Our Advisors
We’re proud to work with leaders in the field of infant and early childhood mental health, pediatrics, and health care.
National Advisory Committee 2020-2021
Our National Advisory Committee provides recommendations and guidance for effective sustainability, replication, and scaling of HealthySteps.
- George L. Askew, MD, FAAP, Prince George’s County Health & Human Services, Maryland
- Jenny Babcock, MPH, Association for Community Affiliated Health Plans
- Michael C. Barth, PhD, Economist and Independent Consultant; Founding Director, HealthySteps
- Scott Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, National Institute for Children’s Health Care Quality
- Lindsey Browning, MPP, National Association of Medicaid Directors
- Dominique Charlot-Swilley, PhD, Early Childhood Innovation Network, Georgetown University; Center for Child and Human Development, Children’s National Primary Care
- Mary Alice Cohen, Office of Early Childhood, Colorado Department of Human Services
- Mary Margaret Gleason, MD, FAAP, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
- George Halvorson, Institute for InterGroup Understanding
- Margot Kaplan‐Sanoff, EdD, Past Executive Director, HealthySteps
- Andrea Maresca, MPH, Thorn Run Partners
- Mary Ann McCabe, PhD, ABPP, The George Washington University School of Medicine
- Aimee C. Ossman, MPA, Children’s Hospital Association
- Ayelet Talmi, PhD, IMH‐E® (IV‐C), University of Colorado School of Medicine; Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Debra Waldron, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics
- David Willis, MD, FAAP, Center for the Study of Social Policy
Evaluation Advisory Group 2020-2021
Our Evaluation Advisory Group supports our commitment to building the evidence base for HealthySteps and provides input on our research and evaluation activities.
- MaryCatherine Arbour, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
- DeAnn Davies, MS, CLC, C-IPMH, HealthySteps Program Manager, Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center
- Laura Ibanez Gomez, LMSW, HealthySteps Program Manager, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone
- Uma R. Kotagul, MMBS, MSc, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; University of Cincinnati
- Doré R. LaForett, PhD, Child Trends
- Helen Lee, PhD, MDRC
- Julie Leis, PhD, James Bell Associates
- Alix McNulty, MSN, RN, CPSTI, HealthySteps Program Manager, Advocate Medical Group
- Catherine Monk, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
- Lance Till, MS, James Bell Associates
ZERO TO THREE Board HealthySteps Workgroup 2020-2021
- Abel Covarrubias, MA, Aprendamos Intervention Team
- Mary Margaret Gleason, MD, FAAP, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (Chair)
- Brenda Jones Harden, PhD, University of Maryland School of Social Work
- Jon Korfmacher, PhD, Erikson Institute
- Catherine Monk, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
- Lauren Smith, MD, MPH, CDC Foundation
Barbara Thompson, MS, Formerly Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Ross Thompson, PhD, University of California, Davis
H. Marcel Wright, MBA, Adventist HealthCare
