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Complete Member Roster Sorted by Name

Name and Title

Office

Phone & E-mail

Paul Brounstein, Ph.D.
Chief

Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress Services Branch

Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-1839

paul.brounstein@samhsa.hhs.gov

Brenda Bruun
Special Assistant to the Director

Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-1838

brenda.bruun@samhsa.hhs.gov

Julie Carroll
Senior Attorney Advisor

National Council on Disability

(202) 272-2004

jcarroll@ncd.gov

Teresa Chapa, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Special Assistant to the President, Health Disparities

Office on Minority Health

(on assignment at Mental Health America)

(703) 797-4322

tchapa@mentalhealthamerica.net

Victoria Childs
Lead

Community Services Unit

Federal Emergency Management Agency

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(202) 646-1385

victoria.childs@dhs.gov

W. Peter Donovan, Jr., M.S.W., ACSW
Special Expert

Office of the Director

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-1971

peter.donovan@samhsa.hhs.gov

Eileen Elias, M.Ed.
Deputy Director

Office on Disability

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(202) 205-1104

eileen.elias@hhs.gov

Matthew Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Director

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

matthew.j.friedman@dartmouth.edu

Claudia Gordon, Esq.
Senior Policy Advisor

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(202) 357-8327

claudia.gordon@dhs.gov

Melissa Harris

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(410) 786-3397

melissa.harris@cms.hhs.gov

Bryna Helfer
Transportation Services Advisor

Federal Transit Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

(202) 366-1663

bryna.helfer@fta.dot.gov

Larry Lehmann, M.D.
Associate Chief

Psychiatry and Coordinator—Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Programs

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

(202) 273-6900

larry.lehmann@va.gov

Elizabeth Lopez
>Public Health Analyst

Office of Policy, Planning, and Budget

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-2242

elizabeth.lopez@samhsa.hhs.gov

Anne Mathews-Younes, Ed.D.
Director

Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-1837

anne.mathews-younes@samhsa.hhs.gov

Leah McGee
Program Assistant

Office of the Director

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-1953

leah.mcgee@samhsa.hhs.gov

CDR Jon Perez, Ph.D.
National Behavioral Health Consultant

Indian Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(301) 905-6347

jon.perez@ihs.gov

Kelly Redding

Administration on Children and Families

(202) 205-7224

katherine.redding@acf.hhs.gov

CDR Dori Reissman, M.D., M.P.H.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(770) 488-4241

dvs7@cdc.gov

COL Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, M.D., M.P.H.

U.S. Army

U.S. Department of Defense

(703) 681-1975

elspeth.ritchie@amedd.army.mil

Margaret Schaefer
Policy Advisor

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(202) 357-5495

margaret.schaefer@dhs.gov

Jan Shubert, LCSW
Team Leader

Emergency Response Peer Support Team

Program Operations and Coordination Division

Office of Emergency Management

Environmental Protection Agency

(202) 564-2527

shubert.jan@epamail.epa.gov

George Smith
Director

Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations

Health Resources and Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(301) 443-1516

gsmith@hrsa.gov

Terri Spear, Ed.M.
Emergency Coordinator

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(240) 276-2244

terri.spear@samhsa.hhs.gov

Jim Stone, M.S.W., LCSW
Acting Director

Division of Behavioral Health

Indian Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(301) 443-4754

james.stone@ihs.gov

Farris Tuma, Sc.D.
Chief

Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program

National Institute of Mental Health

National Institutes of Health

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(301) 443-3648

farris.tuma@nih.hhs.gov

Nancy Vineburgh
Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry

School of Medicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

nvineburgh@usuhs.mil

Patricia Watson, Ph.D.
Senior Education Specialist

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

(802) 296-5132

patricia.j.watson@dartmouth.edu