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Steering Commitee

EXECUTIVE GROUP CO-CHAIRS

Christine Kosmos, BSN

Director, Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Marisa Raphael, MPH

Deputy Commissioner, Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

WORKGROUP CO-CHAIRS

Michael Loehr, CEM 

Chief, Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response

Washington State Department of Health

Chris Paquet, MPA 

Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

WORKGROUP MEMBERS

Kara Stephens, MPH, MSA 

Health Education Specialist Project Manager

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

(Project Manager and Communication Specialist for the Preparedness Impact Project)

Kara.Stephens@orau.org

Carolyn McCoy, MPH

Senior Director of Federal Government Relations

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

Laura Hanen, MPP

Interim Executive Director and Chief of Government Affairs

National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO)

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