Caitlin Ray – Grants Writer & Administrative Coordinator

Caitlin Ray (she/her/hers) joined CityMatCH in 2022 as the Grants Writer/Administrative Coordinator. She has a BA in English and Theatre from Hamline University, as well as an MA in English from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Louisville. Her dissertation focuses on the rhetoric of…

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Ashleigh Sutphen – Public Health Project Coordinator

Ashleigh Sutphen, MPH (she/her/hers) serves as a Public Health Project Coordinator for CityMatCH. She first joined the team in 2019 as a Graduate Project Assistant and recently was awarded her MPH in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Ashleigh also has a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, which serves as a strong foundation for her…

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Chad Abresch – Executive Director

Chad Abresch, PhD (he/him/his) has been with CityMatCH since 2002 and was appointed to the position of Executive Director in 2010. Under his leadership, the organization has been recipient of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Director’s Award and the American Public Health Association’s Martha May Eliot Award for Effective Practice. Chad completed his PhD in public administration, where his…

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Carol Gilbert – Assistant Professor

Carol Gilbert, Ph.D., MS (she/her/hers) has been with CityMatCH since 2004. Carol enjoys working with local MCH practitioners to help them make data useful for their communities. She is interested in data sources, methods, and training needs for local communities working on reducing health disparities.   She has a Masters in Applied Mathematical Statistics, and a Ph.D. in Medical…

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Regan Johnson – Women’s Health Manager

Regan Johnson, MPH (she/her/hers) serves as CityMatCH‘s Women’s Health Manager.  Her primary focus is leading the Well Woman, Well Communities project and co-leading the portfolio of work addressing perinatal HIV transmission.  She also oversees the Women First reception at the annual CityMatCH conference.   She joined the organization in 2014 as a graduate assistant, leading the reconvening of the Select Panel on Preconception…

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Denise Pecha – Deputy Executive Director

Denise Pecha, LCSW (she/her/hers) serves as CityMatCH‘s Deputy Executive Director. Prior to that, she served as CityMatCH‘s Director of Programs for nearly a decade, providing direction and oversight to the education and training programs at CityMatCH. Denise has a strong background in children’s welfare, most recently serving as the Director of Children’s Services at Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska….

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Janet Rogers – Office Administrator

Janet Rogers (she/her/hers) joined the CityMatCH team in 1999, serving as the Office Administrator since 2002. She assures the smooth day-to-day functioning of the office, providing administrative leadership for the organization, and assisting with the administration and development of budgets for federal grants. She generates and maintains financial ledgers that enable CityMatCH to be wise and accountable stewards of…

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Join us for the 2023 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, in New Orleans, LA.