Meet the Team

Christine Chell is the lead Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator (RHPC) for the Metro Health & Medical Preparedness Coalition. She has been doing this work since 2009.  As lead RHPC she is responsible for the grant deliverables, leading the Coalition and working with Hospitals and Clinics.  Chris has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a master’s degree in Business Administration.  Prior to her work in Emergency Preparedness Chris worked as a Hospital Social Worker and then as a Risk Manager for 10 years in the Metro Region.

Carol Christians is the Principal Office Specialist with the Metro Health and Medical Preparedness Coalition. Her work in support of the Coalition includes grant invoicing, MNTrac training and account set-up, event/meeting preparations, fit-test training work, contracts, and support of the planning, response, and recovery activities of the Coalition. Carol has been employed in healthcare for many years and her past experience includes clinic management and operations, provider relations, revenue cycle operations, compliance, emergency management, workplace violence mitigation, critical incident stress debriefing, and prior AHPCP certification for healthcare business continuity. She also served as a hospice volunteer for many years. Carol graduated from Metropolitan State University with a BA in Human Services and a minor in psychology.

Eric Mens is the communications coordinator for the Metro Health & Medical Preparedness Coalition. Eric’s responsibilities include marketing, graphic design and social media. Eric graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a Public Health degree.

Emily Moilanen is a Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator with the Metro Health and Medical Preparedness Coalition. Through the Coalition Emily works with long term care, home care, and hospice agencies to coordinate planning, response and recovery activities critical to an effective response to an event or emergency with public health and medical implications. Previously, Emily spent five years at the Minnesota Department of Health in the Center for Emergency Preparedness & Response. Her work there focused on emergency planning for populations with access and functional needs as well as community engagement. Emily graduated from Hamline University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and from the University of Minnesota with a Master of Public Health degree.