Detailed Leadership Roster

CHPPD Leadership Roster 2008-2009
updated February 3, 2009

Chairperson (2008-10)
Priti R. Irani, MS
Research Scientist
New York State Department of Health
Public Health Information Group
Corning Tower Room 2565 ESP
Albany, NY 12237

Work Phone: (518) 474-2543
Fax: (518) 473-0476
Email: pri01@health.state.ny.us

Chairperson-Elect (2010-12)
Amy Carroll-Scott, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
135 College Street, Suite 200
New Haven, CT 06510

Work Phone: 203-785-4791
Email: amy.carroll-scott@yale.edu

Past Chairperson ( 2008-10)
Susan M. Myers, MA, MPH
President, Health Equity Associates , LLC
825 Otsego St
Havre De Grace, MD 21078-2616

Work Phone: (866) 432-6303
Fax: (410) 939-1195
Email: sue.myers@healthequityassociates.org

Secretary (2008-10)
Wendy Todd, MPH
Program Associate
Blue Shield of California Foundation
50 Beale Street, 1st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Work Phone: (415) 229-6149
Email: wendy.todd@blueshieldcafoundation.org

Secretary-Elect (2008-10)
Lori Williams, PhD, MPH, BA
Research Assistant
University of Washington
1100 Fairview Ave N M4-B874
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 667-7803
Email: loriannewilliams@gmail.com

Section Councilor (2008-11)
Carol Bryant Payne, MSN
Operations Specialist
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
10 South Howard Street, 5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-209-6573
Fax: 410-209-6670
Email: carol.payne@hud.gov

Section Councilor (2007-10)
Helda Pinzon-Perez, PhD,RN,CHES
Associate Professor
Department of Health Science, M/S MH 30
California State University
2345 East San Ramon Ave
Fresno, CA 93740-8031

Work Phone: (559) 278-5329
Fax: (559) 278-4179
Email: hpinzonp@csufresno.edu

Section Councilor (2006-09)
YukikoAnn Umemoto, MPH, MPA
Director, Operations and
Program Management
Office of the Medical Director
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation National Office
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 12533

Work Phone: (914) 977-4496
Fax: (914) 977-4501
Email: umemoto@marchofdimes.com

Section Councilor (2007-10)
Mohammed Jimoh Saka, MPH MBA FMCPH
Program Officer
Pathfinder International
Justice Sowemimo Office
T.Y Danjuma Asokoro
Abuja, Nigeria

Work Phone: 011-080-3-068-6345
Fax: 011-234-9-314-7380
Email: sakamj1@yahoo.com

Section Councilor and Treasurer (2008-10)
Winston Tseng, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
University of California Berkeley
School of Public Health, Health Research for Action
2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704-7388

Work Phone: (510) 643-4461
Fax: (510) 643-4461
Email: wtseng@pacbell.net

Section Councilor (2006-09)
Azzie Young, PhD, MS, MPA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mattapan Community Hlth Center
1425 Blue Hill Avenue
Boston, MA 02126

Work Phone: (617) 296-5406
Fax: (617) 296-5408
Email: younga@matchc.org

Governing Councilor (2007-09)
Judith A. Gorbach, MPH
Retired, Personal Consultant
31 Perry Lane
Weston, MA 02493

Work Phone: (781) 647-3634
Fax: (781) 647-3635
Email: jagorbach@post.harvardedu

Governing Councilor (2007-09)
Shari Kinney, MPH, MS, RN
Administrative Director
Cleveland County Health Department
4105 Drawvridge Ln
Norman, OK 73072

Work Phone: (405) 579-2261
Fax: (405) 329-1273
Email: sharik@health.ok.gov

Governing Councilor (2007-09)
Apryl R. Brown, MD, MPH
Clinical Director, Detroit Med. Reserve Corps
1678 Edison
Detroit, MI 48206-2039

Work Phone: (313) 408-0603
Fax: (313) 961-7842
Email: aprylrbrown@yahoo.com

Governing Councilor (2008-10)
Alberto J Cardelle, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor and Department Chair
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Work Phone: (570) 422-3539
Fax: (570) 422-3848
Email: acardelle@po-box.esu.edu

Governing Councilor (2007-09)
Karen L. Valenzuela, MA, MPA
Local Health Liaison
Office of Drinking Water
Washington Department of Health
243 Israel Rd. S.E.
MS 4-7822
Tumwater, WA 98501-6415

Work Phone: (360) 236-3158
Fax: (360) 236-2253
Email: karen.valenzuela@doh.wa.gov

Governing Councilor (2007-09)
Monica Chan, MBA
Contracts & Grants Analyst
University of California, San Francisco
65 Edward # 5
San Francisco, CA 94118

Work Phone: (415) 353-7630
Fax: (415) 750-1751
Email: verdi74@earthlink.net

Governing Councilor (2008-10)
Christiaan B. Morssink, PhD, MPH, MA
Adjunct Assistant professor
University of Pennsylvania
3401 Market Street, Suite 202
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-898-2629
Fax: 215-438-9494
Email: christiaanmo@yahoo.com

Governing Councilor (2008-10)
Crystal N. Piper, PhD, MHA, MPH
Research Associate
University of South Carolina – Institute for Health Disparities
220 Stoneridge Drive Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: 803-463-1739
Email: cnpiper@yahoo.com

Membership Committee Co-Chairs (2008-10)
Scott Williams
Vice President
Men's Health Network
PO Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: 202-543-6461 ext. 103
Email: scott@menshealthnetwork.org

Souvenise St. Louis, souvenise@gmail.com

Program Committee Chair
Danielle Greene, DrPH (2007-09)
First Deputy Director
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
253 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007

Work phone: 212-442-3051
Fax: 212-442-3156
Email: dgreene@health.nyc.gov

Ijeoma Nwachuku, PhD
Director, Community Outreach
Methodist Hospital of Southern California

Work Phone: 626-574-2486
Fax: 626-462-2688
Email: ijeoma.nwachuku@methodisthospital.org

Policy and Resolutions Committee Co-Chairs (2006-08)
Apryl R. Brown, MD, MPH
(see Governing Councilor above for details)

Crystal N. Piper, PhD, MHA, MPH
(see Governing Councilor above for details)

Student Committee Chair (2008-09)
Aneesah Latise Akbar-Uqdah aakbaru@sph.emory.edu

Action Board Liaison (2008-10)
Susan M. Myers, MA, MPH
(see Past Chairperson above for details)

Web Masters (2006-08)
Thomas R Piper, BArch
Director, Certificate of Need Program
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson St Off Bldg, Ste 1315
205 Jefferson St., PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Work Phone: (573) 751-6403
Fax: (573) 751-7894
Email: macquest@mchsi.com

Priti R. Irani, MS
(see Chair above for details)

Awards Chair (2006-09)
YukikoAnn Umemoto, MPH, MPA
(see Governing Councilor above for details)

Nominations Chair (2008-10)
Amy Carroll-Scott, MPH
(see Chair-Elect above for details)

Newsletter Editors
Elizabeth K. Schiffman (2008-10)
Email: Elizabeth.Schiffman@denvergov.org

Sami Jarrah (2009-2011)
Email: jarrahs@ohsu.edu

Treasurer (2008-10)
Winston Tseng, PhD
(see Section Councilor above for details)