surge, Co-Chair

Charles Hebert, MD Rush University Medical Center Medical Surge-Behavioral Health, Chair

Deb Bergander Northwestern Memorial Hospital Responder Safety and Health – Decontamination Chair

Gary Peksa, PharmD, BCPS Rush University Medical Center Responder Safety and Health – Pharmaceutical Chair

Cassandra O'Brien, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, TNS University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital Pediatric Advisor

Mark K McCarville, EMT-B The Clare New Partner Representative

Michael Wahl, MD, FACEP, FACMT Illinois Poison Center Medical Director

Nicholas Nelson, MS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, CTRN, CCRN Chicago Department of Public Health Project Manager, Hospital Preparedness Program

Jan’Nita Caine, MSN, RN Chicago Department of Public Health Volunteer Management Coordinator

Brian Schiller, MBA, MPA Chicago Department of Public Health Communications Lead

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