STAC Members

The Administrator of the WTC Health Program is responsible for appointing members to the STAC. The make-up of the STAC is specified in the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. Due to a recent change in the STAC Charter, the term of a committee member may last up to four years (except for some members whose term is 3 years). If a vacancy occurs, the Administrator of the WTC Health Program will appoint a new member in the same area of expertise as the individual they replace. Once a member has completed their term, they may be appointed to additional terms.

Below is the current list of STAC members and their affiliations arranged by area of expertise:

Chair

Elizabeth M. Ward, Ph.D.
Captain (retired)
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
Asheville, NC
Term: 3/19/2019 - 9/30/2021

Designated Federal Officer

Tania Carreón-Valencia, Ph.D., M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Members

Sophie Balk, M.D.
Pediatrician
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, NY
Term: 10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023

Chandra Davis
Lieutenant (retired)
Rives Volunteer Fire Department
Rives, TN
Term: 10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023

Thomas Dydek, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., P.E.
Consultant
Dydek Toxicology Consulting
Austin, TX
Term: 2/11/2019 – 9/30/2021

Mariama James
Co-Chair
Manhattan Community Board 1
Quality of Life Committee
WTCHP Survivors Steering Committee
New York, NY
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024

Anita Jose, Ph.D.
Director
Child Welfare Programs
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Term: 10/2/2020 – 9/30/2024

Michael D. Larrañaga, Ph.D., F.A.I.H.A., P.E., C.I.H., C.S.P.
Managing Principal, President, and Co-Founder
Risk Engineering and Management
Dallas, TX
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024

Catherine McVay Hughes, M.B.A.
Chair
Manhattan Community Board 1
World Trade Center Health Program's Survivors Steering Committee
New York, NY
Term: 9/7/2020 – 9/30/2021

John D. Meyer, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Division of Occupational Medicine
Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Icahn - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024

Debra Milek, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Consultant
Department of General Internal Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Term: 10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023

Lawrence C. Mohr, M.D.
Distinguished University Professor
Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024

Nicholas C. Newman, D.O., M.S., F.A.A.P.
Director
Pediatric Environmental Health and Lead Clinic
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Term: 2/20/2019 – 9/30/2021

Jason W. Ostrowe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024

Robin L. Sassman, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., C.L.C.P.
Owner and President
RS Medical Consulting, PC
Boone, IA
Term: 3/8/2019 – 9/30/2021

Aarti B. Surti, M.D., M.H.C.D.S.
Associate Medical Director
Oscar Center
Oscar Health
Brooklyn, NY
Term: 10/5/2020 – 9/30/2024

Leigh Wilson, D.O., M.P.H.
Medical Director
Queens/Northwell Clinical Center of Excellence
World Trade Center Health Program
New York, NY
Term: 2/19/2019 – 9/30/2021