Ambassadors Leadership Council

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.

2024
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Q4 2024

2023
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Q4 2023

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
Tara Knight , DNPc, FNP-C
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

Pennslyvania

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.

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.

BHOF gives special thanks to Amgen and UCB for support of our Ambassador Leadership Council.