IH SECTION LEADERSHIP - SECTION
OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS
(as of September 2007)
Section Officers:
Chair: Samir N. Banoob, MD, DM, DPH, PhD (2006-2008), sbanoob@aol.com
Immediate Past Chair: Joe Valadez (2004-2006)
Secretary: Elvira Beracochea, MD, MPH (Secretary 2005-2008), elvirabala@cox.net
Section Councilors:
Sharon M McDonnell, BSN, MD, MPH (2005-2007), smcdonnell@cdc.gov
Bryn Sakagawa, MPH (2005-2007), bsakagawa@usaid.gov
Carol Dabbs, MPH (2005-2008) cdabbs@usaid.gov
Theo Lippeved, MD, MPH (2005-2008), tlippeveld@jsi.com
Wendy Johnson (2008-2010)
David Olufemi Adesanya (2008-2010)
Governing Councilors:
Amy Hagopian, MHA, PhD (2005-2007) hagopian@u.Washington.edu
Maggie Huff-Rousselle, MA, MBA, PhD (2005-2007) mhuffrousselle@ssds.net
Laura Altobelli (2008-2009)
Malcolm Bryant (2008-2009) mbryant@msh.org
Carlos Castillo-Salgado (2008-2009)
IH Section Roles*
Program Committee - Chair: Malcolm Bryant, MBBS, MPH; Co- chair: Omar Khan
Nominations Committee - Chair: Mary Anne Mercer, DrPh; Co-chair: TBA
Membership Committee - Chair: Rose Schneider, RN, MPH; Co- Chair: Alison Gernand
Awards Committee - Chair: Paul Freeman, DrPh, MBBS, MHP
Information and Communication Committee: Chair: Eckhard Kleinau; Co-chair: Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD
--Newsletter Editor: Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd PhD
--Web-Site designer/postings - Russell Kingston
Advocacy and Resolutions Committee - Chair: Amy Hagopian, MHA, PhD; Co-chair: Diana Silimperi, MD
Emerging Global Health Professionals (formerly Students and New Professionals Committee) - Chair: Sharon Rudy; Co-chair: Helene Carabin
Committee on Global Health External Connections Chair: Kyle Kinner; Co-chair: Theresa Shaver
Committee on Global Health APHA Connections - Chair: Gopal Sankaran, MD, Dr.PH; Co-chair: Michelle Forzley D, MPH
Global Health Strategies Committee - Chair: Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM, FABM, IBCL; Co-Chair: TBA
Section Organization and Management Committee - Chair: Betsy Bassan; Co-chair: Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH,MS
Community-Based Primary Health Care Working Group - Chair: Henry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH; Co-Chair: Paul freeman, DrPH, MBBS, MHP
Pharmaceuticals Working Group - Chair: Maggie Huff-Rousselle, MA, MBA, PhD; Co-chair TBA
* Appointed by the chair