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Liaisons to the Community Preventive Services Task Force
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) was established in 1996 to develop The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide). The founders understood right away that it was impossible for the CPSTF to represent all of the perspectives and experiences needed to inform their work. Therefore, they invited Liaison organizations and agencies to participate in the process of developing the Community Guide. Liaison representatives do the following
- Represent the views, concerns, and needs of their organization and constituents
- Provide input into review prioritization and CPSTF recommendations and other findings
- Serve on, or recommend participants to serve on individual systematic review teams
- Disseminate CPSTF recommendations among their members and constituents
- Help their members and constituents translate CPSTF recommendations into action
- Provide feedback on how CPSTF recommendations and other findings were disseminated, implemented, and used, and how well the recommendations and other findings met the needs of their constituents
Federal Agency Liaisons to the CPSTF
Organization |
Representative |
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| Liaison: Iris Mabry-Hernandez MD, Medical Officer | |
| Liaison: Brigette Ulin, MPH, Chief, Applied Research & Translation Branch; Director, Prevention Research Centers Program | |
| Liaison: Courtney Burton, MA, Social Science Research Analyst | |
| Liaison: Emmeline Ochiai, MPH, Public Health Advisor | |
| Liaison: Lynn Novorska, RD, LDN, MOVE! Dietitian Program Coordinator | |
| Liaison: LCDR Shayna Wilborn, RN, BSN, LHCRM | |
| Liaison: Alberta Becenti, MPH, Consultant Health Promotion/Disease Prevention | |
| Liaison: Carrie Klabunde, PhD, MBA, MHS, Senior Advisor for Disease Prevention, Office of Disease Prevention, Office of the Director
Alternate Liaison: Elizabeth Neilson, PhD, MPH, MSN, Senior Communications Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention |
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| Liaison: Marion Cornelius Pierce, Public Health Analyst | |
| Liaison: Kevin Baldovich, MD, | |
| Liaison: Amy Millikan Bell, MD, MPH, Medical Advisor
Alternate Liaison: Laura Mitvalsky, Director, Health Promotion and Wellness |
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| Liaison: Susan Mojica, RNC-BC, MSN, MHR, MPH, CPH, Commander, United States Navy, Director, Population Health, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center
Alternate Liaison: Anthony Barkley, Head of Health Promotion and Wellness Health |
Organization Liaisons to the CPSTF
Organization |
Representative |
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| Liaison: Kevin Kovach, DrPH, MSc, CHES, Population Health Manager | |
| Liaison: Debra Waldron, MD, MPH, FAAP, Senior Vice President, Healthy Resilient Children, Youth and Families
Alternate Liaison: Jane Bassewitz, MA, Senior Manager, Bright Futures National Center |
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| Liaison: Marie-Michèle Léger, MPH, PA-C, Director, International and Clinical Affairs | |
| Liaison: Diane L. Padden, PhD, CRNP, Vice President of Professional Practice and Partnerships | |
| Liaison: Kimberly McKinney, MD, MPH, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, MC, Flight Commander, Base Operational Medicine Clinic/Preventive Medicine Physician
Alternate Liaison: Tisha Titus, MD, MPH, FACPM, Director of Case Management and Work Capacity, Federal Occupational Health, Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Liaison: Jane Grover, DDS, MPH, Director
Alternate Liaison: Tooka Zokaie, MPH, CLSSGB, National Manager for Fluoridation and Preventive Health Activities |
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| Liaison:
Alternate Liaison: Andrea M. Garcia, JD, MPH, Director, Science, Medicine & Public Health |
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| Liaison: Darcy Steinberg–Hastings, MPH, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Health Initiatives
Alternate Liaison: David Pugach, JD, Senior Vice President of Public Policy |
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| Liaison: Regina Davis Moss, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Associate Executive Director, Public Health Policy and Practice | |
| Liaison: Amanda Powell, PhD, MPH, MA, Senior Advisor and Healthcare Analyst | |
| Liaison: Sean P. Haley, MD MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina | |
| Liaison: Elizabeth M. Weist, MPH, CPH, Director of Education | |
| Liaison: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer | |
| Liaison: Soohyun Kim, MPH, MSN, RN, CPH, APHN-BC, Public Health Analyst, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal Child Health Bureau | |
| Liaison: Rose Marie Martinez, ScD, Senior Director, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice | |
| Liaison: Jennifer Li, MHS, Senior Director, Environmental Health | |
| Liaison: Brittney Roy, MPA, Program Director, Public Health | |
| Liaison: Chris Kinabrew, MPH, MSW, Chief Strategy Officer | |
| Liaison: Kathleen Amos, MLIS, AHIP, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages | |
| Liaison: Albert Terrillion, DrPH, MEd, CPH, CHES, Faculty, Walden University |
Federal Agency Liaisons Biosketches
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
Liaison: Iris Mabry-Hernandez, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Research Centers
Liaison: Brigette Ulin, MPH
Brigette Ulin serves as the Applied Research and Translation Branch chief and the director of the Prevention Research Centers Program in the Division of Population Health within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. In this role, she oversees CDC's Prevention Research Center (PRC) Program, Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging Program, and Workplace Health Program.
Prior to this role, she served as the director of the Office of National Prevention Strategy where she supported the U.S. Surgeon General with the management of the National Prevention Council, served as the designated federal officer of the presidentially-appointed Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, and supported the implementation of the nation's first National Prevention Strategy. Ms. Ulin has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida, and a Master of Public Health degree from the Rollins School of Public Health.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Liaison: Courtney Burton, MA
Ms. Burton is a Social Science Research Analyst at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). As a part of the Division of Health Innovation and Integration within the Preventive and Population Health Care Models Group, Ms. Burton serves as a project officer for numerous round two Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA). In this role, she fulfills the mission of the group by identifying innovations in health care with a focus on preventive and population health care models aimed at achieving progress in the three part goals of better care, better health and lower cost. Additionally, Ms. Burton is the logistics lead for CMMI’s Population Health Payer-Provider Summit Series which engages internal and external stakeholders in order to encourage collaboration, and long-term scalability and sustainability of awardees. Prior to joining CMMI, Ms. Burton actively engaged community members through health education and outreach in her position at the Anne Arundel County Department of Health and contributed extensively to the development and implementation of the State Health Improvement Process (SHIP) in her role at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Ms. Burton graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County where she received the following degrees: master of arts in Applied Sociology with a focus on research methods and a bachelor of arts in Health Administration and Policy with a concentration in public health.
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Liaison: Emmeline Ochiai, MPH
Ms. Ochiai is a senior advisor in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is the designated federal official for the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030. She is the lead for production of Healthy People 2020's interactive evidence-based resources tool and production of the Healthy People 2020 Spotlight on Health webinar series. Ms. Ochiai earned her Master in Public Health degree from Harvard University and her Bachelors of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr University.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Patient Care Services, National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Liaison: Lynn Novorska, RD, LDN
Lynn Novorska, RD, LDN serves as a senior advisor and program coordinator at the VHA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, a field-based national program office of the VHA Office of Patient Care Services. As a registered dietitian, she oversees the development of national clinical and administrative policies and guidance for major health promotion and disease prevention programs. Her nutrition expertise guides the National MOVE! Weight Management Program on evidence-based nutrition policy supporting programmatic oversight for Coordinators in 19 VHA regions with 170 facilities and 1000+ community-based outpatient clinics. Prior positions include serving as Chief of Nutrition and Food Services, Clinical Nutrition Manager, Education/Systems Specialist, Facility MOVE! Coordinator, and Clinical Dietitian. Mrs. Novorska holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and completed a VA internship at the VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida. Professional interests include planning program strategies to manage and deliver nutritional aspects of health promotion including developing nutrition education components involving computer software/apps to incorporate nutritional elements in health promotion.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Liaison: LCDR Shayna Wilborn, RN, BSN, LHCRM
Indian Health Service
Liaison: Alberta Becenti, MPH
Ms. Becenti serves as a Public Health Advisor for the Indian Health Service National Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HP/DP) program. Her responsibilities include serving as a liaison between local communities (IHS, Tribal, urban), Area Office, and the Headquarters Health Promotion to support and enhance community capacity, developing infrastructure, establishing organizational networks, identifying resources, coordinating and conducting trainings. Provide leadership, direction, and advocacy in planning, developing, and implementing the HP/DP program. Prior positions include serving as a Director of Clinical and Preventive Health Services and served on a committee for a multi-site obesity prevention study among American Indian children. Ms. Becenti received her Master of Public Health in 1991 from the University of Oklahoma. As a certified health education specialist, Ms. Becenti has over 20 years of experience in working with American Indian/Alaska Native communities, schools, and worksites to plan and implement prevention activities focusing on physical activity, tobacco and alcohol prevention. Her key area of interest includes physical activity, obesity prevention, adolescent, and worksite health promotion.
National Institutes of Health
Liaison: Carrie Klabunde, PhD, MBA, MHS
Dr. Klabunde joined the Office of Disease Prevention of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as senior advisor for disease prevention in January 2015, after 18 years as an epidemiologist and program director with the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Klabunde's current responsibilities include leading the Office of Disease Prevention's effort to identify prevention research areas for investment or expanded effort by the NIH. She serves as the NIH liaison to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and Community Preventive Services Task Force. She also is scientific advisor to the Pathways to Prevention program.
Dr. Klabunde is a health services researcher whose interests are in evaluating the organization and delivery of preventive services, with an emphasis on cancer screening in primary care practice. She has expertise in designing and implementing probability sample surveys of health care providers. From 2008-2014, she served as the scientific coordinator for the cancer control supplement to the National Health Interview Survey. Dr. Klabunde holds a doctoral degree in health policy and management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and masters degrees in health services administration from the University of Florida.
Alternate Liaison: Elizabeth Neilson, PhD, MPH, MSN
Dr. Neilson joined the ODP in May 2010 as a Senior Communications Advisor and worked to increase the visibility of prevention research. In 2016, she was promoted to Health Science Policy Analyst. In this role, Dr. Neilson focuses on identifying research needs and gaps, facilitating collaborative prevention research activities, and promoting the use of evidence-based interventions and the conduct of dissemination and implementation research.
Dr. Neilson co-leads two scientific interest groups in disease prevention and facilitates the partnership between the NIH and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Community Preventive Services Task Force. She is also an active member of the NIH Dissemination and Implementation Working Group.
Before joining the ODP, Dr. Neilson served for six years as an Advocacy Relations Manager at the National Cancer Institute. She also served as Program Director of the D.C. Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and as an Area Manager for Planned Parenthood.
Dr. Neilson received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Emory University. She earned a Master of Science in Community Health Nursing, a Master of Public Health, and a PhD. in Public Health with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Liaison: Marion Cornelius Pierce
Mr. Pierce is a public health analyst for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Division of Systems Development. He works on internal and external communications and national prevention campaigns. He is the project lead for CSAP’s Underage Drinking Prevention Education Initiatives contract, and he serves as the publications lead for the center. Previously, Mr. Pierce served as the project manager to produce the first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on alcohol, drugs, and health. Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health addresses alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription drug misuse. It provides an in-depth look at the science of addiction, calls for a cultural shift in the way Americans talk about the issue, and recommends actions we can take to prevent and treat these conditions.
Mr. Pierce graduated cum laude from Howard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. In addition to substance abuse prevention, his other professional areas of interest include collegiate issues and strategic health communications.
U.S. Air Force Medical Readiness Agency
Liaison: Kevin Baldovich, MD
United States Army Public Health Center
Liaison: Amy Millikan Bell, MD, MPH, Medical Advisor
Alternate Liaison: Laura Mitvalsky, Director, Health Promotion and Wellness
United States Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center
Liaison: Susan Mojica, RNC-BC, MSN, MHR, MPH, CPH, Commander, United States Navy
Cmdr. Mojica is the Director of Population Health at the Navy & Marine Corps Public Health Center. In this role, she leads three diverse departments that provide consultation, training, research and product development in Health and Wellness, Health Surveillance, Epidemiology and Health Analysis and Modeling.
A registered nurse, Cmdr. Mojica’s areas of focus include public health and maternal and child health. In previous Navy and civilian assignments, she gained experience in primary care, humanitarian missions, hospital staff education and training, maternal-infant nursing, and leading hospital public health departments. Prior to becoming a commissioned officer, she worked in long-term dementia care, community health and maternal-infant inpatient settings.
Cmdr. Mojica earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Florida. She also completed master’s degrees in public health, nursing science, and human relations. Her professional accomplishments include certifications in Maternal-Newborn Nursing, Ambulatory Care Nursing and Public Health.
Alternate Liaison: Anthony Barkley
Organization Liaisons Biosketches
American Academy of Family Physicians
Liaison: Kevin Kovach, DrPH, MSc, CHES
Dr. Kovach is the manager of the Population Health Department in the American Academy of Family Physicians' Health of the Public and Science Division. In this capacity, he oversees the Academy’s efforts related to chronic disease prevention, social determinants of health, and health equity. Prior to joining the Academy, Dr. Kovach served a variety of roles in state and local public health organizations, including health promotion, emergency preparedness, community health assessment and improvement, and epidemiology. His professional areas of interest include health disparities and health equity, inter-organizational collaboration, and community health assessment. Dr. Kovach has a doctoral degree in public health leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of London.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Liaison: Debra Waldron, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dr. Waldron is the senior vice president of the Department of Healthy and Resilient Children, Youth, and Families at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In this role, she oversees child safety, health and wellness; pediatric population health; strategic partnerships for child and family health; and systems of services for children and youth with special health care needs. Dr. Waldron also provides leadership to the AAP Bright Futures National Center—a national disease prevention and health promotion initiative. The Bright Futures Guidelines provide theory-based and evidence-driven guidance for all preventive care screenings and well-child visits.
Previously, Dr. Waldron served as the director of the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs at the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. Prior to joining MCHB, she was vice chair of Child Health Policy and professor of pediatrics at the University of Iowa. In that role, she oversaw the statewide system of services for children with special health care needs. Her areas of expertise are population health and family engagement.
Alternate Liaison: Jane Bassewitz, MA
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Liaison: Marie-Michèle Léger, MPH, PA-C
Ms. Léger, a physician assistant for 27 years, is senior director of clinical and health affairs, division of Advocacy and Government Relations at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). She obtained a Bachelors of Science, Physician Assistant Program, George Washington University (GWU), Washington DC in 1983 and completed her Master in Public Health, (International Health, Concentration: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention), from GWU in 1996. In her role at AAPA she monitors and advises the Academy's leadership on important issues in clinical medicine and public health. She represents the Academy at a wide range of meetings relevant to clinical practice. Ms. Léger also serves as the Academy's point person on international issues as it relates to the physician assistant profession. She has presented on the role of physician assistant (PA) in the US health care system at various international meetings; provides resources to members going abroad wishing to discuss the PA profession and responds to inquiries from abroad about the PA profession. She has published extensively; written editorials on raising the awareness of emergency preparedness and raising the rate of adult immunization. Ms. Léger has given presentations in the United States and internationally addressing the physician assistant profession, immunization, disparity in health care and infectious disease topics. She currently serves as AAPA's liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice. Prior to joining AAPA, she was the manager, Hospital Epidemiology/Infection Control at Children's National Medical Center (CNMC). While at CNMC, she drafted the hospital's preparedness plan and conducted suspicious powder exposure investigation (anthrax) at the institution. Ms. Léger retains a faculty appointment at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Liaison: Diane L. Padden, PhD, CRNP
Diane Padden, PhD, CRNP joined the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) in 2013 and serves as the vice president of professional practice and partnerships. In this role, she is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing activities and programs related to professional practice. Dr. Padden represents AANP and participates in a wide variety of multi-stakeholder meetings related to nurse practitioner practice. She develops, establishes, and maintains partnerships with other organizations and agencies.
Prior to coming to AANP, Dr. Padden was an associate professor in the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. While there, she taught in the masters and doctoral programs and held several leadership positions, including Family Nurse Practitioner program director and chair of the Department of Health, Injury and Disease Prevention.
Dr. Padden has been a family nurse practitioner since 1994. She has practiced in private and public settings with a focus on health promotion and wellness for the entire family. She has conducted several research studies and published in the areas of stress, coping, and health promotion behaviors among spouses of military service members.
Dr. Padden received her Master of Nursing Degree from Emory University and her doctoral degree in nursing from The Catholic University of America. She was inducted as a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2010. She has received several awards including outstanding research abstract for AANP, and the Janet Rexrode Southby Prize in Nursing Research.
American College of Preventive Medicine
Liaison: Kimberly McKinney, MD, MPH, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, MC
Lt Col Kimberly McKinney is Flight Commander of Base Operational Medicine Clinic at 99th Operational Medicine Readiness Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. She leads a flight of active duty and civilian personnel that ensures the medical readiness of the base. The Base Operational Medicine Clinic (BOMC) oversees all medical readiness-related exams including Preventive Health Assessments, Mental Health Assessments, Deployment-related Health Assessments, and Separation Health Physical Examinations. BOMC also oversees all medical clearance processing for applications related to retraining, overseas PCS, Palace Chase/ Palace Front, Professional Military Education, and Command Selection Board. Finally, BOMC includes the Medical Standards Management Element, which oversees medical profiles, the Airman Medical Readiness Optimization Board, and the Medical Evaluation Board process. She is an experienced pediatrician for over 10 years with the Air Force. She is a new preventive medicine physician and has a master’s in public health in applied epidemiology. She provides medical support to the Nellis AFB COVID-19 vaccination team, and is a key member of the COVID-19 Working Group, as the alternate Public Health Emergency Officer. Her professional areas of interest include global health and disaster preparedness.
Alternate Liaison: Tisha Titus, MD, MPH, FACPM
Dr. Titus is the director of case management and work capacity at Federal Occupational Health, Department of Health and Human Services tasked with providing direction and oversight of four clinical programs: law enforcement, medical employability, OWCP and AED. Prior to this she was the first dedicated preventionist for the Atlanta VA Medical Center focused on employee wellness and served as the medical review officer and medical staff BLS/ACLS instructor. Dr. Titus also serves as regional faculty and chair for the American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Georgia; Embraced board member; and American College of Preventive Medicine Young Physicians Section member and chair. Her professional areas of interest include global health, immunizations, prevention of infectious and lifestyle diseases, women's health and quality improvement.
American Dental Association
Liaison: Jane Grover, DDS, MPH
Dr. Grover became the director of the Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention of the American Dental Association in April 2013. She oversees ADA activities on topics such as community water fluoridation, dental sealants, school based dental programs, community health center, access to care, and funding of public health dental programs.
She is a native of Detroit and received both her dental degree and Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the ADA, Dr. Grover was the dental director of an FQHC in Michigan, adjunct faculty of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and AEGD residency director for Lutheran Medical Center. Dr. Grover has been an advocate for public-private partnerships to promote oral health programs for underserved populations. She was awarded the Clinician of the Year award from the Michigan Primary Care Association in 2004 for her role in advocating for the return of dental Medicaid benefits for adults in Michigan.
Alternate Liaison: Tooka Zokaie, MPH, CLSSGB
Tooka Zokaie is the manager for fluoridation and preventive health activities at the American Dental Association. She leads the National Fluoridation Advisory Committee and the Prevention Sub Committee for the Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention in the Government and Public Affairs Division. Her work includes educating community leaders on the efficacy and public health benefits of community water fluoridation, tobacco cessation, school-based oral health, and nutrition. Prior to joining the ADA, Ms. Zokaie completed an administrative fellowship in medical-dental integration at Kaiser Permanente Northwest. While in her fellowship, she established a coordinated care protocol for at-risk diabetic and pediatric medical patients to access dental services.
Ms. Zokaie provides continued leadership for oral health access at the local level as a board member of the Oregon Oral Health Coalition and as a liaison for oral health education in primary care settings through the University of California’s Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. She is a member of the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) and is on the Oral Health Section Policy Committee of the American Public Health Association. Ms. Zokaie attained her master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Davis.
American Medical Association
Alternate Liaison: Andrea M. Garcia, JD, MPH
American Osteopathic Association
Liaison: Darcy Steinberg–Hastings, MPH
Ms. Steinberg-Hastings has over 30 years of experience in the fields of medicine, public health, primary care, and child development. As the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Health Initiatives at the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), Ms. Steinberg leads partnerships with AOA departments, affiliate organizations and other national organizations, federal agencies, foundations, and corporations. She also leads efforts in addressing the public health priorities of the AOA. As the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships for Child and Family Health and Director, Developmental Pediatrics and Preventive Services at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), she established and directed several national health centers and initiatives focused on improving the health of diverse populations. As family medicine faculty at Georgetown University, in the Department of Family Medicine, she developed training, resources and educational programs for physicians, residents, nurses, and medical and nursing students. In addition, she served as public health faculty at George Washington University in Washington DC, a director working with national, state, and local level public health professionals at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and led public health education programs at a local health department and for Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Alternate Liaison: David Pugach, JD
American Public Health Association
Liaison: Regina Davis Moss, PhD, MPH, MCHES
Dr. Davis Moss is the associate executive director of public health policy and practice for the American Public Health Association. She has nearly 20 years experience managing national health promotion and disease prevention initiatives addressing such areas as reproductive health, healthy aging, obesity prevention, health policy, and sustained capacity in public health. Prior to APHA, Dr. Davis Moss worked on health education efforts for the federal government; a multimedia health information service for a health policy foundation; and an epidemiologic research study investigating reproductive health issues. Her professional areas of interest include women's health, adolescent health, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections. She holds a doctorate in public health focusing on maternal and child health.
America's Health Insurance Plans
Liaison: Amanda Powell, PhD., MPH, MA
Dr. Powell joined the America’s Health Insurance Plans in 2021 as a senior-level advisor and consultant for health disparities, social determinants of health, and population health. Her research interests include food access and availability, racial disparities in health, and socioeconomic and geographic differences contributing to inequal health opportunities for vulnerable populations.
In addition to her duties with AHIP, Dr. Powell is a senior healthcare analyst at Kaiser Permanente, a non-profit healthcare system that delivers both health care and coverage. In this role, she acts as the social determinants of health SME, working closely with physicians and executive leadership on initiatives designed to reduce costs and improve member experience. Dr. Powell is also an adjunct sociology professor at LaGrange College.
Prior to her current roles, Dr. Powell was an ORISE fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Quarantine Branch and the Community Guide Branch. She holds a PhD. in Sociology with an emphasis in Race and Urban Studies, a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on Environmental Health, and a Master of Arts in Sociology.
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Liaison: Sean P. Haley, MD MPH
Dr. Haley is on the faculty of the Medical University of South Carolina where he oversees medical students’ curriculum on health systems science, public health and prevention, evidence-based medicine, and health care disparities. He also works clinically in outpatient family medicine, inpatient hospital medicine, long term residential care facilities, and post-acute care facilities in skilled nursing. Dr. Haley serves as the medical director for the MUSC Asylum Clinic, and he is a member of the Gold Humanism Society. Dr. Haley’s clinical interest areas include preventive medicine, chronic disease management, community medicine, population health, public health, and global and underserved care. He holds a medical degree and a master’s degree in public health, and he has extensive experience working in the not-for-profit sphere within community development and with the resettled refugee population.
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Liaison: Elizabeth M. Weist, MPH, CPH
Ms. Weist is the director of education for the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), where she leads accreditation, education, interprofessional, and global health initiatives. Her career has focused on providing high-quality education, training, and faculty development and leadership programs that drive towards meeting her organization’s strategic goals and help adult learners build personal and professional competencies. Ms. Weist has worked in senior management positions with ASPPH for 20 years.
Ms. Weist has authored nearly two dozen publications and has managed one-million dollar grants from private foundations and federal agencies. She has a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and holds a Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Liaison: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH
Dr. Marcus Plescia is the incoming chief medical officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). He provides medical leadership and expertise across the agency and helps oversee ASTHO’s portfolio of chronic disease prevention and control programs. ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ.
Dr. Plescia has served in public health leadership roles at the local, state, and federal level for the past fifteen years. He was the chronic disease director in the North Carolina Division of Public Heath, director of the national cancer control programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and public health director in Charlotte, NC. In these roles he has led successful efforts to enact public health policy changes, including a state law banning smoking in all restaurants and bars in North Carolina. He has helped create major public health initiatives, and his leadership of the implementation of CDC's national colorectal cancer screening program is a notable example of his efforts to transform public health practice to more population-based, data-focused approaches.
Dr. Plescia received his Medical Degree, his Master of Public Health, and his Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He trained in family medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. He is board certified in family medicine and has practiced in a variety of settings serving homeless, urban poor, and rural underserved populations. He spent the first ten years of his career in academic family medicine and has published extensively in public health and family medicine literature.
The Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations
Liaison: Soohyun Kim, MPH, MSN, RN, CPH, APHN-BC
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division
Liaison: Rose Marie Martinez, ScD
Dr. Martinez is the senior director, for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division's Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. In this role, Dr. Martinez directs a portfolio of projects that address prevention strategies and interventions that focus on the general population or subgroups of the population. Topics have included HIV prevention strategies, tobacco use prevention, childhood immunization issues, public health system preparedness, and injury prevention and poison control, among others. Dr. Martinez's areas of expertise include policy analysis and program evaluation.
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Liaison: Jennifer Li, MHS
At the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Ms. Li is a Senior Advisor of Programs. She provides oversight and coordination functions related to projects housed in the Chronic Disease & Disability, Environmental Health, Injury & Violence Prevention, Preparedness, and Public Health Law & Policy portfolios. Additionally, she ensures coordination of projects across the other programmatic primary work teams internally and externally with partner organizations. Ms. Li obtained her Masters of Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus in Environmental Health Sciences. She also holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Michigan with a concentration in Natural Resources and Environmental Policy.
National Governors Association
Liaison: Brittney Roy, MPA
National Network of Public Health Institutes
Liaison: Chris Kinabrew, MPH, MSW
Public Health Foundation
Liaison: Kathleen Amos, MLIS, AHIP
Ms. Amos serves as the assistant director for academic/practice linkages for the Public Health Foundation (PHF). In this role, she manages projects designed to build collaboration between academia and public health practice and strengthen the public health workforce. She coordinates the activities of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice and its various initiatives, including the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and the Academic Health Department Learning Community, as well as efforts related to increasing the use of evidence in community health improvement planning and enhancing access to public health training evaluation resources. Ms. Amos’ prior experience includes completion of a Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund Learning Partnership fellowship at PHF and the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program. She holds a Master of Library and Information Studies degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and social anthropology, both from Dalhousie University.
Society for Public Health Education
Albert Terrillion, DrPH, MEd, CPH, CHES
Dr. Terrillion is a health professional with over twenty years of experience at the local, state, and national level. He is currently on the faculty for Walden University's School of Health Sciences. In this position, he teaches public health policy and supports efforts to develop, promote, and sustain partnerships between health care professionals and community-based organizations. He has worked with both health systems and community groups to identify successful models and evidence-based practices leading to the development of technical assistance materials and tools to bring these models to scale.
Dr. Terrillion led efforts to support primary care, health equity, and the integration of evidence-based programs and policies in state and local public health agencies. This work included being the operational lead for several national, high-profile, public health initiatives. His background includes work in academia (in translational research, community improvement, and health workforce instruction and training) and work to improve health in rural communities in Louisiana. A native of New Orleans, Dr. Terrillion has led several local initiatives to support the city's ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina.