Appendix X: State Genetics Coordinators
Listing provided by the Council of Regional Networks for Genetics Services (CORN); October, 1997.
ALABAMA
Mary L. Scisney, MSN, CPNP
Infant HealthDivision of Child/Adolescent Health
ADPH, Bureau of Family Health Services
434 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
(334) 242-5661
FAX: (334) 269-4865
ALASKA
Christy LeBlond, MS
Alaska Genetics ClinicSection of Maternal & Child Health
1231 Gambell Street, Ste 407
Anchorage, AK 99501-4627
(907) 269-3430
FAX: (907) 269-3465
E-mail: cleblond@health.state.ak.us
ARIZONA
Jane Congleton, MS, RN, CGC
OWCH/ADHS411 North 24th Street
Birch Hall
Phoenix, AZ 85008-6013
(602) 220-6550
FAX: (602) 220-6551
E-mail: jconglej@hs.state.az.us
ARKANSAS
GPGSNArkansas Department of Health
Genetics Services, Slot 17
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 661-2189
FAX: (501) 661-2055
CALIFORNIA
George Cunningham, MD
Genetic Disease Branch2151 Berkeley Way
Annex 4
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 540-2552
FAX: (510) 540-2966
COLORADO
Joyce Hooker
Colorado Department of HealthFCHS-MAS-A4
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80222-1530
(303) 692-2423
FAX: (303) 782-5576
E-mail: joyce.hooker@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Gretchen Landenburger, MS, CGC
9 Eastwick CourtNew Britain, CT 06053-1977
(860) 225-5765
FAX: (860) 679-1531
DELAWARE
JoAnn Baker, RN
Delaware Division of Public HealthJesse S. Cooper Memorial Building
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-3111
FAX: (302) 739-6617
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Jill F. Shuger, MS
Genetics/Office of Maternal and Child HealthDC Commission of Public Health
3rd Floor
800 9th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2493
(202) 645-5618
FAX: (202) 345-0525
FLORIDA
Mittie Moffett, RN, MS
Children's Medical Services1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 5
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(904) 488-1465
FAX: (904) 921-5241
GEORGIA
Mary Ann Henson, MSN
2600 Skyland DriveAtlanta, GA 30319
(404) 679-0541
FAX: (404) 679-0537
HAWAII
Sylvia Au, MS
CSHN Department of Health741 Sunset Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-9055
FAX: (808) 733-9068
E-mail: sau@hgea.org
IDAHO
Mary Jane Webb
Idaho Department of Health/Welfare - Lab2220 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 334-2235
FAX: (208) 334-2382
ILLINOIS
Sydney Kling, RN, MA
Genetic Diseases ProgramIllinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
(217) 524-5992
FAX: (217) 782-4890
INDIANA
Tamara Van Meter, MS
Indiana State Department of Health2 North Meridian, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-1268
FAX: (317) 233-1284
IOWA
Jean Anderson, RN, MA, CPNP
Pediatrics/Medical GeneticsUniversity of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1083
(319) 356-7970
FAX: (319) 356-3347
E-mail: jeannette-anderson@uiowa.edu
KANSAS
Laura Mryyan, RN, BSN
Kansas Department of Healthand Environment
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 1005N
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
(913) 291-3363
FAX: (913) 296-8616
E-mail: uskanetf@ibmmail.com
KENTUCKY
Sarah J. Wilding, RN
Department of Health ServicesDivision of Maternal and Child Health
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2154
FAX: (502) 564-8389
LOUISIANA
Flora F. Cherry, MD
Tulane University School of Public Health1501 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 588-5368
FAX: (504) 894-3540
MAINE
Ellie Mulcahy, RNC
Maine Genetics ProgramDivision of Maternal and Child Health
11 State House Station
151 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3311
FAX: (207) 287-5355
MARYLAND
Susan Panny, MD
Office of Hereditary DisordersMaryland Department of Health
201 West Preston Street, Room 319
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 225-6730
FAX: (410) 333-5995
MASSACHUSETTS
Robin Blatt, RN, MPH
Massachusetts Genetics ProgramMassachusetts Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 624-5070
FAX: (617) 624-5075
E-mail: rblatt@shriver.org
MICHIGAN
William Young, PhD
1930 HamiltonHolt, MI 48842
(517) 335-8938
FAX: (517) 335-9419
MINNESOTA
Kristin Peterson, MS
Minnesota Department of HealthMCH Section, Box 9441
717 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(612) 623-5268
FAX: (612) 623-5442
E-mail: kristin.peterson@health.state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Daniel Bender, MHS
Mississippi State Department of HealthP.O. Box 1700
2906 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 960-7619
FAX: (601) 960-7420
MISSOURI
Aurita Prince Caldwell, M.Ed.
Bureau of Special Health CareOffice of Disabilities Prevention
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-6259
FAX: (573) 526-5348
E-mail: princa@mail.health.state.mo.us
MONTANA
John Johnson
Shodair HospitalP.O. Box 5539
Helena, MT 59604-5539
(800) 447-6614
FAX: (406) 444-7536
Office: (406) 444-7530
E-mail: jjohnson@initco.com
NEBRASKA
Julie Miller, BS
Nebraska Department of Health301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
(402) 471-9731
FAX: (402) 471-7049
NEVADA
Judy Wright
Nevada State Health Division505 East King Street
Kinkead Building, Room 200
Carson City, NV 89710-4761
(702) 687-4885
FAX: (702) 687-1383
E-Mail: jwright@govmail.state.ny.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jane Hybsch, RN, BSN, MHA
Bureau of Special Medical ServiceHealth and Welfare Building
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4596
FAX: (603) 271-4902
NEW JERSEY
Lorra Hambach, MPH
New Jersey Department of Health50 East State Street
CN-364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 984-1343
FAX: (609) 292-3580
E-mail: llh@doh.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
Holly Nyerges, RN, MSN
New Mexico Department of HealthP.O. Box 26110
1190 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-2353
FAX: (505) 827-1697
NEW YORK
Kenneth A. Pass, PhD
Wadsworth CenterEmpire State Plaza, P.O. Box 509
Albany, NY 12201-0509
(518) 473-1993
FAX: (518) 473-8627
E-mail: kpass@wadsworth.org
NORTH CAROLINA
Elizabeth G. Moore, MSSW
Genetic Health Care/Metabolic Newborn ScreeningP.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
(919) 715-3420
FAX: (919) 733-2997
NORTH DAKOTA
Mary Ebertowski, RN, BSN
University of North Dakota Medical SchoolPediatrics/Medical Genetics
PO Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
(701) 777-4243
FAX: (701) 777-6124
E-mail: mary.ebertowski@medicine.und.nodak.edu
ebertwsi@mail.med.und.nodak
OHIO
Shelley Nottingham, LISW
Ohio Department of HealthEarly Intervention Unit
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
(614) 644-8389
FAX: (614) 644-8661
OKLAHOMA
Shari Kinney, RN, MS
Acting Asst Chief, Maternal Infant Health ServiceOklahoma State Health Department
1000 NE Tenth Street, Room 703.2
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
(405) 271-4476
FAX: (405) 271-6199
E-mail: sharik@health.state.ok.us
OREGON
Kate Dietrich
Oregon Health Sciences UniversityCDRC, C-Gen
707 SW Gaines Road, P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 494-2774
FAX: (503) 494-2786
E-mail: dietrick@ohsu.edu
PENNSYLVANIA
Jana Burdge
Pennsylvania Department of HealthHealth & Welfare Building, Room 725
P.O. Box 90
Harrisburg, PA 17108
(717) 783-8143
FAX: (717) 772-0323
PUERTO RICO
Pedro Santiago-Borrero, MD
University Pediatric HospitalHereditary Diseases Program
P.O. Box 365067
San Juan, PR 00936-5067
(809) 754-3623
FAX: (809) 751-5812
RHODE ISLAND
Peter R. Simon, MD, MPH
Rhode Island Department of HealthDivision of Family Health
Cannon Building, Room 312
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 277-1185
FAX: (401) 277-1442
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mary K. Semon, MS, RD
South Carolina Department of HealthDivision of Children's Health
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-4050
FAX: (803) 737-4078
SOUTH DAKOTA
Carol Strom, MS
University of South Dakota Schoolof Medicine
3625 Fifth Street, Suite 200
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 394-5110
FAX: (605) 394-5158
E-mail: cchristi@sundance.usd.edu
TENNESSEE
H. Lee Fleshood, PhD
Tennessee Department of HealthMaternal and Child Health
426 5th Avenue North
5th Floor, CH Building
Nashville, TN 37247-4701
(615) 741-1471
FAX: (615) 741-1063
E-mail: fles101w@wonder.em.cdc.gov
TEXAS
Margaret Drummond-Borg, MD
Genetics and Newborn Screening DivisionBureau of Children's Health
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 458-7700, x3101
FAX (512) 458-7350
E-mail: mborg@wc1.tdh.state.tx.us
UTAH
George Delavan, MD
Dir, Div of Comm & Family Hlth ServUtah Department of Health


