New MCH Leaders
MCH PHLI FELLOWS 2011-2012 Cohort
Ona Adair, PhD
Chemist
Bureau of Laboratories
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Exton, Pennsylvania
Christopher Alexander, MS
Program Supervisor
Ohio Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Bureau of Child and Family Health Services
Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, Ohio
Rackell Arum, MPH
Health Services Administrator II
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health
Philadelphia, Pennsylvan
Monique C. Bethell, PhD
Deputy Director
North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
North Carolina Division of Public Health
Raleigh, North Carolina
Vella Black-Roberts, MPH, RD
Perinatal Health Educator/Program Specialist
Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Program (IPOP)
Maternal, Paternal, Child & Adolescent Health (MPCAH)
San Leandro, California
Jennifer Bolden-Pitre, MA, JD
Director of Integrated Systems
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
SPAN Family Resource Specialist
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Treeby Brown, MA
Senior Program Manager for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Washington, DC
Elizabeth Collins, RN-BC, MS
Administrator/Children with Special Health Care Needs Director
Special Medical Services
Concord, New Hampshire
Heather Dubiel, MS
Director of Early Childhood Initiatives
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, Colorado
Carolyn Ellison, MHA
Newborn Screening Program Manager
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jessica Foster, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University
Gahanna, Ohio
David Grimes. MD, MPH
Branch Chief, Family Health Center for Health Advancement
Arkansas Department of Health
Little Rock, Arkansas
Gretchen Hageman, MA
Executive Officer
Bureau of Public Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Des Moines, Iowa
Lisa Hodgkins, MEd
Director, Maine WIC Nutrition Program
Augusta, Maine
Helene Kaiwi, MSW, LSW
Maternal and Child Health Branch
Hawaii Department of Health
Honolulu, Hawaii
Barbara Ludwig, MA
Immunization Program Manager
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Lincoln, Nebraska
Yvette McEachern, MA
Director, Federal-State MCH Partnerships
Center for Maternal and Child Health
Baltimore, Maryland
Joanne Newman, ASN
Senior Community Health Nursing Supervisor
Palm Beach County Health Department
West Palm Beach, Florida
Mary Jo Paladino, MSA
Indiana CISS Project Facilitator
Indiana University School of Medicine
Children’s Health Services Research
Indianapolis, Indiana
Ann Phillips
Executive Director
Delaware Family Voices, Inc. and Family to Family Health Information Center
Wilmington, Delaware
Judy Punyko, PhD, MS
State Maternal and Child Health Epidemiologist
Minnesota Department of Health
Division of Community and Family Health
Data Epidemiology Unit
St. Paul, Minnesota
Maria Ines Robayo, MS
Public Health Educator
Wake County Department of Health
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sharon Saffold, MSW
Program Planner
County of Sacramento Public Health Department
Sacramento, California
Karis Schoellmann, MPH
Director of Health Education/Communication
Maternal and Child Health Program
Louisiana Office of Public Health
Destrehan, Louisiana
Theresa Seagraves
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and Quality Improvement Coordinator
Ohio Department of Health
Division of Family and Community Health Services
Columbus, Ohio
Darcy Steinberg-Hastings, MPH
Director, Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Preventive Services and the National Bright Futures Education Center
American Academy of Pediatrics
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Dawn Wardyga
Director
Rhode Island Family to Family Health Information Center
Family Voices at the Rhode Island Parent Information Network
Cranston, Rhode Island
Mary Weber, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Maternal and Child Health Division
Indiana State Department of Health
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Gwendolyn Winters, MSA
State Adolescent Health Coordinator
Mississippi State Department of Health
Office of Child and Adolescent Health
Jackson, Mississippi
New AMCHP Staff
Tanya Disselkoen comes to AMCHP as the new Member Services Intern. She will work closely with our member services manager with dues renewals and member retention programs; analyzing member assessment data and using the data to inform AMCHP’s member services; assisting in managing AMCHP’s member database, including updating AMCHP member information; providing reports to AMCHP staff, including the CEO and Executive Committee, on member statistics; tracking new and retiring members; and coordinating the production of new member welcome packets. Tanya has a background in mental health with her bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is currently a graduate student in the Health Promotion Management program at American University focusing in global health. She is very excited to be a part of AMCHP and all it has to offer.
Michelle Jarvis joins AMCHP as Program Manager for Family Involvement. In this position, Michelle will manage various components related to the AMCHP Family Scholars Program and other areas related to increasing and strengthening family involvement within Title V and AMCHP. She will also contribute to AMCHP’s work related to the State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC). Prior to joining AMCHP, Michelle held various elected positions. Most recently, she was President and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Autism Society of New Hampshire (NH), Council Chair of the NH Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Appointed Member of the Developmental Services Quality Council and a member of the Consumer Advisory Council of the Institute on Disability. Her experience includes assisting in the drafting of and passing legislation for fair and equal coverage for individuals with autism, contributions to grant development, leadership in developing trainings, public information, policy research and coordinated supports and services for individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families as well as delivering trainings to diverse audiences. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Human Services at Springfield College.
Caroline Stampfel, MPH, joins AMCHP’s Women’s and Infant Health Team as a Senior Epidemiologist. In this role, Caroline is the lead staff for strengthening the data, assessment, and epidemiology capacity of state maternal and child health programs. Previously, Caroline served as a maternal and child health (MCH) Epidemiologist at the Virginia Department Health, where she was the lead analytic staff for Virginia’s Title V program and State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI) project and provided consultation, training and technical assistance in data management, statistical software, and epidemiology. Caroline is a graduate of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Applied Epidemiology Fellowship in MCH. Caroline completed her MPH in Environmental Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and received her BA in Natural Science from Fordham University. Caroline has an affiliate faculty appointment with the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health at Virginia Commonwealth University and is a SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS9.
William (Willie) Watters joins the AMCHP family as the new Policy Intern. He will be working with the policy team to develop compelling stories involving the impact of Title V on families nationwide. Willie’s roots in public health run deep; his mother, Kathy, worked for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for many years and now works as a Public Health Analyst at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Willie graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Sociology this past July and has since moved to the Washington, DC area. He is very excited to be a part of AMCHP and looks forward to learning as much as possible on a wide array of topics involving maternal and child health.