Therapist Professional Advisory Committee Information Management Committee |
The mission of the Information Management Committee is to receive, organize, and disseminate information for therapists.
Chair: LT Heidi Fisher heidi.fisher@tchealth.org
Representatives on this committee include:
Each section represented in the Therapist Category of the Commissioned Corps will have a designated Discipline Liaison. Representation of this position will come from the following areas: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. The Discipline Liaison will serve the Surgeon General, CPO and TPAC Chair regarding specific issues/task related to each professional discipline as well as communicate related information to each discipline.
| Audiology: | CAPT Frank Weaver | frank.weaver@ihs.gov |
| Occupational Therapy: | CAPT Becky Parks | rp95n@NIH.GOV |
| Physical Therapy: | CDR Michaele Smith | ms286t@NIH.GOV |
| Speech/Language Pathology: | Ms. Beth Solomon | bs155j@NIH.GOV |
Field Representative Coordinator: LCDR Jodi Tanzillo jodi.tanzillo@ihs.gov
Field Representatives are appointed by the executive action of the TPAC to represent therapists in the field according to discipline or agency. Field representatives gather information for and disseminate information from the TPAC and the officers they represent in the field.
| OPDIV/Region | Representative | |
| IHS / NM | LCDR Barb Werito | barbara.werito@gimc.ihs.gov |
| IHS / AZ | LCDR James Cowher | james.cowher@tchealth.org |
| IHS / NW | LCDR Dan Smith | dsmith@bmc.Portland.ihs.gov |
| IHS / AK | LCDR Joseph Kennedy | jkennedy@nshcorp.org |
| IHS Multi-site | LT Delana Westman-Berry | delana.berry@CREEKHEALTH.ORG |
| BOP West | LCDR David Engelman | dengelman@bop.gov |
| BOP East | LT Doug Henry | d2henry@bop.gov |
| NIH | LT Kieu-Phuong Vu | vuk@cc.nih.gov |
| CMHS | LCDR Maria Bacilio | MLBacilio@yahoo.com |
| Multi-agency | LCDR Douglas Fiorentino | douglas.fiorentino@fda.hhs.gov |
Chair: Field Representative Coordinator, LCDR Jodi Tanzillo jodi.tanzillo@ihs.gov
The Field Representative Coordinator is responsible for working with the Subcommittee, the TPAC Secretary, and the Field Representatives to maintain a roster of Commissioned Officers and Civil Service Therapists.
CDR Alicia Hoard ahoard@hrsa.gov
The Historian is responsible for obtaining interviews, photographs, and printed material that is of historical value to the therapist category, including it in the category archives, and for periodically generating reports for the TPAC summarizing noteworthy accomplishments.
Information on the history of the Therapist Category is available at a new Timeline published in 2009 and in the Summary of the Role and Contributions of Public Health Service Therapist Officers developed in the early 1990's.
Information on the history of the US Public Health Service is available at several external websites, including websites of the PHS Historian, the Commission Corps, and the National Library of Medicine.
Send information, articles, and pictures of noteworthy accomplishments to CDR Alicia Hoard by e-mail at ahoard@hrsa.gov, phone at 225-756-3758, or mail to: CDR Alicia Hoard, NHDP, 1770 Physicians Park Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Junior Officer Advisory Group Representative
LCDR Jessica Feda jfeda@bop.gov
The mission of the Junior Officer Advisory Group (JOAG) is to provide advice and consultation to the Surgeon General, Chief Professional Officers, Professional Advisory Committees, and other Commissioned Corps groups on issues relating to professional practice and personnel activities affecting Junior Officers in the USPHS Commissioned Corps. More information about JOAG may be found in their brochure and on their website at www.joag.org They also publish a quarterly newsletter
Commissioned Officers Association Board Representative
CAPT Susanne Pickering jwlief@bop.gov
The mission of the Commissioned Officers Association (COA) of the U.S. Public Health Service is to improve and protect the public health of the United States by advocating for the Commissioned Corps and its officers. Additional information is available on the COA website.
Retired Therapist Representatives
CAPT (Ret) Leo LaBranche leophoenix2@aol.com
CDR (Ret) Selden Wasson sdwasson@yahoo.com
The Therapist category would like to utilize our Retirees as a resource for information. Our Retired Therapists offer a wealth of clinical/administrative information and expertise. Any Retired Therapist interested in continuing their involvement with TPAC please contact CAPT (Ret) Leo LaBranche or CDR (Ret) Selden Wasson.
Inactive Reserve Therapist Representative
LCDR Christa Themann clt6@cdc.gov
The Inactive Reservist is vital to the operation and mission of the United States Public Health Service. The Therapist Category has made a commitment to maintain a current contact list of all inactive therapists. Clinics are encouraged to utilize the inactive reserve component for short tours of duty in times of staff shortage.
If you are an Inactive Reserve Officer, or planning to separate from active duty in the near future, make sure to provide current contact information to the Inactive Reserve Liaison. If you are an active duty Officer and would like an updated list of inactive reserve corps therapists, please contact the Inactive Reserve Corps Liaison.
Web Master: CAPT Karen Siegel karen.siegel@ahrq.hhs.gov
Feedback is critical to making this website a useful communication and professional development tool for the category. Visitors to the site are encouraged to send questions, comments, and feedback about the site to CAPT Siegel at the e-mail address listed above.
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