Transition Revolution: You Can Make it Happen in Health Care
An MCHB Invitational Meeting
Hilton-Savannah DeSoto
March 20-22, 1999
Participant List

Gwendolyn Adam
Instructor
Leadership Education in
Adolescent Health  Prgm
Baylor College of Medicine
Feigin Center  Ste 740
6621 Fannin St  MC3-3340
Houston TX 77030-2399
PH: 713/770-4004 or 770-3660
FAX: 713/770-3689
EMAIL: gadam@bcm.tmc.edu

Deborah Allen ScD
Director
Div for Special Health Needs
Bur Of Family & Community Health
Massachusetts Dept Of Public Health
250 Washington St 4th Fl
Boston MA 02108-4619
PH: 617/624-5070
FAX: 617/624-5990
EMAIL: deborah.allen@state.ma.us

Judith Amundson MS RD/LD
Project Director
Community Support Svcs
Iowa Child Health Specialty Clinics
Univ Of Iowa
100 Hawkins Dr Rm 247D HS
Iowa City IA 52242-1011
PH: 319/356-1455
FAX: 319/356-3715
EMAIL: judith_amundson@uiowa.edu

Cecily Betz PhD RN FAAN
Principal Investigator
Calif Healthy & Ready to Work
Dept Of Nursing/USC UAP
1540 Alcazar St CHP-222 -G33L
Los Angeles CA 90033
PH: 323/442-1868
FAX: 323/442-1887
EMAIL: cbetz@hsc.usc.edu

Kenneth Bridges MD
Director
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Division of Hematology
75 Francis St
Boston MA 02115
PH: 617/732-5842
FAX: 617/975-0876
EMAIL: bridges@calvin.bwh.harvard.edu
 
Gil Buchanan MD
Medical Director
Childrens Medical Svcs
Arkansas Dept of Human Services
500 South University  Ste 200
Little Rock AR 72205
PH: 501/682-8202
FAX: 501/682-8247
EMAIL: Gil.Buchanan@medicaid.state.ar.us

Carol Costante RN MA CSN FNASN
Immediate Past President, NASN
503 Chestnut Ave
Townson MD 21204
PH: 410/887-4214
FAX: 410/887-3674
EMAIL: ccostant@bcpl.net

Beverly Crider
Family Centered Care Administrator
Children’s Choice of Michigan
Detroit Medical Center
Family Voices Board of Directors
24901 Northwestern Hwy  Ste 700
Southfield MI 48075
PH: 248/359-5488
FAX: 248/359-5326
EMAIL: bcrider@dmc.org

Rodney Farley
Supervisor
Family Voices State Coordinator
Children’s Medical Services
Department of Human Services
103 E 7th & Main St
Rm 526  Donaghey Pl South
Little Rock AR 72203-1437
PH: 501/682-1461
FAX: 501/682-8247
EMAIL: refarley@juno.com

Jeremy Farley
North Little Rock-West Campus HS
Class of 2000
Junior Rollin Razorbacks-Guard
110 Louise St
N Little Rock AR 72118
PH: 501/753-3163
FAX:
EMAIL: liltoxjr@aol.com

Melvin Gerald MD MPH
Member of the AAFP Board of Directors
2139 Georgia Ave NW  2nd Fl
Washington DC 20001
PH: 202/387-7020
FAX: 301/805-7163
EMAIL: mdgmd@earthlink.net

Thomas Gloss
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Div of Svcs for Children with
Special Health Needs (DSCSHN)
MCHB, HRSA, DHHS
5600 Fishers Lane
Rm 18A-18 Parklawn Bldg Rm 18A-18
Rockville MD 20857
PH: 301/443-9775
FAX: 301/443-1728
EMAIL: tgloss@hrsa.gov

Ketty Gonzalez MD, MS
Chief
Family Health Branch  HRSA
MCH Region IV
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Ctr
61 Forsyth St SW  Ste 3M60
Atlanta GA 30303-8909
PH: 404/562-7982
FAX: 404/562-7974
EMAIL: kgonzalez@hrsa.gov

Patti Hackett MEd
Senior Youth Policy Associate
Ctr For Policy & Partnerships
Inst for Child Health Policy
5700 SW 34th St Ste 323
Gainesville FL 32608-5367
PH: 888/433-1851 or 352/392-5904 x241
FAX: 352/392-8822
EMAIL: ph8@ichp.edu or pattihackett@yahoo.com 

Garrett Hall MAMC
Communications Associate
Inst For Child Health Policy
5700 SW 34th St  Ste 323
Gainesville FL 32608-5367
PH: 352/392-5904 x245
FAX: 352/392-8822
EMAIL: grh@ichp.edu

Patrick Harr MD
Immediate Past AAFP Board Chair
114 East South Hills Drive
Maryville MO 64468
PH: 660/562-2525
FAX: 660/562-3933
EMAIL: teamdr@msc.net

Bryna Helfer MA
Director
Traumatic Brain Injury Natl Ctr
Technical Assistance Center
8737 Colesville Rd Ste 950
Silver Spring MD 20910
PH: 301/650-8061
FAX: 301/650-8045
EMAIL: bhelfer@emscnrc.com

Jack Hillyard MSW
Director
Univ of Iowa/ Iowa Creative
Employment Options (CEO)
108 3rd Street  Ste 350
Des Moines IA 50309
PH:  515/283-2310
FAX:  515/283-2307
EMAIL: jack-hillyard@uiowa.edu

Rebecca Hunter MEd
Research Associate
Program on Aging
School of Medicine
Univ of North Carolina
CB-7550 UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC 27599-7500
PH: 919/966-6974
FAX: 919/966-9734
EMAIL: rhh@med.unc.edu
 
Marshall Kubota MD
3324 Chanate Rd
Santa Rosa CA 95404
PH: 707/576-4070
FAX: 707/576-4087
EMAIL: mkkubota@aol.com

Phyllis Landry
Parent Consultant & State Coordinator
Family Voices
Childrens Special Health Svcs
Office of Public Health
325 Loyola Avenue, Rm 607
PO Box 60630
New Orleans LA 70182
PH: 504/568-5055
FAX: 504/568-7529
EMAIL: plandry@dhh.state.la.us

Latoya Landry
Junior, Mass Communications Major
Southern Univ of New Orleans, LA
New Orleans LA 78112
PH: 504/568-5055
FAX: /
EMAIL:

Jeffrey Lobas MD MPA
Title V Director
Child Health Specialty Clinics
IA Child Hlth Specialty Clinics
247 Hospital School
100 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City IA 52242-1011
PH: 319/356-1118
FAX: 319/356-3715
EMAIL: jeffrey-lobas@uiowa.edu

Merle McPherson MD MPH
Director
Div of Svcs for Children with
Special Health Needs (DSCSHN)
Maternal & Child Health Bur HRSA DHHS
5600 Fishers Ln Rm 18A-27 Parklawn Bldg
Rockville MD 20857
PH: 301/443-2350
FAX: 301/443-1728
EMAIL: mmcpherson@hrsa.gov

Linda Michaud MD
Pediatric Rehabilitation - PAV2310
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati OH 45229-3039
PH: 513/636-7480
FAX: 513/636-7360
EMAIL: michl0@chmcc.org
Linda Mona PhD
Research Associate
World Institute on Disability
510 16th St Ste 100
Oakland CA 94612
PH: 510/251-4333 or TTY 208-9493
FAX: 510/763-4109
EMAIL: lindam@wid.org

Beverly Mulvihill PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept Maternal & Child Health
School Of Public Health
Univ Of Alabama @ Birmingham
1665 University Blvd Room 320
Birmingham AL 35294-0021
PH: 205/934-7161
FAX: 205/934-8248
EMAIL: bmulvihi@uab.edu

Ray Nicholson MD
Director Emeritus of Family Practice
at St Mary Medical Center
AAFP
St Mary Medical Center
801 St. Mary’s Drive, Ste 104
Evansville IN 47750
PH: 812/485-4173
FAX: 812/485-7968
EMAIL: 74511.3676@compuserve.com

Stephanie Porter MSN RN
Director of Clinical Services
Institute for Community Inclusion
Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Ave
Boston MA 02115
PH: 617/355-4664
FAX: 617/355-7940
EMAIL: porters@a1.tch.harvard.edu

John Reiss PHD
Director
Policy & Program Affairs
Inst for Child Health Policy
Univ of Florida
5700 SW 34th St Ste 323
Gainesville FL  32608-5367
PH: 888/433-1851or 352/392-5904 x224
FAX: 352/392-8822
EMAIL: jgr@ichp.edu

J Erin Riehle MSN
Co-Director
Project SEARCH
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Med Ctr
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati OH 45229
PH: 513/636-8729
FAX: 513/636-2570
EMAIL: riehe0@chmcc.org

Elizabeth Roaf MD
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Community Medical Group
88 East Newton St F-209
Boston MA 02118
PH: 617/638-7062
FAX: 617/638-7075
EMAIL: eroaf@bu.edu

Richard Robison
Excutive Director
Federation For Children With Special Needs
1135 Tremont St  4th FL
Boston MA 02120
PH: 617/236-7210
FAX: 617/572-2094
EMAIL: rrobison@fcsn.org

Susie Rutkowski MEd
Co-Director Project SEARCH
Great Oaks Institute of
Technology and Career Development
3254 E Kemper Rd
Cincinnati OH 45241-1581
PH: 513/771-8840
FAX: 513/771-6575
EMAIL: rutkowss@greatoaks.com

Chastity Sabanjo
Sales Associate
Goodwill Industries
10 W Exhange St  Apt 1510
St Paul MN 55102
PH: 651/665-9238
FAX: 612/827-3065 attn Ceci Shapland
EMAIL:

Carolyn Seifert RN BSN CSN
Immediate Past President of Florida
Association of School Nurses
1744 Crown Point Woods Circle
Ocoee FL 34761
PH: 407/656-9734
FAX: 407/656-5078
EMAIL: hpips@aol.com

Ceci Shapland RN MSN
Family Voices Coordinator, Region V and
Project Coordinator
Ready 2 Work: FACCTS
Family-Centered Community Transition Svcs
PACER Ctr
4826 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis MN 55417
PH: 612/827-2966 or 821-9833
FAX: 612/827-3065  
EMAIL: cshapland@pacer.org

Ed Shapland
COO Acorn Medical Corp/e-Medical Corp
470 Vadnals Lake Drive
Vadnals Heights MN 55127
PH: 651/482-1811
FAX: 651/827-3065 attn Ceci Shapland
EMAIL:

MacLane Shapland
Customer Service Representative
YMCA, St Paull MN
139 15th Ave NW
New Brighton MN 55112
PH: 612/827-2966 or
821-9833 attn Ceci Shapland
FAX: 612/827-3065 attn Ceci Shapland
EMAIL:

Bonnie Strickland PHD
Branch Chief
Div of Svcs for Children with
Special Health Needs  (DSCSHN)
Maternal & Child Health Bur HRSA DHHS
5600 Fishers Ln Rm 18-18A Parklawn Bldg
Rockville MD 20857
PH: 301/443-2370 / 9331
FAX: 301/443-1728
EMAIL: bstrickland@hrsa.gov

Joseph Telfair Dr PH MSW  MPH
Associate Professor
Dept of Maternal & Child Health
School of Public Health
Univ of Alabama @ Birmingham
1665 University Blvd Ste 320
Birmingham AL 35294-0022
PH: 205/934-7161 or
934-1371
FAX: 205/934-8248
EMAIL: jtelfair@uab.edu

Glenn Tripp MD
Director Neurodevelopmental Program
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
311 South L St  Box 5299
Tacoma WA 98415
PH: 253/552-1449
FAX: 253/552-1540
EMAIL: gtripp@multicare.com

Conni Wells
Coordinator
FL Institute for Family Involvement
Home of Family Voices-FL & the Fed of Families for Children's Mental Health
3927 Spring Creek Highway
Crawfordville FL 32327
PH: 850/245-4444 or vm 309-3020
pager 531-3367 2257
FAX: 850/926-6190
EMAIL: family_voices_fl@mindspring.com  or cjwells@sprynet.com

Janell Wells
Wakulla High School class of 2000
Wakulla War Eagles- Guard
3927 Spring Creek Hwy
Crawfordville FL 32327
PH: 850/926-6190
FAX: 850/926-6190
EMAIL: janellwells@hotmail.com

Patience White MD
Executive Director
Adolescent Employment Readiness Ctr
Associate Dean For Faculty Affairs
Geo Washington Univ Med Ctr
111 Michigan Ave NW Ste 1300
Washington DC 20010-2970
PH: 202/884-3203 or 994-3266
FAX: 202/884-3385 / 994-9994
EMAIL: mcaphw@gwumc.edu

Carol Wilson
Family Voices State Coordinator
Family Voices
5109 Ross Lane
Marrero LA 70072
PH: 504/347-0598
FAX: 504/328-3542
EMAIL: cawilson@bellsouth.net

Karen Wilson RN
St Louis Children’s Hospital Rm2S-36
One Children’s Place
St Louis MO 63110
PH: 314/454-2664
FAX: 314/454-2664
EMAIL: kmw2681@hotmail.com 

Sherilyn Wood MA
Instructional Development Coordinator
MCH Interactive Insights
Inst For Child Health Policy at UF
5700 SW 34th St Suite 323
Gainesville FL 32608
PH: 352/392-5904 x230
FAX: 352/392-8822
EMAIL: skw@ichp.edu

Laurie Woodard MD
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of South Florida
COM MDC 13
12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa FL 33612
PH: 813/974-4197 or
254-2766
FAX: 813/974-4057
EMAIL: lwoodard@com1.med.usf.edu

Jay Wussow
Deputy Director
Building Health Systems for People
with Chronic Illness Program
Center for Health Care Strategies Inc
353 Nassau Street
Princeton NJ 08540
PH: 609/279-0700
FAX: 609/279-0956
EMAIL: jw@chcs.org

Philip Ziring MD
Chair
Committee on Children with Disabilities
American Academy of Pediatrics
1837 N Mohawk
Chicago IL 60614
PH: 312/633-6530
FAX: 312/572-3713
EMAIL: PapaZ@aol.com

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