Directors
Heather Kolakowski
Executive Director, Lecturer, Food & Beverage Management | Nolan School of Hotel AdministrationHeather Kolakowski '00 is a lecturer in food and beverage management at the Nolan School of Hotel Administration. She teaches several food and beverage courses, including Restaurant Management and Hunger, Health and Nonprofit Social Enterprise. She is also the faculty advisor for Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC), the student-run hospitality showcase conference which allows students the Read More...
Mardelle Shepley
Academic Director, CIHF; Professor, Department of Human Centered Design | College of Human EcologyDr. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, B.A., M.Arch., M.A., D.Arch., is a professor in the the Department of Human Centered Design. She is Academic Director in the Cornell Institute for Health Futures. Previously she served a professor at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and was director of the TAMU Center for Health Systems & Design from 2004-2014. Mardelle Read More...
Staff
Christine Tanner
Program Manager | CIHFChris Tanner joins the institute from Cornell University’s Mann Library where she was a research librarian for 6 years specializing in evidence syntheses and systematic reviews. Prior to coming to Cornell, Chris worked as project manager and international programs coordinator for the USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure. She earned a Master of Science in Sustainable Development Read More...
Allison DeDominick
Program Assistant | CIHFAs the Program Assistant, Allison brings a strong background in design and event coordination to CIHF. Allison holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Culture, and Art Theory from Alfred University. She received a Master’s degree from Elmira College in Corporate and Community Education (Adult Education) with a focus on the arts and programming. Outside Read More...
Khizar Jaffry
Graduate Assistant | CIHFAs a Student Admin Assistant at the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, Khizar Jaffry contributes to a dynamic team, leveraging his project management and data analytics skills. Currently working towards his Master of Health Administration at Cornell University, expected in 2024, he builds on a foundation of a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Read More...
Jennifer Mayo
Senior Director, External Relations | Cornell SC Johnson College of BusinessJennifer Mayo is Senior Director of External Relations leading the corporate relations activities of the School of Hotel Administration (SHA) at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. In her role, Jennifer has responsibility for devising, planning, and implementing SHA’s corporate relations and development strategy designed in order to maximize support and engagement. With a Read More...
Emeritus
Brooke Hollis
Co-Founder and Executive Director Emeritus CIHF; Associate Director Sloan Program in Health AdministrationBrooke Hollis serves on the leadership team of the Sloan Program working on alumni and industry external relations. He also mentors students and serves as a faculty member. Beyond his appointment at Sloan, his ongoing professional consulting activities straddle the area of mergers & acquisitions and management consulting primarily for health and professional services firms. Read More...
Rohit Verma
Co-Founder and Executive Director Emeritus | CIHFRohit Verma (Professor, Operations Technology and Information Management area; School of Hotel Administration) is currently on leave from Cornell University serving as the Founding Provost/Rector (Chief Academic Officer) of VinUniversity, Hanoi (Vietnam). Prior to his current appointment, he was the Dean of External Relations for Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (May 2016 –June 2019); Read More...
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