2024-2025 Community Advisory Board

The School of Public Health (SPH) Community Advisory Board (CAB) acts as a bridge between the School and greater communities and populations served, offering advice, collaboration and support to enhance the mission of the School. The SPH CAB is dedicated to developing and sustaining long-term relationships with the community to ensure the ongoing relevance and vitality of SPH programs.

Mission and Objectives

The mission of the SPH CAB is to enable an effective partnership between the community and the School. This mission will be accomplished by:
Advising SPH leadership on, and assisting with, the development of short-and long-term goals and objectives.
Assisting in the identification and recruitment of prospective SPH students.
Helping to ensure that SPH students have meaningful and substantial internship experiences while enrolled in SPH programs.
Helping to ensure SPH students have abundant and sustainable professional opportunities available upon graduation.
Serving as advocates for the School and assisting with outreach to the community, and working to connect the School with local businesses, community-based organizations and prospective supporters.
Acting as a SPH representative and advocate at networking and outreach events.
Promoting the financial development efforts of SPH to help improve and sustain funding sources.
Creating opportunities for interdisciplinary partnerships and research collaborations by raising awareness, offering support and fostering connections.
Advancing local and statewide legislation, policy and funding opportunities.

Julia Peek, Co-Chair

Julia Peek, a native Nevadan from Carson Valley, graduated from Douglas High School before earning a bachelor's degree in Health Ecology, a minor in Human Development and Family Studies and a Certificate in Gerontology from the �Ƽ��Ӱ�ԭ��. She then obtained her master's in Health Services Administration, focusing on rural and underserved communities, from the University of Washington.

Since 2006, Julia has worked at the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, rising from health resource analyst to leadership roles, including Deputy Director. She has received numerous awards for her public health work. She lives in Reno with her husband and three kids.

Steve Kane, Co-Chair

Steve Kane is a labor arbitrator for the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. His career in industry was spent primarily as a VP at Baxter Healthcare.

Kane serves on the board of five nonprofits, and is the former Board Chair of the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

Kane holds a B.S. and MBA from Cornell University, where he is a Life Member of the Cornell Council. He obtained a J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law. 

Kane is a member of the Texas and Ohio Bar associations.

Valerie Clark

Valerie Clark is President of Clark & Associates of Nevada, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm specializing in innovative health insurance solutions. She holds LUTCF and RHU designations and has a nursing background, with a degree from Loma Linda University and nine years of nursing experience before joining Clark & Associates in 1993. Clark has led the Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce and founded its Healthcare Committee. She received the Nevada Business Healthcare Hero Award in 2009 and has served on several boards, including the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners and the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board.

Jane Fox

Jane Fox specializes in health services research and community health program evaluation, with over 25 years of experience in HIV/AIDS care. Her work, including roles with the Health Resources and Services Administration and at the Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center, focuses on improving access to care for vulnerable populations. Fox has also led multisite evaluations at Boston University on HIV-related issues. She is a member of the �Ƽ��Ӱ�ԭ�� School of Public Health’s Community Advisory Board and serves on the board of Northern Nevada HOPES, a Federally Qualified Health Center.

Chad Kingsley

Chad Kingsley, M.D., MBA, is the District Health Officer for Northern Nevada Public Health, overseeing health for 500,000 residents and 4.5 million annual visitors. Before this role, he was the Public Health Director for Mohave County, Arizona and held positions as Regional Trauma Director and ICS-COVID-19 Director for Southern Nevada Health District. Dr. Kingsley earned his M.D. from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, an MBA in Healthcare Management from Western Governors University and a CPM designation from Arizona State University. He also has a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Stephanie Kruse

Stephanie Kruse, founder of KPS3 Marketing in Reno, has over 40 years in marketing, public relations, and advertising. After earning her MBA from the �Ƽ��Ӱ�ԭ��, she started KPS3 in 1991, growing it from a solo venture to a multi-million-dollar firm. Before KPS3, she was marketing director at Saint Mary’s Health Network. Kruse, who also holds a degree in journalism and theater and is a retired registered nurse, is deeply involved in health and human services organizations. Her awards include Silver Spikes, Golden Spike and various honors from PRSA, the American Marketing Association and many others.

Kara Martinezmoles

Kara Martinezmoles, ’05, ’12 MPH, earned a B.S. in Health Ecology and an MPH in Health Ethics, Health Care Administration and Policy from the School of Public Health. She joined Renown Health in her final semester of her bachelor’s program and has since held leadership roles in revenue cycle, IT, program development, population health management and health plan administration.

Currently, she is the Vice President of Operations at Hometown Health and serves on the School of Public Health Community Advisory Board and the Nevada Women’s Fund board.

Kurt Mische

Kurt Mische is the President and CEO of PBS Reno, serving central and northern Nevada and northeastern California. Since 2009, he has led a staff of 43 and is the second-longest-serving CEO in PBS Reno’s history. His 50-year broadcasting career includes roles at Sunny 106.5 FM, Vegas PBS, and PBS SoCal.

Mische is involved with the Downtown Reno Rotary Club, Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce, California Public Television and the Nevada Broadcasters Association. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University.

Tony Wynn

Tony Wynn received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Manchester and held a successful career in international sales, marketing and product management for Bayer, Inc..

Wynn later served as the president of Lamorna Enterprises, LLC. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Michiana YMCA and Food Bank of Northern Nevada. He also provided mentorship services for the Northern Nevada HOPES senior leadership team.