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. The term of a committee member may last up to four 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.
STAC Members and their Affiliations
Chair
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Elizabeth M. Ward, Ph.D.
Captain (retired)
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
Asheville, NC
Term: 3/18/2022 – 9/30/2025 Designated Federal Officer
- Tania Carreón-Valencia, Ph.D., M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Members
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Sophie Balk, M.D.
Pediatrician
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, NY
Term: 10/1/2019 – 3/28/2024
- John Comiskey, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Homeland Security
Department of Criminal Justice
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Term: 3/7/2022 – 9/30/2025
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Chandra Davis
Owner
BCD Consulting
Hornbeak, TN
Term: 10/1/2019 – 3/28/2024
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Joanna Gaitens, Ph.D., M.S.N./M.P.H., R.N.
Assistant Professor
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Term: 3/8/2022 – 9/30/2025
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Mridu Gulati, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Term: 3/29/2022 – 9/30/2025
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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
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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 -
Indrina Dalal Kanth
Chief of Staff
Rocky Mountain Prep
Denver, CO
Term: 3/28/2022 – 9/30/2025 -
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 -
Steven Markowitz, M.D., Dr.PH.
Director
Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment
Queens College
City University of New York Term: 3/9/2022 – 9/30/2025 -
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 – 3/28/2024 -
Lawrence C. Mohr, M.D.
Distinguished University Professor Departments of Medicine and Public Health SciencesMedical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024 -
Jason W. Ostrowe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
St. Joseph's University
New York, NY
Term: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024 -
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 -
Glenn Talaska, Ph.D., C.I.H.
Professor Emeritus and Past interim Chair
Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
Term: 3/8/2022 – 9/30/2025