WNY PHIP Steering Team Roster

Name

Organization

Stakeholder Area:

*Workgroup:

Sue Baldwin

Buffalo State College

Academic

Healthy Environments

Randall Hoak

Erie County Senior Services

Aging & Long Term Care

Screening

Dr. Mary Ann Spanos

Chautauqua County Office for the Aging

Aging & Long Term Care

MEB

Diane (Dede) Berdine

Erie County Network

Behavioral Health

William Penman

Allegany Council on Alcoholism

Behavioral Health

Andrea J. Wanat

Millennium Collaborative Care

Behavioral Health

MEB

Mary K Comtois

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County

Community-Based Organizations

Healthy Environments

Christopher Spicer

Planned Parenthood of Central & Western New York

Community-Based Organizations

MEB

John Taylor

UB PCRI

Community-Based Organizations

MEB

Liz Kahn

Komen Foundation

Community-Based Organizations

Screening

Jennifer Sullivan

Erie County Asthma Coalition

Community-Based Organizations

Healthy Environments

Shannon Riley

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers

Community-Based Organizations

MEB

Dee Johnson

The Witness Project

Community-Based Organizations

Screening

Shoshone Dentist

American Cancer Society

Community-Based Organizations

Screening

Ricardo Herrera

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers

Community-Based Organizations

MEB

Cynthia Hicks

Patient Voices Network

Consumer Advocacy

Screening

Megan Wilson

UB PCRI / Patient Voices Network

Consumer Advocacy

Screening

Mary Craig

Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center

Education

MEB

Assunta (Sue) Ventresca

Buffalo Public Schools

Education

Healthy Environments

Dr. Raul Vazquez

GBUAHN

Latino Community

Screening

Lori Ballengee

Allegany County Department of Health

Local Health Department

Dr. Gale Burstein

Erie County Department of Health

Local Health Department

Cheryll Moore

Erie County Department of Health

Local Health Department

MEB

Theresa Moore

Allegany County Department of Health

Local Health Department

Healthy Environments

Roger Cook

WNY Council on Occupational Safety and Health

Local Workforce

Rob Patterson

Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel

P Collaborative Board of Directors

Dr. Pat Collins

P Physician Advisory Council

P Physician Advisory Council

Michele Mercer

Millennium Collaborative Care

Performing Provider System

Healthy Environments

Catherine Lewis

Millennium Collaborative Care

Performing Provider System

Dr. Chet Fox

UB MD Physicians Group

Primary Care

Dr. Lavonne Ansari

Community Health Center Buffalo

Provider

Christy Widman

Roswell Park Cancer Insitiute

Provider

Screening

Gina Fedele

Windsong Radiology

Provider

Screening

Kristen Kight

Kaleida Health

Provider

Deanna Schiller

Windsong Radiology

Provider

Sharon Mathe

Healthy Community Alliance

Rural Health Network

Carrie Whitwood

Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network

Rural Health Network

Traci Hopkins

Healthy Community Alliance

Rural Health Network

MEB

Screening

Healthy Environments

*PHIP Work Group Goals:

Healthy Environments = Create community environments that promote and support healthy food and beverage choices and physical activity
Screening = Increase screening rates for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, especially among disparate populations.
MEB = Strengthen infrastructure for mental and emotional well-being (MEB) health promotion & MEB disorder prevention enabling promotion of MEB in communities