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Interagency Task Force

New Jersey Lead Elimination Plan (pdf)

The Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of Lead Poisoning is committed to the elimination of lead poisoning and to reducing exposure to lead hazards for all residents. The Task Force brings together federal, state, and local governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and others throughout the state that share an interest in and responsibility for addressing the issues associated with lead.

You may join the Task Force by attending Meetings, which are held the first Thursday of every other month.

For more information, contact:
Myra J Vaughns
OPMRDD
PO Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-3349
myra.vaughns@dhs.state.nj.us

2010 Meeting Dates - Mark your calendars.
The lead task force meeting dates are:

Thursdays, January 7, 2010
April 1, 2010
July 1, 2010
October 7, 2010

The meetings will be at the same location, Quakerbridge Plaza and will begin at 10am.

Task Force Member Contact Sheet

Updated: January 19, 2010



Agency

Name

Contact Information

Department of Banking and Insurance -
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman

Phyllis Sabino


Don Bryan

psabino@dobi.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5360 x50202

dbryan@dobi.state.nj.us

Department of Community Affairs -
Division of Codes and Standards

Amy Fenwick-Frank

Chrystene Wyluda

Jim Amici

afrank@dca.state.nj.us
(609) 292-7899

cwyluda@dca.state.nj.us
(609) 633-8082

jamici@dca.state.nj.us

(609)633-6224

Department of Community Affairs -
Division of Community Resources

Robert Haug


Lorraine Nietos


Dianne Kinnane

Veronica D'Alessandro

Fidel Ekhelar

rhaug@dca.state.nj.us
(877) DCA-LEAD

lnietos@dca.state.nj.us
(877) DCA-LEAD

dkinnane@dca.state.nj.us
(877) DCA-LEAD

vdalessandro@dca.state.nj.us
(877) DCA-LEAD

fidel.ekhelar@dca.state.nj.us

(877) DCA-LEAD

Department of Environmental Protection
- Division of Science, Research and Technology

Ed Stevenson


Eileen Murphy

ed.stevenson@dep.state.nj.us
(609) 633-1342

eileen.murphy@dep.state.nj.us
(609) 633-2342

Environmental Protection
- Bureau of Safe Drinking Water - Water Supply Operations

Barker Hamill

Kristin Hansen

Betty Boros-Russo

barker.hamill@dep.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5550

kristin.hansen@dep.state.nj.us

betty.boros-russo@dep.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5550

Department of Health and Senior Services -
Office of Public Health Infrastructure

Kevin McNally

kevin.mcnally@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-1245

Department of Health and Senior Services
- Division of Family Health Services

Gene Van Benthysen

Crystal Motlasz

Sylvia Dellas

Anne Fox


Jaydeep Nanavaty

Anna Preiss

gene.vanbenthysen@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5666

crystal.motlasz@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5666

sylvia.dellas@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5666

anne.fox@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5666

jaydeep.nanavaty@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5666

anna.preiss@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 292-5666

Department of Health and Senior Services -
Consumer and Environmental Health

Joseph Eldridge

Keyonna Herron

Christa Fontecchio

joe.eldridge@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 588-5198

keyonna.herron@doh.state.nj.us


christa.fontecchio@doh.state.nj.us

(609) 631-6749

Department of Health and Senior Services -
Occupational Health Services

David Valiante

James Blando

Devendra Singh

dvaliante@doh.state.nj.us

james.blando@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 777-3039

devendra.singh@doh.state.nj.us

(609) 292-5657

Department of Human Services -
Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Debbie Cohen


Ellen Dunn


Rosie Horner
 

Hilda Mitchell

deborah.cohen@dhs.state.nj.us
(609) 689-1939

ellen.dunn@dhs.state.nj.us
(609) 631-2298

rhspeak @aol.com

(609)399-7454

hilda.mitchell@dhs.state.nj.us

(609)984-3351

Department of Human Services Ann Kohler ann.c.kohler@dhs.state.nj.us

Department of Human Services -
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services







Department of Human Services -
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
(Camden)

Peg Bennett


Carol Siminski


Cindy Rogers

Lynette Sutterlin

Eileen Calabro

Patricia Dana

margaret.bennett@dhs.state.nj.us
(609) 588-7379

carol.siminski@dhs.state.nj.us
(609) 588-7563
 
cynthia.rogers@dhs.state.nj.us
(609) 588-2301

lynette.sutterlin@dhs.state.nj.us
(609) 588-2773

eileen.calabro@dhs.state.nj.us
(856) 614-2870

patricia.dana@dhs.state.nj.us
(856) 614-2869

Department of Children and Families

Dr. Robert Morgan

Michele Schwartz

robert.morgan@dcf.state.nj.us


michele.schwartz @dcf.state.nj.us

Department of the Public Advocate Nancy Scott nancy.scott@advocate.state.nj.us
(609) 826-5033
Department of Education

Jane Jones

Sue Martz

jajones@doe.state.nj.us

sue.martz@doe.state.nj.us

Department of Labor Cathleen O'Donnell cathleen.o'donnell@dol.lps.state.nj.us
Office of the Child Advocate

Maria McGowan

Rachel Klein

maria.mcgowan@childadvocate.state.nj.us
(609) 984-1188

rachel.klein@childadvocate.state.nj.us
(609) 984-1188

Environmental Protection Agency -
Division of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance

Laura Livingston


livingston.laura@epa.gov
(732) 906-6998

 

Housing & Urban Development

Michael Furda

Susan Horowitz

michael_r._furda@hud.gov

susan_i._horowitz@hud.gov

Camden County Health Department -
Southern  NJ Lead Coalition

Jocelyn LaPena

Lillian Hassman

jlapena@camdencounty.com
(856) 374-6140

 

Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties-
Central Regional Lead Coalition

Yvelisse Gonzalez

Mariella Flores

ygonzalez@rpcmoc.org
(732) 363-5400

MFlores@rpcmoc.com
(732) 363-5400

Northern NJ Maternal Child Health Consortium - Northern Regional Lead Coalition

Robin Chou

Catherine Klinger

Retty George

Moath Hamzeh

RChou@nnjm-chc.org
(201) 843-7400

cklinger@nnjm-chc.org

rgeorge@nnjm-chc.org

mhamzeh@nnjm-chc.org

Central New Jersey Maternal and Child Health Consortium

 

Caroline Marte


Ann Lally

Velva Dawson

cmarte@cnjmchc.org
(732) 937- 5437 x 147

alally@cnjmchc.org

vdawson@cnjmchc.org

Gateway Maternal & Child Health Consortium

Delia Marques


Jane Sarwin

dmarques@gatewaymch.org
(973) 268-2284

jsarwin@gatewaymch.org

Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative

Donna Bordner

Merle Weitz

dbordner@snjpc.org
(856) 665-6000 ext. 327

mweitz@snjpc.org

(856) 665-6000 ext. 322
Fax(856)665-7711

Isles

Elyse Pivnick


Leann Howell

eprivnick@isles.org
(609) 341-4723

lhowell@isles.org
(609) 341-4717

American Civil Liberties Union

Robin Dahlberg

rdahlberg@aclu.org
(212) 549-2602

Amerigroup Community Care

Robin Viamis


MaryAnne Kokidis

rviamis@amerigroupcorp.com
(732) 452-1042

mkokidis@amerigroupcorp.com
(732) 452-6007

The Arc of New Jersey

Ann Wilson

 

awilson@arcnj.org
(732) 246-2525 ext.23
 

Association for Children of New Jersey

Mary Coogan

 

mcoogan@acnj.org
(973) 643-3876

 

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health

Donald Louria


Nisha Jani

louriado@umdnj.edu  
(973) 972-4125

janini@umdnj.edu
(973) 972-7398

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Nursing

Cindy Sickora

sickorci@umdnj.edu
(908) 354-4340

Legal Services of New Jersey

Linda Garibaldi

Joshua Spielberg

Alfred Donnarumma

lgaribaldi@lsnj.org
(732) 572-9100 x 8298

jspielberg@lsnj.org

(732)572-9100

adonnarumma@lsnj.org
(732) 572-9100

New Jersey Citizen Action

Marilyn Carpinteyro

Ev Liebman

Angie Tapia

marilyn@njcitizenaction.org
(732) 246-4772 ext.14

ev@njcitizenaction.org

angie@njcitizenaction.org

Lead Inspector/ Risk Assessor

Stanley J. Stopa

sjs50@comcast.net
(856) 697-0937
(856) 697-4200

New Jersey Acorn Kate Atkins njacorn@acorn.org
Tri County Community Action agency Kenneth Buckmon kbuckmon@tricountycaa.org
Jersey City Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Nilda Guivas

marinn@jcnj.org

Ocean County Health Department Dwight Gerdes dgerdes@ochd.org
Newark Health Department

Edna Dickson

Shonda Bryant

dicksone@ci.newark.nj.us

bryants@ci.newark.nj.us

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Leanora Chojnowski lchojnow@vnacj.org
Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program
Lisa Lakhan llakhan@norwescap.org
Irvington Health Department
Sandy Harrris plasmodium99@yahoo.com
Centene Corporation
Linda Sutterley lsutterley@centene.com

Maplewood -
Health Officer

Bob Roe

HealthOfficer@twp.Maplewood.NJ.US
(973) 762-8120

Paterson Division of Health

Joseph Surowiec

 

patersonjoe@yahoo.com

South Brunswick Twp.
Robert Uhrik ruhrik@twp.south-brunswick.nj.us

HOPES, Inc., Hoboken, Community Action Agency

Sara Kalambur

drsara@hopes.org
(973) 338-8025

American Lead Poisoning Help Association (ALPHA)
Leann Howell ALPHALead@comcast.net
(609) 332-6730
Catholic Charities
Falynn Milligan

LMIL2345@aol.com
(856) 342-4150

Paterson Health Department Nancy Grinyer
ngrinyer@yahoo.com

 

 

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