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Board of Trustees

Miriam ArondDirector, Good HousekeepingResearch InstituteNew York, N.Y. Kathy BehrensExecutive Vice PresidentSocial Responsibility & Player ProgramsNBANew York, N.Y.

Harris BrooksWarminster, Pa.

Shannon BrownSr. VP & Chief HR OfficerFedEx ExpressMemphis, Tenn.

John BurbankCEO On-Line DivisionThe Nielson CompanyNew York, N.Y.

Alfred B. ChildsManaging DirectorUS Trust Bank of AmericaDallas, Texas

Harvey Cohen, MD, PhDStanford University Medical CenterDepartment of PediatricsStanford, Calif.

José F. Cordero, MD, MPHDean, School of Public HealthMedical Sciences CampusUniversity of Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico

LaVerne H. CouncilCorporate Vice PresidentChief Information OfficerJohnson & JohnsonNew Brunswick, N.J.

Gary DixonPartner, Ernst & Young LLPNational Tax DepartmentDallas, Texas

Carol J. EvansPresidentWorking Mother Media/Bonnier, Corp.New York, N.Y.

Michele FabriziPresident & CEOMARC USAPittsburgh, Pa.

Virginia Davis Floyd, MD, MPHExecutive DirectorPROMETRA USAAtlanta, Ga.

Steven FreibergJericho, N.Y.

Robert F. FrielCEOPerkinElmer, Inc. &Reservoir WoodsWaltham, Mass.

Don GermanoSenior Vice PresidentGeneral ManagerKmart Retail Sears HoldingManagement CompanyHoffman Estates, Ill.

J. Joseph Hale, Jr.President & CEOMedilux HealthcareThe Christ Hospital Medical Office Bldg.Cincinnati, Ohio Elizabeth Roosevelt JohnstonAssistant County AttorneyHennepin CountyMinneapolis, Minn.

Timothy E. Kelly CEONetwork SolutionsHerndon, Va.

Kenneth A. MayDallas, Texas

G. Brent MinorMt. Prospect, Ill.

Michael E. MohnsenCedar Rapids, Iowa

Judith A. NolteNew York, N.Y.

Troy RuhanenDeputy ChairmanBBDO-North AmericaNew York, N.Y.

Mark SelcowPresidentMerced Systems, Inc.Redwood, Calif.

David R. Smith, MDPresident of SUNY UpstateMedical UniversitySyracuse, N.Y.

Jonathan SpectorCEOThe Conference Board, Inc.New York, N.Y.

Frederick W. Telling, PhDPt. Orange, Fla.

Bruce C. Vladeck, PhDSenior AdvisorNexera ConsultingNew York, N.Y.

Joseph W. WoodPresidentFamous Footwear RetailBrown Shoe CompanySt. Louis, Mo.

F. Robert WoudstraCEOFarmers Group, Inc.Los Angeles, Calif.

Roger Charles Young, MD, PhDDirector, Division of Obstetric & Gynecologic SpecialtiesDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesFletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, Vt.

National Officers

Kenneth A. MayChair of the Board

Mark SelcowVice Chair of the Board

David R. Smith, MDVice Chair of the Board

For seven decades, volunteer leaders of all ages and from diverse backgrounds have expressed their commitment to the March of Dimes, and we are grateful for their dedication and support.

annual report 2009

boards and committees


Carol EvansVice Chair of the Board

LaVerne H. CouncilSecretary

Al ChildsTreasurer

Jennifer L. Howse, PhDPresident

Jane MasseyChief Operating Officer/ Executive Vice President

Alan R. Fleischman, MDMedical Director

Lisa Bellsey, Esq.Assistant Secretary

Richard MulliganAssistant Treasurer

Trustee Committees and Liaisons

Executive Committee

Kenneth A. MayChair

Mark SelcowVice Chair

David R. Smith, MDVice Chair

Carol J. EvansVice Chair

Al ChildsTreasurer

LaVerne H. CouncilSecretary

Don Germano

Timothy E. Kelly

Bruce C. Vladeck, PhD

Executive Compensation Committee

Michael E. MohnsenChair

G. Brent MinorVice Chair

Al Childs

LaVerne H. Council

Shannon Brown

Finance Committee

Al ChildsChair

Robert FrielVice Chair

Michael E. MohnsenVice Chair

Steven Freiberg

Jonathan Spector

Joseph W. Wood

Robert Woudstra

Audit Committee

Nancy LukitshChair

Al Childs

James E. Oesterreicher

Mark Van Stekelenburg

Nominating Committee Mark SelcowChair


J. Joseph Hale, Jr.Vice Chair

Miriam Arond

John Burbank

LaVerne H. Council

Jonathan Spector

Bruce V. Vladeck, PhD

Pension Investment Committee

Al ChildsChair

Robert F. FrielVice Chair

Michael E. MohnsenVice Chair

Steven Freiberg

Jon Spector

Joseph W. Wood

Robert Woudstra

Program and Communications Committee

David R. Smith, MDChair


Michele FabriziVice Chair

Miriam Arond

Harvey J. Cohen, MD

Judith A. Nolte

Roger C. Young, MD

Public Affairs Committee

Bruce C. Vladeck, PhDChair

Elizabeth Roosevelt JohnstonVice Chair

Harris Brooks

José F. Cordero, MD

Virginia Davis Floyd, MD

G. Brent Minor

Frederick W. Telling, PhD

Revenue Development Committee

Don GermanoChair

LaVerne H. CouncilVice Chair

Timothy E. KellyVice Chair

Kathy Behrens

Shannon Brown

John Burbank

Gary Dixon

J. Joseph Hale, Jr.

Troy Ruhanen

Mark Selcow

Board of Trustees Liaison to the National Volunteer Leadership Council

J. Joseph Hale, Jr.

Honorary Trustees

Francis M. Austin, Jr.New York, N.Y.

Barbara B. BlumRensselaerville, N.Y.

Stanley R. BrewerSalt Lake City, Utah

Mary K. BushPresidentBush International, Inc.Chevy Chase, Md.

Leigh-Wai DooHonolulu, Hawaii

John Henry Felix, PhDHonolulu, Hawaii

Gary D. ForseeKansas City, Mo.

Richard J. FreemanLa Jolla, Calif.

Greg GumbelSports BroadcasterDavie, Fla.

Edward L. Hennessy, Jr.Retired Chairman &Chief Executive OfficerAlliedSignal, Inc.Morristown, N.J.

Billy B. Hill, Jr., Esq.PresidentUnited Teacher Associates Insurance CompanyAustin, Texas

Simon M. KornblitAtlanta, Ga.

Nancy T. LukitshWeston, Mass.

Audrey Forbes Manley, MD, MPHPresident EmeritaSpelman CollegeN. Las Vegas, Nev.

Mary Ann Mobley-CollinsBeverly Hills, Calif.

J. E. OesterreicherPlano, Texas

Patricia PetersonAmarillo, Texas

Anna Eleanor RooseveltVice PresidentCommunity & Education Relations Boeing World HeadquartersChicago, Ill.

Thomas A. RussoExecutive Vice President & General CounselAmerican International GroupNew York, N.Y.

David M. SemanchikAir Line Pilots Association, InternationalHerndon, Va.

James E. Sproull, Jr.Sr. Vice PresidentSunTrust Banks, Inc.Atlanta, Ga.

Stephen O. StephensPresident & Chairmanof the BoardStephens International, Ltd.Little Rock, Ark.

Mark Van StekelenburgDuluth, Ga.

Board of Advisors and Celebrity Volunteers

Advisors

Holly BeckerNew York, N.Y.

Wendy BellissimoWendy Bellissimo Media, Inc.Woodland Hills, Calif.

T. Berry Brazelton, MDProfessor of Pediatrics EmeritusChild Development UnitChildren’s Hospital Medical CenterBoston, Mass.


Jean Sherman ChatzkyEditor-at-LargeMoney MagazineNew York, N.Y.

Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MSPresident & Chief Executive OfficerNational Alliance for Hispanic HealthWashington, D.C.

Erica FarberPublisher & Chief Executive OfficerRadio & Records, Inc.Los Angeles, Calif.

William (Bill) V. FauerbachVice President for Retail Operations, Miami DivisionPublix Super MarketsMiami, Fla.

Brenda GainesSavannah, Ga.

Fernando Guerra, MD, MPHDirector, Department of HealthSan Antonio Metropolitan Health DistrictSan Antonio, Texas

Greg GumbelSports BroadcasterDavie, Fla.

H. Edward HanwayChairman & Chief Executive OfficerCIGNA CorporationPhiladelphia, Pa.

Paul N. HopkinsChairman, President & CEOFarmers Group, Inc.Los Angeles, Calif.

Larry KellnerCEOContinental Airlines Inc.Houston, Texas

Ronald Kirk, Esq.Vinson & Elkins LLPDallas, Texas

Jerome Lienhard IIISenior Vice President & Corporate TreasurerSun Trust Banks, Inc.Atlanta, Ga.

George McKerrow, Jr.President & CEOTed’s Montana GrillAtlanta, Ga.

David M. Oshinsky, PhDJack S. Blanton Chair of HistoryUniversity of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas

Peyton PattersonChairman, CEO & PresidentNewAlliance BankNew Haven, Conn.

E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBAVice President, Medical AffairsDean, School of MedicineUniversity of MarylandBaltimore, Md.

Richard H. Schwarz, MDChairman, Department of Obstetrics & GynecologyMaimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, N.Y.

Jerome L. SilberVice PresidentCitigroupLong Island City, N.Y.

Louis W. Sullivan, MDPresident EmeritusMorehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, Ga.

John WoodruffAtlanta, Ga.

Judy WoodruffSenior Correspondent & Political Editor“NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”Washington, D.C.

Celebrity Volunteers

Garcelle Beauvais-NilonActress

Tom BergeronTelevision Host“Dancing with the Stars” &“America’s Funniest Home Videos”

Julie BowenActress

James BrownTelevision HostCBS Sports

Gretchen CarlsonTelevision Co-Anchor“Fox & Friends”

Kelly ClarksonWorldwide Recording Artist

Jane ClaysonTelevision & Radio Host

Vonetta FlowersOlympic Gold Medalist in Bobsledding

Laurie Hibberd GelmanTelevision Host & Contributing Editor

Michael GelmanExecutive Producer,“Live with Regis & Kelly”

Chef Rahman “Rock” HarperWinner — “Hell’s Kitchen” & Signature Chefs Auction Celebrity Chair

Melissa Joan HartActress

Heather HeadleyRecording Artist & Tony Award Winner

Kellie MartinActress

Brian MitchellFormer NFL Player,Television Radio Host

Soledad O’BrienTelevision Anchor & Special CorrespondentCNN

Nancy O’DellTelevision Personality and Author

Sam RyanSports Anchor & ReporterCBS Sports

Sherri ShepherdActress & Television Co-Host of “The View”

Dee SniderLead Singer, Twisted Sister & Radio PersonalityNational Bikers for Babies Celebrity Chair

Kerri StrugOlympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics

Thalia International Recording Artist

Vanessa WilliamsActress/Radio Personality

Camille WinbushActress & Entrepreneur ABC Family

National Volunteer Leadership Council

James E. Sproull, Jr., Esq.ChairMember, Honorary Board of TrusteesGeorgia J. Joseph Hale, Jr.Vice ChairMember, Board of TrusteesIndiana

Patricia PetersonMember, Honorary Board of TrusteesTexas G. Brent MinorMember, Board of TrusteesIllinois

Jon SpectorMember, Board of TrusteesMassachusetts

Jean Buerle FarleyNew Jersey

Pauline GraivierTexas

Padmini ParthasarathyCalifornia

Millisa A. TierneyIowa

Frank WallOregon

Steve FarbsteinVirginia

Regional Advisory Council

East

Jean Buerle Farley ChairNew Jersey Douglas J. BrownCo-Chair, Chapter Support & TrainingMaryland

David Campbell Chair, Communications & Marketing South Carolina

Garrett Colmorgen Chair, Program Services Delaware

Steve Farbstein Co-Chair, Chapter Support & Training Virginia

Gannon Gingrey ManningChair, Public AffairsGeorgia

Bettie KennedyChair, DiversityMaryland

Thomas Landry Co-Chair, Chapter Support & Training Michigan

West

Frank Wall Chair Oregon

Stephen FrantzCo-Chair, Volunteer Leadership DevelopmentNebraska

Balaji Govindaswami, MD, MPH Chair, Program Services California

Pauline GraivierLiaison, National Volunteer Leadership InstituteTexas

Harry E. Johnson, Sr., Esq. Chair, Strategic RelationshipsTexas

Dick Marshall Co-Chair, Volunteer Leadership DevelopmentOklahoma

Meganne Walsh, MD Co-Chair, Public AffairsTexas

Donna Zimmerman Co-Chair, Public AffairsMinnesota

National Volunteer Liaison to National Service Partners

Kendra GrimesYouth National Service Partners Liaison


National Youth Council

Megan MyersCouncil Chair2008-2009University of PennsylvaniaHometown: Zanesville, Ohio

Neha DeshpandeCouncil Chair2009-2010Johns Hopkins UniversityHometown: Monmouth Junction, N.J.

Regional Vice Chairs

Taylor TrovillionWest Region Vice ChairMarquette UniversityHometown: San Diego, Calif.

Seema SamuelEast Region Vice ChairDrexel UniversityHometown: Jackson, N.J.

Members

Kelsey Berning Northwestern UniversityHometown: Rochester, Minn.

Rachel Bervell Harvard UniversityHometown: Snohomish, Wash.

Karen DeMariaUniversity of ScrantonHometown: Floral Park, N.Y.

Emily Feinstein Johnson & Wales UniversityHometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

Kendra GrimesUniversity of FloridaHometown: Gainesville, Fla.

Hayley HendersonColumbus State UniversityHometown: Cataula, Ga.

Chloe JordanUniversity of VirginiaHometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

Jeremy KellerWittenberg UniversityHometown: Springfield, Ohio

Grant LinIndiana UniversityHometown: Indianapolis, Ind.

Brenda LuttrellUniversity of OklahomaHometown: Norman, Okla.

Astrid RaisanenUniversity of ArizonaHometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Joseph Schibi Arizona State UniversityHometown: Lawton, Okla.

Nikhita Thaper Rutgers UniversityHometown: Cranbury, N.J.

Leah ThompsonUniversity of MontevalloHometown: Athens, Ala.

Matthew WallaceCentenary College of LouisianaHometown: Shreveport, La.

Michael YaroshefskyPrinceton UniversityHometown: Wayne, N.J.

Outstanding Volunteers and Staff

Elaine Whitelaw VolunteerService Award

Sam ChevalierNew York Chapter

Donna ZimmermanMinnesota Chapter

W.R. Russell StaffLeadership Award

Richard E. MulliganSr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer

Bioethics Advisory Committee

Bruce Jennings, MACommittee ChairCenter for Humans & NatureNew York, N.Y.

Lori B. Andrews, JDCommittee Co-ChairProfessor of LawChicago Kent College of LawChicago, Ill.

John D. Arras, PhDProfessorDepartment of PhilosopyUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, Va.

Lynn Clark Callister, RN, PhD, FAANProfessorBrigham Young UniversityCollege of NursingProvo, Utah

Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAPDirector, Division of NeonatologyChildren’s Hospital at MontefioreWeiler HospitalBronx, N.Y.

Frank Chervenak, MD Given Foundation Professor& Chairman Department of OB/GYNNew York Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, N.Y.

Mildred Cho, PhD Associate Director, SCBEDirector, CIRGEAssociate Professor, Department of PediatricsStanford Center for Biomedical Ethics

Jessica G. Davis, MDCo-Director, Division of Human GeneticsNew York HospitalCornell University College of MedicineNew York, N.Y.

H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., PhD, MD Professor of PhilosophyRice UniversityHouston, Texas

Kevin T. Fitzgerald, SJ, PhDDr. David Lauler Chair Catholic Health Care EthicsAssociate Professor, Department of OncologyGeorgetown University Medical CenterWashington, D.C.

Elena Gates, MDProfessor & Vice ChairDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, Calif.

Ronald M. Green, PhDJohn Phillips Professor of ReligionDirector, Ethics InstituteDartmouth CollegeHanover, N.H.

Fernando A. Guerra, MD, MPH Director of HealthSan Antonio Metro Health DistrictSan Antonio, Texas

Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH Maas Family Endowed Chair in BioethicsDirector & Professor, Center for BioethicsUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minn.

Nancy Kass, ScD Bloomberg School of Public Health & Berman Institute of BioethicsJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Md.

Michael Omi, PhD University of CaliforniaDepartment of Ethnic StudiesBerkeley, Calif.

Eric Parens, PhD Senior Research ScholarThe Hastings CenterGarrison, N.Y.

Charmaine D. M. Royal, PhDInstitute for Genome Sciences & PolicyDuke UniversityDurham, N.C.

Richard H. Schwarz, MD Vice Chair for Clinical AffairsMaimonides Medical CenterDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyBrooklyn, N.Y.

LeRoy Walters, PhDJoseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Professor of Christian EthicsProfessor of Philosophy Kennedy Institute of EthicsGeorgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.

Benjamin Wilfond, MD Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric BioethicsSeattle Children’s HospitalHead, Division of Bioethics, Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSchool of MedicineSeattle, Wash.

Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Advisory Committee

Huntington F. Willard, PhDCommittee ChairInstitute DirectorDuke Institute for GenomeSciences & PolicyDuke UniversityDurham, N.C.

Jerold Chun, MD, PhDProfessorDepartment of Molecular BiologyThe Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, Calif.

Bruce Gelb, MDProfessorDivision of Pediatric CardiologyMount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, N.Y.

Raphael Hirsch, MDAldo V. LondinoProfessor & ChairDivision of RheumatologyChildren’s Hospital of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghSchool of MedicinePittsburgh, Pa.

Margaret K. Hostetter, MDJean McLean Wallace ProfessorChair, Department of PediatricsProfessor of Microbial PathogenesisYale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Conn.

Stephen J. Lye, PhDSenior InvestigatorAssociate Director/ProfessorSamuel Lunenfeld Research InstituteMt.Sinai HospitalToronto, OntarioCanada

Carole R. Mendelson, PhDProfessorDepartment of Biochemistry & OB/GYNUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas

John H. Morrison, PhDProfessor of NeuroscienceProfessor of Geriatrics & Adult DevelopmentIcahn Medical InstituteMount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, N.Y.


Louis Muglia, MD, PhDEdward Claiborne Stahlman Professor & Vice Chair for Research Affairs in PediatricsInterim Associate DirectorVanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt Kennedy CenterNashville, Tenn.

Jeffrey C. Murray, MDProfessor of Pediatrics & Biological SciencesDivision of NeonatologyUniversity of Iowa College of MedicineIowa City, Iowa

D. Michael Nelson, MD, PhDVirginia S. Lang Professor& Vice ChairmanDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyDirector of ResearchWashington UniversitySchool of MedicineSt. Louis, Mo.

Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhDProfessor of PediatricsHarvard Medical SchoolChildren’s Hospital BostonDivision of Hematology/OncologyBoston, Mass.

Samuel L. Pfaff, PhDAssociate ProfessorGene Expression LaboratoryThe Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, Calif.

Lawrence (Lance) S. Prince, MD, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of NeonatologyVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tenn.

Ron G. Rosenfeld, MDSenior Vice President,Medical AffairsLucile Packard Foundation for Children’s HealthPalo Alto, Calif.

Arnold W. Strauss, MDRachford Professor & Chair of PediatricsUniversity of Cincinnati College of MedicinePhysician-in-ChiefCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterDirector, Cincinnati Children’s Research FoundationCincinnati, Ohio

David Valle, MDHenry J. Knott Professor & DirectorMcKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic MedicineThe Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of MedicineBaltimore, Md.

Alexander Varshavsky, PhDHoward & Gwen Laurie SmitsProfessor of Cell BiologyDivision of BiologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, Calif.

Barbara Wakimoto, PhDProfessorDepartment of BiologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, Wash.

Research Advisory Committee A

Jonathan D. Gitlin, MDCommittee ChairJames C. Overall Professor & ChairDepartment of PediatricsPhysician-in-ChiefMonroe Carrell Jr. Children’s HospitalVanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, Tenn.

Gregory S. Barsh, MD, PhDProfessorDepartment of Genetics & PediatricsStanford UniversityStanford, Calif.

Charlotte Boney, MD, MSAssociate Professor of PediatricsDivision of Biology & MedicineBrown UniversityChief, Pediatric EndocrinologyRhode Island HospitalProvidence, R.I.

David N. Cornfield, MDAnne T. & Robert M. Bass Professor in PediatricsPulmonary MedicineDirector of the Center of Excellence in Pulmonary BiologyDepartment of PediatricsStanford University School of MedicineStanford, Calif.

Phyllis A. Dennery, MD, FAAPProfessor of PediatricsUniversity of PennsylvaniaChief, Division of NeonatologyWerner and Gertrude Henle Chair in PediatricsChildren’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pa.

Samir S. El-Dahr, MDJane B. Aron Professor & Chair of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsTulane University School of MedicineNew Orleans, La.

Alan W. Flake, MDProfessor of Surgery & OB/GYNAbrahmson Research CenterThe Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pa.

Anthony R. Gregg, MDAssociate ProfessorDirector, Maternal-Fetal MedicineMedical Director of GeneticsDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyUniversity of South CarolinaSchool of MedicineColumbia, S.C.

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhDChairman Department of MicrobiologyProfessor of Microbiology& Tropical MedicineGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.

Michael V. Johnston, MDSenior Vice President& Chief Medical OfficerDirector, Division of Neurology& Developmental MedicineKennedy Krieger InstituteProfessor of Neurology & PediatricsJohns Hopkins UniversitySchool of MedicineBaltimore, Md.

Brendan Lee, MD, PhDInvestigatorHoward Hughes Medical InstituteProfessorDepartment of Molecular & Human GeneticsBaylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas

Katherine F. Luzuriaga, MDProfessorDepartment of PediatricsProgram in Molecular MedicineUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolWorcester, Mass.

Anne Moon, MD, PhDAssociate ProfessorPediatric Critical CareThe University of UtahSchool of MedicineSalt Lake City, Utah

Bryan Richardson, MD, FRCS(C)Professor & ChairDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyProfessor, Department of Physiology/Pharmacology & PediatricsThe University of Western OntarioSt. Joseph’s Health CareLondon, OntarioCanada

George Saade, MDProfessorChief, Maternal Fetal Medicine DivisionDirector, Perinatal Research DivisionDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyThe University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, Texas

Andrew M. Scharenberg, MDProfessorDepartment of Pediatrics & ImmunologyUniversity of Washington & Seattle Children’s Research InstituteSeattle, Wash.

Richard A. Spritz, MDProfessor & DirectorHuman Medical Genetics ProgramUniversity of ColoradoHealth Sciences CenterAurora, Colo.

Kurt R. Stenmark, MDProfessor of PediatricsHead, Pediatric Critical CareMedicine & DevelopmentalLung Biology LaboratoryDirector, Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research LaboratoryUniversity of Colorado DenverAurora, Colo.

E. Richard Stiehm, MDProfessor of PediatricsDivision of Immunology, Allergy & RheumatologyDavid Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, Calif.

Barbara S. Stonestreet, MDProfessor in Pediatrics Brown University School of MedicineStaff NeonatologistDepartment of PediatricsWomen & Infants’ Hospital of Rhode IslandProvidence, R.I.

Matthew L. Warman, MDDirector, Orthopaedic Research LaboratoriesBoston Children’s HospitalInvestigatorHoward Hughes Medical InstituteBoston, Mass.

Michelle A. Williams, ScDProfessor, Department of EpidemiologyDirector, MIRT ProgramUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, Wash.

Jerome Yankowitz, MDProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyUniversity of IowaIowa City, Iowa

Mervin C. Yoder, Jr., MDRichard & Pauline Klinger ProfessorDepartment of PediatricsIndiana UniversityIndianapolis, Ind.

Pamela L. Zeitlin, MD, PhDProfessor & DirectorDepartment of Pediatric PulmonaryThe Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of MedicineBaltimore, Md.

Research Advisory Committee B

F. Sessions Cole, MDCommittee ChairPark J. White Professor of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsWashington UniversitySchool of MedicineSt. Louis, Mo.

Linda Marie Brzustowicz, MDProfessorDepartment of Genetics Rutgers UniversityPiscataway, N.J.

John N. Constantino, MDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of PediatricsWashington University School of MedicineSt. Louis, Mo.

Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, PhDProfessorDepartment of Environmental MedicineUniversity of RochesterSchool of Medicine & DentistryRochester, N.Y.


William D. Gaillard, MDProfessorDepartment of NeurologyChildren’s National Medical CenterGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.

Michael F. Greene, MDChief of ObstetricsMassachusetts General HospitalProfessor of OB/GYN &Reproductive BiologyHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, Mass.

Claudia Holzman, DVM, MPH, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of EpidemiologyMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Mich.

Geoffrey Miller, MD, MPhilProfessor of Pediatrics & NeurologyYale UniversityNew Haven, Conn.

Dawn P. Misra, PhDDirectorDepartment of Family Medicine & Public Health SciencesDivision of Epidemiology & BiostatisticsWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, Mich.

Johannes Rojahn, PhDProfessorDepartment of PsychologyDirector of the Center for Behavioral & Cognitive DevelopmentGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, Va.

Frank Symons, PhDAssociate ProfessorSpecial Education ProgramsDepartment of Educational PsychologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minn.

Research Advisory Committee C

Brenda Andrews, PhDCommittee ChairDirector, Donnelly CCBRChair, Banting & BestDepartment of Medical ResearchTerrance Donnelly Center for Cellular & Biomolecular ResearchUniversity of TorontoToronto, OntarioCanada

Sherrill Adams, PhDProfessor & ChairDepartment of BiochemistryRobert Schatter CenterUniversity of PennsylvaniaSchool of Dental MedicinePhiladelphia, Pa.

Jonathan Barasch, MD, PhDAssociate Professor of MedicineAssociate Professor of Anatomy & Cell BiologyColumbia UniversityCollege of Physicians & SurgeonsNew York, N.Y.

Bruce A. Boston, MDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of PediatricsOregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Ore.

Marianne Bronner-Fraser, PhDProfessorDepartment of BiologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, Calif.

James E. Crowe, Jr., MDProfessor of PediatricsDirector, Vanderbilt Alliance for NanomedicineDirector, Vanderbilt Program in Vaccine SciencesIngram Professor of Cancer ResearchDepts. of Pediatrics, Microbiology and ImmunologyVanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tenn.

Garry R. Cutting, MDAetna/U.S. Healthcare Professor of Pediatrics & MedicineInstitute of Genetic MedicineThe Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of MedicineSOM Genetics Cystic Fibrosis ProgramBaltimore, Md.

Karen Downs, PhDProfessor of AnatomyDepartment of AnatomyUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonSchool of Medicine & Public HealthMadison, Wis.

Tony Eissa, MDProfessorDepartment of MedicineBaylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas

Anne A. Gershon, MDProfessor of PediatricsDirector of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesColumbia University Medical CenterNew York, N.Y.

Dan H. Geschwind, MD, PhDProfessor of Neurology & PsychiatryGordon & Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor of Human GeneticsDirector, Program of Neurogenetics & Center for Autism ResearchDavid Geffen School of MedicineUCLA School of MedicineLos Angeles, Calif.

Joseph Gleeson, MD, PhDProfessorNeurogenetics LaboratoryInvestigator, Howard Hughes Medical InstituteDepartment of NeuroscienceUniversity of California San DiegoLa Jolla, Calif.

Kent G. Golic, PhDProfessorDepartment of BiologyUniversity of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah

Mark Grimes, PhDAssociate ProfessorDivision of Biological SciencesCenter for Structural & Functional NeuroscienceUniversity of MontanaMissoula, Mont.

Mary E. Hatten, PhDFrederick P. Rose ProfessorLaboratory of Developmental NeurobiologyThe Rockefeller UniversityNew York, N.Y.

Karl Herrup, PhDProfessorNelson Biological LaboratoriesRutgers UniversityPiscataway, N.J.

Sacha Nelson, MD, PhDProfessor of BiologyCenter for Complex SystemsBrandeis UniversityWaltham, Mass.

Eric N. Olson, PhDRobert A. Welch Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Molecular BiologyUniversity of TexasSouthwestern Medical Center at DallasDallas, Texas

Terry Orr-Weaver, PhDProfessorDepartment of BiologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Mass.

Angeles B. Ribera, PhDProfessorAssociate Director, MSTPDepartment of Physiology & BiophysicsUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences CenterAurora, Colo.

Michael L. Robinson, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of ZoologyMiami UniversityOxford, Ohio

Michelle Southard-Smith, PhDAssociate Professor of Medicineand Cell & Developmental BiologyDivision of Genetic Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tenn.

Alexander Tarakhovsky, MD, PhDProfessorLaboratory of Lymphocyte SignalingThe Rockefeller UniversityNew York, N.Y.

Stephen T. Warren, PhD, FACMGWilliam Patterson TimmieProfessor of Human GeneticsChairman, Departmentof Human GeneticsEmory UniversitySchool of MedicineAtlanta, Ga.

Research Advisory Committee S

Everett Anderson, PhDJames Stillman Professor ofComparative Anatomy &Professor of Cell BiologyDepartment of Cell BiologyHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, Mass.

Robert D. Christensen, MDDirector of NeonatologyIntermountain Health CareMcKay-Dee Hospital, NICUOgden, Utah

Mary Ellen Conley, MDFederal Express Chair of ExcellenceProfessor of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of Tennessee, MemphisSt. Jude’s Children’s Research HospitalDepartment of ImmunologyMemphis, Tenn.

Lloyd A. Greene, PhDProfessor of PathologyDepartment of PathologyCenter for Neurobiology & BehaviorCollege of Physicians & SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew York, N.Y.

Melvin M. Grumbach, MDEdward B. Shaw Professorof Pediatrics & Emeritus Chairman Department of PediatricsSchool of MedicineUniversity of California,San FranciscoSan Francisco, Calif.

Kurt Hirschhorn, MDProfessor of Pediatrics,Human Genetics & MedicineDepartment of Human GeneticsMount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, N.Y.

Rochelle R. Hirschhorn, MDProfessor of MedicineChief, Division of Medical GeneticsNew York UniversitySchool of MedicineNew York, N.Y.

Orlando J. Miller, MDProfessor EmeritusSchool of MedicineWayne State UniversityDetroit, Mich.

Leslie Pick, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of EntomologyUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, Md.

Joe Leigh Simpson, MDExecutive Associate Dean for Academic AffairsProfessor of Obstetrics & GynecologyProfessor of Human & Molecular GeneticsFlorida International UniversityCollege of MedicineMiami, Fla.


Donald J. Woodward, PhDProfessorNeuroscience Research Institute of North CarolinaWinston-Salem, N.C.

Robert H. Yolken, MDTheodore and Vada Stanley Distinguished Professor of Neurovirology in PediatricsDirector, Stanley Laboratoryof Developmental NeurovirologyJohns Hopkins School of MedicineBaltimore, Md.

Prematurity Research Initiative Advisory Committee

Michael F. Greene, MDCommittee ChairChief of ObstetricsMassachusetts General HospitalProfessor of OB/GYN &Reproductive BiologyHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, Mass.

Frank A. Chervenak, MDProfessor & ChairmanDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCornell UniversityNew York, N.Y.

Harvey J. Cohen, MD, PhDDeborah E. Addicot-John A. Kriewall &Elizabeth A. Haehl Family Professorship in PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsStanford University School of MedicineStanford, Calif.

Ronald S. Gibbs, MDProfessor & Associate DeanE. Stewart Taylor Professor of Obstetrics & GynecologyContinuing Medical EducationDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyUniversity of Colorado Denver School of MedicineAurora, Colo.

Eve M. Lackritz, MDChief, Maternal & Infant Health BranchDivision of Reproductive HealthNational Center for Chronic DiseasePrevention & Health PromotionCenters for Disease Control & PreventionAtlanta, Ga.

James M. Roberts, MDProfessor & Vice Chairman (Research)Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences & EpidemiologyUniversity of PittsburghSenior Scientist, Magee-Women’s Research InstitutePittsburgh, Pa.

Yoel Sadovsky, MDScientific DirectorMagee Women’s Research InsituteProfessor & Vice Chair (Research)Department of OBGYN & Reproductive SciencesUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburgh, Pa.


Scientific Advisory Committee on Prematurity

Fredric Frigoletto, MDCommittee ChairProfessor Obstetrics & GynecologyHarvard Medical SchoolAssociate Chief of Staff & Vice ChairMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, Mass.

Michael F. Greene, MD Committee Vice-ChairDirector, Maternal Fetal MedicineMassachusetts General HospitalProfessor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive BiologyHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, Mass.

Coleen Boyle, PhD DirectorDivision of Birth Defects & Developmental DisabilitiesNational Center Birth Defects & Developmental DisabilitiesCenters for Disease Control & PreventionAtlanta, Ga.

Harvey J. Cohen, MD, PhDDeborah E. Addicott – John A. Kriewall & Elizabeth A. Haehl Family Professor in PediatricsStanford University School of MedicineStanford, Calif.

James W. Collins, Jr., MD, MPHAssociate Profesor, Department of PediatricsDivision of NeonatologyChildren’s Memorial HospitalChicago, Ill.

Larry Culpepper, MD, MPHProfessor & Chair of Family MedicineBoston University Medical CenterBoston, Mass.

Alan Decherney, MDChief, Reproductive Biology & Medicine Branch Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHDNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Md.

Margaret C. Freda, EdD, RNProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineMontefiore Medical CenterHuntington Bay, N.Y.

Ronald S. Gibbs, MDProfessor, Department of Obstetrics & GynecologySection of Maternal-Fetal MedicineUniversity of Colorado DenverSchool of MedicineAurora, Colo.

Cassandra E. Henderson, MDChief of Maternal Fetal MedicineOur Lady of Mercy Medical CenterDepartment of OB/GYNBronx, N.Y.

Charlotte A. Hobbs, MD, PhD Associate Professor of PediatricsSection Head & DirectorArkansas Center for Birth Defects Research & PreventionLittle Rock, Ark.

Calvin J. Hobel, MDMiriam Jacobs Chair in Maternal-Fetal MedicineDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyCedars-Sinai Medical CenterProfessor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & PediatricsDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLALos Angeles, Calif.

Jay D. Iams, MD FP Zuspan ProfessorDivision of Matenal Fetal MedicineOhio State University School of MedicineColumbus, OH

Lucky Jain, MD, MBA Professor & Executive Vice ChairmanDepartment of PediatricsMedical Director Emory Children’s CenterEmory University School of MedicineAtlanta, Ga.

Richard B. Johnston, Jr., MD Professor of PediatricsAssociate Dean Research DevelopmentUniversity of ColoradoSchool of MedicineAurora, Colo.

Mark A. Klebanoff, MD, MPH DirectorDivision of Epidemiology, Statistics & PreventionResearch National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Md.

Eve M. Lackritz, MDChief, Maternal & Infant Health BranchDivision of Reproductive HealthNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health PromotionCenters for Disease Control & PreventionAtlanta, Ga.

Charles J. Lockwood, MDProfessor and ChairDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyYale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Conn.

Michael C. Lu, MD, MPHAssociate Professor, Obstetrics & GynecologyAssociate Director, Child & Family Health Training ProgramUCLA Medical CenterDepartment, Obstetrics & GynecologyLos Angeles, Calif.

Irwin R. Merkatz, MD Professor & University ChairDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineMontefiore Medical CenterBronx, N.Y.

Mary Lou Moore, PhD, RNAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston-Salem, N.C.

E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA Vice President of Medical AffairsDean, School of MedicineUniversity of MarylandBaltimore, Md.

Richard H. Schwarz, MDVice Chair for Clinical AffairsMaimonides Medical CenterDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyBrooklyn, N.Y.

Joe Leigh Simpson, MD Executive Associate Dean for Academic AffairsProfessor of Obstetrics & GynecologyProfessor of Human & Molecular GeneticsFlorida International University College of MedicineMiami, Fla.

Catherine Y. Spong, MD Branch ChiefNational Institute of Child Health & Human DevelopmentMaternal Fetal MedicineBethesda, Md.

Ann R. Stark, MD Professor of PediatricsHead, Section of NeonatologyDirector, Fellowship ProgramBaylor College of MedicineTexas Medical CenterHouston, Texas

Scientific Advisory Council

Brenda Andrews, PhD ex officioDirector, Donnelly CCBRChair, Banting and BestDepartment of Medical ResearchTerrance Donnelly Center for Cellular & Biomolecular ResearchUniversity of TorontoToronto, Ontario

Kathryn L. Calame, PhDProfessor of Biochemistry& Molecular BiophysicsDepartment of MicrobiologyColumbia UniversityNew York, N.Y.

F. Sessions Cole, MD ex officioPark J. White Professor of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsWashington University School of MedicineSt. Louis, Mo.


Jonathan D. Gitlin, MD ex officioJames C. Overall Professor & ChairDepartment of PediatricsPhysician-in-ChiefMonroe Carell Jr. Children’s HospitalVanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, Tenn.

Kurt Hirschhorn, MDProfessor of Pediatrics,Human Genetics & MedicineDepartment of Human GeneticsMount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, N.Y.

Margaret K. Hostetter, MDJean McLean Wallace ProfessorChair, Department of PediatricsProfessor of Microbial PathogenesisYale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Conn.

Abner L. Notkins, MDSenior InvestigatorInfection & Immunity BranchNational Institute of Dental & Craniofacial ResearchNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Md.

Nigel S. Paneth, MD, MPHProfessor of Epidemiology & Pediatrics & Human DevelopmentAssociate Dean for ResearchMichigan State UniversityCollege of Human MedicineEast Lansing, Mich.

David H. Perlmutter, MDVira I. Heinz Professor & ChairDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePhysician-in-Chief & Scientific DirectorChildren’s Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pa.

Jerome Lewis Schulman, MDProfessor EmeritusNorthwestern University Medical SchoolTwin Lakes, Wis.


Huntington F. Willard, PhD ex officioInstitute DirectorDuke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy Duke UniversityDurham, N.C.

Robert Yolken, MDTheodore and Vada Stanley Distinguished Professor of Neurovirology in PediatricsDirector, Stanley Laboratory of Developmental NeurovirologyJohns Hopkins School of MedicineBaltimore, Md.

March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology Selection Committee

Mary-Lou Pardue, PhDCommittee ChairBoris Magasanik Professor of BiologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of BiologyCambridge, Mass.

David Baltimore, PhDPresident EmeritusRobert Andrews Milkan Professor of BiologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, Calif.

Linda Buck, PhDFull Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical InstituteFull Member, Division of Basic SciencesFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterAffiliate Professor, Dept. of Physiology & BiophysicsUniversity of Washington, SeattleSeattle, Wash.

Walter J. Gehring, PhDProfessorDepartment of Cell BiologyBiozentrumUniversity of BaselBasel, Switzerland

Paul Greengard, PhDVincent Astor ProfessorLaboratory of Molecular & Cellular NeuroscienceThe Rockefeller UniversityNew York, N.Y.

Brigid L.M. Hogan, PhDChairDepartment of Cell BiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurham, N.C.

2009 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology Awardees

Kevin P. Campbell, PhDInvestigator, Howard Hughes Medical InstituteRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver Biomedical Research Chair in Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsHead, Department of Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsDirector of the Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center and Professor of Internal Medicine and NeurologyUniversity of Iowa Carver College of MedicineIowa City, Iowa

Louis M. Kunkel, PhDProfessor of Pediatrics and GeneticsHarvard Medical SchoolInvestigator, Howard Hughes Medical InstituteDirector of the Program in Genomics,The Children’s HospitalBoston, Mass.

Perinatal Data Advisory Committee

Cande Ananth, PhD, MPHDirector/Professor of Obstetrics & GynecologyDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive SciencesDivision of Epidemiology & BiostatisticsUMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolNew Brunswick, N.J.

Howard Andrews, PhDAssociate Clinical ProfessorDepartment of BiostatisticsMailman School of Public HealthColumbia University New York, N.Y.

Wanda D. Barfield, MD, MPHCaptain, U.S. Public Health Service,Team Leader & Senior ScientistNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health PromotionDivision of Reproductive HealthApplied Sciences BranchCenters for Disease Control & PreventionAtlanta, Ga.

William M. Callaghan, MD, MPHSenior ScientistNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health PromotionDivision of Reproductive HealthMaternal & Infant Health BranchCenters for Disease Control & PreventionAtlanta, Ga.

Karla Damus, PhD, RN, MSPHAssociate Clinical ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, N.Y.

Arden Handler, DrPHProfessorCommunity Health Sciences/Maternal & ChildHealth Training ProgramSchool of Public HealthUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Ill.

Carol Rowland Hogue, PhD, MPHTerry ProfessorMaternal & Child HealthThe Rollins School of Public HealthEmory UniversityAtlanta, Ga.

Russell Kirby, PhD, MS, FACEProfessor/ChairDepartment of Community & Family HealthCollege of Public HealthUniversity of South FloridaTampa, Fla.

Michael Kogan, PhDDirectorOffice of Data & Information ManagementMaternal & Child Health BureauHealth Resources & Services AdministrationRockville, Md.

Milton Kotelchuck, PhD, MPHProfessor & ChairDepartment of Community Health SciencesSchool of Public HealthBoston UniversityBoston, Mass.

Garland H. Land, MPHExecutive DirectorNAPHSISSilver Spring, Md.

Joyce Martin, MPHLead Statistician, DemographerReproductive Statistics BranchNational Center for Health StatisticsHyattsville, Md.

Janet Muri, MBAPresident National Perinatal Information CenterProvidence, R.I.

Virginia Rauh, ScDProfessor of Clinical Population & Family HealthDepartment of Population & Family HealthMailman School of Public HealthColumbia UniversityNew York, N.Y.

Jeannette Rogowski, PhDUniversity Professor/DirectorCenter for Health Economics & Health PolicyUMDNJ-School of Public HealthNew Brunswick, N.J.

William Sappenfield, MD, MPHState MCH EpidemiologistDivision of Family ServicesFlorida Department of HealthTallahassee, Fla.

Lowell E. Sever, PhDProfessor of Epidemiology & Disease ControlSchool of Public HealthUniversity of TexasHouston, Texas

Claudia Steiner, MD, MPHSenior Research PhysicianCenter for Delivery, Organization & MarketsAHRQRockville, Md.

Stephanie Ventura, MAChief, Reproductive Statistics BranchNational Center for Health StatisticsHyattsville, Md.

Nurse Advisory Council

Margaret Comerford Freda, EdD, RN, CHES, FAANCouncil ChairProfessorDepartment of OB/GYN& Women’s HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineMontefiore Medical CenterBronx, N.Y.


Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, RN, PNP-BC Dean & ProfessorThe College of New JerseySchool of Nursing, Health & Exercise ScienceEwing, N.J.

Susan Blackburn, PhD, RN, FAANProfessorDepartment of Family & Child NursingUniversity of Washington Seattle, Wash.

Mary C. Brucker, CNM, PhD, FACNMProfessor & Director of Graduate ProgramBaylor UniversityLouise Herrington School of NursingDallas, Texas

Lynn Clark Callister, RN, PhD, FAANProfessorBrigham Young University College of NursingProvo, Utah

Jane Corrarino, MS, RNSuffolk County Department of Health ServicesHauppauge, N.Y.

Karla Damus, RN, PhD, MSPH, FAANAssociate ProfessorDirector, Community Programs & Public HealthDepartment of OB/GYN & Women’s HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineMontefiore Medical CenterBronx, N.Y.

Kit Devine, MSN, ARNPAdjunct FacultyBellarmine University Lansing School of NursingOwner, Louisville Reproductive CenterNurse PractitionerFertility & Endocrine AssociatesLouisville, Ky.

Susan Gennaro, DSN, RN, FAANDean & ProfessorWilliam F. Connell School of NursingBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, Mass.

Susan Rumsey Givens, MPH, RNC, LCCEChildbirth EducatorMt. Carmel St. Ann’s HospitalWesterville, Ohio

Margaret H. Kearney, PhD, RN, FAANProfessor, School of NursingUniversity of RochesterRochester, N.Y.

Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC-NIC, FAANDean & ProfessorUniversity of Oklahoma Health Science CenterCollege of NursingOklahoma City, Okla.

Judith A. Lewis, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAANProfessor EmeritaSchool of NursingVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Va.

Mary Lou Moore, PhD, RNC, FACCE, FAANClinical Associate ProfessorDepartment of OB/GYNWake Forest UniversitySchool of MedicineWinston-Salem, N.C.

Merry-K. Moos, MPH, BSN, FNP, FAANProfessor (Retired)Department of Obstetrics & GynecolgySchool of MedicineUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, N.C.

Heather Dawn Reynolds, CNM, MSN, FACNMAssociate ProfessorYale UniversitySchool of NursingYale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Conn.

Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAANPerinatal Clinical Nurse SpecialistSt. John’s Mercy Medical CenterClinical Professor, Saint LouisUniversity School of NursingSt. Louis, Mo.

Barbara Peterson Sinclair, MN, RNP, FAANProfessor EmeritaCalifornia State UniversityLos AngelesLos Angeles, Calif.

Linda Beth Tiedje, PhD, RN, FAANAdjunct Associate ProfessorDepartment of EpidemiologyCollege of Human MedicineMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Mich.

Dona Dei, RN, MSN ex officioDirector of Program ServicesMarch of DimesArlington, Va.

Public Policy Advisory Council

Bruce Vladeck, PhD, Co-Chair Senior AdvisorNexera Consulting New York, NYChair, March of Dimes National Public Affairs Committee

Janet Shikles, Co-ChairHealth Policy Consultant Boulder, Colo.

Susan Allan, MD, JD, MPHDirector, Northwest Center for Public Health PracticeUniversity of Washington School of Public Health & Community MedicineSeattle, Wash.

Carmella Bocchino, RN, MBAExecutive Vice President, Clinical Affairs & Strategic Planning America’s Health Insurance PlansWashington, D.C.

Beth A. Brooke PartnerErnst & Young LLP New York, N.Y.

Charlotte W. Collins Director of Public Policy & AdvocacyAsthma & Allergy Foundation of AmericaWashington, D.C. Helen Darling PresidentNational Business Groupon HealthWashington, D.C.

Judith Feder, Ph.D.Professor & DeanGeorgetown Public Policy InstituteGeorgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.

Andrea Gelzer, MD, MS, FACPChief Medical OfficerBoston Medical Center HealthNet PlanBoston, Mass.

Mary R. Grealy, JDPresidentHealthcare Leadership CouncilWashington, D.C.

Julia James (Former Senior Staff, Senate Finance Committee)Health Policy ConsultantWoodstock, Va.

Judith Lichtman Senior Advisor & Past PresidentNational Partnership forWomen & FamiliesWashington, D.C.

Marsha Lillie-BlantonSenior Advisor, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation and Associate Research ProfessorThe George Washington University School of Public Health and Health ServicesWashington, D.C.

Charlene LugarMemberMarch of Dimes Bioethics Committee

Patricia MacTaggartLead Research ScientistAssociate Professorial LecturerDepartment of Health PolicySchool of Public Health & Health ServicesThe George Washington University Medical CenterWashington, D.C.

Rose Marie Martinez, ScD Director Board on Health Promotion& Disease PreventionInstitute of MedicineWashington, D.C.

Karen PollitzResearch ProfessorGeorgetown University Health Policy InstituteWashington, D.C.

Sally RichardsonExecutive Director &Associate Vice PresidentInstitute for Health Care Policy ResearchWest Virginia UniversityCharleston, W.Va.

Sara Rosenbaum, JDHirsh Professor & ChairDepartment of Health PolicySchool of Public Health & Health ServicesThe George Washington University Medical CenterWashington, D.C.

Patricia SmithPresident and CEOAlliance of Community Health PlansWashington, D.C.

Vernon K. Smith, PhDPrincipal Health Management AssociatesLansing, Mich.

James R. Tallon, Jr.PresidentUnited Hospital Fundof New YorkNew York, N.Y.

Alan Weil, JDExecutive DirectorNational Academy for State Health PolicyWashington, D.C.

Peters D. WillsonFormer Vice President for Public PolicyNational Association of Children’s Hospitals & Related InstitutionsAlexandria, Va.

National Communications Advisory Council

Judith NolteCommittee ChairEditor-in-ChiefAmerican Baby

Miriam ArondDirector,Good Housekeeping Research Institute

Gretchen CarlsonCo-Anchor“Fox & Friends”

Janet ChanEditorial Consultant

Ruth CoxeterHealth Sciences ProducerNBC News

Michelle Drayton-MartinPublisherToday’s Child

Freddi GreenbergEditorial DirectorChild Study Center Foundation

Susan KaneEditor-in-ChiefParenting Early Years


Steven M. KantorPresident and FounderNew Parent Media

Cynthia LeiveEditor-in-ChiefGlamour

Michael McCurdyPublisherHealthNewsDigest.com

Lisa Singer MoranEditorial Consultant

Dana PointsEditor-in-ChiefParents Magazine

Beth WeinhouseEditorial DirectorConceive

Betty S. WongEditor-in-ChiefFitness

National Service Partners

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.America’s PromiseBuilders Club Circle K InternationalDelta Sigma Phi FraternityFamily, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)Future Business Leaders of America- Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)Gamma Sigma Sigma SororityGeneral Federation of Women’s ClubsKey Club InternationalKiwanis InternationalPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.Pi Delta Psi FraternityPi Lambda Phi Fraternity Sigma Gamma RhoTop Ladies of Distinction, Inc. — Top Teens of AmericaU.S. Junior Chamber of CommerceU.S. Women of TodayVeterans of Foreign Wars/ Ladies Auxiliary (VFW)Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Prematurity Campaign Alliance Members

Organizations in the professional, consumer and government arenas have committed to assist the March of Dimes in communicating prematurity awareness and educational messages and working toward reducing the rate of premature birth. They are:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of PeriodontologyAmerican College of Nurse-Midwives American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists American Dental AssociationAmerican Dental Hygienists’ Association American Hospital Association American Public Health AssociationAmerican Society of Reproductive MedicineAssociation of Maternal & Child Health ProgramsAssociation of Reproductive Health ProfessionalsAssociation of State & Territorial Health OfficialsBlack Women’s Health Imperative Bright FuturesCityMatCHCouncil of Women’s & Infants’ Specialty HospitalsFirstCandle/SIDS AllianceFuture Business Leaders of America- Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)General Federation of Women’s ClubsInternational Childbirth Education AssociationLeague of Black Women National Association of County & City Health OfficialsNational Alliance for Hispanic HealthNational Association of Neonatal NursesNational Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersNational Association of Public Hospitals & Health Systems National Birth Defects Prevention Network

National Black Nurses AssociationNational Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies CoalitionNational Healthy Start AssociationNational Indian Health Board National Medical AssociationNational Perinatal AssociationNational Rural Health AssociationNational WIC AssociationNurse Practitioners in Women’s HealthOffice of Minority Health Resource

Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Partnership for PreventionPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.Preeclampsia FoundationRESOLVE: The National Infertility

Association Sidelines: National High-Risk Pregnancy

Support Network Smoke-Free FamiliesSociety for Gynecologic InvestigationSociety for Maternal Fetal MedicineSociety for Public Health EducationSociety of Pediatric NursesVermont Oxford NetworkVeterans of Foreign Wars Ladies

AuxiliaryZeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Global Alliance Member

European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants

Prematurity Alliance Service Partners

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.Future Business Leaders of America/ Phi Beta LambdaGeneral Federation of Women’s ClubsKey Club InternationalKiwanis InternationalPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Special Chapter Reseach Endowment

South Carolina

President’s Advisory Council (PAC)

Betsey AkinState DirectorRhode Island Chapter

Dale AndreasonState DirectorNevada Chapter

Kathryn DouglasState DirectorSouth Carolina Chapter

Shannon GilbertState DirectorNational Capital Area Chapter

Carmella HernandezState DirectorHawaii Chapter

Beth JoscelynState DirectorOregon Chapter

Elaine NoonanState DirectorWashington Chapter

Mindy SmithState DirectorWest Virginia Chapter

Thanks to Staff Photographer, Jennifer Coate.

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