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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