CEPH Administration, Faculty, and Professional Staff
Administration
![michele polacsek](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/michele_polacsek-2876.jpg?itok=x1G2osf8)
Professor of Public Health
Director, Center for Excellence in Public Health
Linnell Hall 212
![Mary DeSilva](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/photo_1_mbd.jpg?itok=tBU10Q-6)
Associate Research Professor, Public Health
Associate Director for Research, Center for Excellence in Public Health
Interim Director, Center on Aging and Health
Faculty
![Headshot of Susan Wehry](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2024-03/susan_wehry-profile_0.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=24Nnr1H6)
Associate Clinical Professor
AgingME/Program Director
Hersey 120
Affiliated Faculty
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Assistant Director for Public Health Practice
Professional Staff
![Shay Ayres](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/img_20191204_133257342.jpg?itok=rLs0AAHu)
Contract Coordinator, Maine SNAP-Ed
Center for Excellence in Public Health
![Pamela Bruno](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/IMG_1949_2.jpg?itok=38CoqQaE)
Senior Research Associate
Evaluator, Maine SNAP-Ed
Linnell Hall 201
![Headshot of Cera Catron Burns](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2024-03/cera_catron_burns-profile_2.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=v4dXRHLS)
Project Assistant, Maine SNAP-Ed
Linnell Hall 204
![Ruth Dufresne](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/Ruth%20Dufresne-2702.jpg?itok=0_um8M3T)
Senior Research Associate
1075 Forest Avenue
![Headshot of Otis Hugh Edgecomb](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2024-05/otis_hugh_edgecomb-profile_0.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=939VFX9U)
SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator (Northern Aroostook Region)
Aroostook County
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Senior Program Manager - Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
Hersey Hall
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Contract Coordinator, Maine SNAP-Ed
Linnell Hall 200
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Maine SNAP-Ed Community Engagement Program Coordinator
![Rebecca Ireland](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/Rebecca%20Ireland-5965.jpg?itok=tH_I5kkV)
Senior Research Coordinator
Senior Program Coordinator
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Assistant Director Thesis Advising, Graduate Programs in Public Health
Innovation Hall
![Headshot of Lori Kaley](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/lori_kaley.jpg?itok=NJ5DptCZ)
Program Manager
Principal Investigator
![Headshot of Micaela Maynard](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2023-01/micaela_maynard-portrait.jpg?h=7d66a0c3&itok=wISV1KxP)
Maine CUP AHEC Scholars Manager
UNE North Building, 105
![Headshot of Kira Rodriguez](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2023-09/kira_rodriguez-profile.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=3P0hiHwi)
Senior Research Associate
Adjunct Faculty
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Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships, Practice and Training
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Senior Nutrition Program Coordinator