Interdepartmental Health Equity Collaborative (IHEC) Members

Office of Minority Health (OMH)

RADM Felicia Collins MD, FAAP
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health (DASMH), OMH Director
Felicia.Collins@hhs.gov

Roslyn Moore
Deputy Director for Programs
roslyn.moore@hhs.gov

Sandra Barnes
Staff Assistant
sandra.barnes@hhs.gov

Cassandra Chess MPH
Public Health Analyst
Cassandra.Chess@hhs.gov

Corstella Johnson MPH, CHES
Regional Minority Health Consultant, Region VII
Corstella.Henley@hhs.gov
Corstella.johnson@hhs.gov

Mildred Hunter
Regional Minority Health Consultant, Region V
mildred.hunter@hhs.gov

Felix Lorenzo PhD
Public Health Specialist
felix.lorenzo@hhs.gov

Sheila Malloy-Hall
Sheila.Malloy-hall@hhs.gov

Martin Mendoza PhD
Director, Division of Data and Policy
martin.mendoza@hhs.gov

LCDR Jesus Reyna RN, BSN
Regional Minority Health Consultant, Region X
Jesus.Reyna@hhs.gov

Rochelle Rollins PhD, MPH
Senior Policy Advisor
Rochelle.Rollins@hhs.gov

Dianne Rucinski PhD
Evaluation Officer
Dianne.Rucinski@hhs.gov

Georgia Simpson MS
Regional Minority Health Consultant, Region I
Georgia.Simpson@hhs.gov

Marline Vignier MPH, CHES
Regional Minority Health Consultant, Region II
Marline.Vignier@hhs.gov

Tony Welch
Director, Division of Information and Education
Anthony.Welch@hhs.gov

Minh Wendt PhD
Public Health Advisor
minh.wendt@hhs.gov

Stacey Williams
Public Health Analyst
Stacey.Williams@hhs.gov

CAPT David Wong MD
Chief Medical Officer, IHEC Co-Chair
David.Wong@hhs.gov

CAPT Samuel Wu PharmD
Public Health Advisor
samuel.wu@hhs.gov

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH IO)

Leith States MD
Chief Medical Officer
leith.states@hhs.gov

OASH Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)

Ursula Bauer PhD, MPH
Senior Advisor, Community Health and Economic Prosperity (detailee from CDC)
iws8@cdc.gov

Janet Wright MD, FACC
Director of Science and Policy (detailee from CDC)
janet.wright@hhs.gov

OASH Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

Carter Blakey
Deputy Director
carter.blakey@hhs.gov

Yen Lin
Public Health Advisor
Yen.Lin@hhs.gov

OASH Office on Women's Health (OWH)

Olumayowa Azeez
Health Program Specialist
Olumayowa.Azeez@hhs.gov

Adrienne Smith PhD. MS, CHES
Public Health Advisor
adrienne.smith@hhs.gov

Office of the Secretary (OS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)

OS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Rachael Zuckerman
Office of Health Policy, Division of Healthcare Financing Policy
Rachael.Zuckerman@hhs.gov

Susan Queen PhD
Director
susan.queen@hhs.gov

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

LCDR Ije Perry MPH, MS
Medical Countermeasure Officer
Ijeoma.Perry@hhs.gov

OS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Kenneth Johnson JD
Supervisory Civil Rights Analyst
Kenneth.D.Johnson@hhs.gov

Karmen Todd
Civil Rights Analyst
karmen.todd@hhs.gov

OS Center for Faith and Opportunities Initiative (CFOI)

Ben O'Dell
Program Specialist
ben.odell@hhs.gov

OS Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

JoAn Rochez
Senior Attorney
joan.rochez@hhs.gov

Angela Scott
Attorney Advisor
angela.scott@hhs.gov

OS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)

David Hunt MD
Medical Officer
davidr.hunt@hhs.gov

Chinonye Onwunli MPH, MS
Policy Analyst
Chinonye.Onwunli@hhs.gov

Sherilyn Pruitt
Director
sherilyn.pruitt@hhs.gov

Rashida Dorsey PhD
Division Director of Data Policy, Senior Advisor on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Rashida.Dorsey@eeoc.gov

Administration for Community Living (ACL)

Vicki Gottlich JD
Director
vicki.gottlich@acl.hhs.gov

Krissy Hudgins PhD
Social Science Analyst, Office of Performance and Evaluation
Kristen.Hudgins@acl.hhs.gov

Lance Robertson MPA
Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator
Lance.Robertson@acl.hhs.gov

Kelly Cronin
kelly.cronin@acl.hhs.gov

Lori Gerhard
lori.gerhard@acl.hhs.gov

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Camille Fabiyi PhD, MPH
Senior Advisor for Women’s Health and Gender Research
Camille.fabiyi@ahrq.hhs.gov

Bill Freeman DrPH, MPH
Senior Advisor for Minority Health
William.Freeman@AHRQ.hhs.gov

Kamila Mistry PhD, MPH
Associate Director, Office of Extramural Research, Education & Priority Populations
kamila.mistry@ahrq.hhs.gov

CDR Karen Chaves MHS
Director, National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Program
Karen.Chaves@ahrq.hhs.gov

Tony Boonyasai MD, MPH
Clinical Advisor
romsai.boonyasai@ahrq.hhs.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Irma Arispe PhD
Director, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, NCHS
iaa9@cdc.gov

Kevin Heslin PhD
Deputy Director, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, NCHS
nla4@cdc.gov

Jeff Hall PhD, MA, MSPH, CPH
Lead, Minority Health and Health Equity Science Team
dzu4@cdc.gov

Jennifer Kaminski PhD
Child Development Studies Team Leader
anu1@cdc.gov

Leandris Liburd PhD, MPH
Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
lel1@cdc.gov

Yvonne Mensa-Wilmot PhD, MPH
Health Scientist, Division of Diabetes Translation
lwk4@cdc.gov

Refilwe Moeti MA
Public Health Educator, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
rmoeti@cdc.gov

Ana Penman-Aguilar
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
bpv4@cdc.gov

Lara Robinson PhD, MPH
Child Development Studies Team, Division of Human Development and Disability
lpr0@cdc.gov

Betsy Rodriguez MSN, DCES
Senior Public Health Advisor, Division of Diabetes Translation
bjr6@cdc.gov

Jenny Sayers
Statistician
kpx8@cdc.gov

Christa Singleton MD, MPH
Senior Medical Advisor, Population Health and Healthcare Office
zbi9@cdc.gov

Elizabeth Skillen PhD, MS
Senior Policy Advisor, Population Health and Healthcare Office
ews3@cdc.gov

CAPT Craig Wilkins
Senior Advisor to Dr. Liburd
ckw4@cdc.gov

vrm5@cdc.gov

Tiffany Brunson, PhD, JD
Co-deputy, Stakeholder Engagement & Disproportionately Affected Adult Populations
Vaccine Task Force Communications
CDC COVID-19 Response
iqa7@cdc.gov

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Darci Graves MPP, MA
Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Minority Health
Darci.Graves@cms.hhs.gov

Susan Karol MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer, Division of Tribal Affairs
Susan.Karol@cms.hhs.gov

LCDR Shondelle Wilson-Frederick PhD
Technical Director, Division of Quality & Health Outcomes
shondelle.wilson-frederick@cms.hhs.gov

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

RADM Richardae Araojo PharmD, MS
Associate Commissioner for Minority Health
Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE)
Richardae.Araojo@fda.hhs.gov

Katherine Bravo
Public Health Advisor, OMHHE
Katherine.Bravo@fda.hhs.gov

Cariny Nunez MP
Public Health Advisor, OMHHE
cariny.nunez@fda.hhs.gov

Christine Lee PharmD, PhD
Health Program Coordinator, OMHHE
christineS.lee@fda.hhs.gov

CDR Christine Merenda MPH, BSN, RN
Health Program Coordinator, OMHHE
Christine.merenda@fda.hhs.gov

Diana A. Solana-Sodeinde
diana.solana-sodeinde@fda.hhs.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Makeda Clement MS, MBA
Public Health Analyst
MClement@hrsa.gov

Emily DeCoster MPH
Public Health Analyst
EDeCoster@hrsa.gov

Elisa Gladstone MPH
Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives
egladstone@hrsa.gov

Christine Ramey MBA, BSN, RN
Deputy Director
cramey@hrsa.gov

Indian Health Service (IHS)

Michelle Archuleta MS, MA
Public Health Advisor, CHR and Health Education Program
michelle.archuleta@ihs.gov

Minette C Galindo MPA
Public Health Advisor, Division of Behavioral Health
Minette.Galindo@ihs.gov

Marcella Ronyak
Director, Division of Clinical & Community Services
Marcella.Ronyak@ihs.gov

Wilbur Woodis
Senior Policy Analyst for External Affairs
Wilbur.woodis@ihs.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ishmael (Ish) Amarreh PhD, MPA
Minority Mental Health Research Program, Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity
ishmael.amarreh@nih.gov

Paul Cotton PhD, RDN
Health Inequities and Global Health Branch, Center for Translational Research and Implementation Science, NHLBI
Paul.cotton@nih.gov

Alexis Bakos PhD, MPH, RN
Program Director, Supportive Care & Symptom Management Program, National Cancer Institute
alexis.bakos@nih.gov

Charisee Lamar PhD, MPH, RRT
Director of Health Equity
lamarc@mail.nih.gov

LeShawndra Price PhD
Chief, Health Inequities and Global Health Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
leshawndra.price@nih.gov

Diane Adger-Johnson
Office of Research Training and Special Programs, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
dadger@niaid.nih.gov

Andrea Marques MD, MPH, PhD
Chief, Mental Health Disparities Research
andrea.horvathmarques@nih.gov

Eliseo Perez-Stable MD
Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Eliseo.Perez-Stable@nih.gov

Carmen Moten PhD, MPH
Health Sciences Administrator
cmoten@mail.nih.gov

Nathaniel Stinson MD
Director, Division of Scientific Programs, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Stinsonn@mail.nih.gov

Juanita Chinn
Program Director, Population Dynamics Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
juanita.chinn@nih.gov

Joyce Hunter
Deputy Director, Division of Scientific Programs
hunterj@mail.nih.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Larke Nahme Huang PhD
Director, Office of Behavioral Health Equity
larke.huang@samhsa.hhs.gov

Shayla Anderson
Shayla.Anderson@samhsa.hhs.gov

Amanda Doreson
Social Science Analyst, Policy Laboratory
Amanda.Doreson@SAMHSA.HHS.GOV

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Alana Rhone MA
Agricultural Economist
alana.y.rhone@ers.usda.gov
alana.y.rhone@usda.gov

Alex Cordova
Community Development Specialist, Office of Partnerships & Public Engagement
alex.cordova@usda.gov

Bonita Williams PhD
National Program Leader, Division of Youth and 4-H
bwilliams@nifa.usda.gov

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

Edward Berchick PhD, MPH
Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
edward.berchick@census.gov

Maureen Lewis
Director
MLewis@ntia.doc.gov

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Wilbur Malloy MA, MLS (ASCP) SBB
Health Science Program Manager
US Army Medical Research and Development Command
wilbur.w.malloy.civ@mail.mil

U.S. Department of Education (DoED)

James Deaton PhD
Statistician
james.deaton@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Jason Amirhadji JD
Neighborhood & Community Investment Specialist
Jason.Y.Amirhadji@hud.gov

Peter Ashley DrPH
Director, Policy and Standards Division, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Peter.J.Ashley@hud.gov

richard.s.cho@hud.gov

Warren Friedman PhD, CIH, FAIHA
Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Warren.Friedman@hud.gov

Veronica Helms Garrison MPH
Social Science Analyst, Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy Development & Research
Veronica.E.Helms@hud.gov

Stephen M. Lucas
stephen.m.lucas@hud.gov

Lisa Nowinski MPH, MA
Senior Management Analyst
Lisa.K.Nowinski@hud.gov

Carol Payne RN, MSH
Baltimore Field Office Director, IHEC Co-Chair
carol.b.payne@hud.gov

Eugene Pinzer MS
Eugene.A.Pinzer@hud.gov

Brenda Reyes MD, MPH
Residential Health Scientist
Brenda.M.Reyes@hud.gov

Carol Star
Director, Program Evaluation Division, Office of Policy Development and Research
carol.s.star@hud.gov

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)

Sonya Coakley
Deputy Director, Office of Public Health
sonya_coakley@nps.gov

CAPT Sara Newman DrPH, MCP
Director, Office of Public Health, Bureau Scientific Integrity Officer
sara_newman@nps.gov

Heather Passchier MS
Partnerships & Groundworks Program Manager
heather_passchier@nps.gov

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Nicole Dangermond
Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dangermond.Nicole@bls.gov

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Danielle Nelson MPH
Health and Transportation Program Specialist
danielle.nelson@dot.gov

Maya Sarna
maya.sarna@dot.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Jacob Burney
Environmental Justice Grants Program Manager
Burney.Jacob@epa.gov

Ameesha Mehta-Sampath MPH
Indoor Air Quality Coordinator
Mehta-Sampath.Ameesha@epa.gov

Onyemaechi Nweke DrPH, MPH
Senior Environmental Health Scientist
nweke.onyemaechi@epa.gov

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Faye Barnouw JD
Assistant Regional Director
fbarnouw@ftc.gov

Maricela Segura
Regional Director
msegura@ftc.gov

U.S. Department of the Treasury (USDT)

Louisa Quittman
Director
Louisa.Quittman@treasury.gov

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Kenneth Jones PhD
Program Analyst
Kenneth.Jones8@va.gov

Ernest Moy MD
Executive Director
ernest.moy@va.gov