Hyatt Regency Hotel Bethesda
July 17-18, 2008
PARTICIPANT LIST
Participant List
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Arizona
Holly Baumann
Director of Health Policy
Children’s Action Alliance
4001 North Third Street, Suite 160
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-266-0707
Dana Naimark
President/CEO
Children’s Action Alliance
4001 North Third Street, Suite 160
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-266-0707
Arkansas
Elisabeth Burak
Director of Health Policy
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-9678 x 119
Rich Huddleston
Executive Director
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-9678
Tara McLain Manthey
Communications Coordinator
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-9678
Kara Wilkins
Health Outreach Coordinator
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-9678
California
Kelly Hardy
Associate Director, Health
Children Now
1212 Broadway, 5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
510-763-2444 x 126
Cliff Sarkin
Senior Policy Associate
Children's Defense Fund California
2201 Broadway, Suite 705
Oakland, CA 94612
510-663-1294
Kristen Golden Testa
Director of California Health Program
The Children's Partnership
1351 3rd Street Promenade, Suite 206
Santa Monica, CA 90401
415-704-4435
Colorado
Katherine Blair
Program Manager
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
P.O. Box 18877
Denver, CO 80218
303-832-7727
Deborah Colburn
Executive Director
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
P.O. Box 18877
Denver, CO 80218
251-533-1798
Mike Kromrey
Executive Director
Metro Organizations for People
1980 Dahlia Street
Denver, Colorado 80220
303-399-2425
Stacey Moody
Project Director
Covering Kids and Families Colorado
600 Grant Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203
303-861-5165 x 249
Marilyn Stranske
Community Organizer
Metro Organizations for People
1980 Dahlia Street
Denver, Colorado 80220
303-399-2425
Tara Trujillo
Health Initiatives Director
Colorado Children’s Campaign
1580 Lincoln Street, Suite 420
Denver, Colorado 80203
303-839-1580 x 274
Illinois
John Bouman
President
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
50 East Washington Street, Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312-263-3830 x 250
Joanna VanderWoude
Media Relations Associate
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
50 East Washington Street, Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312-263-3830 x 253
Iowa
Carrie Fitzgerald
Health Policy Director
Child and Family Policy Center
218 6th Avenue, Suite 1021
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-280-9027
Susan Salter
Chair
Iowa hawk-i Board of Directors
P. O. Box 128
Mt. Vernon, IA 52314
319-895-6043
Tiffany Smith
Every Child Counts Network Policy Associate
Child and Family Policy Center
218 6th Avenue, Suite 1021
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-280-9027
Ohio
Sandy Erb-Wilson
State Field Director
Voices for Ohio’s Children
510 East Mound Street, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
614-477-7223
Sandra Grieshop
Health Policy Consultant
Voices for Ohio’s Children
510 East Mound Street, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
614-352-4835
Amy Swanson
Executive Director
Voices for Ohio’s Children
4019 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
216-881-7860
Mary Wachtel
Public Policy Director
Voices for Ohio’s Children
510 East Mound Street, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
614-225-9073
Rebecca Wilson
Media Consultant
Voices for Ohio’s Children
1005 Eaton Avenue
Akron, OH 44303
330-524-2067
Oregon
Robin Christian
Executive Director
Children First for Oregon
P.O. Box 14914
Portand, OR 97293
503-236-9754
Ellen Pinney
Health Policy Advocate
Oregon Health Action Campaign
3886 Beverly Ave NE, Bldg I, Suite16
Salem, OR 97305
503-581-6830 x 23
Rhode Island
Jill Beckwith
Policy Analyst
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
401-351-9400 x 20
Elizabeth Burke Bryant
Executive Director
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
401-351-9400
Linda Katz
Policy Director
The Poverty Institute
Rhode Island College School of Social Work
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
401-456-4634
Jessica Mack
Policy Analyst
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
401-351-9400 x 15
Catherine B. Walsh
Deputy Director
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
401-351-9400
Texas
Anne Dunkelberg
Associate Director
Center for Public Policy Priorities
900 Lydia Street
Austin, TX 78702
512 320-0222 x 102
Eileen Garcia-Matthews
Executive Director
Texans Care for Children
814 San Jacinto, Suite 201
Austin, Texas, 78701
512-473-2274
Laura Guerra-Cardus
Policy Director
Children's Defense Fund Texas
4500 Bissonnet, Suite 260
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-664-4080
Utah
Jerry Cochran
Health Policy Analyst
Voices for Utah Children
747 East South Temple, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
801-364-1182
Karen Crompton
Executive Director
Voices for Utah Children
747 East South Temple, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
801-364-1182
Washington
Annique Lennon
Health Policy Associate
Children's Alliance
2017 E Spruce
Seattle, WA 98122
206-324-0340 x 28
Teresa Mosqueda
Health Policy Coordinator
Children's Alliance
2017 E Spruce
Seattle, WA 98122
206-324-0340 x 21
Wisconsin
Jon Peacock
Research Director
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
555 West Washington Ave, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
608-284-0580 x 307
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Children, Families, and Communities
300 Second Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
Mary Ho
Program Associate
650-917-7258
Gene Lewit
Senior Program Director
650-917-7175
Liane Wong
Program Officer
650-917-7241
Center for Children and Families
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW Suite 5000
Box 571444
Washington, DC 20057
Joan Alker
Deputy Executive Director
202-784-4075
Liz Arjun
State Health Policy Analyst
202-784-4576
Tricia Brooks
Senior Fellow
603-731-2696
Lisa Dubay
Research and Policy Advisor
410-502-0985
Jocelyn Guyer
Deputy Executive Director
202-784-4077
Martha Heberlein
State Research Associate
202-687-4929
Cathy Hope
Communications Director
202-687-1058
Dawn Horner
Senior Program Director
202-687-7651
Cindy Mann
Executive Director
202-687-0883
Joe Touschner
State Health Policy Analyst
202-687-0331
Philip Zorn
Executive Assistant
202-784-3138
Spitfire Strategies
1752 N Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Colleen Chapman
Vice President
202-293-6200 x 213
Hollis Calhoun
Senior Associate
202-293-6200 x 232
Lucy Cox-Chapman
Account Coordinator
202-293-6200 x 215
Andrea Hagelgans
Director of Media Relations
212-576-1106
Ed Walz
Senior Associate
202-293-6200 x 203
Speakers and National Partners
Debra A. Draper
Associate Director
Center for Studying Health Systems Change
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20024
202-484-4220
Bruce Lesley
President
First Focus
1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-657-0671
John McDonough
Senior Advisor, National Health Reform
Senator Edward Kennedy/Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-4543
Amy Rosenthal
Project Director
New England Alliance for Children's Health
Community Catalyst
30 Winter Street, Floor 10
Boston, MA 02108
617-275-2929
Donna Cohen Ross
Outreach Director
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
820 First Street, NE, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002
202-408-1080
Christopher Trenholm
Associate Director of Health Research
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
600 Alexander Park
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-936-2796
Alice Weiss
Deputy Director
Maximizing Enrollment for Kids/
National Academy for State Health Policy
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 303
Washington, DC 20036
202-903-0101
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