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Adolescent Health Initiative Team

The Adolescent Health Initiative is comprised of adolescent health experts from a variety of professional backgrounds. 

Our team is passionate about working with health care providers and systems to help them improve their care and better serve adolescents.
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Meet our Team
Team Leadership
 Smiling Black woman wearing glasses and a blue top Dana L Thomas, MPH (she/her)
Director
 Smiling Black woman wearing glasses, a print shirt and black with U-M Cube in the background Marlanna Landeros, MSW (she/her)
Assistant Director
 Terrill Bravender, MD Terrill Bravender Jr., MD, MPH (he/him)
David S Rosen M.D.
Collegiate Professor of Adolescent Medicine
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Section Head
Adolescent Medicine
Associate Chair
Department of Pediatrics
 Jamison, Cornelius Cornelius D. Jamison, MD, MSPH (he/him)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Team Members
 Black woman eating ice cream cone with two little Black girls wearing pink dresses Lauren Vasquez, MS, CHES (she/ella)
Senior Program Specialist
 Young white woman with blue eyes and long wavy hair pulled back at the forehead Aubrey Huff, MPA (she/her)
Marketing & Events Program Manager
 A photo of Janna Safran. Janna describes herself as having tan skin, hazel eyes, and brown hair. Janna Safran, MPH (she/her)
Program Manager
 Young Black woman with red hair wearing large hoop earrings and black and white print blouse Iman Saleem, MPH (she/her)
Program Coordinator – Youth Engagement and REACH Co-Facilitator
 Young white man with reddish brown facial hair wearing navy blue jacket and gray crew neck shirt Scott Mooney, MA (he/him)
Marketing & Communications Specialist
 A photo of Isabelle Birt smiling in front of a natural background. Isabelle describes herself as having pale skin, brown eyes, dark brown hair, and wide-framed glasses. Isabelle Birt, MPH (she/her)
Training & Outreach Coordinator
 White woman with blond and brown hair wearing brown-framed glasses Ashley Vines (she/her)
Administrative Assistant Intermediate
 Miracle describes herself as brown skin, brown eyes, black hair, and glasses. She's wearing a black top and smiling at a table in a cafe with a drink in front of her. Miracle Brown (she/her)
Program Assistant
 Samreen describes herself as having light brown skin, dark brown eyes, and black hair. She's wearing a red top and smiling in front of a grey background. Samreen Khan (she/her)
Marketing Assistant
 Laura describers herself as having black skin, brown eyes, mid-length black hair, and a large forehead. She's smiling in front of a white wall. Laura Ohouochi (she/her)
Program Assistant
Professional Advisory Committee (PAC)

Members of the AHI Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) represent multidisciplinary professions and are committed to AHI’s mission of advancing innovative adolescent-centered health care through practice improvement, education, research, and youth and community engagement.

Vijay Singh, MD, MPH, MS
Clinical Lecturer
Department of Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine/and Internal Medicine

Terrill Bravender Jr, MD
David S Rosen M.D. Collegiate Professor of Adolescent Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Psychiatry
Section Head, Adolescent Medicine
Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Sharon Kileny, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Alfreda Rooks, MPA 
Director
Community Health Services

Elizabeth Kuzma, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
AGNP and FNP (Co) Program Lead
Clinical Associate Professor

Adrian Rodriguez, MPH
Dissemination Manager
Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions

Tommy Lau, DDS
Orthodontic Resident
Ohio State University

Jade Burns, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan School of Nursing