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Sullivan Alliance Members
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Chair: The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1989-1993
President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is the
founding Dean and first President of Morehouse School of
Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Sullivan served as
President of MSM for more than two decades, taking a hiatus
from 1989 to 1993 to serve a Presidential appointment as
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). On July 1, 2002, Dr. Sullivan was bestowed the honor of
President Emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine.
A native of Atlanta, Dr. Sullivan
graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College in 1954, and
earned his medical degree, cum laude, from Boston University
School of Medicine in 1958. He is board certified in internal
medicine and hematology and he is a member of the Institute of
Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. He served
on the faculties of Harvard Medical School (1963-64), Seton
Hall College of Medicine (1964-65), Boston University School
of Medicine (1966-75), and Morehouse School of Medicine
(1975-89; 1993-present).
In 1989, Dr. Sullivan accepted an
appointment by President George H.W. Bush to head HHS, the
federal agency responsible for the major health, welfare, food
and drug safety, medical research and income security programs
serving the American people. In January 1993, he returned to
MSM and resumed the office of president.
Dr. Sullivan was the founding
President of the Association of Minority Health Professions
Schools, and he is a former member of the Joint Committee on
Health Policy of the Association of American Universities and
the National Association of Land Grant Colleges and
Universities.
He is Chairman of the National
Health Museum (Washington, DC), Chairman of the President’s
Council on Black Colleges and Universities, and Co-Chair of
the President’s Commission on HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Sullivan served as Chairman
of the Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare
Workforce, funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. This
commission released its report, Missing Persons: Minorities in
the Health Professions, in September 2004. He currently chairs
the Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health
Professions in partnership with the Health Policy Institute of
the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Dr. Sullivan is married to
Ginger, an attorney, and they have three children, Paul,
Shanta, and Halsted. |
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Co-Chair: The Honorable Lonnie R. Bristow, M.D., MACP
Medical Consultant
Past President, American Medical Association
Lonnie R. Bristow, M.D. (New York University College of
Medicine) is former President of the American Medical
Association (1995-96) and served as Vice Chair and Chair of
the AMA’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Bristow has written and
lectured extensively on medical science, as well as
socio-economic and ethical issues related to medicine. He is
board certified in internal medicine and has practiced
medicine for more than 40 years. He is a member of the
Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of
Sciences and was appointed to its Quality of Health Care in
America Committee, which, in 1999, authored the widely read
report, “To Err is Human.”
Dr. Bristow also chaired the IOM
Committee on Increasing the Diversity of the U.S. Health Care
Workforce, which, on February 5, 2004, released its report
entitled “In the Nation’s Compelling Interest.”
Dr. Bristow’s research interests
and expertise are varied. His published works include papers
on medical ethics, socialized medicine as practiced in Great
Britain, liability insurance problems, sickle cell anemia and
coronary care unit utilization.
In February and March of 2004, at
the request of the U.S. State Department, Dr. Bristow traveled
to the countries of South Africa and Lesotho where he
addressed audiences regarding HIV prevention and education.
The audiences were comprised of students, educators, physician
leaders, community-based organizations, and even a church
group. He carried the message of the U.S.’s successful
campaign two decades ago to overcome the stigmatization and
discrimination associated with AIDS, which is key to
preventing the spread of the disease.
Dr. Bristow served as a member of
the Physician Leadership for a New Drug Policy from 1997
through 2001, serving as Vice-Chair from 1997-2000. Also, by
Presidential appointment, he served on the Board of Regents of
the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences from 1996
through May 2003, serving as Chairman from 1996 through 2001.
In addition, he is a reviewer for the Journal of the American
Medical Association. Dr. Bristow recently retired from private
practice and continues to serve as a Professional Consultant
at the national and community levels. |
General Members
Christian Arbelaez,
M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Christian Arbelaez is an attending physician and instructor in
the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and
Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. His areas of interest are
injury prevention and control and physician workforce diversity. He
is committed to community outreach and has participated in HIV
Prevention initiatives, hospital translation services and student
mentoring.
Brenda E. Armstrong,
M.D.
Dr. Brenda Armstrong is the Associate Dean and Director of Medical
School Admissions at Duke University Medical Center. She is also an
Associate Professor and Director of Fellowship Training in the
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, and Program Director of the Duke
University Summer Biomedical Science Institute. Her many
professional activities include serving on the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education Appeals Committee.
Kevin Barnett, Dr.P.H.,
M.C.P.
Dr. Kevin Barnett is a Senior Investigator at the Public Health
Institute in Oakland, CA. His research and fieldwork focuses on
nonprofit hospital governance, management, and operations as it
relates to fulfillment of their charitable obligations as tax-exempt
institutions; and the role of teaching hospitals in increasing
health care workforce diversity.
Geraldine Bednash,
Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Dr. Geraldine Bednash is the Executive Director of the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing. She currently serves as
Vice-President for Nursing of the Health Professions Education
Council of the Association of Academic Health Centers and is a
member of the editorial board of several leading nursing
publications, including Nursing Spectrum.
Regina M. Benjamin,
M.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Regina Benjamin is the Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in
Louisiana. She is a former President of the Medical Association of
the State of Alabama and in 1995 was the first African-American
woman, and the first person under 40, to be elected to the American
Medical Association Board of Trustees. Dr. Benjamin also serves on
the Board of Physicians for Human Rights and is a 1998 Mandela Award
Winner.
Joseph Betancourt,
M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Joseph Betancourt is a Senior Scientist at
the Institute for Health Policy as well as Program Director for
Multicultural Education at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard
Medical School. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at
Harvard Medical School. Dr. Betancourt has served on several
Institute of Medicine Committees and his primary interests include
cross-cultural medicine and minority recruitment into the health
professions.
Colleen Conway-Welch,
Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch is Professor and Dean of the Vanderbilt
University School of Nursing. She is a member of the Institute of
Medicine, National Academy of Science; a Fellow of the American
Academy of Nursing; and a Charter Fellow of the American College of
Nurse-Midwives. She has served as Chair the International Nursing
Coalition for Mass Casualty Education and the Evaluation Committee
for Director of National Institute for Nursing Research.
Michael V. Drake, M.D.
Dr. Michael Drake is the Chancellor of the University of California,
Irvine. In March 200 he was appointed University of California
Vice-President for health affairs in the Office of the President to
oversee education and research activities at UC’s 15 health sciences
schools. He is the current President of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor
Medical Society, a Trustee of the Association of academic Health
Centers and a member of the Institute of Medicine.
Jay A. Gershen, D.D.S.,
Ph.D.
Dr. Jay Gershen is the Executive Vice Chancellor for the University
of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center. His numerous
professional appointments have included serving as Interim Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Research for the University of
Colorado; President of the American Association of Dental Schools;
and Chair of the National Affairs Committee of the American
Association for Dental Research.
Phillip O. Gonzalez
Mr. Phillip González is the Director of Health Access Programs at
the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. He has
served as Founding Manager of the Office of Community Outreach
Programs at Harvard Medical School; and Project Director to the
Physician Diversity Project and the Philanthropy Project at
Community Catalyst, Inc. With Partners Healthcare System he managed
workforce development and diversity for leading teaching hospitals.
Lazar J. Greenfield,
M.D.
Dr. Lazar Greenfield is a Professor of Surgery and Chair Emeritus at
the University of Michigan. He has served as Interim Executive Vice
President for Medical Affairs and Interim CEO of the University of
Michigan Health System. He is a Fellow of the American College of
Surgeons and has served on the Board of Governors, the Advisory
Council for Vascular Surgery, and as 1st Vice-President. He has also
served as a Director of the American Board of Surgery.
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Mr. Eric Holder, Jr. is a litigation partner at Covington & Burling,
handling complex civil and criminal cases, domestic and
international advisory matters and internal corporate
investigations. He has served as an Associate Judge of the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia and was the first African-American
to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
and U.S. Deputy Attorney General.
Robert L. Johnson,
M.D., FAAP
Dr. Robert Johnson is Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Professor
of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Adolescent and Young
Adult Medicine at the New Jersey Medical School of the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is Vice Chair of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services’ Council on Graduate Medical
Education and Chair of the New Jersey Governor’s Advisory Council on
HIV/AIDS and Related Blood Borne Pathogens.
Ben Muneta, M.D.
Dr. Ben Muneta is the past President of the Association of American
Indian Physicians and is a Navajo epidemiologist at the Indian
Health Services National Epidemiology Program in Albuquerque. He
served as the Medical Director of the Native American Health Clinic
in San Francisco from 1981-1984 and went on to become the first
Chief Medical Officer of the Navajo Tribe’s Department of Health
(1985-1989).
Thomas Perez, J.D., M.P.P.
Mr. Thomas Perez is a civil rights lawyer who is
currently an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of
Maryland Law School. From 2001-2003, he was Director of Clinical Law
Programs there. Professor Perez also served in a number of high
level positions in the Clinton Administration, including Director of
the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services; and Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil
Rights.
Joan Y. Reede, M.D., M.P.H.,
M.S.
Dr. Joan Reede is the Dean for Diversity and Community
Partnership and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical
School. In addition she holds the appointments of Assistant
Professor of Maternal and Child Health at the School of Public
Health, and Assistant in Health Policy at Massachusetts General
Hospital. She serves on the Board of Governors for the NIH Clinical
Center and the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on
Minority Health.
John A. Rich, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. John Rich is the Director of the Center for
Academic Public Health Policy and Chair of Health Management and
Policy at the Drexel University School of Public Health. Previous to
that he was the Medical Director for the Boston Public Health
Commission, the Health Department for the City of Boston and served
as Founder and Director of the Young Men’s Health Clinic at Boston
City Hospital.
Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Dr. Elena Rios is President and CEO of the
National Hispanic Medical Association and CEO of the
Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools. She is Co-Chair for the
Hispanic Health Coalition and serves on the Boards of Directors for
the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, Women’s Policy Inc., and
Partnerships for Prevention. She also serves on the Aventis Urban
Health Initiative Committee and the Amgen, Inc. Disparities in
Health Committee.
Jeanne Sinkford, D.D.S.,
Ph.D.
Dr. Jeanne Sinkford is the Associate Executive
Director and Director for the Center for Equity and Diversity at the
American Dental Education Association. She is also Professor
Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the Howard University College of
Dentistry where she was the first woman Dean of an American dental
school. Dr. Sinkford has served on numerous National Committees and
Advisory Councils and is widely recognized for her efforts to
recruit women and underrepresented minority students to the dental
profession.
The Honorable Louis
Stokes
Mr. Louis Stokes is an attorney with Squire
Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. and a retired member of the U.S. Congress.
He is also a senior visiting scholar at Case Western Reserve
University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Mr. Stokes
was elected to Congress in 1968 as the first African-American member
of Congress from Ohio. He served 15 consecutive terms in the U.S.
House of Representatives, ranking 11th overall in House seniority
George Strait
Mr. George Strait is the
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs at the University of
California, Berkeley. In 1975, Mr. Strait helped found the National
Association of Black Journalists. Throughout his career he has
earned some of the highest honors in journalism. In 1983 he was
named as the first medical and health reporter in network television
news. He remains active as a media consultant and teaching courses
on science reporting and broadcast journalism.
Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D.,
M.P.H.T.M.
Dr. Ciro Sumaya is Dean of the School of Rural
Public Health and Cox Endowed Chair in Medicine at Texas A&M
University. Previously he served for four years as a Presidential
Appointee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He
was also Associate Medical Dean at the University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio, where he established the South Texas
Health Research Center.
Lisa A. Tedesco, Ph.D.
Dr. Lisa Tedesco is Dean of the Graduate School
of Arts & Sciences at Emory University. She is the former Vice
President and Secretary of the University of Michigan as well as
Associate Dean of the Dental School there. She is a past President
of the American Dental Education Association and was inducted as an
honorary member of the American Dental Association in recognition
for her contributions to academic dentistry.
Ena Vazquez-Nuttall,
Ed.D.
Dr. Vazquez-Nuttall is Assistant Dean of
Multicultural Education and Professor at the Bouve College of Health
Sciences at Northeastern University. She has served as Chair of the
Training and Education Group of the Commission on Ethnic Minority
Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology of the American
Psychological Association and as a member of the Committee on
Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.
William Weldon
Mr. William Weldon is Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson. Previously he served
as a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of its
Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees
for Quinnipiac University. He is on the Board of Directors and is an
Executive Committee Member of the Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America. He is also a member of The Business
Council.
Judith A. Winston, J.D.
Mrs. Judith Winston is a principal and co-founder
of the law firm Winston Withers & Associates, LLC. Her practice
focuses on federal education, civil rights law and policy, corporate
governance, and organizational development. Previously she was a
Research Professor of Law at the American University Washington
College of Law. She also served as General Counsel, U.S. Department
of Education (1993-2001) after nomination by the President.
Vickie Ybarra, R.N.,
M.P.H.
Mrs. Vickie Ybarra is Director of Planning and
Development for the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, one of the
largest community/migrant health care systems in the country. She
has provided leadership for the Washington State Board of Health’s
Health Disparities efforts. She has also served as a member of the
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Board of Directors from
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