Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator List
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Rebecca Warren, MSN,RN (Interim)
Immunization Division
Alabama Department of Public Health
RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 1-800-469-4599
Fax: 334-206-2044
Secure e-mail available
Rebecca.warren@adph.state.al.us
Decentralized-field staff
Annie Peterson-Lewis
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Dept of Health & Social Services
Division of Public Health
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-8013
Fax: 907-562-7802
Secure e-mail available
Annie.peterson-lewis@alaska.gov
Vai Fuata
Department of Health Immunization Program
Fagaima Rd Fitzgerald Building 2nd Floor
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Phone: 84-699-9329
Fax: 684-669- 8467
Vai.Fuata@doh.as
Susan Goodykoontz
Office of Infectious Disease Services
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 140
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 480-364-4043
Fax: 602-364-3199
goodyks@azdhs.gov
Centralized
Amy Rodriguez
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator-Maricopa County
Phone: 602-506-6630
AmyMurphy@mail.maricopa.gov
Mary Stebbins, MSN, RN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator-Pima County
Phone: 520-784-8334
mary.stebbins@pima.gov
Becky Snodgrass, RN
Perinatal Hep B Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham St., Slot #48
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501- 614-5300
Fax: 501-661-2300
Becky.Snodgrass@arkansas.gov
Centralized
Rosie Glenn-Finer
Immunization Branch
California Department of Public Health
850 Marina Bay Pkwy
Building P, 2nd Floor
Richmond, CA, 94804-6403
Phone: 510-620-3741
Fax: 510-620-3949
Secure email available
Rosie.glenn-finer@cdph.ca.gov
Decentralized
Melanie Barr, RN, MSN, CNS
Coordinator, Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Unit
Los Angeles County
Immunization Program
3530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: 213-351-7427
Fax: 213-351-2780
mbarr@ph.lacounty.gov
Decentralized
Edith Rodriguez
Case Management Coordinator
Phone: 213-351-7400
Fax: 213-351-2781
edirodriguez@ph.lacounty.gov
Briana Sprague
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention
Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303-692-2761
Fax: 303-759-5257
briana.sprague@state.co.us
Centralized
Kristin Gerard, MPH
Epidemiologist
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Immunization Program
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #11 MUN
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Direct Phone: 860-509-8187
Program Phone: 860-509-7729
Fax: 860-707-1905
Kristin.gerard@ct.gov
Laura Gannon
Delaware Division of Public Health Thomas Collins Building, Suite 4
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-744-1159
Fax: 302-739-2555
Secure email available
laura.gannon@state.de.us
Decentralized
Donna T. Sheler, RN BSN MBA
Perinatal Hepatitis B Nurse Consultant
DC Department of Health
HIV/AIDS Hepatitis STD TB Administration (HAHSTA)
899 North Capitol Street, NE
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-576-9325
Fax: 202-741-8720
donna.sheler@dc.gov
Please use this e-mail address for Perinatal Hepatitis B case communication: doh.phbcases@dc.gov
Carter Apaisam, Program Manager
Department of Health and Social Affairs FSM National Government
P.O. Box PS-70
Palikir, Pohnpei FM 96941
Phone: 691-320-2619
Fax: 691-320-5263 cartapaisam@gmail.com
Decentralized
Deborah M. Kahn, BHS, RN
Community Health Nursing Consultant
Immunization Section, Bureau of Epidemiology
Division of Disease Control and Health Protection
Florida Department of Health
4025 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 561-496-4360
Cell: 850-445-5908
Fax: 850-412-5810
Deborah.Kahn@flhealth.gov
Secondary Contact:
Jennifer Rivera, BS
Phone: 850-558-9622
Fax: 850-922-4195
Jennifer.Rivera@flhealth.gov
Tracy Kavanaugh, MS, MCHES
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Epidemiology Section
Georgia Department of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 14-263
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-651-5196
Fax: 404-657-6871
Secure email available
Tracy.Kavanaugh@dph.ga.gov
Decentralized
Allan Angcao
Department of Public Health and
Social Services,
Immunization Program
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, Guam 96913
Phone: 671-735-7143/7148/7160
Fax: 671-734-1475
allan.angcao@dphss.guam.gov
Cathy Wu
Hawaii Immunization Branch Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street, 4th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-8359
Fax: 808-586-7511
Secure e-mail available
cathy.wu@doh.hawaii.gov
Centralized
Jeff Kingsbury
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Immunization Program
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5967
Fax: 208-334-4914
kingsbuj@dhw.idaho.gov
Jodi Morgan, BSN RN CIC
Public Health Program Specialist
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-782- 2016
Fax: 217-524-0962
Jodi.morgan@illinois.gov
Decentralized
Van Quach, BSN, MS, RN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Adult Special Projects Coordinator
Chicago Department of Public Health
2160 West Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-746-6281
Fax: 312-746-6388 C
van.quach@cityofchicago.org
Marcia Levin
Immunization Program Director
Phone: 312-746-6120
Fax: 312-746-6388 C
marcia.levin@cityofchicago.org
Centralized
Brenda Mason
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian, 6th floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-416-0267
Fax: 317-972-0142
bmason@isdh.IN.gov
Centralized (STC database)
Shelly Jensen
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Toll Free: 800-831-6293 ext. 2
Phone: 515-281-4938
Fax: 800-831-6292
Shelly.Jensen@idph.iowa.gov
Decentralized
Chelsea Raybern
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program Coordinator
Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson St, Suite 075
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-0339
Cell: 785-291-3775
Epidemiology Hotline: 877-427-7317
Secure email available
Chelsea.Raybern@ks.gov
Decentralized
Deborah Bolton-Plucknett, RN (primary contact)
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program Coordinator
Kentucky Immunization Program
Department for Public Health
Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
275 East Main Street HS 2E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-4478 ext. 4259
Fax: 502-564-4760
deb.bolton-plucknett@ky.gov
Julie A Miracle, RN, BSN, CPAN (Secondary contact)
Nurse Consultant
Kentucky Immunization Program
Department for Public Health
Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
275 East Main Street HS 2E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-4478
Fax: 502-564-4760
Julie.Miracle@ky.gov
Lyndsey Kirchner, MPH
Hepatitis Program Manager
Louisiana Office of Public Health
Immunization Program
1450 Poydras Street, Suite 1938
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-2600
Fax: 504-568-2659
Lyndsey.Kirchner@la.gov
Centralized
Jennifer Ledet, MBA (Secondary contact)
Program Consultant
Phone: 504-568-2600
Fax: 504-568-2659
Jennifer.Ledet@la.gov
Kristin Poulin
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Division of Infectious Disease
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
286 Water Street, 9th Floor
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-6813
Fax: 207-287-8127
Kristin.Poulin@Maine.gov
Centralized
Rosebella Jennet
National Immunization Program
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 16
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960
Phone: 692-456-0704
Fax: 692-625-3432
rm.jennet@gmail.com
Centralized
Michal Thornton, RN, BSN
Nurse Program Consultant
Maryland Department of Health
201 W. Preston Street, Suite 319E
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-6674
Fax: 410-333-5893
Secure email available
Michal.Thornton@maryland.gov
Decentralized
Katie Reilly, MPH, MSN, RN
Immunization Nurse Manager
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 508-441-3982 (M/W/F)
Phone: 508-983-6833 (T/TH)
Fax: 617-983-6840
catherine.reilly@state.ma.us
Centralized
Pat Fineis
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Immunization
333 S. Grand Ave
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-9443 / 800-964-4487
Fax: 517-335-9855 C
fineisp@michigan.gov
Mixed. Both Centralized and decentralized
Genny Grilli, MPH
Perinatal Hepatitis B Program Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Health
625 Robert St N.
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Phone: 651-201-5557
Fax: 651-201-5502
Secure e-mail available
Prefer transfers via fax
Genny.Grilli@state.mn.us
Centralized
Alfredia Johnson
Mississippi State Dept. of Health
Immunization Program
570 East Woodrow Wilson, Suite O-350
Post Office Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7229
Fax: 601-576-7686
AlfrediaV.Johnson@msdh.ms.gov
Lois Moore (Secondary contact)
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Phone: 601-576-7710
Fax: 601-576-7663
Lois.Moore@msdh.ms.gov
Tricia Cregger, CPH
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Section for Women’s Health
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 573-526-1465
Fax: 573-522-3023
Tricia.Cregger@health.mo.gov
Decentralized
Susan Reeser, RN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
MT DPHHS Immunization Program
1400 Broadway, RM C211
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-1805
Fax: 406-444-2920
Transfer cases via fax or secure email
SReeser@mt.gov
Decentralized
Cheng Huang, RN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program Coordinator
Immunization Program
PO Box 500309
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: 670-236-8745
Fax: 670-233-0030
clairern2010@gmail.com
Blake Hendrickson
VPD Surveillance Coordinator
Nebraska Department of Health Immunization Program
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 402-471-6450
Cell: 402-310-3707
Fax: 402-471-3601
Secure e-mail is available
Blake.Hendrickson@nebraska.gov
Mixed both Centralized and Decentralized
Ali Garcia
Disease Investigator II
Nevada State Health Division
500 Damonte Ranch Pkwy, Suite 657
Reno, NV 89521
Phone: 775-684-5289
Fax: 775-850-1144
aligarcia@health.nv.gov
VACANT-contact secondary
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Southern Nevada Health District
280 South Decatur Boulevard
P.O. Box 3902
Las Vegas, NV 89127
Decentralized
Sarah Lugo, MSN, RN (Secondary contact)
Community Health Nurse II
Phone: 702-759-0582
Fax: 702-759-1430
Cell: 702-201-0443
Secure e-mail available
lugo@snhdmail.org
Danika Williams, MPH
Epidemiologist
1001 E. 9th Street, Building B
Reno, NV 89520-0027
Phone: 775-326-6046
Fax: 775-328-3764 C
dmwilliams@washoecounty.us
Janice Houston, RN, BSN
Public Health Nurse Coordinator
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6504
Phone: 603-271-2013
Fax: 603-271-3850
Janice.Houston@dhhs.nh.gov
Decentralized
Suzanne Allison, RN, BSN (Secondary contact)
Public Health Nurse Coordinator
Phone: 603-271-3572
Fax: 603-271-3850
sallison@dhhs.state.nh.us
Jill Dinitz-Sklar, MPH
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Health
135 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0396
Phone: 609-826-4861
Fax: 609-826-4866
Secure e-mail available
Jill.Dinitz-Sklar@doh.state.nj.us
Decentralized but state will get involved to complete cases
Joelle Jacobs
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
1190 S. St Francis Drive, S1258 (PO Box 26110)
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-827-0219
Fax: 505-827-1064
Joelle.jacobs@state.nm.us
Centralized
Carolyn Perry
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Immunization
ESP, Corning Tower #649
Albany, NY 12235
Phone: 518-473-4437
Fax: 518-474-1495
Carolyn.perry@health.ny.gov
Decentralized
Julie Lazaroff, MPH
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Unit
Bureau of Immunization
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Gotham Center
42-09 28th Street
Queens, New York 11101-4132
Direct Phone: 347-396-2476
Fax:347-396-8846 (Preferred)
347-396-2558 or 347-396-2559
jlazarof@health.nyc.gov
Mary J. Stanley, RN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1917 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1917
Phone: 919-707-5573
Fax: 919-676-6147
Mary.Stanley@dhhs.nc.gov
Decentralized
Jenny Myers, MPH (Secondary contact)
Epidemiologist
Immunization Branch
Phone: 919-707-5599
Fax: 919-676-6147
jenny.myers@dhhs.nc.gov
Jenny Galbraith
Epidemiologist
North Dakota Department of Health
Division of Disease Control
2635 East Main Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58506
Phone: 701-328-2335
Fax: 701-328-0355
jgalbraith@nd.gov
Centralized
Laurie Billing (Acting)
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Public Health Informatics and VPD Epidemiology
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
Ohio Department of Health
35 E. Chestnut Street, 7th Floor Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-2718
Fax: 614-728-4279
Secure email available
Laurie.Billing@odh.ohio.gov
Decentralized
Jennifer Bumgarner RN, BSN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Coordinator
HIV/STD Services
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Phone: 405-271-4636
Fax: 405-271-5149
JenniferJB@health.ok.gov
Centralized
Lee Rose Peters, MPH
Surveillance Epidemiologist
Oregon Immunization Program
800 NE Oregon St., Suite 370
Portland, OR 97232-2162
Phone: 971-673-0310
Fax: 971-673-0278
Secure email available
lee.r.peters@state.or.us
Decentralized
Leisa Garner Spence, RN
Nursing Services Consultant
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Division of Immunizations
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-787-5681
Fax: 717-214-7223
Secure email available
lgarnerspe@pa.gov
Centralized
Bruce Barlow, BSN
Philadelphia Department of Public Health Division of Disease Control
500 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: 215-685-6853
Fax: 215-685-6806 C
bruce.barlow@phila.gov
Zaira Kianes-Pérez, MS, Dr.PH
Immunization Program
Department of Health of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 70184
Centro Medico
San Juan P.R. 00936-8184
Phone: 787-765-2929 ext. 3269
Zaira.kianes@salud.pr.gov
Merlyn B. Basilius
Palau Immunization Program
Belau National Hosp. Pharmacy Department
P.O. Box 6027
Koror, Palau, PW 96940
Phone: 680-488-7252
Fax: 680-488-1211
Mobile: 680-775-2898
mbasilius@gmail.com
Hsiu-Chin Shen, MS, RN
Rhode Island Department of Health Division of Family Health
Immunization Program
3 Capital Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-1254
Fax: 401-222-1088
HsiuChin.Shen@health.ri.gov
Decentralized
Tina Skinner
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Immunization Division
SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
2100 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-0692
Fax: 803-898-0326
skinnetm@dhec.sc.gov
Centralized
Carol Chalcraft
PHBPP Coordinator
South Dakota Department of Health/
Office of Disease Prevention
615 East 4th. Street
Pierre, SD 57501-1700
Phone: 605-773-2664
Fax: 605-773-5509 C
Carol.chalcraft@state.sd.us
Janice Johnson, RN
Program Coordinator
Immunizations Perinatal Hepatitis B Program
TN Department of Health
Andrew Johnson Tower, 3rd Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-253-1359
Fax: 615-532-8526 or 615-253-3279
M.Janice.Johnson@tn.gov
Centralized
Eva Hansson, RN, MSN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Texas Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347, MC 1946
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: 512-776-6634
Fax: 512-776-7544
TxperihepB@dshs.texas.gov secure email for case transfer
Eva.hansson@dshs.texas.gov
Decentralized
Essi Havor RN, BSN
Chief Nurse
Immunization Program Services
Houston Department of Health & Human Services
8000 N. Stadium Drive, 5th. Floor
Houston, TX 77054
Phone: 832-393-4649
Secure e-mail:
perihepb@houstontx.gov
Fax: 832-393-5242/5241
Cell: 832-236-9786
Essi.havor@houstontx.gov
Centralized
Tom Gonzalez
San Antonio Metro. Health District
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Immunization Program
2509 Kennedy Circle Bldg 125
San Antonio, Texas 78235
Phone: 210-207-8876
Fax: 210-207-8807 C
tom.gonzalez@sanantonio.gov
Cindy Wynette, BS, CHES
Adult Immunization/Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator
Immunization Program
Utah Department of Health
288 N 1460 W (use street address for shipping FedEx, UPS only)
PO Box 142012
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2012
Phone: 801-538-6690
Fax: 801-538-9440
Secure-email available
cwynette@utah.gov
Veronica Fialkowski, MPH
Vermont Department of Health
Division of Health Surveillance
108 Cherry St., Suite 304
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-863-7240
Fax: 802-951-4061
Secure e-mail available
veronica.fialkowski@vermont.gov
Centralized
Amulen Wirsiy
1303 Hospital Ground, Suite 10
St.Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Phone: 340-776-1113 ext. 2224
Fax: 340-774-5813
Amulen.Wirsiy@doh.vi.gov
Ann Basner, MPH, Coordinator
Perinatal B Hepatitis Prevention Program
Division of Immunization
Virginia State Department of Health
109 Governor Street, Room 314 West PO Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-864-8071
Fax: 804-864-8089
ann.basner@vdh.virginia.gov
Centralized for baby follow up
Decentralized for mother follow-up
Tawney Harper (acting)
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program Coordinator
Office of Immunization and Child Profile
Washington State Department of Health
PO Box 47843
Olympia, WA 98504
Fax: 360-236-3590
Secure e-mail available
tawney.harper@doh.wa.gov
Decentralized
Rosemary Levenson, BSN, RN
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program Coordinator
Office of Epidemiology & Prevention Services
Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
350 Capitol Street, Room 125
Charleston WV, 25301
Phone: 304-558-5358, ext. 1
or 304-356-4036
Fax: 304-558-6335
Rosemary.S.Levenson@wv.gov
Decentralized with State as safety net
Stephanie Borchardt, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist
WI Immunization Program
1 W Wilson Street, PO Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-266-9923
Fax: 608-267-9493
Stephanie.Borchardt@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Decentralized
Heidi Gurov, BSN RN
Clinical Specialist/IQIP Coordinator
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Avenue, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-8981
Fax: 307-777-3615
heidi.gurov@wyo.gov
Centralized
Communicable Disease Unit does case management