2023 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions
![TB_Champion_profile_logo TB_Champion_profile_logo](/tb/worldtbday/2022/images/TB_Champion_profile_logo.png?_=69189)
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Congratulations to the 2023 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions for your contributions to preventing and controlling TB in the United States.
This year’s TB Elimination Champions have played an important role in ensuring equitable access to TB services. Please share their photos and stories with your partners and colleagues.
The champions are presented below. Our website also contains a list of champions in alphabetical order.
![Amy Painter](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Amy-Painter.png?_=11403)
![Amy Shen Tang, Meagan Lee, Zinnia Dong, Jason Louie, Gina Chen, Amanda Ye, Kit Lui](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Dr.-Amy-Tang.jpg?_=11408)
![(From left) Sabrina Selby, Public Health Nurse, Samantha Brown, Outreach Worker, Thaddeus Plasczynski, Public Health Nurse, Louise Sutton, Clerk, Susan Carlson, Nursing Supervisor, Heather Ryan, Nursing Supervisor](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Erie-County-Department-of-Health-Tuberculosis-Program-Staff.jpg?_=11414)
![Lena Calvo-Rodríguez, Dennis Pacheco, IB Quichocho, Ashley Calvo-Rodriguez, Chima D. Mbakwem, Alice M. Cuenca, Teresa C. Manalo RN, Juan Enrico Santiago, Ester Bilon, Herrold Templanza, Marsa Meter](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Guam-Department-of-Public-Health-and-Social-Service-and-Todu-Guam-Foundation.png?_=11418)
![Columbus Public Health Department: Maureen Murphy-Weiss and Luke Celebrezze](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/ColumbusPublicHealth.png?_=02730)
![Tamrin Goldberg, with the North American Touring Company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Tamrin-Goldberg-with-the-North-American-Touring-Company-of-Moulin-Rouge-The-Musical.png?_=11434)
![Breathe Easy South Texas (B.E.S.T.) TB Elimination Project – San Antonio, Texas](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Breathe-Easy-South-Texas-B.E.S.T.-TB-Elimination-Project.png?_=11405)
![Dr. Jeffrey Bender, Dr. Sanchi Malhotra, Dr. Michael Neely](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Dr.-Sanchi-Malhotra-and-the-TB-Infection-Team-of-Childrens-Hospital-Los-Angeles.jpg?_=11410)
![Left to right: Karyssa Franklin, RN, Brenda Power, RN, Belinda Williams, RN, Blanca Solis, Ricardo Solis](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Garfield-County-Health-Department.jpg?_=11416)
![Los Angeles County Refugee Health Assessment Program and Clinic](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Los-Angeles-County-Refugee-Health-Assessment-Program-and-Clinic.png?_=11421)
![From top left: Maria Galvis, Marco Salerno, Felicia Dworkin, Faina Iskhakova, Diana Nilsen, Daphne Juste, Marci Whitehead, Claudia Buchanan, Grace Gao](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/New-York-City-Department-of-Health-and-Mental-Hygiene-4-HPMZ-Workgroup.png?_=11430)
![Tuberculosis Control Branch, MDR TB Service Team, California Department of Public Health](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Texas-Center-for-infectious-Disease-Hospital-Inpatient-Nurses.png?_=11436)
![Xuan Man](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Xuan-Man.jpg?_=11441)
![Rebecca Kishlock, Interim Executive Director measuring readings on the educational TB arms](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Breathe-Pennsylvania.jpg?_=11406)
![Elizabeth Reyes](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Elizabeth-Reyes.png?_=11413)
![Maria Gomez](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Maria-Gomez.png?_=11423)
![Teresa Mark, Sarah Harpaz, Elvy Barroso, Shaila Rao, PhD, Jenna Colliflower, Maegan Carrera, Nicole Heney, Julia Jimenez, Tripti Bhattacharjee, Marco Salerno, Mari Galvis, Michelle Macaraig, PhD, Farah Parvez, MD, MPH, Tenzin Yangzom (not pictured), Matthew Angulo (not pictured).](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/New-York-City-Bureau-of-Tuberculosis-Control-Uniting-for-Ukraine-Work-Group.png?_=11428)
![Pat Iyer](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Pat-Iyer.jpg?_=11432)
![Reiko Okada, Pennan Barry, Scott Nabity, Leslie Henry, Marya Husary, Chris Keh, Kristen Wendorf, Shereen Katrak, Rebecca Wang](/tb/worldtbday/2023/images/Tuberculosis-Control-Branch-MDR-TB-Service-Team-California-Department-of-Public-Health.png?_=11438)