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The MidAtlantic Health Leadership Institute

 Advisory Board

The Mid-Atlantic Health Leadership Institute reports to Dr. Thomas Burke, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Our Associate Dean and the Office for Public Health Practice and Training advises the Mid-Atlantic Health Leadership Institute staff and Advisory Board.  Through this communication, advice and collaboration, the leadership program continues to offer relevant training to future public health leaders in our region.

The Mid-Atlantic Health Leadership Institute maintains a broad and active Advisory Board. The purpose of the 16-member Board is to guide and advance the planning and implementation of the MHLI. The Board meets quarterly. For more information about board membership, please contact the Institute director, Harriet Langmead. The MHLI Advisory Board is comprised of the following members:

Alan Baker
Chief of Staff
American Public Health Association
800 "I" Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20001
Phone:  (202) 777-2441
Fax:  (202) 777-2532
e-mail:  alan.baker@apha.org

Ron Bialek, MPP
Executive Director
Public Health Foundation
1220 "L" Street, NW, Suite 350
Washington, D. C.  20005
Phone: (202) 898-5600   
Fax: (202) 898-5609
e-mail: 
rbialek@phf.org

M. Holly Craighead, MED
Eastern Shore Research and Development
2476 Stono Watch Drive
John's Island, South Carolina  29455
Phone:  (843) 637-4524
e-mail: 
mary.craighead@comcast..net

Barbara C. DeBastiani, MS, BSN
Community Health Associate
Wheeler & Associates Management Services
404 Robinson Street
Georgetown, Delaware   19947
Phone: (302) 856-7947
Fax:  (302)  335-5898
e-mail: bdebastiani@managetool.com

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, APRN-BC
House Office Building, Room 213
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, Maryland   21401-1991
Phone: (410) 841-3343
Fax: (410) 841-3850
e-mail: adelaide.eckardt@house.state.md.us

Ms. Eckardt's District Office: 
601 Locust Street, Suite 202
Cambridge, Maryland   21613
Phone: (410) 221-6561

Kathleen F. Edwards, PhD
Quality Improvement Project Lead
Multi State Learning Collaborative
National Network of Public Health Institutes
1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1200
New Orleans, Louisiana  70112
Phone: (410) 547-3050
Fax: (504) 301-9820
e-mail: 
kedwards@nnphiu.org


Herman M. Ellis, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Delaware Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware  19901
Phone:  (302) 744-4701
Fax:  (302) 739-6659
e-mail: 
herman.ellis@state.de.us

Nancy Fiedler
Senior Vice President for Communications
Maryland Hospital Association
6820 Deerpath Road
Elkridge, Maryland   21075  
Phone: (410) 379-6200
Fax: (410) 379-9539
e-mail: 
nfiedler@mhaonline.org

Robert S. Gold, PhD, DrPH
Dean - School of Public Health
University of Maryland College Park
3310 HHP Building
College Park, Maryland  20742
Phone:  (301) 405-2437
Fax:  (301) 405-8397
e-mail:  rsgold@umd.edu

Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 North Wolfe Street, #E6636
Baltimore, Maryland  21205
Phone:  (410) 614-9301
Fax:  (443) 287-7075
e-mail: 
lgoldman@jhsph.edu

Roger L. Harrell, MHA (Chairman)
Health Officer
Dorchester County Health Department
3 Cedar Street
Cambridge, Maryland   21613
Phone: (410) 228-3223
Fax: (410) 228-9319
e-mail: rharrell@.intercom.net

John A. Horensky, MS
Director and County Health Officer
Somerset County Health Department
20 Grove Street, P. O. Box 3000
Somerville, New Jersey  08876
Phone:  (908) 231-7177
Fax:  (908) 704-8042
e-mail:  Horensky@co.somerset.nj.us

Constance Row, FACHE
Row Associates, LLC
612 Rivershore Court
Edgewood, Maryland   21040
Phone: (410) 538-3111
Fax: (410) 676-7980
e-mail: rowassoc@comcast.net

Arlene H. Stephenson
Deputy Director for MHA and DDA Facilities Management
Mental Hygiene Administration
55 Wade Avenue
Catonsville, Maryland  21228
Phone: (410) 402-8446
Fax: (410) 402-8441
e-mail: astephenson@dhmh.state.md.us

Pierre N. Vigilance, MD, MPH
Director and Health Officer
Department of Health
District of Columbia Government
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, D.C.  20002
Phone:  (202) 671-5000
e-mail: Pierre.vigilance@dc.gov


David P. Walton
Public Health Administrator
Office of Workforce Development
Delaware Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware  19901
Phone:  (302) 744-4915
Fax:  (302) 739-6659
e-mail:  dave.walton@state.de.us

For more information, contact Harriet Langmead
hlangmea@jhsph.edu

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

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