2009 Caucus Leadership

Staff Liaison

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Academic Public Health Caucus, Est. 1994
Chair
Jose Cordero, MD
Dean, School of Public Health
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067
San Juan, PR  00936-5067

Past Chair
Ciro V. Sumaya, MD, MPHTM
Dean, School of Rural Public Health
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
979-862-4445 (B)
979-458-1878 (F)
sumaya@srph.tamhsc.edu

Staff Contact
Gillian Beth Silver, MPH, CPH
Manager
Educational and Research Programs
Association of Schools of Public Health 
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 910
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202)296-1099, ext. 132 (B)
(202)296-1252 (F)
Email:gsilver@asph.org
www.asph.org

American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Caucus, Est. 1981
Chair
Palama Lee  
palama@nhhsp.org

Past Chair
Michael Bird  
mlittlebird@msn.com

Chair Elect
Maile Tauali`i  
MaileT@uihi.org

Secretary
Alberta Becenti 
Alberta.Becenti@ihs.gov

Treasurer
Pat Cochran 
pcochran@aknsc.org

Program Chair
Kamahanahokulani Farrar 
kamahanahokulani@nhhsp.org

Newsletter Editor
Meghan Jernigan 
meghanj@uihi.org

Membership
Jamie Boyd 
boydj@hawaii.edu

Resolutions
Audrey Solimon 
asolimon@nihb.org

Operations
Pat Cochran
pcochran@aknsc.org

Operations
Linda Burhansstipanov
lindaB@natamcancer.net

Nominations 
June Strickland
jstrickl@u.washington.edu

Nominations
John Casken 
casken@hawaii.edu

Development
Lillian Tom Orme
lillian.tomorme@hsc.utah.edu

Development
Michael Bird  
mlittlebird@msn.com

Website
Meghan Jernigan 
meghanj@uihi.org

Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Est. 1974
Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Est. 1974
Chair
Winston Tseng, PhD
Assistant Professional Researcher
University of California Berkeley
Health Research for Action
2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704-7388
(510) 643-4461 (P)
(510) 643-7679 (F)
chair@apicaucus.org

Chair-Elect
Harry Kwon, PhD, MPH, CHES
Techincal Director
Macro International Inc.
chairelect@apicaucus.org

Immediate Past Chair
Nadia Islam, PhD
Deputy Director of Research
Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH)
Institute for Community Health and Research
New York University
pastchair@apicaucus.org

Program Chair
Arnab Mukherjea, DrPH(c), MPH
Graduate Student Instructor & Researcher
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
510-397-0827

program@apicaucus.org

Program Chair-Elect
Sean Arayasirikul, MSPH, CHES
APTR Health Literacy Fellow
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Public Health & Science
Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
programelect@apicaucus.org

Communications Chair
Lily Ann M. Divino, LMSW, MPH
Social Worker & Rape Crisis Program Coordinator
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
communications@apicaucus.org

Membership Chair
Simona C. Kwon, DrPH, MPH
Program Manager
B Free Center for Excellence in the Elimination of Health Disparities (B Free CEED)
Institute for Community Health and Research
New York University
membership@apicaucus.org

Policy Chair
Mona Bormet, MPH, CHES
Policy Analyst
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
policy@apicaucus.org

Student Representative
Jamie K. Lok, MPH(c), CHES
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Public and Community Health
University of Maryland, College Park
studentrep@apicaucus.org

Secretary
O. Fahina Tavake Pasi
Executive Director
National Tongan American Society
secretary@apicaucus.org

Treasurer
Domin Chan, PhD, MHS
Post-Doctoral Fellow
School of Medicine
University of Washington
treasurer@apicaucus.org

Black Caucus of Health Workers, Est. 1968
President
Jill Dingle, MPH
Associate Director
Primary Care Section
New York State Department of Health
AIDS Institute
(212)417-4773 (B)
(212)417-4771 (F)
jwd03@health.state.ny.us

Vice President
Selena Smith, MPA
National Board Coordinator
CTSA Community Cluster Coordinator
University of Chicago
Institute for Translational Medicine
Biological Science Division
Department of Family Medicine
5841 South Maryland Ave, Rm M144 MC7110
Chicago, IL  60637
(773)834-5191(B)
(773)834-9864 (F)
ssmith5@bsd.uchicago.edu
seas_2325@uic.edu

Treasurer
Cherie Forshe, RN, MSN

ViceTreasurer
George R. Smith, Jr., MPH
Director
Office of Community Health
Healthcare Consortium of Illinois
1350 East Sibley Blvd., #303
Dolton, Illinois 60419-2926
(708)841-9515 (B)
(708)841-9713 (F)
jsmith@hcionine.org

Secretary
Lindsay A. Abraham, MPH
Senior Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
230 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30303
(770)488-8024 (B)
(770)488-8488 (F)
ifa3@cdc.gov

Caucus on Homelessness, Est. 1990
Chair
Suzanne Zerger, PhD
Senior Associate
508-915 King Street West
Toronto Ontario M6K 3M2
(647)-435-4616 (P)
szerger@center4si.com

Program Chair
Kathy Proctor
(818)765-8656 ext.50601 (B)
E-mail:
kathyproctor@nevhc.org

Caucus on Refugee and Immagrant Health, Est.
Chair   
Heike Thiel de Bocanegra,
Director, UCSF Family PACT Program Support and Evaluation Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
California Department of Public Health – OFP
P.O. Box 997420, MS 8400
Sacramento, CA  95899-7413
(916)552-8793(P)
(916)650-0454(F)
E-mail:thielh@obgyn.ucsf.edu

Program Chair:  
Anthony Sallars, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ohio University
College of Health Sciences
Grover Center E335
Athens, OH 45701
(740)593-0528(P)
sallar@ohio.edu

Secretary  
Patricia Erwin, MPH
Newcomers Health Program
San Francisco Department of Public Health
1490 Mason St. #107,
San Francisco, CA 94611
(415)364-7651(P)
E-mail:
patricia.erwin@sfdph.org

Treasurer   
Tammy Moss
Deputy Public Health Director
Merced County Department of Public Health
260 E. 15th St.
Merced, CA 95348
(209)381-1227(P)   
E-mail:
tmoss@co.merced.ca.us
   
Past Chair  
Anahi Viladrich
Director, Immigration and Health Initiative
Hunter College of the City University of New York
(212) 481-5154(P)
E-mail:aviladri@hunter.cuny.edu

Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community, Est. 1996
Chair and Treasurer
Kimberly M. Coleman, MPH, Ph.D., CHES
Assistant Professor of Community Health/Health Behavior
Department of Health & Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Sciences & Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Georgia Southern University
Hollis Bldg., Rm. 2117-B
P.O. Box 8076
Statesboro, GA 30461-8076
912.478.7666 (B)
912.478.0381 (F)

kcoleman@georgiasouthern.edu

Vice Chair
N. Ruth Little, MPH
Deputy Director, MPH Program
Director of Community Initiatives for the Division of Community Health and Preventative Medicine
East Carolina University
The Brody School of Medicine
Hardy Bldg., 600 Moye Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
252-744-3123 (B)
252-744-4008 (F)

littlena@ecu.edu
 
Secretary
Barbara T. Baylor, MPH
Minister for Health Care Justice
Justice & Witness Ministries
United Church of Christ
700 Prospect Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-736-3708 (P)

baylorb@ucc.org
 
Program Chair
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Health Policy Researcher
RAND Corporation
1776 Main St, PO Box 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
310.393.0411, ext 6302 (P)
310.260.8157 (F)
derose@rand.org
 
Co-Program Chair
Kimberly M. Coleman, MPH, Ph.D., CHES
Contact info same as above.
 
Co-Program Chair
E. Yvonne Lewis, BBA, BS
Executive Director
Faith Access to Community Economic Development (F.A.C.E.D.)
310 E. Third Street, 5th Floor
Flint, MI 48502
(810) 232-7733 (P)
yvonelewis@hotmail.com

Community-Based Public Health Caucus, Est. 2001
Caucus Administrator:
Barb Watson 
University of Michigan Sch of Public Health 
109 S Observatory, Rm M2531 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
(734)936-1226 (P)
(734)936-0927 (F) 
Email:
cbphcaucus@umich.edu

Steering Committee 2008-2009
Facilitators:
 
Chair
Lee Bell
Flint/Genesee County Neighborhood Roundtable 
Flint, Michigan 
(810)239-7576 (P)
Email:
drleebell@hotmail.com
 
Chair-Elect
Janine Jurkowski  
University of Albany Sch of Public Health 
Rensselaer, New York 
(518)402-0420 (P)
Email:
jj878539@albany.edu

Vice Chair 
University of Washington  
Seattle, Washington 
Email:
ktabb@u.washington.edu
 
Past Chair
Al Richmond  
North Carolina Institute for Minority Economic Dvlpmt 
Durham, North Carolina 
(919)956-8889 (P)
Email:anrichus@yahoo.com


Staff Support
Toby Citrin 
University of Michigan Sch of Public Health 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
(734)936-0936 (P)
Email:
tcitrin@umich.edu


Membership/Development Work Group:
Facilitators:
 
Co-Chair
Kent Key 
Flint Odyssey House 
Flint, Michigan 
(810)767-1157 (P) 
kkey25@aol.com

Co-Chair
Murlisa Lockett 
Department of Health & Wellness Promotion 
Detroit, Michigan 
(313)876-4444 (P) 
robinsonmu@health.ci.detroit.mi.us

Past Chair
Deanna Caver 
New Genesis Life Center
Detroit, Michigan 
(313)729-7813 (P)
msdeann1120@yahoo.com

Staff Liaison
Renee Bayer 
University of Michigan Sch of Public Health 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
(734)936-0932 (P)
Email:
rbayer@umich.edu


Policy Work Group
Facilitators:

Chair
Juanita Britton 
Rembert Area Community Coalition 
Rembert, South Carolina 
(803)420-1255 (P)
Email:
jbritton@raccinc.com
 
Chair-Elect
Shawn Kimmel  
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice 
Detroit, Michigan 
(313)833-3935, ext 41 (P)
shawn@dwej.org

Past Chair
Janine Jurkowski 
University of Albany Sch of Public Health 
Rensselaer, New York 
(518)402-0420 (P)
jjurkowski@albany.edu

Staff Liaison
Ella Greene-Moton 
University of Michigan Sch of Public Health 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
(734)972-5648 (P)
Email:
emgree@umich.edu

Presentations/Publications Work Group
Facilitators:

Co-Chair
Sally Faucette-Carter 
Faith, Hope, & Charity, Inc 
New Castle, Pennsylvania 
(724)652-1433 (P) 
Email:
sfaucettec@msn.com

Co-Chair
Dana Thomas  
University of Michigan Sch of Public Health 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
(734)763-9234 (P)
Email:
danat@umich.edu
 
Past Co-Chair
Bill Spears  
Wright State University Boonshoft Sch of Medicine 
Dayton, Ohio 
(937)775-1117 (P)
william.spears@wright.edu
 
Karen Tabb, Past Co-Chair 
Univesity of Washington Sch of Social Work 
Seattle, Washington 
(734)635-5907 (P)
ktabb@u.washington.edu

Staff Liaison
Renee Bayer 
University of Michigan Sch of Public Health 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
(734)936-0932 (P)
Email:
rbayer@umich.edu

Health Equity & Public Health Hospital Caucus, Est. 1981
Chair
Ramón Castellblanch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
415-405-2151 (B)
ramonc@sfsu.edu

Planning Committee Chair
Gil Ojeda
CPAC Director
1950 Addison St, Ste 202
Berkeley, CA 94704-2647
(510) 643-3140(P)
(510) 642-7861(F)
cpac@ucop.edu

Labor Caucus, Est. 1998
Chair
Pamela Wilson
Assistant to the President
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW #1030
Washington, DC 20005
202-638-6684 (B)
202-628-4379 (F)
pwilson@dpeaflcio.org

Program Chair
Thomas Nicholson, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Department
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-745-5855(B)
Thomas.nicholson@wku.edu

Latino Caucus, Est. 1973
Latino Caucus, Est. 1973

Chair
Fannie Fonseca-Becker, DrPH, MPH
Associate Scientist and Director
J & J Community Health Care Scholars Program
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Health, Behavior and Society
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21211, USA
(410)659-6166(P)
(410)223-1634(F)
E-mail
ffonseca@jhsph.edu 
http://www.jjjhscholar.org

Immediate Past-Chair
Alberto Jose Cardelle, PhD, MPH
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570)422-3401(P)      
acardelle@po-box.esu.edu

Treasurer
Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH
Assistant Professor
Doctoral Program Coordinator
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
223 Parran Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412)624-1601(P)    
(412)624-5510(F)
E-mail:
pdocumet@pitt.edu

1st Vice-Chair
Miryam Granthon, MPH
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1101 Wootton Parkway Suite 600
Rockville MD 20852
(240)453-6159 (B)
(202)270-7222 (C)     
Miryam.Granthon@hhs.gov

2nd Vice-Chair
Jose Pietro Aparicio, MD, MPH
(212)363-7309
DrJPAM@aol.com

Secretary
Michelle Quinteros, MPH
Programs Associate
Pan American Health Education Foundation (PAHEF)
1889 F St., NW
Washington DC 20037
(202)974-3056   
(202)974-3636
E-Mailquinterom@pahef.org

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Caucus, Est. 1975
Chair
Richard P. Trevino, MPH
rptrevino@mac.com

Chair-Elect
Patrick M. High

patrickhigh@westat.com

Past Chair
Andy Miller

andy.miller@laf.org

Treasurer
John Grima, MHSA

jfjtg@aol.com

Secretary
Emelia Lombardi, PhD

elombardi@stophiv.pit.edu

Membership
Gus Turner, MPH

guseturner@hotmail.com

Program Chair
Paul Gilbert, ScM

Paul.gilbert@unc.edu

Program Chair-Elect
Michael W. Plankey, PhD.
Mwp23@georgetown.edu

Newsletter Editor
Jennifer Hayes, Med, MPH

jhayes@comcast.net

Social Chair
Jason Gagnon, MPH, MMedSc

Jgbumc@bu.edu

Booth Chair
Jay Harcourt, MPH

jayby@earthlink.net

Webmaster
Brandy R. Sinco

altotenor@comcast.net

Student Chair
Chongyi Wei,

Chw57@pitt.edu
org

Peace Caucus, Est. 1986
Robert M. Gould, MD
311 Douglass Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(408) 972-7299 (B)
(408) 972-6429 (F)
rmgould1@yahoo.com

Joy Marshall, MD
2620 Edgehill Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
(216)321-8093 (P)
(216)696-1725 (B)
occmeddoc@sbcglobal.net

Patrice Sutton, MPH
psutton2000@yahoo.com

Socialist Caucus, Est. 1976
Martha Livingston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Society
Box 210
Old Westbury, New York 11568
516-876-2748 (B)
livingstonm@oldwestbury.edu

Spirit of 1848 Caucus, Est. 1997
Nancy Krieger, PhD
Professor
Dept of Society, Human Development, and Health
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 432-1571(B)
(617) 432-3123(F)
nkrieger@hsph.harvard.edu

E-networking committee
Pam Waterman 
email:
pwaterma@hsph.harvard.edu

Politics of Public Health Data Committee
Catherine Cubbin
email:
ccubbin@austin.utexas.edu

History Committee
Anne-Emanuelle Birn  
email:
aebirn@utoronto.ca

History Committee
Kirby Randolph History committee
email:
krandolph@kumc.edu

Pedagogy Committee
Suzanne Christopher
email:
suzanne@montana.edu

Pedagogy Committee
Lisa Moore
email:
lisadee@sfsu.edu

History Committee
Luis Avilés
email:
laviles@upm.edu

Student Rep for the Student Poster Session
Vanessa Watts
email:
vwatts@hsph.harvard.edu

Vietnam Caucus, Est. 1990
Chair and Program Planner
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH
University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas Campus
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
5323 Harry Hines Blvd, 8th floor
Dallas, Texas 75390
214-336-8519 (B)
arnold.schecter@utsouthwestern.edu

Women's Caucus, Est. 1970
Chair
Heather M. Brandt, PhD, CHES
University of South Carolina
2221 Devine Street
Room 228
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
803.734.4428 (B)
803.734.5505 (F)
hbrandt@sc.edu

Vice Chair
The Ohio State University
Jill Oliveri, MPH, DrPH
A344 Starling-Loving
320 W 10th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210
614-293-8174 (B)
614-293-5611 (F)

jill.abbott@osumc.edu

Treasurer
Judy Costlow

Email:
j.costlow@att.net

Staff Liaison
Jessica Murray
Component Affairs Assistant
American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
Phone: 202-777-2461
Fax: 202-777-2533
jessica.murray@apha.org