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.
Below is the current list of STAC members and their affiliations arranged by area of expertise:
- 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
- Sophie Balk, M.D.
Pediatrician
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, NY
Term: 10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023
- 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
- Chandra Davis
Owner
BCD Consulting
Hornbeak, TN
Term: 10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023
- 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
- Mridu Gulati, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Term: 3/29/2022 – 9/30/2025
- 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 - 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.
Professor and Director
Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment
Queens College
City University of New York Professor DrPH Program CUNY School of Public Health 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 – 9/30/2023 - 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
Borough of Manhattan Community College
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