State Agency Employees
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SME – Maternal Child Health
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Joan Aalbers RN, PNP-BC
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Maternal Child Health Nurse Consultant
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Children’s Protective Services
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Paula Clark
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Medical Services Lead, Children's Protective Services
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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SME – Home Visiting
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John Chacon
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Healthy Child Care Texas Program Coordinator
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Maternal Child Health
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Sam Cooper LMSW-IPR
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Director of the Office of Title V & Family Health
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Developmental Disabilities Prevention
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Leah Davies LMSW
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Associate Director, Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Maternal Mortality and Quality Assurance in Medicaid
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Larissa Estes DrPH
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Health Policy and Clinical Services
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission – Medicaid
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SME – Medicaid and Quality Assurance
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Matthew Ferrara
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Director, Quality Unit Health Policy and Clinical Services
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Community Health Workers & Promotores
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Anna Garcia
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Community Health Worker Training & Certification Program Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services – Community Health Worker Training and Certification
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SME – Provider Education
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John Gemar
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Training Specialist V, Health Screening and Case Management Unit
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Texas Department of State Health Services – Texas Health Steps Clinician Education
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SME - Medicaid
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Dr. William Glomb M.D., FCCP, FAAP
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Medical Director, Texas Medicaid and CHIP Programs
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Maternal Child Health
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Catherine Gorham MPA
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Maternal Child Health Program Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Smoking Cessation
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Penny Harmonson LCDC, CPS
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Manager, Tobacco Prevention and Control
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Texas Department of State Health Services – Tobacco Prevention and Control
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SME – Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
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Matt Harrington
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Nutrition Education Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services – WIC
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SME - Breastfeeding
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Veronica Hendrix LVN, IBCLC, RLC
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Texas Ten Step Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services – WIC
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SME – Legislative Affairs
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Patricia Hicks
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Legislative Liaison, Government Affairs
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Health Disparities Prevention Research and Practice
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Joyce James LMSW-AP
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Associate Deputy Executive Commissioner – Center for the Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Home visiting and Early Childhood Development
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Kathy Kramer PhD
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Coordinator, Office of Early Childhood Coordination
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs – Medical Home
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Ian Kubacak
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Program Coordinator for CSHCN
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – National Prematurity Prevention
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Dr. David L. Lakey MD
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Commissioner of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services
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Texas Department of State Health Services
Past President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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SME - Obstetrics
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Dr. Janet Lawson MD
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Medical Consultant, Community Health Services Section
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Texas Department of State Health Services, Family and Community Health Services Section
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SME – Community Health Workers and Regional and Local Health Services
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Beverly MacCarty MA
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Maternal Child Health Program Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Maternal Child Health Epidemiology
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Dr. Dorothy Mandell PhD
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Epidemiologist
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Legislation and Policy
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Alison McCool MPAff
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Legislative and Policy Coordinator, Family & Community Health Services
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Perinatal HIV/STD Prevention
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Jenny McFarlane
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Perinatal Prevention Coordinator, HIV/STD Prevention & Intervention Services Group
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Regional and Local Health Services
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Dr.Paul McGaha DO, MPH
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Acting Assistant Commissioner, Division of Regional and Local Health Services
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Infant Mortality Prevention
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Aisling McGuckin BSN, MSN, MPH
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Maternal and Child Health Nurse Consultant – Healthy Texas Babies Initiative
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Case Management
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Marlene McLeod RN, MPH
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Case Management Program Consultant
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Perinatal HIV/STD
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Dr. Sharon Melville MD, MPH
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TB/HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch Manager
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Regional and Local Health Services
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Mike Messinger MPH
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System Improvement Specialist
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Birth Defects Surveillance
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Karen Moffitt MPH
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Research Specialist, Birth Defect Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Communications
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Luis Morales
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Communications Director, Center for Consumer and External Affairs
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
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Jean Origer
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Program Specialist, Policy and Support
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Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
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SME – Perinatal Substance Abuse
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Lisa Ramirez MA, LCDC
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Women's Substance Abuse Services Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Child Fatality Review
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Susan Rodriguez
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Texas Child Fatality Review Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME - WIC
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Ponna Sambasivan
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WIC Quality Group Manager
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Texas Department of State Health Services - WIC
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SME – Project Management
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John Scott MPAff
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Project Management Specialist
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
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Janet Sharkis
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Executive Director, Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Community Health Workers & Promotores
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Beatrice Smith
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Community Health Worker Program Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services – Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program
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SME – Nursing Quality Assurance
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Mary Smith RN
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Nurse Consultant
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Title V Block Grant
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Mike Spencer
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Title V Block Grant Administrator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Breastfeeding, Women’s and Perinatal Health
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Julie Stagg MSN, RN, IBCLC, RLC
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Nurse Consultant / State Breastfeeding Coordinator, Women’s and Perinatal Health Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Fatherhood Engagement
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Kenneth D. Thompson
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Child Protective Services, Fatherhood Program Specialist
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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SME – Community Health Services
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Tricia Vowels
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Community Health Services Manager, Health Service Region 1
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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SME – Medicaid and CHIP
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David Williams
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Quality Unit, Health Policy and Clinical Services – Medicaid/CHIP
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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SME – Child Health
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Kim Wilson MS
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State Child Health Coordinator
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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