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2009 ANNUAL FORUM
MHCN is honored to present the following distinguished speakers for the
2009 MOBILE HEALTH CLINICS FORUM
Forum Speakers
(Partial list)
Opening Session ~ Keynote Presentation
Addressing Health Inequities: One System’s Approach
Eileen Barsi
Director, Community Benefit
Catholic Healthcare West
San Francisco, CA
Accountability for Community Benefit
Published in
Hospital & Health Networks (H&HN)
Forum Session Speakers
Oscar Arevalo, DDS, MPH
Chief, Division of Dental Public Health
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Lexington, KY
Kathy Barlow, MS
Manager, Mission Outreach
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
Reno, NV
Barbara Brody, MPH
Director, Center for Community Ophthalmology
University of California San Diego, Shiley Eye Center
Clinical Professor, Depts. of Ophthalmology and Family
& Preventive Medicine
La Jolla, CA
John Brownstein, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jennifer Burris, BA
Director, Health Education Programs
SW Area Health Education Center
Lafayette, LA
Charles Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor
LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Emily Cooper, RN
The Health Bus
Sherbourne Health Centre
Sherbourne, Ontario, CAN
Tyree David, DDS
Nevada Health Centers, Inc.
Christina Demopoulos, DDS
Grant Administrator, Crack Down on Cancer Program
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Las Vegas, NV
Kathleen Dowler, RN
Director, Mission Integration
Chandler Regional & Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers
Chandler, AZ
Roy Driver, MS, LCPC
Team Leader
Lewiston Vet Center
Lewiston, ME
Monica Dunn
Program Manager
Women & Children First Dental
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
Mattoon, IL
Kathy Ficco, RN
Executive Director
St. Joseph Community Health Clinics
St. Joseph Health System,
Santa Rosa, CA
Clark Gaither, MD
Medical Director
WATCH Mobile Medical Unit
Goldsboro, NC
Jim Goodwin
Facilities/Transportation Technician
Fresno County Office of (Migrant) Education
Fresno, CA
Jennifer Green, MHSA
Program Director
LSU Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Shreveport, LA
Tina Hembree, MPH
Program Manager
Norton Cancer Institute, Prevention & Early Detection
Louisville, KY
Ron Kemp
CEO
Community Health Centers of
Southeastern Iowa
West Burlington, Iowa
Gary Lewis
Managing Director
RV Basic Training, LLC
Hemet, CA
Melissa Lofton
Administrative Manager, Mobile Mammography
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Houston, TX
Carlos Lopez, DMD
President
Cuidado Dental Terapeutico
San Juan, PR
Lesley Mansfield, MD, FACP
Senior Project Manager, Rural Health Resource Center,
Eastern Region, Togus VA Medical Center
Augusta, ME
Renee Mompoint, MSW
Agency Collaboration Coordinator
New Orleans Adolescent Hospital’s Algiers Mental Health Clinic
New Orleans, LA
Niel Nathason, MA, MPH
Assistant Dean
University of Southern California School of Dentistry
Los Angeles, CA
David Newman, RN
Mobile Telehealth Clinic Coordinator
Cheyenne VA Medical Center
Cheyenne, WY
Susan Nyanzi, PhD, CHES, ACSM
Research Analyst
Los Angeles County
Dept Public Health, CA
Nancy Oriol, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School, Founder of The Family Van
Boston, MA
Stephen Samuelson, MPA
Executive Director
Mobile C.A.R.E. Foundation
Chicago, IL
Julie Schmidt
Assistant Vice President, Training & Technical Assistance
National Association of Community Health Centers
Fairfield, CT
M. Jean Serafy
Executive Director
Free Clinics of the Western Region
San Diego, CA
Candy Simbalenko, RN, BS
Manager, Breast Health Programs
St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Stockton, CA
Andrea Skolkin
Chief Executive Officer
One World Community Health Center
Omaha, NE
Heidi Stovall
Vice President
FollowMe, Inc.
Sonoma, CA
Robin Tamras
Acting Director of Operation
Nevada Health Centers, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
Jorge Valdez-Garcia, MD, MA
General Director, Health Planning & Development
Caravansas de la Salud
Health Ministry of Mexico
Anthony Vavasis, MD
Clinical Director, HOTT
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
New York, NY
Marcela Vazquez, RN
National Coordinator
Caravanas de la Salud
Health Ministry of Mexico
Viviana Vilanova, JD
Partner
Cuidado Dental Terapeutico, Inc.
San Juan, PR
Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH
Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics
Denver, CO
Amele Zewge-Teffera
Program Manager, The Health Bus
Sherbourne Health Center
Toronto, Canada
Forum Facilitators
Jennifer Bennet
Executive Director
The Family Van
Boston, MA
James Comeaux, LCSW
Chief Operating Oficer
St. Charles Community Health Center
Luling, LA
Intensive Training Course Instructors
George Hayes, NCPT
Manager, Mobile Medical Unit
Whittier Institute for Diabetes
LaJolla, CA
Brian Quinn
Adjunct Professor
St. John’s University
New York, NY