2008 Summit Planning Committee
Chair
Jack Herrmann, MSEd., NCC, LMHC
Senior Advisor, Public Health Preparedness
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
1100 17th Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Office: (202) 783-5550, Ext. 281
Cell: (202) 841-3721, Fax: (202) 783-1583
Email: jherrmann@naccho.org
Federal Representatives
Lara Lamprecht
Program Analyst
Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 638G
200 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Office: (202) 205-4719
Email: Lara.Lamprecht@hhs.gov
David "Marco" Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, FACEP
Director of the Emergency Care Coordination Center
OPEO, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,
Department of Health and Human Services
Office: (202) 205-0871, Fax: (202) 260-6056
Email: David.Marcozzi@hhs.gov
Gilberto Ramirez, MBA, MIS
CDC/NCPHI
Public Health Advisor
2500 Century Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30324
(404) 498-2813
Email: ghr0@cdc.gov
Christa-Marie Singleton, MD, MPH
Associate Director for Science Officer
Division of State and Local Readiness
Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS D-29
Atlanta, GA 30333
Office: (404) 639-7107, Fax: (404) 639-7424
Cell: (678) 643-4388
Email: zbi9@cdc.gov
Stefan Weir
Acting Deputy Chief, Program Services Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of State and Local Readiness
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
1600 Clifton Rd, N.E., MS D-29
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Office: (404) 639-7426 Fax: (404) 639-7444
Cell (404) 717-6304
Email: sbw6@cdc.gov
Karen Galloway Willis, RN, BA
CDC/COTPER/DSLR
Team Lead, Sr. Public Health Advisor
1600 Clifton Rd., MS D-29
Atlanta, GA 30333
Office: (404) 639-7451
Email: klw5@cdc.gov
Lt. Joseph Zagame, RPH
Program Officer, Outreach
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Surgeon General
Medical Reserve Corps Program
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18C-4
Rockville, MD 20857
Office: (301) 443-0920
Email: Joseph.zagame@hhs.gov
State Representatives
Wendy Cameron, MPH
Georgia Division of Public Health
Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Street 2 Peachtree St., NW, Suite 14-214
Atlanta, GAÂ Â 30303
Office: (404) 463-4624
Email: wpcameron@dhr.state.ga.us
Christine M. Newlon, RN
Administrator, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Response
NE DHHS Division of Public Health
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Office: (402) 471-1991, Fax: (402) 471-2736
Cell (402) 430-1217
Email: christine.newlon@hhss.ne.gov
Suzi Silverstein, MA, RD
Virginia Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness and Response Director of Education and Training
109 Governor St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Office: (804) 225-4606
Email: suzi.silverstein@vdh.virginia.gov
Steve Wagner, JD, MPH
Chief of Preparedness
Ohio Department of Health
246 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Office: (614) 644-8629
Email: swagner@odh.ohio.gov
Local Representatives
Rebecca A. Head, PhD, DABT
Health Officer/Director
Monroe County Public Health Department
2353 S Custer Road
Monroe, MI 48161-9769
Office: (734) 240-7804
Email: rebecca_head@monroemi.org
Janet Norkus, MPA, MS
Allegheny County Health Department
Deputy Director
3333 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Office: (412) 578-8005
Email: jnorkus@achd.net
Martha Salyers, MD, MPH
Team Leader
Public Health Region Surveillance Team 6 (PHRST 6)
35 Woodfin St.
Asheville, NC 28801
Office: (828) 250-6933
Email: martha.salyers@buncombecounty.org
Association Representatives
Lisa Dwyer, MPH
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
Associate Research Analyst
2872 Woodcock Boulevard, Suite 303
Atlanta, GA 30341-4015
Office: (770) 458-3811
Email: ldwyer@cste.org
Michael Fraser, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
1220 19th Street, Suite 801
Washington DC 20036
Office: (202) 775-0436
Email: mfraser@amchp.org
Jack Herrmann, MSEd., NCC, LMHC
Senior Advisor, Public Health Preparedness
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
1100 17th Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Office: (202) 783-5555, Ext. 281
Cell: (202) 841-3721, Fax: (202) 783-1583
Email: jherrmann@naccho.org
Charlotte Hyams
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Director, Public Health Preparedness
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22202
Office: (571) 527-3150 (202) 371-9090
Email: chyams@astho.org
Grace Kubin, Ph.D.
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory Service Section
Emergency Preparedness Branch Manager
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Office: (512) 458-7552
Email: Grace.Kubin@dshs.state.tx.us
Chris N. Mangal, MPH
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Senior Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Response
8515 Georgia Ave, Suite 700
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Office: (240) 485-2769
Email: chris.mangal@aphl.org
Mollie Melbourne, MPH, MEP
Director of Emergency Management
National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 210
Bethesda, MD 20814
Office: (203) 256-2773
Email: mmelbourne@nachc.com
Sarah Naeger, MPH
Analyst, Preparedness Policy
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22202
Office: (202) 371-9090
Email: snaeger@astho.org
Nora O'Brien
Senior Program Analyst
California Primary Care Association
1215 K Street, Suite 700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Office: (916) 440-8170, Ext. 232
Fax: (916) 440-8172
Email: nobrien@cpca.org
Robert Soldier, MPH
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratories
EHSPHL Emergency Response Planner
1610 NE 150th Street
Shoreline, WA 98155-9701
Office: (206) 418-5542
Email: Robert.Soldier@doh.wa.gov
Italo Subbarao, DO, MBA
Deputy Editor
Journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Director of the Public Health Readiness Office
Center of Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response
American Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Office: (312) 464-4097
Email: italo.subbarao@ama-assn.org
Leah C. Trahan, MPH, CHES
Program Manager
Public Health Preparedness
Association of Schools of Public Health
1101 15th Street, NW Ste 910
Washington, DC 20005
Office: (202) 296-1099, Ext. 147
Email: Ltrahan@asph.org
Academic Representatives
Mary desVignes-Kendrick, MD, MPH, FAAP
Management, Policy and Community Health
Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness, University of Texas School of Public Health
1200 Herman Pressler, RAS W310
Houston, TX 77030
Office (713) 500-9424, Fax: (713) 500-9425
Email: Mary.desVignes-Kendrick@uth.tmc.edu
Tener Goodwin Veenema PhD, MPH, MS, CPNP, FNAP
Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Center for Disaster Medicine and Emergency Preparedness
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14642
Cell: (585) 472-3807
Email: Tener_Veenema@urmc.rochester.edu
Other Representatives
Christopher Kinabrew, MPH, MSW
Public Health Marketing Specialist
ESRI
Office: (909) 793-2853, Ext. 2382
Email: ckinabrew@esri.com
Claudine Martin
Iowa Region 6 Public Health & Healthcare
Education and Exercise Coordinator
1111 Oakland Drive
Muscatine, IA 52761
Office: (563) 271-5313
Email: cmartin.r6@gmail.com
Advance Practice Center (APC) Representative
Tracy Fricano Chalmers, MS
Regional Coordinator/Project Manager
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Western New York Public Health Alliance, BB Building, Room 172
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215