Appendix C
List of Contributors
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM
Walter Orenstein, Director
Jose Cordero, Deputy Director
Martin Landry, Associate Director for Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation
Angie Bauer, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation
Nicole Smith, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation
Bill Gallo, Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Legislation, Immunization Services Division/Office of the Director
William Nichols, Associate Director for Management and Operations
Kim Lane, Deputy Associate Director for Management and Operations
Joel Kuritsky, Director, Immunization Services Division
Tami Kicera, Deputy Director, Immunization Services Division
Lance Rodewald, Associate Director for Science and Acting Director, Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Immunization Services Division
James Mize, Deputy Public Health Advisor, Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Immunization Services Division
Jeanne Santoli, Medical Officer, Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Immunization Services Division
Abigail Shefer, Medical Officer/ Epidemiologist, Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Immunization Services Division
Robert Deuson, Visiting Scientist, Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Immunization Services Division
Dean Mason, Chief, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Kristin Brusuelas, Public Health Advisor, Los Angeles County Health Department, on detail to Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Nancy Fenlon, Public Health Analyst, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Lisa Galloway, Computer Specialist, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Alison Johnson, Public Health Analyst, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Dianne Ochoa, Public Health Analyst, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Paula Rosenberg, Public Health Analyst, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Robert Snyder, Public Health Advisor, Program Support Branch, Immunization Services Division
Dennis O’Mara, Chief, Program Operations Branch, Immunization Services Division
Glen Koops, Deputy Chief, Program Operations Branch, Immunization Services Division
Ken Sharp, Public Health Advisor, Program Operations Branch, Immunization Services Division
Russell Havlak, Public Health Analyst, NCHSTP, on detail to Immunization Services Division/Office of the Director
Robert Chen, Chief, Vaccine Safety and Development Activity, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Charles Lebaron, Child Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Roger Burr, Preventive Medicine Resident, Child Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Mark Papania, Chief, Measles Elimination Activity, Child Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Sandy Roush, Epidemiologist, Child Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Jim Singleton, Acting Chief, Adult Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Melinda Wharton, Chief, Child Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
Edward Maes, Associate Director for Science, Data Management Division
Victor Coronado, Visiting Scientist, Assessment Branch, Division of Data Management
Jim Harrison, Public Health Advisor, Systems Development Branch, Division of Data Management
Monina Klevens, Chief, Assessment Branch, Division of Data Management
Phil Smith, Mathematical Statistician, Assessment Branch, Division of Data Management
Gary Urquhart, Program Analyst, Systems Development Branch, Division of Data Management
Michael Washington, Prevention Effectiveness Fellow, Statistical Analysis Branch, Division of Data Management
Allyson Shoe, Contract Specialist, Office of Program Support, Procurement and Grants Office
Margie Usry, Contract Specialist, Office of Program Support, Procurement and Grants Office
Ellen Cooper, Funding Resource Specialist, Office of the Director
Kelly Correll, Funding Resource Specialist, Office of the Director
Patrick Flaherty, Public Health Prevention Specialist, Office of the Director
Elizabeth Spears, Program Analyst, Office of the Director
Patricia Smith, Visual Information Specialist, Office of Health Communications
SITE VISIT PARTICIPANTS
Los Angeles County, California
Kristin Brusuelas, Immunization Program, LA County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA
Helen DuPlessis, LA Care Health Plan, Los Angeles, CA
Stephen Feig, Children’s Comprehensive Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA
Lloyd Hunter, Children’s Comprehensive Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA
Mitch Mellman, Immunization Program, LA County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA
Paula Packwood, LA Care Health Plan, Los Angeles, CA
Lizz Romo, Women, Infants, and Children Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
Cathy Schellhase, Immunization Program, LA County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA
Kathy Stroup, UCLA Research and Education Institute, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego County, California
Nancy Fink, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Immunizations, San Diego, CA
John Fontanesi, Kaiser Permanente and UCSD Partnership of Immunization Providers, San Diego, CA
Kathleen Gustafson, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Immunizations, San Diego, CA
Larry Hansley, North County Health Services, San Marcos, CA
Mickey Keil, North County Health Services, San Marcos, CA
Kenneth Morris, North County Health Services, San Marcos, CA
Nathan Rendler, Valle Verde Pediatrics, San Marcos, CA
Sandy Ross, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Immunizations, San Diego, CA
Detroit, Michigan
Ann Casadei, Child Health Network, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
Ronald Davis, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
Paul T.Giblin, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Rebecca Guzman, Child Health Network Immunization Project, Detroit, MI
Richard Kallenbach, Department of Community Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Sheryl Weir, Child Health Network Immunization Project, Detroit, MI
Newark, New Jersey
Kate Aquino, Vaccine Preventable Disease Program, New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services, Newark NJ
Sandra Bernard, New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services, Newark, NJ
Christine Grant, New Jersey Department of Health and Social Services, Trenton, NJ
Stephanie Harris-Kuiper, Immunization Program, Newark Department of Health and Human Services, Newark, NJ
Marsha McGowan, Newark Department of Health and Human Services, Newark, NJ
Kenyatta O’Bryant, Newark Department of Health and Human Services, Newark, NJ
Monique Smalls, Newark Department of Health and Human Services, Newark, NJ
Altagracia Trinidad, Newark Community Health Center-Ludlow, Newark, NJ
Loretta Uy, Private Physician, Newark, NJ
Houston, Texas
Kathy Barton, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston
James Boland, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Houston, TX
Mary des Vignes-Kendrick, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Jean Galloway, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Orin Gill, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Mark Guidry, Texas Department of Health, Houston, TX
Celine Hanson, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Brock Lamont, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Mary Jane Lowrey, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Sharon Marsh, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Maureen Moore, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Antonia Stewart, La Nueva Casa De Amigos Health Center, Houston, TX
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
Kathleen Barnett, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
Jack Blane, Immunization Education Action Committee, Highland Park, IL
Craig Carlson, American Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC
Linda Cole, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
Richard Curtis, Institute for Health Policy Solutions, Washington, DC
Mary Dingrando, National Association of State Budget Officers, Washington, DC
Catherine Ehlen, American Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC
William Evans, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
David Fedson, Pasteur Merieux MSD, Lyon, France
Denise Ferris, West Virginia Women, Infants, and Children Program, Charleston, WV
Cathy Franklin, National Association of Women, Infants, and Children Directors, Immunization Task Force, Olympia, WA
Victoria Freeman, C.G.Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Chapel Hill, NC
Steven Friedman, New York City Health Dept, New York, New York
Lisa German, Office of Senator Jack Reed, Washington, DC
Paula Gola, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
Paula Gomez, Brownesville Community Health Center, Brownesville, TX
Rita Goodman, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bethesda, MD
Randolph Graydon, Division of Advocacy, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD
Douglas Greenaway, National Association of Women, Infants, and Children Directors, Washington, DC
Fernando Guerra, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, TX
James Hadler, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartford, CT
Claire Hannan, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Washington, DC
Daniel Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Washington, DC
Karen Hendricks, American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC
Joan Henneberry, Health Policy Studies Divison, National Governors’ Association, Washington, DC
Catherine Hess, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC
Gary Higginbotham, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
Alan Hinman, Task Force for Child Survival and Development, Decatur, GA
Philip Horne, Independent Scholar, Tucker, GA
Kerry Howard, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
Babatunde Jinadu, Kern County Department of Public Health, Bakersfield, CA
David Johnson, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI
Donald Johnson, National Association of Women, Infants, and Children Directors, Washington, DC
Stephen Keith, North American Vaccine, Inc., Columbia, MD
Akiko Kimura, LA County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
Neva Klotz, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
Virginia Lewis, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN
Alan Lifson, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN
Ruth Watson Lubic, District of Columbia Developing Families Center, Washington, DC
Patricia MacTaggart, Quality and Performance/CMSO, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD
Joan Mahanes, Medicaid Immunization Liaison, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD
Adolfo Mata, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bethesda, MD
Ella McDowell, National Association of Women, Infants, and Children Directors, Washington, DC
Kathy McNamara, National Association of Community Health Centers, Washington, DC
Patti Mitchell, Supplemental Food Program Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA
Karen Mountain, Migrant Clinicians Network, Austin, TX
Elka Munizaga, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
Kelly O’Brien, Office of Senator Dick Durbin, Washington, DC
J.P.Passino, Women, Infants, and Children Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA
James Pearson, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Richmond, VA
Jay Petillo, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Cynthia Phillips, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC
Amy Pisani, Every Child By Two, Washington, DC
Brad Prescott, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
John Quinley, New York State Peer Review Organization, New York, NY
Edd Rhoades, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, OK
Pat Ford Roegner, Heidepriem & Mager, Inc, Washington, DC
William Roper, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Charles Rotan, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX
Eleni Sfakianaki, Dade County Health Department, Miami, FL
Amy Sheahan, National Coalition for Adult Immunization, Bethesda, MD
Winkler Sims, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
Natalie Smith, Immunization Branch, California Department of Health, Berkeley, CA
Peter Szilagyi, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Edward Thompson, Jr., Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS
Joseph Thompson, Pediatrics Care Department, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Mary Tierney, Department of Pediatrics, Public Benefits Corporation of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Denia Varrasso, William F.Ryan Community Health Center, New York, NY
Kathy Vincent, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
Timothy Westmoreland, Federal Legislation Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
Scott Williams, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT
Donald Williamson, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
Charles Woernle, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
David Woods, International Shriners Headquarters, Tampa, FL
Beth Zahn, Texas Department of Health, Austin, TX