The University of Texas School of Public Health



University of Texas Prevention Research Center


McGovern Cohen 2009

Community Advisory Group


Current Leadership 

Diana Morales-Taylor - Current Chair
Mandi Sheridan Kimball - Incoming Chair
Karen McWhorter - Past Chair



Listen to the lecture 


Meryl Cohen (right), Vice President of Education and Counseling for Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas and former UTPRC Community Advisory Group chair, received the John P. McGovern Award for Community Contributions and Activism in Health Promotion on April 14, 2009.

Guidelines 

In December 2005, the University of Texas Prevention Research Center’s Community Advisory Group invited members of the PATH project to join them to create a broader group of agencies focused on child health initiatives. PATH (Prevention and Advocacy for Teen Health) is a collaborative of service providers and community members whose mission is to promote the health of adolescents through research, health promotion, and education. Because PATH’s work is congruent with the research focus of the UTPRC, the two groups decided to join leadership to further their capacity to form working partnerships. The partnership benefits the UTPRC by providing access to a large community collaborative and a way to disseminate research findings. PATH benefits by having resources such as adolescent health researchers, data, and evidence-based programs.


Membership

Organization/Agency

Member                                                                       

   
Aldine YOUTH  Sylvia Bolling
Shawna Roy
Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans  Anna Gonzales, MSW
Sonia Rivera, CCJP, CPS
Baylor College of Medicine Teen Clinic  Peggy Smith, PhD
Ruth Buzi, PhD, LCSW
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston  Trulia Harvey
ChildBuilders  Janet Pozmantier, LPC, LMFT
Children at Risk  Mandi Sheridan Kimball, LCSW
City of Houston Council  Jessica Varner
City of Houston, Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)  Dolontria Bryant
Shiela Savannah, MA
Yolanda Alvarado
Eddie deRoulet, MA
Jose Yanez, DDS
Tania Consuegra, MD
Winston Bowie Jr.
Solly Y. Diaz, MHA
Zahyrah C. Blakeney
City of Houston, Department of Housing & Community Development  John Palmer
City of Houston, Joint City/County Commission on Children  Joseph Le, MS
Coalition of Behavioral Health Services  Sandy Olson, DrPH
Collaborative for Children  Kathy Butler
Communities in Schools  Angelica Adams
Cornerstone Consulting Group  Sharon Edwards
DePelchin Children's Center  Julie Crowe, LMSW
Distinguished Concepts Debra Walker
Family Services  Alfredo Tijerina, LMSW
Paz Guerra, MA, LPC
Harris County CPS Community Youth Services  Ginger Harper
Harris County Department of Education  Shannon Bishop
Harris County Hospital District - School Based Clinics  Christina Mintner
Harris County Juvenile Probation  Estrellita Rubio
Mary Closner
Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services  Francine Huckaby, MPH
Linda Forys, EdM, CHES
Harris County Systems of Hope  Magno Guillen, MS
HATCH/Montrose Counseling Center  Deb Murphy
Health Museum  Becky Seabrook, MS
Adam Benjamin
Healthy Futures Janet P. Realini, MD, MPH
Houston Independent School District (HISD) School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)  Dale Davidson
HISD, Character Education Program  DeBorah Johnson
HISD, Health & Physical Education  Jose Santiago, EdD
Rose Haggerty
HISD, Health & Medical Services  Susan Maddison, LMSW
Danyell Davis
Gwen Johnson, MEd
HISD, Key Middle School  Starla Reicheck, RN
HISD, Madison High School  Felicia Ceaser White
HISD, Sharpstown High School  Vanessa Revis, RN
House of Hope Kelven "Pete" Devereaux
Houston Housing Authority  Maryann Russ
Kelsey Research Foundation  Tony Greisinger, PhD
Brenda Brehm
KIPP Oscar Jesus Gonzalez
March of Dimes  Jessica Lundgren, MSW
New Horizon Family Center  Dene Edmiston
NICE - PEER Plus Youth Ministry Rev. Emit J. Square
One Voice  Laurie M. Glaze
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas  Meryl Cohen, MEd, LCSW
Recipe for Success  Gracie Cavnar
Julie C. Garza, DrPH
Region 4 Education Service Center  Kelly Cline
So Loved 316, Inc.  Tiphany Burrell
St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities  Patricia Bray, PhD
Jane Peranteau, PhD
Kim Lopez, DrPH
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Harris County Office  Sheryl Nolen
Texas Association of Partners in Education (TAPE)  Pat Rosenberg
Texas Campaign for the Prevention of Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy David C. Wiley, PhD
Texas State Dept of Family & Protective Services/Child Protective Services Division  Pat Shaw, MA
Texans Together  Maureen Haver
The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston  Karen McWhorter, LMSW, CPS
UT Medical School - Houston  Francisco Fuentes. MD
Laura Benjamins, MD, MPH
UT School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research  Glenda Dawson, MPH, CHES
UT School of Public Health, Library Services  Helena M. VonVille, MLS, MPH
UT School of Public Health, Office of Institutional Advancement  Jade Waddy
UTMD Anderson Center for Research on Minority Health  Cheryl Downing
Isabel Estudillo
Lovell Jones, PhD
YMCA  Cindy Ferguson
YWCA  Diana Morales Taylor, CPA, MBA
Allison Booker-Brooks, LBSW, MBA
Rayanne Darensbourg