2023 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions

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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
Amy Painter, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Amy Shen Tang, Meagan Lee, Zinnia Dong, Jason Louie, Gina Chen, Amanda Ye, Kit Lui
Dr. Amy Tang, Director of Immigrant Health, North East Medical Services (NEMS)
(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
Erie County Department of Health Tuberculosis Program Staff
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
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Service and Todu Guam Foundation (TGF)
Columbus Public Health Department: Maureen Murphy-Weiss and Luke Celebrezze
Maureen Murphy-Weiss and Luke Celebrezze, Columbus Public Health Department
Tamrin Goldberg, with the North American Touring Company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Tamrin Goldberg, with the North American Touring Company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Breathe Easy South Texas (B.E.S.T.) TB Elimination Project – San Antonio, Texas
Breathe Easy South Texas (B.E.S.T.) TB Elimination Project – San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Jeffrey Bender, Dr. Sanchi Malhotra, Dr. Michael Neely
Dr. Sanchi Malhotra and the TB Infection Team of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Left to right: Karyssa Franklin, RN, Brenda Power, RN, Belinda Williams, RN, Blanca Solis, Ricardo Solis
Garfield County Health Department, Oklahoma
Los Angeles County Refugee Health Assessment Program and Clinic
Los Angeles County Refugee Health Assessment Program and Clinic
From top left: Maria Galvis, Marco Salerno, Felicia Dworkin, Faina Iskhakova, Diana Nilsen, Daphne Juste, Marci Whitehead, Claudia Buchanan, Grace Gao
New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) 4 HPMZ Workgroup
Tuberculosis Control Branch, MDR TB Service Team, California Department of Public Health
Texas Center for infectious Disease Hospital Inpatient Nurses
Xuan Man
Xuan Man, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Rebecca Kishlock, Interim Executive Director measuring readings on the educational TB arms
Breathe Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Reyes
Elizabeth Reyes, Coordinator, San Carlos Barromeo
Maria Gomez
Maria Gomez, Florida Department of Health
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).
New York City (NYC) Bureau of Tuberculosis Control Uniting for Ukraine Work Group
Pat Iyer
Pat Iyer, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Reiko Okada, Pennan Barry, Scott Nabity, Leslie Henry, Marya Husary, Chris Keh, Kristen Wendorf, Shereen Katrak, Rebecca Wang
Tuberculosis Control Branch, MDR TB Service Team, California Department of Public Health