Appendix B: Participants List

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Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation

December 5-6, 2001
Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, DC

Woodie Kessel, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Surgeon General
Office of Public Health and Science
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 728G
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-401-0749
Fax: 202-205-9478
Email: wkessel@hrsa.gov
 

Timothy J. Kowalski, D.O.

President
American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
American Osteopathic Association
WSHPI, Cottage C
1800 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-898-2270
Fax: 803-898-1596
Email: tjk53@wshpi.dmh.state.sc.us
 

Gloria Krahn, Ph.D.

Oregon Institute on Disability and Development
Oregon Health Sciences University
707 Southwest Gaines Road
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
Phone: 503-494-8364
Email: krahng@ohsu.edu
 

Fred J. Krause, M.S.

Vice President
American Association on Health and Disability
368 Heritage Drive
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-337-0465
Fax: 717-338-0612
Email: krause@desupernet.net
 

K. Charlie Lakin, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota
150 Pillsbury Drive, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-624-5005
Fax: 612-625-6619
Email: lakin001@umn.edu
 

Alan S. Levine

Senior Program Specialist
Office of Evaluation and Inspections
Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wilbur J. Cohen Building, Room 5650
330 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-619-3409
Fax: 202-401-0556
Email: alevine@os.dhhs.gov
 

Joel M. Levy, D.S.W.

Chief Executive Officer
Administrative Offices
YAI/National Institute for People With Disabilities
460 West 34th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-273-6110
Fax: 212-947-7524
Email: jmlcares@yai.org
 

Ronald L. Lindsay, M.D., FAAP

Medical Director
Nisonger Center
Ohio State University
McCampbell Hall, Room 357C
1581 Dodd Drive
Columbus, OH 43210-1257
Phone: 614-292-6816
Fax: 614-292-3727
Email: lindsay.34@osu.edu
 

Michelle Link

Office Manager
School Products and Equipment Co.
1711 North Griffin Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701-223-5470
Fax: 701-222-0207
Email: mmlink@mcleodusa.net
rmlink@home.com
 

Julian A. Manelli, M.A.

Special Assistant
Office of Disability
Social Security Administration
Altmeyer Building, Room 545
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone: 410-965-9022
Fax: 410-965-6503
Email: julian.a.manelli@ssa.gov
 

Lee Marrone, M.A., M.S.

School-Camp Director
Lee Mar School and Camp
360 East 72nd Street, Suite A711
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-988-7260
Fax: 212-988-7261
Email: gtour400@aol.com
 

Philip B. May, Jr., M.D.

Director, Developmental Medicine Program
Department of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hunterdon Developmental Center
P.O. Box 4003
Clinton, NJ 08809-4003
Phone: 908-735-4031, 1072
Fax: 908-730-1322
Email: pmay1@mindspring.com
 

Cate McClain, M.D., P.T.

Director
Center for Development and Disability
Department of Pediatrics
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
2300 Menaul Boulevard, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: 505-272-6233
Fax: 505-272-5280
Email: cmcclain@unm.edu
 

Susan S. McDermott, M.D.

Neurology Public Policy Fellow
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2A-11
9000 Rockville Pike, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Phone: 301-435-3427
Fax: 301-496-0588
Email: mcdermos@mail.nih.gov

Suzanne McDermott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
6 Richland Medical Park
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-434-2445
Fax: 803-434-7529
Email: suzanne.mcdermott@palmettohealth.org
 

John McGrath, Ph.D.

Branch Chief
Public Information and Communications Branch
Office of Science Policy, Analysis and Communication
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2A-18
9000 Rockville Pike, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5133
Email: mcgrathj@mail.nih.gov
 

William J. McIlvane, Ph.D.

Director
Shriver Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452
Phone: 781-642-0153
Fax: 781-642-0196
Email: william.mcilvane@umassmed.edu
 

Terrence McNelis, M.P.A.

Board Member, National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
Northwestern Human Services
11082 Knights Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Phone: 215-632-9040, 131
Fax: 215-827-4011
Email: tmcnelis@nhsonline.org
 

Merle McPherson, M.D., M.P.H.

Director
Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-27
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-4948
Fax: 301-443-1728
Email: mmcpherson@hrsa.gov
 

Edgardo J. Menvielle, M.D.

IPA
Child and Adolescent Treatment and Preventive Intervention Research Branch
Division of Services and Intervention Research
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Neuroscience Center, Room 7149
6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9633
Bethesda, MD 20892-9633
Phone: 301-443-4283
Fax: 301-443-4045
Email: emenviel@mail.nih.gov
 

Christine E. Miller, R.D.H., M.H.S., M.A.

Associate Professor and Director
President, Academy of Dentistry for People with Disabilities
Center of Oral Health for People with Special Needs
Dental Practice Department
University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
2155 Webster Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415-929-6426
Fax: 415-749-3399
Email: cmiller@uop.edu
 

Maureen Mitchell

Congressional Fellow, Senator Olympia Snowe’s Office
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 154
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-8673
Fax: 202-228-1071
Email: maureen_mitchell@snowe.senate.gov
 

John Morgan, D.D.S.

Dentist in Chief and Administrative Director
Tufts Dental Facilities
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452
Phone: 781-899-6020
Fax: 781-893-1829
Email: john.morgan@tufts.edu
 

Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H.

Deputy Surgeon General Rear Admiral
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-4000
Fax: 301-443-8590
Email: kmoritsugu@osophs.dhhs.gov
 

Jill Morrow, M.D.

Medical Director
Office of Mental Retardation
Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Health and Welfare Building, Room 423
Seventh and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-705-2638
Fax: 717-783-5662
Email: jmorrowgor@state.pa.us
 

Eve K. Moscicki, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Senior Advisor
Office of the Surgeon General
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-67
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-1773
Fax: 301-443-3574
Email: em15y@nih.gov
 

Wendy M. Nehring, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs School of Nursing
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Alumni Hall, Room 2120, MC 1066
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1066
Phone: 618-650-3934
Fax: 618-650-3854
Email: wnehrin@siue.edu
 

Liz Obermayer

The Council on Quality and Leadership
100 West Road, Suite 406
Towson, MD 21204
Phone: 410-583-0060 (work)
410-583-9090 (home)
Email: lizobe@aol.com
 

David O’Hara, Ph.D.

Associate Director
Westchester Institute for Human Development
Cedarwood Hall
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914-493-8202
Email: david_ohara@nymc.edu
 

Serene Olin, Ph.D.

Office of the Director
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Neuroscience Center, Room 8207
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-443-7856
Email: solin@mail.nih.gov
 

Mary Lou Oster-Granite, Ph.D.

Health Scientist Administrator
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch
Center for Research for Mothers and Children
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 4B09D, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Phone: 301-435-6866
Fax: 301-496-3791
Email: mo96o@nih.gov
 

Pamela Owens, Ph.D.

Staff Service Fellow
Center for Organization and Delivery Studies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
EOC Building, Room 6W42
2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 605
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-594-0759
Fax: 301-594-2314
Email: powens@ahrq.gov
 

Sharon A. Oxx, R.N., CDDN

Director of Health Services
Office of Quality Assurance
Department of Mental Retardation
State of Massachusetts
160 North Washington Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-624-7792
Fax: 617-624-7577
Email: sharon.oxx@dmr.state.ma.us
 

Delores Parron, Ph.D.

Scientific Advisor
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Building 1, Room 326
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-451-9677
Email: parrond@od.nih.gov
 

Robert Pasternack, Ph.D.

Assistant Secretary
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
330 C Street, S.W., Room 3006
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202-205-5965
Fax: 202-205-9252
Email: robert.pasternack@ed.gov
 

Steven P. Perlman, D.D.S., M.Sc.D.

Global Clinical Director, Special Olympics Special Smiles
Special Olympics, Boston University
77 Broad Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: 781-599-2900
Fax: 781-598-1670
Email: sperlman@bu.edu
 

Loretta Petty

Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
330 C Street, S.W., Room 3006
Washington, DC 20202-1500
Phone: 202-205-5465
Fax: 301-205-9252
 

Debbie Powell

Special Assistant to the Commissioner
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 300F
Aerospace Building, 370 L’Enfant Promenade
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: 202-690-5911
Fax: 202-690-6904
Email: dpowell@acf.dhhs.gov
 

Rick Rader, M.D.

Director
M.J. Kent Habilitation Center
Orange Grove Center
615 Derby Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone: 423-493-2936
Fax: 423-493-2926
Email: babctrmd@aol.com
 

Roseann Rafferty

National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitative Research
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
330 C Street, S.W., Room 3428
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202-205-5867
Fax: 202-205-9252
 

Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D.

Director and Professor
Civitan International Research Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1719 Sixth Avenue South, CIRC 137
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021
Phone: 205-934-8542
Fax: 205-975-6330
Email: sramey@uab.edu

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