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Division of Children With Special Needs

Thomas Gauthier, AM, Division Director ext 4989 tgauthier@aap.org
Dipali Patel, MBA, MPH, Division Coordinator ext 4917 dpatel@aap.org
Stephanie Mucha Skipper, MPH, Manager, Council on Children with Disabilities ext 4918 sskipper@aap.org
Jennifer Marks, MPH, Manager, Medical Home Quality Improvement Programs ext 4924 jmarks@aap.org
Open, Program Assistant
Holly Noteboom Griffin, Manager, Medical Home Surveillance and Screening ext 7863 HGriffin@aap.org
Ginny Chanda, Screening Assistant ext 7081 gchanda@aap.org
Angela Hahn, AM, LSW, Manager, Technical Assistance ext 7621 ahahn@aap.org
Amy Kephart, MPH, Program Coordinator ext 4902 akephart@aap.org

Division of Community-based Initiatives

Jean Davis, MPP, Division Director ext 4080 jdavis@aap.org
Nancy Levin, Division Coordinator ext 7085 nlevin@aap.org
Carla Amato, JD, LCSW, Manager, Community-based Initiatives CATCH ext 4903 camato@aap.org
Kathy Kocvara, Program Coordinator, CATCH ext 7632 kkocvara@aap.org
Katie Milewski, Program Coordinator, CATCH ext 4916 kmilewski@aap.org
Nita Patel, OD, MPH, Manager of Outcomes and Evaluation ext 7082 npatel@aap.org
Karla Palmer, Program Coordinator, Outcomes and Evaluation ext 4279 kpalmer@aap.org
Regina Shaefer, MPH, Manager, Council on Community Pediatrics ext 4787 rshaefer@aap.org
Open, Senior Manager, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative ext 4080
Open, Coordinator, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative

Division of Pediatric Practice

Sunnah Kim, RN, MS, CPNP, Division Director ext 4729 skim@aap.org
Lauren Kotch Barone, Manager, Breastfeeding Initiatives ext 4779 lbarone@aap.org
Elizabeth Sobczyk, Manager, Immunization Initiatives ext 4271 esobczyk@aap.org
Linda Lipinsky, Program Coordinator, Immunization Initiatives ext 7170 llipinsky@aap.org
Rebecca Marshall, Manager, Health Information Technology Initiatives ext 4089 bmarshall@aap.org
Jennifer Mansour, Manager, Health Information Technology Initiatives ext 4229 jmansour@aap.org
Heather Fitzpatrick, Manager, Practice Management ext 4784 hfitzpatrick@aap.org
Trisha Calabrese, Program Manager, Practice Management Education ext 7124 tcalabrese@aap.org
Maureen Finneran, MSW, Program Manager ext 7106 mfinneran@aap.org
Sandra St. Mary, Division Coordinator ext 7918 sstmary@aap.org

Oral Health

Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Preventive Services

Darcy Steinberg-Hastings, MPH, Division Director ext 7935 dsteinberg@aap.org
Ngozi Onyema, CHES, Division Coordinator Committees and Sections ext 4912 nonyema@aap.org
Karen Smith, Manager, Committees and Sections ext 7941 ksmith@aap.org
Mary Crane, PhD, LSW, Manager, Committees and Sections ext 4273 mcrane@aap.org
Charlotte Zia, MPH, CHES, Program Manager ext 7870 czia@aap.org
Jane Bassewitz, MA, Manager, Bright Futures Education Center ext 7781 jbassewitz@aap.org
Amy Pirretti, MS, Manager, Bright Futures Materials Development and Promotion ext 4890 apirretti@aap.org
Effie Tonkovic, Program Assistant, Bright Futures ext 4223 etonkovic@aap.org
Sandy Szott, Program Assistant, Bright Futures ext 4343 sszott@aap.org
Linda Paul, MPH, Manager, Mental Health Project ext 4739 lpaul@aap.org
Aldina Hovde, MSW, Manager, Mental Health Initiatives ext 7119 ahovde@aap.org
Jeanne Anderson, M Ed, Manager, Early Education and Child Care Initiatives ext 7638 janderson@aap.org
Stephanie Nelson, MS, CHES, Program Manager, Early Education and Child Care Initiatives ext 4776 snelson@aap.org
Renee Jarrett, Program Coordinator ext 4915 rjarrett@aap.org

Division of Safety and Health Promotion

Alison Baker, MS, Directer, Division of Safety and Health Promotion ext 7788 abaker@aap.org
Anjie Emanuel, MPH, Manager, Sports Medicine and Fitness, Pediatric Aids ext 4979 aemanuel@aap.org
Madra Guinn-Jones, MPH, Manager, School Health ext 7396 mjones@aap.org
Tammy Piazza Hurley, Manager, Child Abuse and Neglect ext 7880 thurley@aap.org
Bonnie Kozial, Manager, Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention ext 7947 bkozial@aap.org
Rebecca Levin-Goodman, MPH, Senior Manager, Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention Initiatives ext 4790 bgoodman@aap.org
Jenne Lindros, MPH, Manager, Obesity Initiative ext 4088 lindros@aap.org
Heather Hayes, Division Assistant ext 7879 hhayes@aap.org
Joanne Wilkin, Division Assistant ext 4780 jwilkin@aap.org
Sue Wizniak, Division Coordinator ext 7942 swizniak@aap.org

The AAP is dedicated to and promotes the optimal health of all children by supporting pediatrician participation in community health initiatives.