The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is a public health association for chronic disease program directors of each state and U.S. territory. Since its founding in 1988, NACDD has been a national leader in the effort to reduce chronic diseases by mobilizing its members to advocate for preventive policies and programs, encourage knowledge sharing and develop model partnerships for health promotion through state and community-based prevention strategies.
 
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Mailing Address

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 220
Atlanta, GA 30341
Tel: (770) 458-7400
Fax: (770) 458-7401

 

NACDD Headquarters Staff

Dorcus Cater
Public Health Program Specialist
Phone: (770) 408-0660
Email: dcater@chronicdisease.org
John Robitscher
Executive Director
Email: jrobitscher@chronicdisease.org
Carma Davis
Business Development and Services Manager
Phone: (770) 408-0655
Email: cdavis@chronicdisease.org
Jillian Smith
Membership Services Specialist
Phone: (770) 408-0654
Email: jsmith@chronicdisease.org
Cici Lacinova
Assistant Manager of Administration and Finance
Email: slacinova@chronicdisease.org
David Yum
Public Health Program Manager
Phone: (770) 408-0657
Email: dyum@chronicdisease.org
Schwanna Lakine
Finance Manager
Email: slakine@chronicdisease.org
 Janna Zwerner
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (770) 408-0656
Email: jzwerner@chronicdisease.org

       

NACDD Field Consultants
    

Nia Aitaoto
Pacific Chronic Disease Coalition Consultant
E-mail: naitaoto@hotmail.com

Jeanne Alongi, MPH
Program Integration Consultant
5321 Carlson Drive
Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (916) 452-2440
E-mail: alongi@chronicdisease.org

Dianah C. Bradshaw, RN, BSN, MSHA
Cancer Consultant
2419 Bradfield Court
Wilmington, NC 28411
Phone: (910) 639-2487 (c) (910) 632-7692 (h)
E-mail: dbradshaw4@ec.rr.com

Gail Brandt
Healthy Equity Consultant
4609 North 31st Street
Tacoma, WA  98407
Phone: (253) 756-6920
E-mail: brandtconsulting@hotmail.com

Mari Brick
Arthritis Consultant
208 County Route 402
Westerlo, NY 12193-3407
Phone: (518) 797-3028
E-mail: brick@chronicdisease.org

Margaret O. Casey, RN, MPH 
Cardiovascular Health Consultant
124 Rogers Ave
Hoosick Falls NY 12090
Phone/Fax: (518) 686-3028 
E-mail: casey@chronicdisease.org

Denise Cyzman, MS, RD
Diabetes Consultant
6619 White Clover Drive
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 339-0662
E-mail: Cyzman@chronicdisease.org
 
Lisa Daily
Obesity Consultant
Phone: (770) 458-7400 ext. 229
E-mail: Daily@chronicdisease.org

Chuck Gollmar
Sr. Public Health Advisor
Phone: (404) 313-6264
E-mail: cgollmar@chronicdisease.org

Amy C. Greene, MSSW, MPH 
School Health Consultant
2028 Glen Ross Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910-2123
Phone: (301) 789-2282
Fax: (301) 760-7127
E-mail: greene@chronicdisease.org 

Ann Ussery-Hall
ACHIEVE Consultant
511 Superior Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: (404) 593-4094
E-mail: aussery@ChronicDisease.org
  

Jennie Hefelfinger, MS
ACHIEVE Project Manager
9031 Foxwood Drive, North
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Cell: (850) 545-9019
E-mail: hefelfinger@chronicdisease.org
 
Ellen Jones, MS, CHES 
Obesity & PRC Consultant
115 Coventry Cove
Madison, MS 39110
Cell: (601) 540-6310
Fax: (601) 898-3705
E-mail: jones@chronicdisease.org
 
Kim Kronenberg, MPH
Vision Consultant
54 Beals Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: (617) 232-8627
E-mail: kronenberg@chronicdisease.org
 
Miriam Patanian, MPH
Chronic Kidney Disease/CVH Consultant
2508 Capitol Way S
Olympia WA 98501
Phone: (360) 786-1105
E-mail: patanian@chronicdisease.org
 
Alice A. Patty, MSH, CHES
ACHIEVE Consultant
1155 Brickell Bay Dr #2401
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: (904) 477-4494
E-mail: jaglowski@chronicdisease.org
   
Earl Schurman
Diabetes Consultant
1304 Felton Court
Lutherville, Maryland 21093
Phone: (410) 828-1863
E-Mail:  earls813@yahoo.com
 
Joan Ware
MCH/Gestational Diabetes/Women's Health Consultant
5631 South Oakdale Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Phone: (801) 277-2353
E-mail: wareconsult@comcast.net

Peggy K. Yen, RD, MPH
State Success Stories Consultant
106 1/2 Upnor Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone/Fax: (410) 323-1405
E-mail: yen@chronicdisease.org 

Walter F. (Snip) Young, Ph.D.
BITE, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Nutrition Report Consultant
14945 Foothill Rd.
Golden, CO 80401
Cell: (303) 358-4681
E-mail: young@chronicdisease.org