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. A STAC member's term may last up to three years (except for some of the initial members whose term is 4 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.
Consultant
North American Associaton of Central Cancer Registries
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

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

Anthony Flammia, M.P.S.
New York, NY
Term: 6/6/2018 - 9/30/2020

Mridu Gulati, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Term: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2019

Gregory G. Homish, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Community Health and Health Behavior
School of Public Health and Health Professions
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Term: 5/2/2018 - 9/30/2020

Catherine McVay Hughes, M.B.A.
Chair
Manhattan Community Board 1
World Trade Center Health Program's Survivors Steering Committee
New York, NY
Term: 5/10/2018 - 9/30/2020

Vaylateena Jones, R.N.
New York, NY
Term: 5/1/2018 - 9/30/2020

Steven Markowitz, M.D.
Professor and Director
Center for the Biology of Natural Systems
Queens College, City University of New York
Flushing, NY
Term: 5/2/2018 - 9/30/2020

John Martell
President
Professional Fire Fighters of Maine
Brunswick, ME
Term: 2/13/2019 – 9/30/2021

David M. Newman, M.A., M.S.
Industrial Hygienist
EOHS Associates, LLC
Brooklyn, NY
Term: 5/1/2018 - 9/30/2020

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

Lila Nordstrom
Founder and Executive Director
StuyHealth
West Hollywood, CA
Term: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2019

Sheela Sathyanarayana, M.D., M.P.H.
Attending Physician
Center for Health, Behavior, and Development
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Seattle, WA
Term: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2019

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

Micki Siegel de Hernández, M.P.H.
Health and Safety Director
District 1
Communications Workers of America
New York, NY
Term: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2019

Marc Wilkenfeld, M.D.
Chief
Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine
Winthrop University Hospital
Garden City, NY
Term: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2019

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