Krista Biernath MD
Krista Biernath MD, FAAP is a developmental pediatrician and has served for 10 years as the Medical Officer in the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program/ National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC-EHDI program provides funding through cooperative agreements to 52 state and territorial EHDI programs.  Among other responsibilities, Dr. Biernath serves as primary liaison to several of these programs.  Dr. Biernath is deaf and uses an auditory brainstem implant. 

Chris Cunha, MD
A native of East Meadow, New York, Dr. Cunha attended Nassau Community College (78/AS), the University of Florida (81/BS) and the University of South Florida (85/MD). He did his pediatric residency and chief residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He began his private practice career in Florence, KY. In 1992, he and Dr. Chris Bolling founded Pediatric Associates, PSC in Crestview Hills, KY. He is married with four children and resides in Hebron, KY.

David Entwistle, PsyD
David N. Entwistle, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist and a professor of psychology at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.  In 2009 he was the recipient of Malone University’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.  Dr. Entwistle’s interests include coping, religious coping, and psychosocial issues in cystic fibrosis and other chronic illnesses.  He is the co-lead of the Region IV Genetics Collaborative Transition Workgroup.  Dr. Entwistle has been a visiting professor at Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego in Warsaw, Poland, has presented papers at national and international conferences, and has published a book and several articles on the intersection of psychology and Christian theology.

Timothy Geleske, MD
Dr. Geleske is a Board-certified general pediatrician, practicing in Arlington Heights, IL. He has served as a member of the National Center for Medical Home Implementation’s Project Advisory Committee housed at the American Academy of Pediatrics, and represented the AAP on the Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Hereditable Disorders in Newborns and Children.  He was a faculty member of the AAP’s Quality Improvement Innovation Network’s Newborn Screen Positive Infant ACTion Project, He also has worked with the Illinois chapter of the AAP in developing education modules on Youth in Transition and Medical Home.  He is currently on the project advisory committee of the “Genetics in Primary Care Institute”, a cooperative agreement between HRSA’s Maternal Child Health Bureau and the AAP to improve genetic literacy and services in primary care, and is a member of the State of Illinois’ Advisory Committee on Genetic and Metabolic Diseases. Dr. Geleske is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Bradley Golner, MD
Bradley Golner M.D., F.A.A.P. practices general pediatrics in Phoenix, Arizona where his office specializes in children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN). In addition, he is the medical director for Stellar Healthcare (pediatric medical group home) and is the medical home representative for Arizona's Newborn Screening Partners. He is also a member of the AAP's Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Task Force along with serving Arizona's EHDI program as it's chapter champion.

Cynthia Hinton, PhD, MS, MPH
Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Celia I. Kaye, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Education
Medical Director, Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program
Director, Mountain States Genetics Regional Collaborative Center
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado

Professor Emerita, Department of Pediatrics
Senior Genetics Advisor
National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Dr. Celia Kaye is a pediatrician and geneticist with a long standing interest in medical education and genetic services.  Dr. Kaye joined the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2005.  She served as Senior Associate Dean/Education from 2005-2007 and again beginning in October, 2010. Dr. Kaye has served as Medical Director of the Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program since December, 2007.  Dr. Kaye came to the Health Sciences Center from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she served as Vice Dean, School of Medicine, from 2001-2005 and Chair, Department of Pediatrics from 1997-2002.  Dr. Kaye was Chief of the Division of Pediatric Genetics and Birth Defects in San Antonio from 1989-1997.  She is the author of numerous original publications and educational materials.
 
Dr. Kaye is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics.  She is a member of the American Pediatric Society, the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Society of Human Genetics and numerous other professional organizations in pediatrics and genetics. She serves on several advisory boards and committees for national organizations. She currently serves as Project Director of the Mountain States Genetics Regional Collaborative Center, a cooperative agreement with the Genetic Services Branch, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Nathan Kraynack, MD
Director Lewis H. Walker Cystic Fibrosis Center
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology
Akron Children's Hospital

Michele Lloyd-Puryear, MD, PhD
Dr Lloyd-Puryear is a pediatrician and geneticist. She has held academic appointments and has worked in pediatric clinics at the local and international levels.  In her present position, she is with the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Rare Diseases Research, serving as an expert in genetics and newborn screening.  Prior to coming to NIH she served as the Chief of Genetic Services Branch at HRSA and Executive Secretary of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.  Dr. Puryear has served in an oversight and advisory capacity about genetics and newborn screening to her Bureau, her Agency and other Health and Human Services Agencies, the Department of HHS and to nongovernmental organizations. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Over her 25 year commitment to infants, children and mothers, she has made numerous contributions nationwide that have improved and expanded the quality, services and scope of the Newborn Screening System and Medical Homes for children identified through newborn screening. Awards and honors for her work in maternal and child health and genetics and newborn screening include many awards from HHS and the Presidential [2005] and the George Cunningham Visionary Awards [2010] from the Association of Public Health Laboratories; the Guthrie Award from the March of Dimes [2005], and awards [2005] from the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and the Genetic Alliance.

Dr. Puryear has authored or co-author many peer-review publications and book chapters that are frequently cited and that have contributed significantly to the understanding of newborn screening and its follow-up, treatment, management, and evaluation components. Book chapters include an analysis of genetic services in the US; newborn screening for pediatric care providers; and an examination of genetic literacy in the US.  Her articles have included analyses of many issues within newborn screening and genetics, from state newborn screening program communication practices, to service infrastructure needs. She has organized and served on numerous special focused meeting, working groups and committees that developed significant guidelines and standards. She has moderated and organized sessions for conferences, and she has given outstanding invited presentations. She played significant supportive roles in the advancement of newborn testing into new frontiers, e.g., Tandem Mass Spectrometry, DNA assays and multi-analyte platforms.

Marie Y. Mann, MD, MPH
Marie Y. Mann M.D., M.P.H. oversees medical home and youth health transition activities at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).   Since joining MCHB, she has worked to improve the quality of newborn screening and sickle cell disease services, develop a framework for integrating child health information systems, and implement a comprehensive system of services for children and youth with special health care needs.  Dr. Mann received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.  A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, she completed postgraduate training in pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, Tulane University Medical Center, and New Orleans Charity Hospital.  Prior to joining the federal government, she practiced pediatrics in Louisiana, North Carolina, and Maryland.

Zora Rogers, MD
Zora R. Rogers is a Pediatric Hematologist, Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern, and Clinical Director of Hematology at Children's Medical Center, Dallas.  She is the chair of the NIH:NHLBI/NICHD funded BABY HUG infant hydroxyurea follow up trial.  Her clinical and research interests focus on optimizing the clinical care of children with sickle cell disease and bone marrow failure syndromes, both congenital and acquired.  She is an active investigator into the uses of hydroxyurea therapy to enhance outcomes as well as chronic transfusion and strategies to minimize the toxicity of iron overload.

Robert A. Saul, MD
Born in Chicago, IL, Bob Saul attended Duke University and was graduated from Colorado College (magna cum laude) in Colorado Springs, CO.  After graduation from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (cum laude), he completed a residency in pediatrics at the Duke University Medical Center and a fellowship in genetics at the Greenwood Genetic Center.  He has been in Greenwood, SC since 1979 and currently is a Senior Clinical Geneticist at the Greenwood Genetic Center.  He practiced pediatrics (part-time) from 1979 until 2003.  Active in community affairs, he founded the Greenwood Community Children’s Center, served as a consultant to the Board of Directors of Greenwood Community Children’s Center and was on the board of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce (president 2002).  He is past-president of the medical staff of Self Regional Healthcare, served on the Children’s Rehabilitative Services Medical Advisory Committee for DHEC, and was on the state Board of Trustees for the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Initiative.  He is active in the American College of Medical Genetics (elected Board Director 2007-2013) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (elected Chairperson of the Section on Genetics and Birth Defects [2003-2007] and appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Genetics [2011-2015]).

He is a graduate of the Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative at Furman University (Upstate Class X, Fall 2010) and has written over 160 op-ed pieces for his local newspaper about community improvement.

Sarah Wedepohl, MSW
Sarah Wedepohl is the parent coordinator for the Region 4 Genetics Collaborative and the project coordinator for the State of Michigan's parent leadership training initiative. Through her work with the Region 4 Genetics Collaborative she ensures that parents of children with genetic conditions can fully contribute and be an active part of the region's projects and initiatives.  Sarah received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Michigan with a primary focus in program evaluation.  For the last fifteen years she has worked in both the private and public sectors managing and coordinating projects in the areas of psychology, public health and social services.