Strong Voices for Strong Bones®
A BHOF Ambassador is a well-informed, passionate, and often persuasive individual who cares deeply about those who suffer from osteoporosis. Ambassadors are adept at making an impact and sparking positive change in their field, sector or community. The role of an Ambassador is to advise BHOF leadership, and to help make inroads in the medical, business and philanthropic sectors within their communities. Involvement is tailored to each Ambassador’s areas of interest, time constraints and expertise. The Ambassador chooses when, how and on what issues she or he would like to be involved. To learn more about becoming an Ambassador, please contact us at info@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org.
Quarterly Newsletter: On a quarterly basis, BHOF sends out a newsletter about items related to advocacy, timely news, educational webinars and seminars, and the broader bone health community.
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Below is a list of our current Ambassadors Leadership Council by state:
Alabama
Kenneth Saag, MD
Nicole Wright, PhD, MPH
Arkansas
Cheyenne Morgan, PA
Steven W. Strode, MD
Arizona
Jennifer Almendarez, PA-C
Margie Clegg, PhD, CPT
Margie Delaney, FNP-BC
Dana Kurland, RPh
Marcia Woodburn, MSN, AGACNP-BC
California
Douglas C. Bauer, MD
Sherri Betz
Susan Bukata, MD
Sharon Chow
Sandi Elkin
Andrea Fox, PA-C, MMS, MHA, CCD
Heather Hofflich, DO
Shirin Hooshmand
Ben Johnson
Jennifer Lenzo
Mary Oates, MD
Mary Beth Ray, FMCHC, NBC-HWC, NC, E-RYT500
Victoria Schmidt, MS, RD
Frederick Singer, MD
Colorado
Jeff Donner, MD
Clayton LaBaume, PA-C
Paul Miller, MD
Jan Shannon, CBDT, CCT
Rebekah Rotstein, NCPT
Connecticut
Donna Fiorentino
Karl Insogna, MD
Katherine McLeod, PhD
District of Columbia
Blair Childs
Michael Cook, JD
Shannon Finley
Kristi Lengyel
Andrea Singer, MD
Delaware
James M. Gill, MD, MPH
Angel Godek, BSN, RN, ONC
Florida
Brandon Drew
Mary Jordan, MD
Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Illinois
Matt Bruns, DNP, ONP-C
Michael T. DiMuzio, PhD
Larry Jankowski, CBDT
Brian Jerszynski, MBA
Sarah Nadeem, MD,
Maria C Sosenko, MD
Indiana
Natalie Eddy, DNP
Caitlin Vlaeminck, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Connie M. Weaver, PhD
Iowa
Susie Hathaway
Ritu Munjal, MD
Dudley Phipps, PA-C, CCD
Sandra Scholten, FNP-BC
Lousiana
Staci Boudreaux, PA
Daryl Stanga, PA-C
Maine
Joanne MacPherson, PT, OCS, Dip MDT, CEEAA
Maryland
Michael Bolognese, MD
Benjamin Diffenderfer, PA-C
Sherry Marshall
Julie Merrill, PA-C
Katherine Sharp, PhD, MPH
Kelly Trippe
Massachusetts
Kerie Johnson, NP-BC
Meryl S. LeBoff, MD
Kim Davidson
Ann C. Miller, MD
Rodrigo J. Valderrábano, MD, MSc
Michigan
Avery Jackson, MD
Barbara Levin
Sharon Ostalecki, PhD
Theresa Reagan
Mississippi
Steve GoldingInez Kelleher, MD
Missouri
Christopher Hemmer, DNP, ANP
Laura Schmidt, NP-C
Naga Yalla, MD
Montana
Jolene Bracy, MPA
Lisa Hamilton PT DPT, PMA-CPT
Nebraska
Laura A. Armas, MD
Joan M. Lappe, PhD, RN, FAAN
Robert Recker, MD
Susan Recker
Nevada
Shelley Berkley
New Hampshire
Lynne Ober
Shraddha (Sarah) Oza
Andree Phillips, MD
Ugis Gruntmanis, MD
New Jersey
Margie Bissinger
Linda Brecher, DO
Sally Fullman
Robert A. Kayal, MD, FAAOS
Julie Madsen
Carol Michaels, MBA, ACE, ACSM
Lori Morell
Kathleen T. Morgan, DrMH, NDTR
Kavita Patel
Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM
Mary L. Wagner, PharmD, MS
New Mexico
E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACP, FACE
Marge Peterson
New York
Walter Arenzon, MD
Ronald Bredow
Carol Clements
Felicia Cosman, MD
Karen Goodell
Freda B. Hannafon, MSN, NP-C
Barbara Hannah Grufferman
Elizabeth Grufferman
Linda Rose Iennaco
Gerard Karsenty, MD
Bonnie Tandy Leblang
Chris Marhula, Be Bone Strong Team
Ray Morgan Roberta Morse, CHHC
Margaret Nachtigall, MD
Joan Pagano
Mona Rajpal, PT, DPT, BoneFit Trained
Payal Sahni, MPT, DPT
Ethel S. Siris, MD
Adrienne Wald, EdD, MBA, RN
North Carolina
Kameliya R. Hristova
Adam Kaufman
Thomas F. Koinis, MD
Anne Lake
Kenneth Lyles, MD
Amy Mitchell, MSN, FNP-C, CCD
Mollie Ashe Scott, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, CPP
North Dakota
Amanda Brown, PA-C
Ohio
Sangeeta Mehta
Oklahoma
Dan T. D. Nguyen, MD
Oregon
Kim Erickson, DMDPennslyvania
Susan Greenspan, MD
Jacqi Kernaghan, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Tom Olenginski, MD
John A. Sunyecz, MD, FACOG, CCD
Mary Van der Loo, Be Bone Strong Team
Penelope Wasserman
Tennessee
Jennifer Childers, PA-C
Pam Miller, PhD
Susan Miranda, PhD
Texas
Jane A. Brasch
Adam Bruntz, PA-C
Robert F. Gagel, MD
Annette Gantz, NP
James F. Kellam
C. Berdon Lawrence
Sherrain Myles
Maritza R. Padilla, BSN, RN, CRRN
Brenda Ramirez, CBMT, LMRT
Nahid Rianon, MD, DrPH
Matt Sherwood
James W. Simmons, DO
Laila S. Tabatabai, MD
Kirstin Webster
Natasha Williams
Greg Yardley, MSRS, RT (R) CBDT
Utah
Alexandra S. Rocco, PA-C
Vishnu Sundaresh, MBBS, CCD, FACE
Virginia
Ruth Bennett
Judy Black
Teresa Dyer
Claire Gill
Teddy Sharon McBay
Susan Randall, MSN, FNP
Vermont
Jennifer J. Kelly, DO
Washington
Mark C. Olson, MD
Wisconsin
Benjamin Phelan
Constance Garvey, RN, MSN
West Virginia
Mary McKinley
Wyoming
Nola Peacock, PT, DSc
Ambassador Resources
Fundraising Toolkit: Use these guides to help make hosting a fundraiser a little less daunting.
Op-ed Template: Use this template to raise awareness during Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month in May.
Quarterly Newsletter: To view the current newsletter, click here.