Region I: Regional Health Equity Council Members
| Name | Title | Organization | State | Phone/Email |
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| John Auerbach | Director and Professor of Practice | Institute on Urban Health Research and the Bouce College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University | MA | 617-373-5668 j.auerbach@neu.edu |
| Willie Mae Bennet-Fripp | Executive Director | Committee for Boston Public Housing, Inc. | MA | 617-427-3556 wmbennett-fripp@cbphi.org |
| Nancy Berger | Health Consultant | CT | 860-371-8010 nancymph@aol.com |
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| Helen Caulton-Harris | Health and Human Services Director | City of Springfield Health Department | MA | 413-7887-6740 hcaulton@springfieldcityhall.com |
| Harry Chen | Health Commissioner | Vermont Department of Health | VT | 802-863-7280 harry.chen@ahs.state.vt.us |
| Lula Christopher | Executive Director | Boston Black Women's Health Institute | MA | 617-905-8133 lula.christopher@bbwhi.org |
| Hal Colston | SerVermont | VT | 802-241-2135 hal.colston@ahs.state.vt.us |
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| Charles E. Drum | Director | Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire | NH | 603-862-4320 603-862-1084 charles.drum@unh.edu |
| Warren J. Ferguson | Professor and Vice Chairman Community Health | Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School | MA | 774-442-6669 warren.ferguson@umassmemorial.org |
| Durrell Fox | MAI- NEHEC Project Director, New England AIDS Education and Training Center at UMASS Medical School | Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW) | MA | 617-262-5657 dfoxnehec@aol.com |
| Elmer Freeman | Executive Director | Center for Community Health Education, Research and Service | MA | 617-373-5179 e.freeman@neu.edu |
| Ralph Fuccillo | President | Dentaquest Foundation | MA | 617-886-1768 ralph.fuccillo@dentaquestfoundation.org |
| Dana Gelb Safran | Senior Vice President | Performance Measurement and Improvement, Blue Cross Blue Shield | MA | 617-246-3664 dana.safran@bcbsma.com |
| Barbara Ginley | Executive Director | Maine Migrant Health | ME | 207-622-9252 bginley@mainemigrant.org |
| Rev. Bonita Grubbs | Executive Director | Christian Community Action Agency | CT | 203-777-7848 bgrubbs@ccahelping.org |
| Kristin Noelle Hatcher | Medical Access Attorney | Connecticut Legal Services | CT | (860) 357-9308 khatcher@connlegalservices.org kn_hatcher@yahoo.com |
| Linda B. Hudson | Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine | Vice Chair, NEAC NAACP Health Advocacy Committee | MA | 617-636-3632 linda.hudson@tufts.edu |
| Elizabeth Krause | Vice President of Policy and Communications | Connecticut Health Foundation | CT | 860-724-1580 elizabeth@cthealth.org |
| Russ Lopez | Senior Research Associate, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban Policy, Northeastern University | Professor, Boston University School of Public Health | MA | 617-331-8561 rptlopez@neu.edu |
| Jewel Mullen | Commissioner | Connecticut Department of Public Health | CT | 860-509-7101 Jewel.Mullen@ct.gov |
| Patricia Nelson-Johnson | Minority Health Coordinator | Vermont Department of Health, Office of Minority Health | VT | 802-863-7568 pat.nelconjohnson@state.vt.us |
| Ana Novais | Executive Director of Health | Division of Community Health and Equity Rhode Island Department of Health | RI | 401-222-5117 Ana.Novais@health.ri.gov |
| Sheila Och | Deputy Director | Lowell Community Health Center | MA | 978-322-8518 sheilaoc@lchealth.org |
| Deborah Perry | CEO | YWCA Rhode Island | RI | 401-769-7450 ywcaofnri@aol.com |
| Agata Raszczyk-Lawska | Esquire | Connecticut Legal Services | CT | 860-357-9316 arlawska@connlegalservices.org |
| Wayne Rawlins | National Medical Director, Racial and Ethnic Equity Initiative | Aetna Inc. | CT | 860-273-5230 rawlinsws@aetna.com |
| Dianne (Dannie) Ritche | Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine | Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention | RI | 401-729-2065 dannie_ritchie@brown.edu |
| Jeffrey Sanchez | Chairman, Joint Committee on Public Health | Massachusetts State Representative | MA | 617-722-2130 jeffrey.sanchez@mahouse.gov |
| Rebecca Sky | Cultural Effectiveness and Quality Health Care Project Director | Foundation for Healthy Communities | NH | 603-415-4277 rsky@healthynh.com |
| Lisa Sockabasin | Director | Office of Minority Health | ME | 207-287-6227 lisa.sockabasin@maine.gov |
| Sondra E. Solomon | Associate Professor | University of Vermont, Department of Psychology | VT | 802-656-3034 sondra.solomon@uvm.edu |
| Marie M. Spivey | Vice President Health Equity, Connecticut Hospital Association | Commission on Health Equity Chair | CT | 203-294-7379 spivey@chime.org |
| Tracey Tsugawa | Civil Rights Investigator | Vermont Human Rights Commission | VT | 802-828-2493 tracey.tsugawa@state.vt.us |
| Clarissa Webber | Tribal Public Health Liaison | All Maine Tribes (Based at Maliseet Tribal Nation) | ME | 207-532-2240 ext 32 cwebber@maliseets.com |
| Catherine Yomoah | State Refugee Coordinator | Department of Health and Human Service, Office of Multicultural Affairs | ME | 207-287-5737 catherine.yomoah@maine.gov |