Region 3 Coordinating Body

The following individuals have agreed to serve on the PHEPR Region 3 Coordinating Body. They include representatives from state and local health departments, tribal governments, health care facilities, health care coalitions, academic institutions, and representatives from the public and private sectors with experience in PHEPR or emergency management specific to the region. Our team has prioritized the representation of diverse populations and has taken care to include historically underrepresented voices in preparedness and response discussions. 

Coordinating Body Members

Wendy Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM
Deputy Secretary of Health Preparedness and Community Protection
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Rochelle Brittingham, PhD
Associate Scientist, Center for Drug and Health Studies
University of Delaware

Kevin Cartwright
Director of Communications, Chief Public Information Officer
Baltimore City Fire Department

Mercia Cummings, LCPC
Clinical Director
Native American LifeLines

Melissa Dunkerson, RN
Director of the Office of Preparedness and Response
Maryland Department of Health 

Charles A. (Chas) Eby
Deputy Executive Director
Maryland Department of Emergency Management

George S. Everly Jr, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FACLP
Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Shawn Foster, MS
Deputy Director and Principal Planner
Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness Section, Office of Preparedness
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services 

Gail Carter Hamilton, MSN, RN, CSN
Chief Racial Equity Officer
City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Michael Kilkenny, MD
CEO and Health Officer
Cabell-Huntington WV Health Department

Hollis Lipscomb, RN, NREMT-P 
Health Care Coalition Coordinator
West Virginia Region 6/7

Robert (Bob) Mauskapf, MPA
Director for Emergency Preparedness and Virginia Health Incident Management Team Coordinator
Virginia Department of Health 

Shannon McBee, MPH
State Epidemiologist
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Rev. James Patterson
President and CEO
Partnership of African American Churches 

April Payne, MBA, LNHA
Chief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Virginia Health Care Association
Executive Director, Virgina Center for Assisted Living 

Hope Ramsay, MPH
Senior Director, Programs & Health Center Support
District of Columbia Primary Care Association

Morris Reece, MHA
Special Projects Manager, Office of Emergency Preparedness
Virginia Department of Health

Beverly Sharp, BS
Founder & Executive Director, The REACH Initiative
Co-Chair of Community Engagement & Supports (Housing, Transportation & Employment) - Governor's Council on Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment

Shawn Talmadge, MA
State Coordinator and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor
Virginia Department of Emergency Management

Sarah Stern (She/They), BA
Senior Research Program Coordinator
Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health

Laura A. Strmel, MPA
Vulnerable Populations Planner
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health
Emergency Medical Services/Preparedness Section

Robin Timme, PsyD, ABPP (Forensic), CCHP-MH, CCHP-A
Principal and Senior Expert
Falcon Correctional and Community Services, Inc.

Meghan Treber, MS
Senior Director of Preparedness and Incident Management
University of Maryland Medical System 

Hon. Tammy Tincher
Commissioner, Greenbrier County, WV

Jacqueline Watson, DO, MBA
Chief of Staff
District of Columbia Department of Health

Janet Zeis, MLA
Community Partnerships Director
Kennett Area Community Service

Expert Advisors

Jessica Acharya, MPH, DrPH
Career Epidemiology Field Officer, Centers for Disease Control; Assigned at Maryland Department of Health Office of the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services

Katie Kurkjian, DVM, MP
CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer, Division of Surveillance and Investigation, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health

Maryann Tierney
Regional Administrator, FEMA Region 3

Luis Torrens, MPH
Medical Counter Measures Regional Manager, Region 3