Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.

Founder – Peter L. Beilenson, MD, MPH, Howard County Health Officer
Board President – Vincent DeMarco
Board Vice President – Sandra Ferguson, United Methodist Church
Treasurer – Joel Rabin
Counsel/Secretary–Michael Pretl, Esquire  

Members

Kari Appler, Smoke Free Maryland Coalition 
Mary Beachley, Maryland Nurses Association
Barbara Blount Armstrong, Community and health activist
Ernest Crofoot, AFL-CIO and United Seniors
Mark Derbyshire, Park Moving and Storage
Dr. Darrell Gaskin, Professor, University of Maryland
Dr. Alex Haller, Former Childrens Surgeon in Charge at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kevin Lindamood, Health Care For the Homeless
Bishop Douglas Miles, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Bonita Pennino, American Cancer Society
Ruth Perot, Health Action Forum of Prince George’s County
Glenn Schneider, Howard County Health Department
Deborah Schumann, Jewell Foundation
Susan Talbott, RN MA MBA, Community and health activist
Richard Todd, Center for Medical Technology Policy   

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Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, Inc. 

Founder – Peter L. Beilenson, MD, MPH, Howard County Health Officer  
President – Vincent DeMarco
Vice President – Rev. Larry Lee Thomas, United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel Co  Treasurer – Joel Rabin
Counsel/Secretary – Michael Pretl, Esquire                

Members

Ernest Crofoot, AFL-CIO and United Seniors
Joseph DeMattos, State Director, AARP
Peg Ensminger, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sam Epps, Interim Political Director, 1199 SEIU
Sandra Ferguson, United Methodist Church
Quincey Gamble, Executive Director, MD Democratic Party
Dr. Nelson Goodman, MedChi Medical Society
Toby Gordon, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rev. Lee Hudson, Lutheran Office on Public Policy
Kevin Lindamood, Health Care For the Homeless
James Lowthers, President UFCW Local 400
Glenn Schneider, Health Policy Director, Howard County Health Department

Staff

Senior Deputy Director – Rosanna Miles
Deputy Director – Matthew Celentano Community
Outreach Coordinator – Suzanne Gilbert
Government Relations Consultant – Len Lucchi
Business Consultant – Bart Naylor