Public Health Information Network (PHIN) 2008 Conference
Public Health Informatics: Collaboration at the Crossroads

Conference Planning Committee

Aaron E. Aranas, MPH, MBA
Health Scientist
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Nicole Fehrenbach, MPP
Deputy Director Division of Alliance Management & Consultation National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Atlanta, GA
Raymond D. Aller, MD
Director
Integrated Disease Surveillance
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles, CA
Angela Fix, MPH
Conference Co-Chair
Director Health Informatics & Privacy
Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Arlington, VA



Rita Altamore, MD, MPH
Epidemiologist
Washington State Department of Health
Washington State Department of Health
Olympia, WA
Laura Franzke, PhD, MPH
Partnership & Outreach Team Lead National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Ariel Ansley, MPH
Continuing Education Consultant ORISE Fellow Office of Career and Workforce Development (OWCD) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA
Lynn Gibbs-Scharf, MPH
Conference Co-Chair,
Director
Division of Alliance Management & Consultation National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Christi Bordeaux Dant, MPM
Principal & CEO
V/A Solutions, LLC
Severna Park, MD
Stephanie Matthews, MPH, CHES
Continuing Education Consultant
ORISE Fellow Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Kari A. Cady, BA, MA
Business Analyst
BearingPoint Management & Technology Consultants
Atlanta, GA
Ninad Mishra, MD, MS
Health Scientist
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Rebecca Gold, B.A., J.D.
Senior Business Consultant
BearingPoint Management & Technology Consultants
Atlanta, GA
Charles I. Motes, Jr., M.S., M.P.H. , R.S.
Director of Health
Southington Health Department
Southington
Connecticut



Sharon Hall, RN, PhD
CE Consultant/Nurse Planner
Office of Workforce and Career Development, (OWCD) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



John R. Nelson, MPA
IT Strategic Planning Manager
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phoenix, AZ
Michael Hill, DHA, MPH
Director Disease Control & Prevention
San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Stockton, CA
Janise Richards, PhD, MS, MPH
Senior Advisor
Division of Knowledge Management
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Anthony Holloway, MBA, BS
Information Technology Specialist
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Thomas G. Savel, MD
Associate Director for Science (Acting)National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA
Erin Holt, MPH
Epidemiologist
Tennessee Department of Health
Nashville, TN
Paula Soper, MPH
President
PHI Solutions
Baltimore, MD



Marion A. Kainer, MB, BS, MPH, FRACP
Infectious Diseases Physician & Medical Epidemiologist
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
Tennessee Department of Health
Nashville, TN



Susan Spaethe
Computer Specialist
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA
Bryant Karras, MD
Public Health Informatics Officer
Washington State Department of Health
Seattle, WA
LT Robert Swain, BSN, MLIS
Health Scientist
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Jessie R.M. Legros, EdD, MPH
Public Health Educator
National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA
Patricia A. Thomas, M(ASCP), MPH, CHES
Health Scientist
Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



Lisa Dwyer, MPH
Associate Research Analyst
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
Atlanta, GA
Claudia Vousden, BSN, MPH
Health Communication Specialist National Center for Public Health Informatics
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA



  Ellen Wild, MPH
Deputy Director of Program Development
Public Health Informatics Institute
Atlanta, GA