The following organizations have indicated an interested in emergency legal preparedness initiatives that encourage individuals and entities to voluntarily assist government agencies in responding to public health emergencies.
For more information on state coalitions in support of the Good Samaritan Entity Liability Protection Initiative, please contact Milissa Markiewicz, Program Coordinator, at 919-966-9934 or milissa@unc.edu.
For more information on state coalitions in support of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Healthcare Practitioners Act (UEVHPA), please contact Eric Fish at 312-915-0195 or eric.fish@nccusl.org.
Organization |
Contact |
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
112 S. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Roger D. Smith
Healthcare Specialist
Tel: 703-253-0485
rsmith@aamft.org |
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
1125 Executive Circle
Irving, TX 75038-2522
Mailing: P.O. Box 619911
Dallas, TX 75261-9911 |
Craig Price
Director of Chapter and State Relations
Tel: 972-550-0911 Ext. 3236 cprice@acep.org |
American College of Nurse-Midwives
8403 Colesville Rd, Suite 1550
Silver Spring MD 20910 |
Mary E. Curran
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
21 E. Hollis Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Tel: 603-577-4300
Mary.E.Curran@Hitchcock.org |
American Institute of Architects
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006 |
Billie Kaumaya
Manager, State and Local Affairs
Tel: 202-626-7381
BKaumaya@aia.org |
American Medical Association
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610 |
Mike Glasstetter
Senior Legislative Attorney
AMA Advocacy Resource Ctr.
Tel: 312-464-5033
Michael.Glasstetter@ama-assn.org |
American Nurses Association
8515 Georgia Avenue, Ste. 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492 |
Janet Haebler
Assoc. Director, State Government Affairs
Tel: 301-628-5111
Janet.Haebler@ana.org |
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American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 |
Susan Polan
Associate Executive Director
Public Affairs and Advocacy
Tel: 202-777-2510
Susan.Polan@apha.org |
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American Red Cross
2025 E Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006 |
Alice Blair Hockenbury
Sr. Director, State Government Relations
Tel: 202-303-4392
HockenburyA@usa.redcross.org |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22202 |
Patricia Elliot
Policy Counsel
Tel: 202-371-9090
pelliot@astho.org |
Business Executives for National Security
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20006 |
Danielle Camner Lindholm
Vice President for Policy
Tel: 202-296-2125
dcamner@bens.org |
Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
621 E. Pratt St., Ste. 210
Baltimore, MD 21214 |
Monica Schoch-Spana
Senior Associate
Tel: 443-573-3322
mschoch@upmc-biosecurity.org
Jennifer Nuzzo (alternate)
Senior Analyst
Tel: 443-573-3315
jnuzzo@upmc-biosecurity.org |
Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists
2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 303
Atlanta, GA 30341 |
Pat McConnon
Executive Director
Tel: 770-458-3811
pmcconnon@cste.org |
Good Samaritan Entity Liability Protection Initiative (GSELPI)
NCIPH
CB 8165
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
Gene Matthews
Senior Fellow
Tel: 919-966-9924
Cell: 404-606-1241
matthewsphlaw@aol.com |
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
1100 17th Street, NW
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20036 |
Donna Brown
Government Affairs Counsel
Tel: 202-783-5550, ext. 214
dbrown@naccho.org |
National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA 22046-4527 |
Richard Alcorta, MD FACEP
State EMS Medical Director
MIEMSS
653 W Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-706-0880
ralcorta@miemss.org |
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)
111 North Wabash, Suite 1010
Chicago, IL 60602 |
Eric Fish
Legislative Counsel
Tel: 312-915-0195
eric.fish@nccusl.org
Raymond Pepe
Chair, UEVHPA Drafting Committee
Tel: 717-231-5988
raymond.pepe@klgates.com
Michael Kerr
Legislative Director
Tel: 312-915-0195
michael.kerr@nccusl.org
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National Funeral Directors Association
400 C Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002 |
John Fitch
Senior Vice President
Tel. 202-547-0441
jfitch@nfda.org
Lesley Witter
Director, Political Affairs
lwitter@nfda.org |
Public Entity Risk Institute
11350 Random Hills Road
Suite 210
Fairfax, VA 22030 |
Claire Reiss
Tel: 703-352-1846
creiss@riskinstitute.org |
US Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062 |
Matthew J. Eggers
Associate Manager
Homeland Security Division
Tel: 202-463-3100/5619 (Main/Direct)
meggers@uschamber.com |
Volunteer Florida
(Governor’s Commission on Volunteer and Community Service) |
Alex Amparo
Director of Emergency Management, Legislative Affairs, Inclusion
Tel: 850-414-2977
alex@volunteerflorida.org |
