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

Clyde E. Rapp, Jr., M.D.

Director
Center for Adults with Development Disabilities
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Levy 2 Building
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19072
Phone: 215-456-6191
Fax: 215-456-2356

 

Elena V. Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H.

President
National Hispanic Medical Association
1411 K Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-5895
Fax: 202-628-5898
Email: nhma@nhmamd.org
 

Deidra Roach, M.D.

Medical Officer
Office of Collaborative Research
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health
Willco Building, Suite 302
6000 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-5820
Fax: 301-480-2358
Email: droach@mail.nih.gov
 

Beverly Roberts, M.Ed.

Director, Mainstreaming Medical Care
The Arc of New Jersey
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone: 732-246-2525, 34
Fax: 732-214-1834
Email: broberts@arcnj.org
 

Lahoma Roebuck, M.S.W.

Public Health Advisor/Eldercare and Disabilities
Division of Clinical and Preventive Services
Indian Health Service
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 605
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-1068
Fax: 301-443-7623
Email: lroebuck@hqe.ihs.gov
 

Mona Rowe, M.C.D.

Deputy Director
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 20892-2425
Phone: 301-496-1877
Fax: 301-496-0588
Email: rowem@exchange.nih.gov
 

Edgar Bear Running, I

Emergency Manager
Emergency Management Division
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Box H
Pine Ridge, SD 57770
Phone: 605-867-6074, 221
Fax: 605-867-6076
Email: ostwwt@gwtc.net
 

David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.

U.S. Surgeon General
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-66
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-4000
Fax: 301-443-8590
Email: dsatcher@osophs.dhhs.gov
 

Lynne M. Schauls

2702 150th Street
Luck, WI 54853
Phone: 715-472-2002
Email: garlyn@lakeland.ws
 

Ron Schoenfeld, Ph.D.

Office of the Surgeon General
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18-66
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-2132
Fax: 301-443-3574
Email: rschoenfeld@osophs.dhhs.gov
 

Mary Jean Schumann, M.S.N., M.B.A, CPNP

Director of Nursing Practice and Policy
American Nurses Association
600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 100W
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-651-7043
Fax: 202-651-7349
Email: mschum@ana.org
 

Quandra Scudder

Program Analyst
Neurogenetics Cluster
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Neuroscience Center
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 2145
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5745
Fax: 301-402-1501
Email: qs3y@nih.gov
 

Tom Seekins, Ph.D.

Director
Rural Institute on Disabilities
University of Montana
52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812-7056
Phone: 406-243-2654
Fax: 406-243-2349
Email: ruraldoc@selway.umt.edu
 

Marsha M. Seltzer, Ph.D.

Acting Director
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin at Madison
1500 Highland Avenue, Room T201
Madison, WI 53705-2280
Phone: 608-263-5940
Fax: 608-263-3300
Email: mseltzer@waisman.wisc.edu

Jonathan D. Shenkin, D.D.S., M.P.H.M

Resident
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
201 Dental Science South
Iowa City, IA 52242-1001
Phone: 319-335-7488
Fax: 319-335-5508
Email: jonathan-shenkin@uiowa.edu
 

Patricia Sheridan

Manager
National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institutes of Health
Building 45, Room 4AS-19, MC 6400
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-6400
Phone: 301-594-7557
Fax: 301-496-9988
Email: patricia.sheridan@nih.gov
 

Diane S. Shinberg, Ph.D.

Health Analyst
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
875 Presidential Building, MS P-08
6525 Belcrest Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-458-4669
Fax: 301-458-4035
Email: dshinberg@cdc.gov
 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Executive Vice President
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-393-1250
Email: emobley@specialolympics.org
 

Sargent Shriver

Chairman of the Board
Special Olympics, Inc.
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3104
Phone: 202-824-0242
Fax: 202-628-0067
 

Timothy Shriver, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Special Olympics, Inc.
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3104
Phone: 202-824-0242
Fax: 202-628-0067
Email: tshriver@specialolympics.org
 

Elliott W. Simon, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Clinical Services
Elwyn, Inc.
Administration Building, Room 230
111 Elwyn Road
Elwyn, PA 19063
Phone: 610-891-2422
Fax: 610-891-2662
 

Thomas Spangler, J.D., M.L.I.R.

Director
Legislative and Regulatory Policy
American Dental Association
1111 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-789-5179
Fax: 202-789-2258
Email: spanglert@ada.org
 

Giovanna Spinella, M.D.

Director, Neurogenetics Program
Neurogenetics Cluster
Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Neuroscience Center
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 2136, MSC 9525
Bethesda, MD 20892-9525
Phone: 301-496-5745
Fax: 301-402-1501
Email: gs41b@nih.gov
 

Deborah M. Spitalnik, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Liberty Plaza, Room 3500
335 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-235-9326
Fax: 732-235-9330
Email: spitalde@umdnj.edu
 

Laurence R. Stanford, Ph.D.

Health Science 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 4B09F, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Phone: 301-496-1385
Fax: 301-496-3791
Email: lstanfor@mail.nih.gov
 

Christine Stile, MAPW, E.L.S.

Writer/Editor
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2A-32
9000 Rockville Pike, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Phone: 301-496-5133
Email: stilec@mail.nih.gov
 

Susanne Strickland

Program Analyst
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2A-18
9000 Rockville Pike, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Phone: 301-496-1877
Email: strickls@mail.nih.gov
 

Sue Swenson

Executive Director
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-393-1250
Email: sswenson@specialolympics.org
 

Damon Thompson

Public Affairs Director
Office of Public Health and Science
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 725H
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-205-1842
Email: dthompson@osophs.dhhs.gov
 

Teri Toothman

Executive Director
Mountain State Parents, Children, and Adolescents Network
20 Richmond Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: 304-233-5399
Fax: 304-233-3847
Email: ttoothman@mspcan.org
 

Sharon P. Turner, D.D.S., J.D.

Dean
School of Dentistry
Oregon Health Sciences University
611 Southwest Campus Drive, Room 610, MC SD610
Portland, OR 97201-3097
Phone: 503-494-8801
Fax: 503-494-8351
Email: turnersp@ohsu.edu
 

Joseph M. Valenzano, Jr., M.B.A.

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Publisher
Exceptional Parent Magazine
65 Route 4 East
Riveredge, NJ 07661
Phone: 201-489-0562
Fax: 201-489-0074
Email: jvalenzano@eparent.com
 

Peter C. van Dyck, M.D., M.P.H.

Director
Office of the Associate Administrator
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Parklawn Building, Room 18-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-2170
Fax: 301-443-1797
Email: pvandyck@hrsa.gov
 

Benedetto Vitiello, M.D.

Branch Chief
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: bvitiell@mail.nih.gov
 

Ann Wagner, Ph.D.

Chief, Autism and Pervasive Development Disorders Intervention Research Program
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
Bethesda, MD 20892-9633
Phone: 301-443-3633
Fax: 301-443-4045
Email: awagner@mail.nih.gov
 

Mark L. Wagner, D.M.D.

Director, Health and Research Initiatives
Program Development and Learning
Special Olympics University
Special Olympics, Inc.
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3104
Phone: 202-715-1148
Fax: 202-824-0397
Email: mwagner@specialolympics.org
 

Keri-Lyn Wall, M.S.W.

Public Information and Communications Branch
Office of Science Policy, Analysis and Communication
Office of the Director
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2A-32
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-594-8029
Email: wallk@mail.nih.gov
 

Elizabeth Wehr, J.D.

Office of Science Policy, Analysis and Communication
Office of the Director
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2A-11
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-1877
Fax: 301-496-0588
Email: wehre@mail.nih.gov
 

Sheryl White-Scott, M.D.

Director
St. Charles Developmental Disabilities Program
St. Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New Jersey
St. Joseph’s Hospital
79-11 Parsons Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11366
Phone: 718-558-6210
Fax: 718-558-6315
Email: swhite@cmcny.com

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