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Dr. Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN
Administrator
HRSA Office of the Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-2216
E-mail: administrator@hrsa.gov
Web site: http://www.hrsa.gov/
Last updated: Mar 13, 2009
Representative Greg Walden
House Rural Health Care Coalition Co-Chair
Walden, Greg - Office of the Representative (R-OR)
U.S. House of Representatives
1210 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.6730
Fax: 202.225.5774
Web site: http://walden.house.gov/
Last updated: Jul 06, 2007
Ms. Elizabeth Walker
Center for Safe adn Healthy Schools Project Director
National Association of State Boards of Education
277 South Washington Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703.684.4000
Fax: 703.836.2313
E-mail: elizabethw@nasbe.org
Web site: http://www.nasbe.org
Last updated: Jan 14, 2009
Mr. Michael Wallace
Senior Legislative Counsel, Federal Relations
National League of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202.626.3025
Fax: 202.626.3043
E-mail: wallace@nlc.org
Web site: http://www.nlc.org
Last updated: Jan 21, 2009
Mr. Robert Wallace
Executive Director
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
200 Maryland Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.543.2239
Fax: 202.543.6719
Web site: http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=caphill.home&tok=1
Last updated: Dec 31, 2008
Ms. Vickie Walling
Chief of Staff
Tanner, John - Office of the Representative (D-TN)
U.S. House of Representatives
1226 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.4714
Fax: 202.225.1765
Web site: http://www.house.gov/tanner/
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Ms. Davida Walsh
Legislative Director
Delahunt, William - Office of the Representative (D-MA)
U.S. House of Representatives
2454 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3111
Fax: 202.225.5658
Web site: http://www.house.gov/delahunt/
Last updated: Jan 08, 2008
Representative Tim Walz
Walz, Tim - Office of the Representative (D-MN)
U.S. House of Representatives
1722 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.2472
Fax: 202.225.3433
Web site: http://walz.house.gov
Last updated: Jul 10, 2009
Ms. Rochelle Wambach
Manager, Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program
Washington Office of Rural Health
Washington State Department of Health
PO Box 47834
Olympia, WA 98504-7834
Phone: 360-236-2816 Alternate Phone: 360-236-2817
Fax: 360-664-9273
E-mail: rochelle.wambach@doh.wa.gov
Web site: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/ocrh/
Last updated: Apr 07, 2009
Representative Zach Wamp
Wamp, Zach - Office of the Representative (R-TN)
U.S. House of Representatives
2447 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3271
Fax: 202.225.3494
Web site: http://www.house.gov/wamp/
Last updated: Jul 06, 2007
Ms. April Ward
Administrative Support
Office of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-55
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301.443.3999
Fax: 301.443.2803
E-mail: award@hrsa.gov
Web site: http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
Last updated: Aug 29, 2007
Mr. Robert Wardwell
Vice President, Regulatory and Public Affairs
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
900 19th Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-384-1458 Alternate Phone: 202-549-5932
Fax: 202-384-1458
E-mail: bwardwell@vnaa.org
Web site: http://www.vnaa.org/
Last updated: Jan 13, 2009
Ms. Sheila Warren
Public Health Analyst
Office of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-55
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301.443.0246
Fax: 301.443.2803
E-mail: swarren@hrsa.gov
Web site: http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Dr. Steven Wartman, MD, PhD
President
Association of Academic Health Centers
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 720
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.265.9600
Fax: 202.265.7514
Web site: http://www.aahcdc.org/
Last updated: Dec 31, 2008
CAPT Cathy Wasem, MN, RN
Senior Public Health Advisor
Office of Pacific Health & Human Services
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm 6-247
PO Box 50166
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: 808-541-2015
Fax: 808-541-3457
E-mail: cathy.wasem@hhs.gov
Last updated: Apr 22, 2008
Mr. Leroy Watson
Legislative Director
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
1616 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202.628.3507 Extension: 114
Fax: 202.347.1091
E-mail: lwatson@nationalgrange.org
Web site: http://www.nationalgrange.org
Last updated: Jan 16, 2009
Dr. Donald L. Weaver, MD
Assistant Surgeon General,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Primary Health Care
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building 17-105
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301.594.4110
Fax: 301.594.4072
E-mail: dweaver@HRSA.gov
Web site: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Ms. Rita Webb, MSW
Government Relations Associate
National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002-4241
Phone: 202.408.8600 Extension: 233
Fax: 202.336.8311
E-mail: rwebb@naswdc.org
Web site: http://www.naswdc.org
Last updated: Jun 20, 2007
Kerry Weems
Administrative Designee
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7500 Security Boulevard
S2-12-25
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone: 202-690-6726
E-mail: kerry.weems@cms.hhs.gov
Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Last updated: Aug 23, 2007
Ms. Britt Weinstock
Legislative Assistant
Christensen, Donna M. - Office of the Representative (D-VI)
U.S. House of Representatives
1510 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.1790
Fax: 202.225.5517
Web site: http://www.house.gov/christian-christensen/
Last updated: Jan 25, 2008
Mr. Steve Weiss
Senior Director, Communications and Media Advocacy
American Cancer Society
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202.661.5711
Fax: 202.661.5750
E-mail: steve.weiss@cancer.org
Web site: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
Last updated: Oct 09, 2007
Ms. Suzanne Weiss
Senior Vice President for Advocacy
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
2519 Conneticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202.783.2242
Fax: 202.783.2255
E-mail: sweiss@aahsa.org
Web site: http://www.aahsa.org/
Last updated: Oct 09, 2007
Dr. David Weissman, MD
Director
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1095 Willowdale Road
Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
Phone: 304.285.5749
Fax: 304.285.5820
E-mail: david.weissman@cdc.hhs.gov
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/im-drds.html
Last updated: Jan 09, 2009
Representative Peter Welch
Welch, Peter - Office of the Representative (D-VT)
U.S. House of Representatives
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.4115
Fax: 202.225.6790
Web site: http://welch.house.gov
Last updated: Jun 28, 2007
Ms. Kitty Werner
Executive Director
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
900 19th Street NW Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202.289.8044
Fax: 202.289.8046
E-mail: nonpf@nonpf.org
Web site: http://www.nonpf.com
Last updated: Jan 21, 2009
Dr. John M. Westfall, MD
Associate Dean for Rural Health, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Colorado Area Health Education Center System
MS-F433
13120 E 19th Ave, Room P28-5223-1
Aurora, CO 80045-0508
Phone: 303.724.9712 Alternate Phone: 303.724.0360
Fax: 303.724.9746
E-mail: jack.westfall@uchsc.edu
Web site: http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/ahec/index.asp
Last updated: Jun 09, 2009
Mr. Lynn Westmoreland
Westmoreland, Lynn A. - Office of the Representative (R-GA)
U.S. House of Representatives
1213 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.5901
Fax: 202-225-2515
Web site: http://westmoreland.house.gov/
Last updated: Mar 18, 2009
Ms. Kathie Westpheling, MPH
Executive Director
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 600
Tysons Corner, VA 22102
Phone: 703.442.5318
Fax: 703.749.5348
E-mail: kathiew@clinicians.org
Web site: http://www.clinicians.org
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Mr. Thomas Wharton
Legislative Assistant
Boren, Dan - Office of the Representative (R-OK)
U.S. House of Representatives
216 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.2701
Fax: 202.225.3038
Web site: http://www.house.gov/boren/
Last updated: Sep 16, 2008
Ms. Melissa Wheeler
Director
West Virginia Division of Rural Health
Office of Community Health Systems
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Phone: 304.558.1327
Fax: 304.558.1437
E-mail: melissa.s.wheeler@wv.gov
Web site: http://www.wvochs.org/orhp/default.aspx
Last updated: Jun 13, 2007
Ms. Wendy Wheeler
President
The Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 502
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone: 301.270.1700 Extension: 106
Fax: 301.270.5900
E-mail: wwheeler@theinnovationcenter.org
Web site: http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/
Last updated: Dec 31, 2008
Mr. Lawrence White, Jr.
Research Assistant Professor and Director
Western Montana Area Health Education Center
Skaggs Building, Suite 173
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: 406.243.4859
E-mail: larry.white@umontana.edu
Web site: http://wmtahec.wordpress.com/
Last updated: Sep 25, 2009
Representative Ed Whitfield
Whitfield, Ed - Office of the Representative (R-KY)
U.S. House of Representatives
301 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3115
Fax: 202.225.3547
Web site: http://whitfield.house.gov/
Last updated: Jul 06, 2007
Dr. Kathy Hsu Wibberly, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
Virginia Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy
109 Governor Street, 10th Floor East
PO Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804.864.7426
Fax: 804.864.7440
E-mail: kathy.wibberly@vdh.virginia.gov
Web site: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/healthpolicy/
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Ms. Jennifer Wickre
Legislative Assistant
Lewis, Jerry - Office of the Representative (R-CA)
U.S. House of Representatives
2112 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.225.5861
Fax: 202.225.6498
Web site: http://www.house.gov/jerrylewis/
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Ms. Lisa Wiehl
Legislative Aide
Olver, John W. - Office of the Representative (D-MA)
U.S. House of Representatives
1027 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.5335
Fax: 202.226.1224
Web site: http://www.house.gov/olver/
Last updated: Jan 09, 2008
Ms. Kristin Wikelius
Legislative Assistant
Feinstein, Dianne - Office of the Senator (D-CA)
U.S. Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.3841
Fax: 202.228.3954
Web site: http://feinstein.senate.gov/
Last updated: Jul 05, 2007
Dr. Dean Wilkerson, MBA, JD, CAE
Executive Director
American College of Emergency Physicians
1125 Executive Circle
Irving, TX 75038-2522
Phone: 972.550.0911 Extension: 3205
Fax: 972.580.2816
E-mail: dwilkerson@acep.org
Web site: http://www.acep.org
Last updated: Oct 09, 2007
Ms. Sandra Willburn
Chief
California Primary and Rural Health Division
California Department of Health Care Services
1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 71.644, MS 8500
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Phone: 916.449.5770
Fax: 916.449.5777
E-mail: sandra.willburn@dhcs.ca.gov
Web site: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/rural/Pages/hospitalfunding.aspx
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Ms. Christine Williams
Director for Strategic Partnerships
Office of Health Care Information
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301.427.1850
Fax: 301-427-1873
E-mail: christine.williams@ahrq.hhs.gov
Web site: http://www.ahrq.gov./
Last updated: Jun 09, 2009
Ms. Lou Ann Wilroy
Executive Director
Colorado Rural Health Center
3033 S. Parker Rd., Ste.606
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303.832.7493 Alternate Phone: 800.851.6782
Fax: 303.832.7496
E-mail: lw@coruralhealth.org
Web site: http://www.coruralhealth.org/
Last updated: Jun 01, 2009
Representative Charlie Wilson
Wilson, Charlie - Office of the Representative (D-OH)
U.S. House of Representatives
226 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.5705
Fax: 202.225.5907
Web site: http://charliewilson.house.gov/
Last updated: Jun 28, 2007
Representative Joe Wilson
Wilson, Joe - Office of the Representative (R-SC)
U.S. House of Representatives
212 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.2452
Fax: 202.225.2455
Web site: http://joewilson.house.gov/
Last updated: Jul 06, 2007
Ms. Allison Witt
Legislative Assistant
Latta, Robert - Office of the Representative (R-OH)
U.S. House of Representatives
1531 Longsworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.6405
Fax: 202.225.1985
Web site: http://latta.house.gov/
Last updated: Mar 20, 2009
Ms. Hope Wittenberg
Director, Government Relations
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 540
Leawood, KS 66211
Phone: 202.986.3309
Fax: 202.232.9044
E-mail: hwittenberg@stfm.org
Web site: http://www.stfm.org
Last updated: Dec 18, 2007
Representative Robert Wittman
Wittman, Robert - Office of the Representative (R-VA)
U.S. House of Representatives
1123 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.4261
Fax: 202.225.4382
Web site: http://www.wittman.house.gov/
Last updated: Jul 02, 2008
Mr. Eric Wohlschlegel
Executive Director, Communications
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20062
Phone: 202.463.5682
Fax: 202.463.5901
E-mail: ewohlschlegel@uschamber.com
Web site: http://www.uschamber.com/default
Last updated: Jan 26, 2009
Mr. Steven Wojcik
Vice President Public Policy
Washington Business Group on Health
50 F Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.585.1812
Fax: 202.628.9244
E-mail: wojcik@businessgrouphealth.org
Web site: http://www.wbgh.org/
Last updated: Jun 13, 2007
Mr. Gordon Wolfe, MSW, LCSW, CMC, RG
Board Member
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716-3102
Phone: 303.758.8182
Fax: 303.758.8501
E-mail: hnsden@aol.com
Web site: http://www.caremanager.org/
Last updated: Jan 14, 2009
Ms. Gloria Wong
Chief
Hawaii State Office of Rural Health
PO Box 1675
Honokaa, HI 96727
Phone: 808.775.8883
Fax: 808.775.8889
E-mail: gloria.wong@doh.hawaii.gov
Web site: http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/rural-health
Last updated: Oct 13, 2008
Mr. Brian Woods
Chief, Primary Health Services and Development Programs
California Primary and Rural Health Division
California Department of Health Care Services
1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 71.644, MS 8500
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Phone: 916-449-5779
Fax: 916-449-5777
E-mail: bwoods@dhcs.ca.gov
Web site: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/rural/Pages/hospitalfunding.aspx
Last updated: Dec 12, 2008
Chrystal Wright
Rural Health Specialist
South Dakota Office of Rural Health
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605.773.2706
Fax: 605.773.5683
E-mail: chrystal.wright@state.sd.us
Web site: http://doh.sd.gov/RuralHealth/
Last updated: Mar 27, 2009
Mr. Ron Wright
Chief of Staff
Barton, Joe - Office of the Representative (R-TX)
U.S. House of Representatives
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.2002
Fax: 202.225.3052
Web site: http://joebarton.house.gov/
Last updated: Mar 20, 2009
Ms. Marian Wright Edelman
President
Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.628.8787
Fax: 202.662.3570
E-mail: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org
Web site: http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Last updated: Jan 05, 2009
Senator Ron Wyden
Wyden, Ron - Office of the Senator (D-OR)
U.S. Senate
223 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.5244
Fax: 202.228.2717
Web site: http://wyden.senate.gov/
Last updated: Jul 05, 2007
Ms. Laurie Wylie, MA, RN, SNP
Executive Director
Western Washington Area Health Education Center
2033 Sixth Avenue, Suite 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206.441.7137
Fax: 206.441.7158
E-mail: laurie@wwahec.org
Web site: http://www.wwahec.org/
Last updated: Jun 03, 2009
Ms. Susan Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAANP
President and CEO
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
505 C Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.543.9693 Extension: 2
Fax: 202.543.9858
E-mail: swy1@aol.com
Web site: http://www.npwh.org
Last updated: Jan 14, 2009
