Task Force Subcommittees
COVID-19 Testing for Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations
Co-Chair
Mary Meg Brown, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC
Grambling State University
Associate Dean and Professor - School of Nursing
Co-Chair
Raynando L. Banks, M.D.
Baton Rouge General Mayo Clinic Care Network
Family Medicine
Sen. Regina Ashford Barrow
Louisiana State Senate
District 15
Terry C. Davis, Ph.D.
LSUHC-Shreveport/Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Rebekah E. Gee, M.D., MPH
LSU Health Care Services
Chief Executive Officer
Tiffany J. Netters, MPA, PMP
504HealthNet, Inc.
Executive Director
Carol Smith, MBA, MHCM, BSN
Jefferson Parish
Healthcare Consultant
Rani G. Whitfield, M.D.
Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
Family Practice Physician
Gary M. Wiltz, M.D.
Teche Action Clinics
Chief Executive Officer
COVID-19 Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Co-Chair
Damien Ejigiri, Ph.D.
Southern University and A&M College
Dean and Professor - Nelson Mandela School of Government and Social Sciences
Co-Chair
Eric van Holm, Ph.D.
University of New Orleans
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Deleso A. Alford, J.D., LLM
Southern University Law Center
Professor of Law
Tavell L. Kindall, APRN, FNP-BC, DNP
Loyola University, Adjunct Instructor
St. Thomas Community Health Center
Nurse Practitioner and Director
HIV Prevention and Treatment Center
Rep. Dustin Miller
District 40
Louisiana House of Representatives
Alma C. Stewart, RN, M.S.
Louisiana Center for Health Equity
President and Founder
Christopher J. Tyson, J.D.
LSU Law Center
Newman Trowbridge Distinguished Professor of Law
COVID-19 Communication and Messaging
Lead
Dereck J. Rovaris Sr., Ph.D.
Louisiana State University
Vice Provost for Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer
Co-Chair
Corey Hebert, M.D.
Dillard University
Chief Medical Officer/Assistant Professor - Tulane and LSU
Lanor Curole
United Houma Nation
Tribal Administrator/Director
National President of the Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation
Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D.
Tulane University
Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology
Councilwoman Helena Moreno
New Orleans City Council – At Large
Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen
New Orleans City Council - District E
COVID-19 in Special Populations- Nursing Home Residents
Co-Chair
Alicia Bates, Ph.D., NP-C, CDE
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Assistant Professor, FNP Program Director
Co-Chair
Jeanine S. Thomas, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, RN, OCN
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Assistant Professor
Leanne Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE
LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Director of NP Programs, Coordinator of AGACNP Concentration
Cindy Schneider, MSN, RN
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Assistant Professor
Kathleen Tate, EdD, MSN, MBA, CNE, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing,
Northwestern State University
Lisa VanHoose, Ph.D., MPH, PT
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Therapy
COVID-19 in Special Populations – LA Prisons
Co-Chair
Shelina Davis, MPH, MSW
Louisiana Public Health Institute
Chief Executive Officer
Co-Chair
Michael W. McClanahan
NAACP
State President
Connie L. Arnold, Ph.D.
LSUHSC- Shreveport/Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine
Faye Grimsley, Ph.D., CIH, MSPH
Xavier University
Head, Department of Public Health
Erica Rogers, RN
Braveheart Foundation
Founder/CEO
Frederick L. Thomas, MSCJ
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
National 2nd VP
COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard
Co-Chair
Demetrius Porche, DNS, Ph.D., APRN, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN
LSUHSC School of Nursing – Dean and Professor
President, Louisiana Council of Administration of Nursing Education
Co-Chair
Judy Reese Morse
Urban League of Louisiana
President and CEO
Davondra Brown, M.Ed., MCHES
Louisiana Department of Health- Office of Health Equity, Community Partnerships
Deputy Director
Peter J. Fos, Ph.D.
Dillard University
Professor of Health and Wellness and Health Equity Researcher
Kathleen B. Kennedy, Pharm.D.
Xavier University of Louisiana
Professor and Dean, College of Pharmacy
COVID-19 Racial Disparities in Healthcare
Co-Chair
Rebekah E. Gee, M.D., MPH
LSU Health Care Services
Chief Executive Officer
Co-Chair
Robert Maupin, MD, FACOG
LSUHC-New Orleans
Associate Dean of Diversity and Community Engagement
Kristi L. Anderson, Ph.D.
LSUHSC – Lafayette
Director of Graduate Medical Education
Takeisha C. Davis, M.D., MPH
New Orleans East Hospital
President and Chief Executive Officer
Amanda Dumas, M.D., MSc, FAAP
Louisiana Department of Health
Assistant Medical Director
Amy Lesen, Ph.D.
Dillard University
Associate Professor of Biology and Researcher
Eboni Price-Haywood, M.D., MPH, FACP
Physician, Primary Care and Wellness Center
Director, Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research
Director, Primary Care Research Network
Associate Professor, Ochsner Clinical School - University of Queensland
COVID-19 Community Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
Co-Chair
Raymond A. Jetson
MetroMorphosis
Chief Executive Catalyst
Co-Chair
Margarita Echeverri, Ph.D.
Xavier University
Educational Coordinator in Health Disparities, Cultural Competence and Diversity at the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Education
Christian J. Engle
YMCA of the Capital Area
President and CEO
Tina B. Granger, MSW, LMSW
Nicholls State University
Sociology Program Coordinator/Instructor
Catherine G. Haywood, BSW, CHW
Louisiana Community Health Workers Outreach Network, Inc. (LACHON)
Director
Theron J. Jackson, M.Div.
Morning Star Baptist Church/Together Louisiana and Nehemiah Faith-Based Coalition
Pastor
Rudy Macklin, BS
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Bureau of Minority Health Access
Orlando F. McMeans, Ph.D.
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Chancellor
Tiffany J. Netters, MPA, PMP
504HealthNet, Inc.
Executive Director
Rhoda Reddix, Ph.D.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Associate Professor, Director of Service Learning, specialization, health disparities: community engagement and service
Erica Rogers, RN
Braveheart Foundation
Founder/CEO
Frederick L. Thomas, MSCJ
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
National 2nd VP
COVID-19 Data and Analysis
Co-Chair
Ziad Ashkar, M.D., MPH
University of Louisiana-Lafayette Director -
Louisiana Center for Health Innovation and Chair in Health Informatics
Co-Chair
Simone Rambotti, Ph.D.
Loyola University
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Jacqueline Harris, Ph.D.
Grambling State University
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Peter Katzmarzyk, Ph.D.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Professor and Marie Edana Corcoran Endowed Chair in Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes/Assoc. Exec. Dir. For Population and Public Health Sciences
Daniel Sarpong, Ph.D.
Xavier University
Director of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education, Endowed Chair of Health Disparities and Professor of Biostatistics in the College of Pharmacy
*Students enrolled at Louisiana higher education institutions will be utilized to provide research and technical assistance.