2012 APHA Caucus Leadership Roster

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Academic Public Health Caucus
American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus
Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Black Caucus of Health Workers
Caucus on Homelessness
Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community
Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Community-Based Public Health Caucus
Health Equity and Public Health Hospital Caucus
Labor Caucus
Latino Caucus
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Professionals
Men's Health Caucus
Peace Caucus
Socialist Caucus
Spirit of 1848
Vietnam Caucus
Women’s Caucus

Academic Public Health Caucus, Est. 1994
Chair
Jose Cordero, MD
Dean, School of Public Healthpatr
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067
San Juan, PR  00936-5067
(404) 285-2138 (P)
jose.cordero6@upr.edu

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

Staff Contact
Kristin Dolinski
Manager, Data Collection and Analysis
Association of School of Public Health
1101 15th St. NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005
202.296.1099 (P)
202.296.1252 (F)
kdolinski@asph.org
www.asph.org

American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Caucus, Est. 1981 
Chair
Maile Taualii, PhD, MPH
Director, Native Hawaiian Epidemiology
Papa Ola Lokahi
894 Queen St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-591-6653 (P)
mtaualii@papaolalokahi.org

Immediate Past Chair
Palama Lee, LCSW, QCSW
Director
Scholarship Alumnus (1995-1997)
Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program of Papa Ola Lokahi
345 Queen St. #706
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 585-8999 (P)
(808) 585-8081 (F)
palama@nhhsp.org
www.nhhsp.org

Secretary
Kristal Chichlowska
Kristal.Chichlowska@CRIHB.net

Past Chair Treasurer & Operations
Patricia Cochran
Executive Director
Alaska Native Science Commission
PO Box 242792
Anchorage, AK 99524
pcochran@aknsc.org

Program Chair
Kamahanahokulani Farrar
Health Services Coordinator
Papa Ola Lokahi
345 Queen Street, ste 706
Honolulu, HI 96813
Kamahanahokulani@nhhsp.org

Newsletter Editor & Website
Meghan Jernigan, MPH
Project Coordinator
Urban Indian Health Institute
Seattle Indian Health Board
P.O. Box 3364
Seattle, WA 98114
(206) 812-3038 (P)
(206) 812-3044 (F)
meghanj@uihi.org

Membership
Jamie Kamailani Boyd, PhD, FNP-BC, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Winward Community College
45-720 Kea`ahala Rd Rm 111
Kane`ohe, HI 96744
(808) 235-7384 (P)
boydj@hawaii.edu

Resolutions
Audrey Solimon
Sr. Advisor of Public Health Programs
National Indian Health board
926 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 507-4070 (P)
asolimon@nihb.org

Past Chair & Operations
Linda Burhansstipanov
Executive Director
Native American Cancer Initiative
3022 S Nova Rd
Pine, CO 80470
(308) 838-9359 (P)
lindaB@natamcancer.net

Nominations 
Tamara Clay
Tamara.Clay@ihs.gov

Nominations
John Casken
Assoc Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii
2528 The Mall
Honolulu, HI. 96822
(808) 956-5750 (P)
casken@hawaii.edu 

Past Chair & Development
Lillian Tom-Orme, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology
University of Utah
295 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 585-5246 (P)
Lillian.Tomorme@hsc.utah.edu


Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Est. 1974
Chair
Harry Kwon, PhD, MPH, CHES
Health Scientist Administrator
National Cancer Institute
chair@apicaucus.org 

Chair-Elect
Alek Sripipatana, PhD, MPH
Project Director
University of California, Los Angeles
chairelect@apicaucus.org

Communications
Elena Ong
Director of Strategic Alliances
Ong & Associates
communications@apicaucus.org
  
Membership
Jay Aromin
Community Health Nurse
Guam Communications Network
membership@apicaucus.org 

Policy
Mona Bormet, MPH, CHES
Associate Volunteer Coordinator
Arlington Food Assistance Center
policy@apicaucus.org 

Program Chair
Sean Arayasirikul, MSPH, CHES
Doctoral Student
University of California, San Francisco
program@apicaucus.org

Program Chair-Elect
Luceli Cuasay, DrPH, MPH
Senior Biostatistician
Westat
programelect@apicaucus.org

Secretary
Vishnu Nepal, MSc, MPH
Epidemiologist
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
secretary@apicaucus.org 

Student Representative
Felice Le, MPH
Doctoral Candidate
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
studentrep@apicaucus.org

Treasurer
Domin Chan, PhD
Volt Program, Research Analyst
 on assignment at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
treasurer@apicaucus.org

Caucus Councilors
Lily Divino, LCSW, MPH
Clinical Social Worker
Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center
caucuscouncilor1@apicaucus.org

Kawika Liu, MD, PhD, JD
Medical Director
Molokai Community Health Center
caucuscouncilor2@apicaucus.org

Jamie Lok Weng, MPH
Program Specialist
Asian American Health Initiative
caucuscouncilor3@apicaucus.org


Black Caucus of Health Workers, Est. 1968
President
Selena Smith, MPA
National Board Coordinator
Director of Operations-Fiscal Manager
University of Illinois at Chicago
School of Public Health
Urban Health and Diversity Program Office
1603 W. Taylor, Ste 1186
Chicago, IL 60612
312-413-4288 (P)
312-355-2556 (F)
seas@uic.edu

Immediate Past President
Jill Dingle, MPH
Associate Director
Primary Care Section
New York State Department of Health
AIDS Institute
(212)417-4773 (P)
(212)417-4771 (F)
jwd03@health.state.ny.us

Vice-President
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 (P)
708-841-9713 (F)
jsmith@hcionine.org

Treasurer
Donna Calvin PhD, FNP-BC,CNN
Lead Clinician- In Patient Diabetes Care
Cook County Health and Hospitals System-Division of Endocrinology
312-864-0548 (P)
dcalvin@cchil.org

Secretary
Lindsay A. Hemphill, MPH
Senior Consultant
Booz Allen Halmilton
230 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30303
770-488-8024 (P)
770-488-8488 (F)
lfa3@cdc.gov 


Caucus on Homelessness, Est. 1990
Chair
Ben King
University Medical Center at Brackenridge
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Emergency Departments
6300 La Calma Dr., Suite 520
Austin, TX 78752
Phone: 512-324-7023
btking@seton.org

Past-Chair
Suzanne Zerger, PhD
Senior Associate
Center for Social Innovation
189 Wells Ave, Suite 200
Newton Centre, MA 02459
(617) 467-6014
szerger@center4si.com

Program Chair
Kathy Proctor
Program Director
NEVHC-Homeless Hlth Care Project
7843 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818)765-8656 ext.50601
kathyproctor@nevhc.org 

Program Chair-elect
Molly Meinbresse, MPH

Policy Chair
Charles Blackledge, MPH

Membership Chair
Eric Rice, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern California
1149 S. Hill St.
Suite 360
Los Angeles CA, 90015

ericr@usc.edu
(213) 743 - 4766

Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Chair 
Anthony Sallar, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ohio University
College of Health Sciences
Grover Center E335
Athens, OH 45701
(740)593-0528 (P)
sallar@ohio.edu

Past 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)
thielh@obgyn.ucsf.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)
patricia.erwin@sfdph.org

Treasurer  
Vacant
  
Past Chair 
Anahi Viladrich
Director, Immigration and Health Initiative
Hunter College of the City University of New York
(212) 481-5154 (P)
aviladri@hunter.cuny.edu


Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community, Est. 1996
Chair
N. Ruth Little, MPH
Vice Chair, Operations
Director of Community Initiatives
East Carolina University
The Brody School of Medicine
Hardy Bldg., 600 Moye Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
252-744-3123 (P)
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

Community-Based Public Health Caucus, Est. 2001
Chair
Arlene Sparks
Genesee County Community Action Resource Dept
Flint, Michigan
810-762-4954(P)
asparks@co.genesee.mi.us
 
Chair-Elect
Tara Hayden
Penn-Cheyney Export Center for Inner City Health.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
215-573-4355 (P)
thayden@mail.med.upenn.edu

Past-Chair
Janine M. Jurkowski, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of  Health Policy, Management, & Behavior
University at Albany School of Public Health, SUNY
1 University Place
Rensselaer, NY 12144
518-402-0420 (P)
518-402-0414 (F)
jj878539@albany.edu

Caucus Administrator
Barbara Watson
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
109 S. Observatory, RM M2531
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
(734)936-1226 (P)
(734)936-0927 (F)
cbphcaucus@umich.edu 


Health Equity & Public Health Hospital Caucus, Est. 1981
Chair
Ramón Castellblanch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
San Francisco State University
508 Laurel Ct.
Benicia, CA 94510
415-405-2151 (P)
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
Chair
Jennifer Dorning, JD
Researcher and Representative
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
815 16th Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
202-638-0320 ext. 114
202-628-4379 (fax)
jdorning@dpeaflcio.org

Latino Caucus, Est. 1973
President
Miryam C. Gerdine, MPH
Public Health Analyst
Office of Health Information Technology and Quality (OHITQ)
Office of Special Health Affairs/HRSA
U.S.  Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, 7C-26
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-6760
(202) 270-7222
MGerdine@hrsa.gov

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

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

1st Vice-Chair
Jose Pietro Aparicio, MD, MPH
(212)363-7309
DrJPAM@aol.com

Scientific Program Chairs
Rose Marie Martinez, ScD
RMartinez@nas.edu
Carlos Zometa
czometa@cdc.gov
Ruth Zambrano, PhD
rzambran@umd.edu

Policy Committee Chair
Jose Ramon Fernandez-Pena, MD, MPA
jrfp@sfsu.edu

Awards Program Chair
Carlos Zometa, PhD, MPH
hlm7@cdc.gov

Host Committee Chair
Lorenzo Olives, MPH

Communications Chair
Brenda Santos, MPH
bsantos32@verizon.net

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Caucus of Public Health Professionals, Est. 1975
Chair
Rich Trevino, MPH
rptrevino@mac.com
Boston, MA 02118

Secretary
Michael DeGuzma
madeguzman@yahoo.com

Treasurer
John Grima, MHSA
San Francisco, CA 94132
jfjtg@aol.com

Program Chair
Chris Aldridge, MSW
Jc_aldridge@hotmail.com

Membership Chair
David Moskowitz, PhD
David.moskowitz@utsa.edu

Webmaster
Brandy Sinco
Research Associate
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
bsinco@umich.edu

Public Relations Chair
Tom Hughes
THughes@ipha.com

Student Chair
Zack Lazovik
Z1797447@albany.edu 


Men’s Health Caucus, Est. 2010
Chair
Scott T. Williams
202-543-6461 ext. 103 (P)
Email:  scott@menshealthnetwork.org

Chair-Elect
Salvatore Giorgianni, BSc, PharmD
615-460-6744 (P)
Email:  salvatore.giorgianni@belmont.edu

Program Planner
Ernesto Randolfi
406-281-1088 (P)
Email:  randolfi@msubillings.edu

Secretary
Suzy Holt Goodwin
703-967-2555 (P)
Email:  suzyhgoodwin@gmail.com

Communication/Membership Coordinator
Theresa Morrow
202-580-5730 (P)
Email:  theresa.morrow@womenagainstprostatecancer.org

Treasurer
Stephen Petty
405-550-3766 (P)
Email:  Steve.Petty@Integris-Health.com

Policy Coordinator
Adam Dougherty
925-890-7482 (P)
Email:  apdougherty@gmail.com 


Peace Caucus, Est. 1986
Chair
Robert M. Gould, MD
President
SF-Bay Area Chapter
Physicians for Social Responsibility
311 Douglass Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(408) 972-7299 (P)
(408) 972-6429 (F)
rmgould1@yahoo.com

Program Chair
Kathleen Fagan, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, OSHA
100 King Farm Blvd, Apt. A-407
Rockville, MD 20850
(216)513-6155 (P)
occmeddoc@sbcglobal.net

Program Co-Chair
Patrice Sutton, MPH
Research Scientist
University of California San Francisco, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
(510)986-8927 (P)
psutton2000@yahoo.com 


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

Program Chair
Johnathan S. Ross, MD, MPH
Director Ambulatory Internal Medicine
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio 43608
Phone: 419.536.3879
drjohnross@ameritech.net 


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

E-networking committee
Pam Waterman
Project Director
Harvard School of Public Health
Landmark Center
401 park drive room 403-m
Boston, MA 02215
(617)384-8708 (P)
pwaterma@hsph.harvard.edu

Politics of Public Health Data Committee
Catherine Cubbin
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin
ccubbin@austin.utexas.edu

Social History of Public Health Committee
Anne-Emanuelle Birn
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
155 College St RM 662
Toronto, ON M5T 3M7
(416)287-7322 (P)
aebirn@utoronto.ca

History Committee
Alexandra Minna Stern, Ph.D.
Zina Pitcher Collegiate Professor in the History of Medicine
Center for the History of Medicine
University of Michigan
100 Simpson Memorial Institute
102 Observatory
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0725
(734)647-6914 (P)
amstern@umich.edu

Social History of Public Health Committee
Luis Avilés
Board Member
Statistics Institute Puerto Rico
Box 1177
Boqueron, PR 00622
email: laviles@upm.edu

Progressive Public Health Pedagogy Committee
Suzanne Christopher
Professor
Montana State University
406-994-6321 (P)
suzanne@montana.edu

Progressive Public Health Pedagogy Committee
Lisa Moore
Associate Professor/Health Education
San Francisco State University
(415)338-2109 (P)
lisadee@sfsu.edu

Student Rep for the Student Poster Session
TBA


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 (P)
arnold.schecter@utsouthwestern.edu  


Women's Caucus, Est. 1970
Chair
Jill Oliveri, MPH, DrPH
Clinical Research Manager
Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Ohio State University
1590 N. High Street, Suite 525
Columbus, Ohio 43201
Office: (614) 293-8174 (P)
Fax: (614) 293-5611 (F)
jill.oliveri@osumc.edu

Immediate Past Chair
Heather M. Brandt, PhD, CHES
University of South Carolina
800 Sumpter St HESC
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
803-777-7096 (P)
803-777-6290 (F)
hbrandt@sc.edu

Chair-Elect
Sarah Gareau, DrPH
Assistant Professor
Health, Exercise & Sport Science
Lenoir-Rhyne University
PO Box 7158
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Office: (828) 328-7788
Fax: (828) 267-3445
sarah.gareau@lr.edu

Program Planner Co-Chair
Kim Nichols Dauner, PhD, MPH
Senior Research Associate and Adjunct Faculty
Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Health Care Management Program
University of Minnesota Duluth
4302 Luverne Street
Duluth, MN 55804
kdauner@d.umn.edu

Program Planner Co-Chair
Jessica D. Bellinger, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
220 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 204
Columbia, SC 29210
Office: 803.251.6317 
Fax: 803.251.6399
bellingj@mailbox.sc.edu

Program Planner Co-Chair
Minnjuan Flournoy, PhD(c)
Doctoral Candidate, Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
Department of Health Services, Policy & Management
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities
220 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29210
flournoy@email.sc.edu

Caucuses Staff Liaison to APHA
Pooja Bhandari
Component Affairs Assistant
American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
Phone: 202-777-2461
Fax: 202-777-2533
pooja.bhandari@apha.org