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Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, is the Chief Executive Officer at AMCHP. Prior to AMCHP, Dr. Fraser served as the Deputy Executive Director at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) from 2002-2007. Prior to returning to NACCHO, Dr. Fraser was a regional program manager/public health advisor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program. While with CDC, Dr. Fraser worked with state and local health departments in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to develop their bioterrorism preparedness and response programs under cooperative agreements with the CDC. Based in Washington, D.C., Dr. Fraser has worked on federal, state and local public health issues in various capacities including prior positions as a senior staff fellow at the Health Resources and Services Administration and bioterrorism program manager for NACCHO. Dr. Fraser has presented at numerous professional conferences and meetings. His recent publications include preparedness planning guidance for local public health agencies, a recent Chartbook on Local Public Health Agency Infrastructure and peer-reviewed articles for Public Health Reports, the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice and Contemporary Sociology. Dr. Fraser earned his Doctorate in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Family Science at the School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park.  For a full bio suitable for conference introductions, please click here.

Lacy Fehrenbach, MPH, CPH, is the Director of Programs at AMCHP. In this role, she serves on the senior leadership team, directs implementation of association strategic initiatives, and oversees all AMCHP cooperative agreements and grant funded work. Prior to joining AMCHP, Ms. Fehrenbach served as Chief of Member Services at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), leading communications, information technology, meetings services, governance, and member education and development programs. She also served as the National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded State Health Leadership Initiative, which seeks to develop new state and territorial health officials into effective policymakers, administrators and advocates for public health. Ms. Fehrenbach received a Master of Public Health Degree from the George Washington University and is Certified in Public Health. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from Texas A&M University.

Julio Arguello Jr. is the Program Manager for Online Media & Information Technology at AMCHP. In this position, Mr. Arguello is in charge of online communications and technology projects, including AMCHP’s website, online membership database, social media strategies, IT contractors, and other online media and technology activities of the association. He has more than 13 years of communications and publications management experience. He previously served as AMCHP’s Publications & Member Services Program Manager. Mr. Arguello has a Bachelors of Arts Degree in English from Towson State University. He has been with AMCHP since 2008.

Erin Bonzon, MSW, MSPH, is the Associate Director for Women’s and Infant Health at AMCHP. In this role, Ms. Bonzon leads the Women’s and Infant Health Team contributes to the advancement of MCH programs and plays a critical role in fund development for women’s and infant programmatic efforts. She leads technical assistance efforts for the organization related to women’s health and improving birth outcomes, including management of a new home visiting technical assistance center contract. Prior to AMCHP, Ms. Bonzon was with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) as a Program Manager for Community Health. She oversaw the ACHIEVE project (part of CDC’s Healthy Communities Program) and led training and technical assistance for county and city health officials as they worked with community partners on active living and healthy eating initiatives. During her time at NACCHO, she provided project and budget management to several grant funded projects related to chronic disease prevention, injury prevention and maternal and child health. Ms. Bonzon completed a dual degree masters program (MSW/MSPH) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she participated in the MCH Leadership Training Program as a HRSA MCHB Fellow. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the State University of New York College at Fredonia.

Tegan Callahan, MPH, is a Program Manager for Women’s and Infant Health at AMCHP. She is also a third-year Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) Fellow (Class of 2010) for the Field Services Office, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ms. Callahan has been assigned to AMCHP since October 2011. With AMCHP, Tegan led the coordination of the Compendium of State Policy and Program options for State Planning entitled ‘Forging a Comprehensive Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality’. This resource is a planning document MCH stakeholders can use to help design and enhance comprehensive initiatives to improve all birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality. In addition to supporting national initiatives to improve birth outcomes, Tegan works on AMCHP’s efforts to develop State Life Course Metrics and the new AMCHP Every Mother Initiative, which aims to document and share best practices in maternal death review. Ms. Callahan received her Master of Public Health at the University of Washington in 2010 and was a US Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kingdom of Swaziland from 2004-2006.

Sharron Corle, MS, is the Associate Director for MCH Leadership Development & Capacity Building at AMCHP. In this role, Ms. Corle is accountable for shaping and promoting workforce and leadership development strategies, and creating an effective learning culture, both internally at AMCHP and externally in state maternal and child health programs. Ms. Corle’s current position recognizes that developing human resource development is a critical component of a successful organization in a knowledge economy – this requires a familiarity with the concepts and practices of adult learning theory and practice and their application in the workplace; knowledge of and the ability to use both AMCHP’s organizational and relevant training and development industry standards, procedures and policies; familiarity with the full spectrum of methods for delivering learning solutions, from distance learning events to in-person trainings to longer capacity-building projects, such as AMCHP’s Action Learning Collaboratives; and the knowledge of the methods, tools and techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of learning interventions. Prior to joining the AMCHP team in 2003, Ms. Corle worked to develop youth leaders and advance programs and policies aimed at improving adolescent health outcomes – at organizations such as the National Crime Prevention Council (McGruff the Crime Dog) where she worked on national policy related to youth violence prevention and Planned Parenthood where she worked on adolescent reproductive health issues. Ms. Corle has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in British and American Literature from Chatham College for Women at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA and a Master of Science Degree in Human Development from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Kidist Endale is the Administrative Assistant for Accounting & Human Resource at AMCHP. Her role at AMCHP is to support the Accounting and Human Resource operation and provide general administrative and clerical assistance. Prior to AMCHP, she worked for Raytheon as the accounts payable specialist; she also worked for First American Real Estate and Field Service as research and record maintenance specialist and at The Marriott Corporation as an operator. Ms. Endale has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Decision Sciences/Management Information Systems from George Mason University and an Associate in Science Degree in Computer Programming from Northern Virginia Community College.

Piia T Hanson, MSPH, is the Program Manager for the Women's and Infant Health at AMCHP. Ms. Hanson has over 12 years of professional experience. In her current role she manages various projects on several federal and private cooperative agreements. In this role, she works across AMCHP to build capacity and provide resources for state MCH programs related to women’s and infant health, and data and assessment. Prior to AMCHP, Piia served as a Preconception Peer Educator Program Specialist in the Bureau of Family, Youth and Infant Health at the Metro Nashville/Davidson County Public Health Department.  Herein, her work included policy and program evaluation, management of preconception peer educator related activities, strategic planning, resource development, and information dissemination towards advancing preconception health issues. Ms. Hanson received a Master of Science in Public Health Degree from Meharry Medical College as well as a Certificate in Health Policy from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at Meharry Medical College. Ms. Hanson has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Kate Howe, MPH, is the Program Manager for Child Health at AMCHP. Ms. Howe assumes the lead staff role on major issues surrounding child health, managing projects to provide technical assistance and capacity building for AMCHP members to better provide essential public health services for children and families. Ms. Howe has over five years' experience working on issues that affect children's health, such as early childhood development, oral health, mental health, and injury prevention, at the public health and individual levels. She also has coordinated the Child Fatality Review Team in Suffolk County, MA and has experience in children’s mental health, as well as violence prevention. Prior to joining AMCHP, Ms. Howe worked at the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), providing support to academic public health including the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health and the ASPH Maternal and Child Health Council. Ms. Howe received her Master of Public Health Degree with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from the George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the College of William and Mary.

Nora Lam is the Executive Assistant at AMCHP. Prior to joining the organization in 2005 Nora had worked as an executive assistant reporting to chairmen, chief executive officers/presidents of companies in the private sector. Ms. Lam past work experience includes serving as a manager of customer relations and office administration with various organizations in Hong Kong as well as several different states within the United States for two years. Ms. Lam attended Purdue University in Fort Wayne, IN, and also attended a year-long secretarial course in Hong Kong prior to moving to the United States.

Carolyn Mullen is the Associate Director for Government Affairs at AMCHP. In this capacity she is responsible for the development and implementation AMCHP’s advocacy activities related to appropriations and maternal and child health programs, including provisions included in the Affordable Care Act. Prior, she worked as the Associate Director of Federal Affairs for the March of Dimes Office of Government Affairs from 2006-2010. During her tenure at the Foundation she promoted the March of Dimes federal policy agenda to both Congress and the Administration focusing on health appropriations and public health policy. Specifically, Ms. Mullen promoted a broad array of policy initiatives to improve maternal and newborn health including enhanced research and surveillance for birth defects; authorizing and providing additional funding for newborn screening programs; and authorizing and increasing funding dedicated to preterm birth. Ms. Mullen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Megan Phillippi is a Program Associate for Women's and Infant Health at AMCHP. In this role she supports and assists the Women’s and Infant Health Team in the development, implementation and evaluation of program activities related to MCH, women’s and infant health/data and assessment. For the last four and half years, Ms. Phillippi provided office management and program support for the national headquarters of Rebuilding Together in Washington, DC. In her most recent role, Ms. Phillippi managed four national corporate partner funding opportunities and provided logistical support for major media rebuilding events. Prior to joining Rebuilding Together, Ms. Phillippi provided direct support services for adults with developmental disabilities while working for Residential Services, Inc. in Chapel Hill, NC. Ms. Phillippi is originally from Charlotte, NC and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Caroline Stampfel, MPH, is the Senior Epidemiologist for Women’s & Infant Health at AMCHP. In her role she is the lead staff for strengthening the data, assessment, and epidemiology capacity of state maternal and child health (MCH) programs. Ms. Stampfel has 7 years of experience in MCH epidemiology and working with state MCH data systems. Ms. Stampfel received her BA in Natural Science from Fordham University and completed her Master of Public Health Degree in Environmental Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, where she focused on environmental health as it impacts MCH populations. Ms. Stampfel is a graduate of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Applied Epidemiology Fellowship in MCH. Ms. Stampfel is a SAS Certified Base Programmer in SAS 9.

Maritza Valenzuela, MPH, CHES, is a Program Manager for Adolescent Health at AMCHP. In her role she oversees capacity building activities that equip state health department staff and partners to advance adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Ms. Valenzuela is a public health professional with a range of experience in health promotion, HIV prevention, electoral campaigns, issue advocacy, capacity building, and youth empowerment. Ms. Valenzuela’s past experience includes staffing a local campaign; managing national projects for FairVote, a non-profit advocating for electoral reform; coordinated national nonviolence trainings for youth with the Fellowship of Reconciliation; organizing presidential campaign volunteers for America Coming Together; and provided HIV testing, education, and counseling to high-risk communities. Ms. Valenzuela received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Redlands' Johnston Center for Integrative Studies in 2000 with a self-designed degree in Political Activism with an Emphasis in Environmental Issues. Ms. Valenzuela also has a Master of Public Health Degree from Columbia University in Health Promotion. Ms. Valenzuela is also a Certified Health Education Specialist. She is passionate about the intersections of social justice and public health, addressing health disparities, anti-oppression education, and the health of sexual minority youth.