National Agenda for Public Health Action:
A National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health
Appendix A: Initiative Partners
Nina Agbayani, BSN, RN
Program Coordinator
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Ann Albright, PhD, RD
Chief, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
California Department of Health Services
Elizabeth Battaglino, RN, BA
Director of Marketing & Consumer Affairs
National Women's Health Resource Center
Felicia Bloom, MHS
Executive Director
National Association for Women's Health
Sandra Brotherton, PT
Physical Therapist
Office of Practice
American Physical Therapy Association
Betty Burrier
Health Insurance Specialist
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
Valerie Clark
Associate Director
Women in Medicine Program/Faculty Affairs
Association of American Medical Colleges
Ann Constance
Board Member
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Grady Health Systems
Adolfo Correa, MD, PhD
Supervisory Medical Officer
CDC / National Center for Birth Defects
Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator
DHHS, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Center for Practice and Technology Assessment
Thomas (Tom) Croce
Manager, Strategic Alliances
American Pharmaceutical Association
Catherine DeLorey
Director, Women's Health Institute
American Public Health Association
Women's Caucus
Samuel Chris Durso, MD
Chair, Clinical Practice
American Geriatrics Society
Lynn Edlen-Nezin, PhD
Vice President; Director of Behavioral Sciences
Grey Health Care Group
Nancy Erchenbrack
Executive Director, Providence Center on Aging
National Council on Aging
Lynda Flowers
Senior Policy Advisor
American Association of Retired Persons
Sanford Garfield, PhD
Senior Advisor for Biometry and Behavioral Research
National Institutes of Health
Pamela Garmon
Marketing Manager
American Heart Association
Donette Emory Green
Manager, Health and Wholeness Program
The Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.
Yvonne Green, MSN, CNM
Associate Director for Women's Health
CDC/Office of Women's Health
Amy Greene
Director of Adolescent and School Health
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Linda Nightingale Greenwood, MA
Manager, Comprehensive School Health and Child Nutrition Programs
Rhode Island Department of Education
Mimi Hartman
Chair, Diabetes Council
Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors
Idaho Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Bureau of Health Promotion
Barbara Hatcher, PhD, MPH, RN
Director, Scientific and Professional Affairs
American Public Health Association
Marsha Henderson, MCRP
Director, Health Programs
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Women's Health
Shannon Hills
Marketing Manager, Women's Initiative
American Heart Association
Linda Jackson
Vice President, Health and Wellness Program
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
Fran Jacoby, RN
Lay Advisory Board Member
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Mitzi Johnson, RN, MSN, NCSN
Continuing Education Director
National Association of School Nurses
Jeannette Jordan, CDE
Clinical Nutrition Manager
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly the American Dietetic Association
Edith Kieffer, PhD, MPH
Associate Research Scientist
University of Michigan - School of Public Health
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Siri Kjos, MD
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal/Fetal Medicine
University of Southern California/Women and Childrens Hospital
Lazette Lawton, MS, CHES
Public Health Educator
CDC/Division of Adult & Community Health
Meredith Lee, MPH
Health Policy Analyst
National Association of State Medicaid Directors
Carolyn Lofgren
Advisor on Regional Women's Health
DHHS, Office of Women's Health
Deborah Maiese, MPA
Director, Office of Women's Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Scott Mitchell
Managing Editor and Webmaster for CBCFHealth.org
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.
Dara Murphy, MPH
Chief, Program Development Branch
CDC/Division of Diabetes Translation
Rebecca Murphy, PhD, MPH
Health Communications Specialist
CDC/Office of Smoking and Health
Julie Nelson, MPH
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Kathleen Nolan, MPH
Senior Director for Prevention Policy
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
L. Jo Parrish, MA, MBA
Director of Development & Communications
Society for Women's Health Research
Maya Rockeymoore, PhD
Senior Resident Scholar for Health and Income Security
National Urban League
Izzat Sbeih, MPH
Health Policy Analyst
American Public Health Assocation
Mary Schauer
Health Scientist
CDC/Divison of Reproductive Health
Karen Sherwood, MS, MBA
Program Manager for Women
American Association of Health Plans
Kim Stratiou, RD
Nutrition Program Coordinator
National Women, Infant and Children’s Association
Virginia Department of Health
Kristen Tertzakian
Policy Analyst, Tobacco Control
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Karen Kelly Thomas, PhD, RNC, CNAA
Director of Research, Programs and Publications
Association of Women's Health
Anne Thurland, CHES
President
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Prevention and Public Health
Education Programs
Virgin Islands Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Lorraine Valdez, BSN, MPA, CDE
Nursing Consultant
Indian Health Service
National Diabetes Program
Lori Valencia-Greene
Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer
American Psychological Association
Public Policy Office
Carol Watson, MPH
Senior Project Director
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Lucille Webb
Chairman, Executive Committee
Project DIRECT
Julie Will
WISEWOMAN Team Leader
CDC/Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Teresa Williams, MD
Preventive Medicine Resident
Richland Family Practice Center, South Carolina
Odette Wynter-Tuckson
Associate Director of Outreach Programs
American Diabetes Association
Adeline Yerkes, BSN, MPH
Chair, Women's Health Council
Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors
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