Metro Atlanta TB Task Force

Bryon D. Amos
President
Vine City Civic Association
PO Box 92568
Atlanta, Georgia  30314
Phone:  678-362-0274
Email:  bryonamos@bellsouth.net

Rosalyn Bacon
Deputy Director, Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 15th Floor
Atlanta, GA  30303
Phone:  404-657-2709
Fax:  404-651-2715
Email:  rbacon@dhr.state.ga.us

Julie Bailey
Director of Social Services
West End Medical Center
868 York Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia  30310

Anita Beatty
Executive Director
Task Force for the Homeless
Peachtree Pine Shelter
477 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30308

Lynn Beckman, RN
TB Coordinator
Northeast Health District (10)
220 Research Drive
Athens, Georgia  30605
Phone:  706-542-9027
Fax:  706-369-5640
Email:  lsbeckmann@dhr.state.ga.us

Paul Blake, MD, MPH
Director, Epidemiology Branch
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone:  (404) 657-2607
FAX:  (404) 657-7517
Email:  pablake@dhr.state.ga.us

Henry M. Blumberg, MD
Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Hospital Epidemiologist
Grady Memorial Hospital
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 616-6145
FAX: (404) 880-9305
Email: hblumbe@emory.edu

Zenda Bowie
Chief Operating Officer
American Lung Association of Georgia
2952 Spring Road
Smyrna, Georgia 30080
Phone: (770) 434-5864  x 213
FAX: (770) 319-0349
Email: zenda@alag.org

Diedre Brown
Assentials. Inc.
PO Box 321245
Atlanta, Georgia  31131

Stuart Brown, MD
Acting Director
Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 15th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone:  404-657-2703
Fax:  404-657-2709

Michael Brubaker
c/o Carpenter's House
2355 Bolton Road
Atlanta, Georgia  30318
Phone:  404-350-9691  x3106

Karen Buford, RN, MS, MSN
TB Nurse Consultant/Deputy Program Director
Georgia TB Program
Epidemiology and Prevention Branch
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone:  (404) 463-6127
Beeper: (404) 655-6828
FAX:  (404) 463-3460
Email: kbuford@dhr.state.ga.us

Angela Burney
Antioch Baptist Church North
Urban Ministries
540 Kennedy Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30318
Phone:404-524-2755
Email:  acrburney@hotmail.com

Jane Bush, M.A.
Mycobacteriology Laboratory Manager
Georgia Public Health Laboratory
1749 Clairmont Rd NE
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4058
Phone: (404) 327-7900
FAX: (404) 327-7919
Email: jbush@gdph.state.ga.us

Jim Carroll, R.N.
TB Coordinator
Gwinnett County Health Department
324 W. Pike Street
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045
Phone: (678) 442-6880
Email: jrcarroll@dhr.state.ga.us

David Coleman
c/o Atlanta Union Mission
165 Alexander Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia  30311
404-588-4005

Pamela Collins
Director, Adult Lung Disease Programs
American Lung Association of Georgia
2952 Spring Road
Smyrna, Georgia  30080
Phone: (770) 434-5864  x 221
FAX: (770) 319-0349
Email: pcollins@alaga.org

Frank Coye
DeKalb County Board of Health
440 Winn Way
Decatur, Georgia  30030
Phone:  404-294-3769
Email:  fxcoye@gdph.state.ga.us

Beverly DeVoe-Payton, MSH
TB Program Director
Georgia TB Program
2 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186
Phone: (404) 657-2597
FAX: (404) 463-3460
Email: bdevoe@dhr.state.ga.us

Andrew Eke
Human Services Program Manager
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
99 Butler Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone: (404) 730-1549
Fax: (404) 730-1596

Carmen Ferguson
Grady Health System
Main Building, Social Services
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30335
Phone:  404-616-5042
Email:  cferguson@gmh.edu

Peggy Fochler, R.N.
TB Coordinator
Cobb County Health Department
1650 County Farm Road
Marietta, Georgia 30060
Phone: (770) 514-2343
FAX: (770) 514-2320
Email:  pfochler@dhr.state.ga.us

Sheri France
Cobb County Board of Health
1650 County Service Parkway
Marietta, Georgia  30008

Donelle Franklin
Assistant Director
Division of PH, Office of Pharmacy
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 15th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia  30303

Elizabeth A. Franko, MPH
Director, Georgia Public Health Lab
1749 Clairmont Road
Decatur, Georgia  30033
Phone:  404-327-7900
Fax:  404-327-7917
Email:  efranko@dhr.state.ga.us

Connie Gober
TB Coordinator
District Health Office
811 Hemlock Street
Macon, Georgia  31201
Phone:  912-751-6303
Fax:  912-752-1710

Jerry Gonzalez
Executive Director
Georgia Association of Latino
            Elected Officials (GALEO)
PO Box 29506
Atlanta, Georgia  30359
Phone:  404-745-2580
Fax:  404-759-2671
Email:  jerry@galeo.org

Elizabeth Hanniffy
Research Specialist Senior
Emory University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta,  Georgia  30303
Phone: (404) 616-9186
Fax: (404) 616-7862
Email:  ehannif@sph.emory.edu

David Holland, MD
Staff Physician
TB Control Program
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
99 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone: (404) 730-1457
Pager: (404) 743-3008
Fax: (404) 730-1596
Email:  DPHolland@gdph.state.ga.us

Teresa Hritz, RN
Infectious Diseases
111 North Ashley St.
Valdosta, Georgia  31601
aphone:  229-245-8711
Fax:  229-245-8423

Robert Hunter
A&L Union Mission
156 Mills Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia  30313
Phone:  404-588-4005  x 2124
Fax:  404-588-4010
Email:  myaum.org

Ladeania Jackson
TB Program
DeKalb County Board of Health
Decatur, Georgia  30031
Phone:  404-294-3730

Nikki Johnson, LMSW
Social Services Provider II
TB Program/Outreach
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 12th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone:  404-657-2597
Fax:  404-463-3460
Email:  njohnson@dhr.state.ga.us

Ken Johnson
Coordinator, Outreach
TB Control Program
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
99 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA  30303
Phone:  (404) 730-1502
Fax:  (404) 730-1294
Email:  kxjohnson@gdph.state.ga.us

Edna Killum, RN
Infection Control
VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, Georgia  30033
Phone:  4004-321-6111  X 7123

Kathy Kolaski, RN, MSN
TB Nurse Consultant
Georgia TB Program
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 656-6250
Beeper: (404) 382-0769
FAX: (404) 463-3460
Email: kkolaski@dhr.state.ga.us

Mary Ellen Lane
Georgia Department of Corrections
Health Services
2 MLK Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, Georgia  30034
Phone:  404-657-9460
Email:  lanem00@dcor.state.ga.us

Michael Leonard, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Phone: (404) 616-3250
Fax: (404) 880-9305
Email:  mkleona@emory.edu
Medical Consultant
Georgia TB Program
2 Peachtree Street NW
Phone: (404) 657-2598
FAX: (404) 463-3460
Email:  mleonard@dhr.state.ga.us

Ruby Lewis-Hardy
Communicable Disease Prevention
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
99 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone: (404) 730-1410
Fax: (404) 730-1449
Email:  rlhardy@dhr.state.ga.us

Valerie Lofton
477 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia  30308
Phone:  404-230-5000  x 117
Email:  val@homelesstaskforce.org

Carolyn Martin, R.N.
TB Coordinator
DeKalb County Board of Health
440 Winn Way
P.O. Box 987
Decatur, Georgia 30031
Phone: (404) 294-3730
FAX: (404) 508-7879
Email:  cmartin1@dhr.state.ga.us

Constance (Connee) Martin, RN, BS
TB Nurse Specialist/Educator
Georgia TB Control Program
Epidemiology and Prevention Branch
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 463-6421
Beeper: (404) 382-3211
FAX: (404) 463-3460
Email: cbmartin@dhr.state.ga.us

Robert Mason
St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services
424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA  30312
Phone:  (404) 880-3550

Omar Mohamed, M.D.
Medical Bacteriologist
Quality Assurance
TB Control Program
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
99 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone:  (404) 730-1454
FAX:  (404) 730-1596
Email:  onmohamed@gdph.state.ga.us

Robert Nader
TB Control Program
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
99 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30303

Alawode Oladele, MD, MPH
Program Director
Refugee Health Services & Tuberculosis Program
DeKalb County Board of Health
445 Winn Way
P.O. Box 987
Decatur, Georgia 30031
Phone: (404) 294-3762
Beeper: (404) 871-6428
FAX: (404) 508-7879
Email: alawodeo@dhr.state.ga.us

Joseph Paris, MD
Medical Director
Georgia Department of Corrections
Room 654, 6th Floor
10 Park Place
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone:  404-657-2220
Fax:  404-657-2224
Email:  parisj00@dcor.state.ga.us

Mahin Parks, Ph.D.
Laboratory Clinical Program Director
Georgia Public Health Laboratory
1749 Clairmont Rd NE
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4058
Phone: (404) 327-7900
FAX: (404) 327-7919
Email: mpark@dhr.state.ga.us

Patricia Parrott, RN
TB Control Coordinator, ID Ponce
Grady Health Services
341 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 616-9712
Beeper: (404) 690-5116
FAX: (404) 616-9700
Email: pparrott@ghm.edu

Annette Pipkins
Assentials. Inc.
PO Box 321245
Atlanta, Georgia  31131

Ann Poole, RN
TB Nurse Educator
Georgia TB Control Program
Epidemiology and Prevention Branch
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia  30303
Phone: (404) 657-2618
Beeper: (404) 382-2230
FAX: (404) 463-3460
Email:  abpoole@dhr.state.ga.us

Joann Pullins, RN
TB Coordinator
2121-B Bellevue Road
Dublin, Georgia  31021
Phone:  478-275-6545
Fax:  478-275-6575

Cathy Quintyne, RN
US Penitentiary Health Services
601 MeDonough Blvd., SE
Atlanta, Georgia  30315
Phone:  404-622-6241
Fax:  404-331-3806

Lorna Reed
Jonesboro Health Center
134 Spring Street
Jonesboro, Georgia  30236

Millie Reeves, PA
Augusta State Medical Prison
PO Box 1174
Harlem, Georgia  30814
Phone:  706-855-4823
Email:  tb_asmp@dcor.state.ga.us

Rev. Ervin L. Richards
Antioch Urban Ministries
540 Kennedy Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30318
Phone:  (404) 627-9805
Email:  elrichs@yahoo.com

Angela Robinson, R.N.
TB Coordinator
Jonesboro Health Center
134 Spring Street
Jonesboro, Georgia 30236
Phone: (404) 471-8636

Rose-Marie Sales, MD, MPH
Chief, Tuberculosis Epidemiology Unit
Georgia TB Control Program
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 463-3983
FAX: (404) 463-3460
Email:  rfsales@dhr.state.ga.us

Lily Singha
Research Specialist Senior
Emory University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta,  Georgia  30303
Phone: (404) 616-9179
Fax: (404) 616-7862
Email:  lsingha@emory.edu

George Snead
St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services
424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA  30312
Phone:  (404) 880-3550
Email:  gsnead@sjha.org

Gene Stringer, MD
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, Georgia  30310
Phone:  404-752-1880
Fax:  404-752-1840

Jane Tapia, RN, BSN
Project Coordinator
Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium
Emory University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 616-9176
FAX: (404) 616-7862
Email:  jtapia@emory.edu

Jennifer Taussig, MPH
Statewide Public Health Coordinator
Georgia Department of Corrections
2 MLK Jr, Dr., SE
Atlanta, Georgia  30334
Phone:  404-656-7248
Fax:  404-651-6414
Email:  Taussj00@dcor.state.ga.us

Charlene Turner
Director of Social Services
Grady Health System
PO Box 2625
Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30335
Phone:  404-616-4201
Fax:  404-616-9399

Michael Uouare
St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services
424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA  30312
Phone:  (404) 880-3550

Steve Valk
President
Atlanta Chapter of RESULTS
6455 Best Friends Road
Norcross, Georgia  30071
Phone:  770-263-3649
Email:  svalk@ajc.com

Kim Warren
TB Coordinator
District Health Office
811 Hemlock Street
Macon, Georgia  31201
Phone:  912-751-6303
Fax:  912-752-1710

Nancy White, RN
Director, Epidemiology Department
Grady Health Services
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30335
Phone: (404) 616-3599
FAX: (404) 616-5826
Email: NancWhite1@aol.com

Joseph Williams, MD
Medical Director
Fulton County Jail
901 Rice Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30303

Janice Winston, RN MS
Manager Infection Control
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Dr. SW
MEB Room 211
Atlanta, Georgia  30314
Phone:  404-756-5282
Fax:  404-752-1013

Crystal Witherspoon
Gwinnett Health Department
324 West Pike Street
Lawrenceville, Georgia  30345
Phone:  678-442-6880
Fax:  770-339-5977