Third Convening of the National Consensus Panel on
Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity
October 4-5, 2010 • The Madison, a Loews Hotel • Washington, D.C.
Panel Members[1]
Italo Subbarao, DO, MBA
Director of Public Health Readiness
American Medical Association
Ulder J. Tillman, MD, MPH
Montgomery County Health Officer
American Public Health Association
Juliet K. Choi, JD
Senior Director, Disaster Partnerships
American Red Cross
Adnan Hammad, PhD
Senior Director, Community Health and Research Center
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
Lloyd Y. Asato
Community Capacity Program Director
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Haroun Habib, MPH
Analyst, Public Health Preparedness
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Darnell L. Thomas, MS, MPH, CHES
Project Administrator, Bureau of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response
Chicago Department of Public Health
Jacqueline Tiema-Massie, MPH
Project Administrator, Bureau of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response
Chicago Department of Public Health
Mark M. Bashor, PhD
Vulnerable Populations Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ana-Marie Jones
Executive Director
Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters
Alonzo L. Plough, PhD, MPH
Deputy Health Officer and Director Emergency Preparedness and Response
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
Jonathan Purtle, MPH, MSc
Health Policy Analyst
Drexel University School of Public Health
Lillian McDonald
Executive Director
Emergency, Community & Health Outreach
James Montgomery
IV Program Manager
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kelly Johnson, MPH
Coordinator for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Research Programs
HHS Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Kimberly T. Konkel, MSW
Associate Director for Health
HHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships
Eileen Hanrahan, JD
Section Chief
HHS Office for Civil Rights
Moira M. Shea, MPA
Senior Program Analyst
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Garth Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
HHS Office of Minority Health
Guadalupe Pacheco, MSW
Public Health Advisor/Special Assistant to the Director
HHS Office of Minority Health
Larke Huang, PhD
Senior Advisor on Children
HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Armin D. Weinberg, PhD
Co-Founder and Past Chair
Intercultural Cancer Council
Mollie Melbourne, MPH, MEP
Director of Emergency Management
National Association of Community Health Centers
Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services
National Association of County & City Health Officials
Gloria Montano-Greene
Director Washington, DC Office
National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials Educational Fund
Karen L. Levin, RN, MPH, CHES
Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Sarah Scholle, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Vice President for Research
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Rick Haverkate, MPH
Director of Public Health Programs
National Indian Health Board
Sheila Davis, MD
Associate Director for Health, W. Montague Cobb Institute
National Medical Association
Sari Siegel-Spieler, PhD
Assistant Vice President of Research
National Public Health and Hospital Institute
Joanne Roth
Special Populations Coordinator, Office of Public Health Preparedness
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Jenne Johns, MPH
Deputy Director for Programs
Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Dennis Andrulis, PhD, MPH
Senior Research Scientist
Texas Health Institute
Nadia Siddiqui, MPH
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Texas Health Institute
Christina L. Cordero, PhD, MPH
Associate Project Director, Division of Standards and Survey Methods
The Joint Commission
Jeffrey Levi, PhD
Executive Director
Trust for America’s Health
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc
C. Thorpe Ray Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine,
Vice Dean, Community Affairs and Health Policy
Tulane University School of Medicine
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[1] Members listed in alphabetical order of the name of the agency or organization they are representing.