Asthma Regional Council - Organizational Structure

Our mission:

To reduce the impact of asthma across New England, through collaborations of health, housing, education, and environmental organizations with particular focus on the contribution of schools, homes, and communities to the disease and with attention to its disproportionate impact on populations at greatest risk.

Organizational Structure

Membership:

ARC's membership consists of representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Department of Education, as well as governmental, community, academic, and health organizations from across New England.

Leadership:

ARC is lead by a director under the supervision of an Advisory Committee drawn from membership.

Advisory Committee:

Gary Adamkiewicz, Harvard School of Public Health
Rhona Julien, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
Martin Nee (ex-officio), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lindsay Dearborn, New Hampshire Department of Public Health
Suzanne Condon, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Gail Livingston, Boston Housing Authority
Peter Simon, Rhode Island Department of Health
Rick Rumba, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Ron Kraatz, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Megan Sandel, Boston Medical Center

Staff:

Stacey Chacker
Director
(617) 279-2240 x 536

Eileen Gunn
Project Director, Healthy Homes Promotion Project
(617) 279-2240 ext. 537

Committees:

The Council currently has five active committees: Asthma Surveillance, Healthy Homes, Best Practices, Indoor and Ambient Air Quality, and New England State Asthma Managers.