Appendix A
Members of Work Groups
HHS DATA COUNCIL
WORKING GROUP ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DATA
Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D. (Cochair)
Director, Division of Policy and Data
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
ocarter@osophs.dhhs.gov
Anthony D'Angelo (Cochair)
Principal Statistician
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
adangelo@hqe.ihs.gov
Richard Bragg, Ph.D.
Social Science Research Analyst
Minority Health Services Research Coordinator
Health Care Financing Administration
Office of Strategic Planning
Baltimore, MD
rbragg@hcfa.gov
Lester Cash
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Management and Budget
Washington, DC
lcash@os.dhhs.gov
Gwendolyn B. Clark
Public Health Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, MD
gclark@hrsa.dhhs.gov
M. Lyvon Covington
Public Health Specialist
Office of Special Health Issues
Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, MD
lcovingt@Bangate.FDA.GOV
Patricia M. Golden
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hyattsville, MD
pmg2@cdc.gov
Dale Hitchcock
Senior Policy Analyst
Division of Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
dhitchco@osaspe.dhhs.gov
Morgan Jackson, MD, MPH
Director, Minority Health Program
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, MD
mjackson@ahcpr.gov
K. A. Jagannathan, Ph.D.
Program Analyst
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Administration for Children and Families
Washington, DC
kjagannathan@acf.dhhs.gov
Steven Melov
Director, Management, Information, and
Analysis Division
Office for Civil Rights
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Washington, DC
smelov@os.dhhs.gov
Bradford Perry
Office of Minority Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland
BPerry@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Susan G. Queen. Ph.D.
Division of Information and Analysis
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland
sgqueen@hrsa.gov
Gladys H. Reynolds, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
Office of the Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
ghrl@cdc.gov
Beatrice Rouse, Ph.D.
Senior Epidemiologist
Office of Applied Studies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
Rockville, MD
brouse@SAMHSA.gov
James Scanlon
Senior Policy Analyst
Division of Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Christopher T. Sempos, Ph.D.
Office of Research on Minority Health
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
semposc@od.nih.gov
Belinda Seto, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director
for Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
bs11e@nih.gov
Amanda Utts
Writer/Editor
ASPE/PIC
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
autts@osaspe.dhhs.gov
Deborah L. Yatsko
Program Analyst
Administration for Native Americans
Washington, DC
dyatsko@acf.dhhs.gov
Evelyn Yee
Researcher
Administration on Aging
Washington, DC
evelyn.yee@aoa.gov
Jessie Washington
Equal Opportunities Specialist
Office for Civil Rights
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Jwashington@os.dhhs.gov
OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH STAFF
Sheila Pack Merriweather
Public Health Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
smerriweather@osophs.dhhs.gov
Annette M. Nieves
Program Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
anieves@osophs.dhhs.gov
Violet R.H. Woo
Program Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
vwoo@osophs.dhhs.gov
HHS INITIATIVE TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH DATA WORK GROUP
Jack Anderson (Co-chair)
Deputy Director, NCHS
Presidential Bldg.
Hyattsville, MD
Anthony D'Angelo (Co-chair)
Principal Statistician
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
adangelo@hqe.ihs.gov
Ross H. Arnett, III
Director, Center for Cost and Financing Studies
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, MD
rarnett@ahcpr.gov
Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Policy and Data
Office of Minority Health
Rockwall II Bldg,
Rockville, MD
ocarter@osoophs.dhhs.gov
Vilma Cokkinides
Epidemiologist
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Data Evaluation Analysis and
Research
Bethesda, MD
Vcokkinides@hrsa.gov
Deborah Guadalupe Durán, Ph.D.
Health Policy Analyst
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
Administrator's Office for Policy and Program
Coordination
Rockville, MD
dduran@samhsa.gov
Wayne Giles
NCCDPHP
Division of Adult and Community Health
Cardiovascular Health Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
HWG0@cdc.gov
Miryam Granthom
Healthy People Consortium Coordinator
Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Mgranton@osophs.dhhs.gov
Morgan Jackson, MD, MPH
Director, Minority Health Program
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, MD
mjackson@ahcpr.gov
Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.
Chief, Survey and Analysis Branch
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
Rockville, MD
rmanders@samhsa.gov
Beatrice Rouse, Ph.D.
Senior Epidemiologist
Office of Applied Studies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
Rockville, MD
brouse@SAMHSA.gov
Barbara Wells (alternate)
Evaluation Director, Office of Data,
Evaluation, Analysis and Research
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bethesda, MD
bwells@hrsa.dhhs.gov