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Alabamians for Pain Relief

Elizabeth Kvale MD
UAB Center for Palliative Care
1530 3rd Avenue S. CH19-219P
Birmingham, AL 35294-2014
ekvale@aging.uab.edu

Lori Blanton
Alabama State Health Systems Director
American Cancer Society
1100 Ireland Way #201
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-930-8864
lori.blanton@cancer.org

David Stone LCSW, ACSW
Director, Alabama Hospice Organization
1040 14th Street, Suite B
P.O. Box 1835
Calera, AL 35040
Phone: 205-668-0460
Fax: 205-668-0472
dstone@alhospice.org

Rodney Tucker MD
Medical Director
UAB Center for Palliative Care
1530 3rd Avenue S. CH19-219P
Birmingham, AL 35294-2014
Phone: 205-975-8197
Fax: 205-975-8173
rtucker@uab.edu

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Washington-Alaska Pain Initiative

Patricia N. Dooley, RN, BSN
8011 Wisteria Street
Anchorage, AK 99502
Phone : 907-563-0130
pdooley@gci.org

Donna Lindsay
17625 Teklanika Drive
Eagle River, AK 99577-8242
907-694-8427
dlindsay@gci.net

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Arizona Pain Initiative

Robert Kronenberg Pharm D
Healthsouth Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hosp.
13460 N. 67th Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85034
Phone: 623-878-8800
robert.kronenberg@healthsouth.com

Katie Bond, RN, MPA, OCN
15107 W. Cooperstown Way
Surprise, AZ 85374
katie.bond@bannerhealth.com

Anne C. White PhD, CFRE
14245 N. 23rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85022
Phone: 480-874-4660
annewhite5@yahoo.com

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Arkansas Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Northern California Pain Initiative

May Sung MPH
VP, Health Promotion
American Cancer Society (CA Division)
1710 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-893-7900
Fax: 510-874-7161
may.sung@cancer.org

Beverly Nicholson RN, CNS, AOCN
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA 95608
bnicholson@chw.edu

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Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative

Betty R. Ferrell RN, PhD, FAAN
Research Scientist
Nursing Research and Education
City of Hope National Medical Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010-0269
Phone: 626-301-8346
Fax: 626-301-8941
bferrell@coh.org

Kathe Kelly BSN, RN, OCN
SCCPI Director
City of Hope National Medical Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duare, CA 91010
Phone (626) 256-4673 Ext. 63840
kkelly@coh.org

Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, LCSW
Senior Research Specialist
Nursing Research and Education Department
City of Hope National Medical Center
1500 E. Duarte Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010
Phone:  626-256-4673 ext 62783
Fax: 626-301-8941
sotis-green@coh.org

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Colorado Pain Consortium/Initiative

Anne Zobec, RN, NP
2457 San Carlos Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80909-1317
Voice:: 719-444-4844
Work: 719-776-2516
azobec@att.net

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Connecticut Cancer Pain Initiative

Steven Levin, MD
Chair, CT Cancer Pain Initiative
Yale New Haven Medical at Long Wharf
Phone: (203) 624-4208
slevin@ihurt.com

Patricia Trotta, RN, MSN
Pain Education Specialist
American Cancer Society, New England Division, Inc.
538 Preston Ave.
Meriden, CT 06450
Phone: 203-379-4763
Fax: 203-379-5060
Patricia.Trotta@cancer.org

Susan Richter, RN, MA
New England Vice President for Patient Support
American Cancer Society - New England Division
538 Preston Ave., Box 1004
Meriden, CT 06540-1004
Phone: 203-379-4760
Fax: 203-379-5060
srichter@cancer.org

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D.C. Pain Initiative

Michelle Grant Ervin MD
4014 Mansion Dr. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-865-1121
michelle1em@mac.com

Rebecca Selove PhD, MPH
Hematology/Psychology Dept.
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970
Phone: 202-884-2243
rselove@cnmc.org

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Delaware Pain Initiative

Susan Trone MSN, RN, CS
Delaware Pain Initiative
94 Gainsborough Drive
Lewes, DE 19958
Phone:302-653-8556
susan.trone@state.de.us

Margaretta Dorey, RN, BSN
Delaware Pain Initiative
9 Aronimink Drive
Newark, DE 19711
Phone:302-292-1616
Fax: 302-292-2693
mfdorey@comcast.net

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Florida Pain Initiative

Robert P. Yezierski, PhD
Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain Research
Professor of Orthodontics, Neuroscience and Anesthesiology
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100444
1600 Archer Road, Rm 10-19
Gainesville, FL 32610-0444
Phone: 352-392-4081
Fax: 352-392-3031
ryezierski@dental.ufl.edu

Trish Ollen
Coordinator, Florida Pain Initiative
c/o American Cancer Society
3709 W. Jetton Avenue
Tampa, FL 33629
Phone: 813-253-0541
trish.ollen@cancer.org

Jennifer Strickland, PharmD, BCPS
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
PO Box 95448
Lakeland, FL 33804
jennifer.strickland@lrmc.com

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Georgia Pain Initiative

Brittany Freeman
The American Cancer Society
2200 Lake Boulevard
Atlanta, GA  30319
Phone: 404-949-6465
brittany.freeman@cancer.org

Brenda Wright
The American Cancer Society
2200 Lake Boulevard
Atlanta, GA  30319
Phone: 404-949-6451
brenda.wright@cancer.org

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Hawaii Cancer Pain Initiative

Kenneth Zeri RN, MS, CRNH
860 Iwilei Road
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: 808-924-9255
kzeri@hospicehawaii.org

Beth Freitas, RN, MS, OCN
Queen's Medical Center
1301 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone:  808-547-6404
Fax: 808-537-7080
bfreitas@queens.org

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Idaho Pain Initiative

Curtis Gedney, MD
Medical Director
XL Hospice, Inc.
Phone: (208) 365-6303
dr_curt@msn.com

Joseph Ineck, PhD
Director, Medical Liaisons
Purdue Pharma, LP
Phone: (208) 938-7848
Joseph.Ineck@pharma.com

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Illinois Pain Initiative

Margaret Rudnik
Executive Director
Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
PO Box 6429
River Forest, IL 60305-6429
mrudnik@il-hpco.org
Phone (708) 846-7789

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Indiana Pain Initiative

Harriet O'Connor
Coordinator, Indiana Pain Initiative
President/CEO Indiana Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
10 W. Market Street, Suite 1720
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone:  317-464-5145
hoconnor@ihpco.org

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Iowa Cancer Pain Relief Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Kansas Pain Initiative

Robert Twillman, PhD
Pain Management Program Director
University of Kansas Hospital School of Medicine
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160-3026
Phone: 913-588-7726
Fax: 913-588-8005
rtwillma@kumc.edu

Donna Bales
LIFE Project
1901 University
Wichita, KS 67213
Phone: 316-263-6380
Fax: 316-263-6542
donna@lifeproject.org

Cathy Pimple
Emporia State University
1127 Chestnut
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: 620-343-6800 ext 5648
pimpleca@emporia.edu

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Kentucky Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Louisiana Pain Initiative

Christine G. Gatlin RN, OCN, MHA
PO Box 2511 (70821-2511)
3600 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-381-6026
Fax: 225-387-7279
Pager: 225-660-2218
chris.gatlin@brgeneral.org

Elizabeth Hoover RN, OCN
15060 Malvern Hill
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
elizabeth.hoover@brgeneral.org
Voice: 225-381-6678

Lynn Buggage
Louisiana Health Systems Director
American Cancer Society
Mid-South Division
2220 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Suite 214
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 504-472-0506
Cell: 504-430-5280
Fax: 504-469-0033
lynn.buggage@cancer.org

Christy Mitchell RN, OCN,
43106 Lighthouse Lane
Prairieville, LA 70769
Cell: 225-201-1764
Phone: 222-622-2631
christym@amgen.com

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Maine Pain Initiative

Kandyce A. Powell, RN, MSN
Maine Hospice Council
P.O. Box 2239
Augusta, ME 04338-2239
Phone: 207-626-0651
Fax: 207-622-1274
kpowell@mainehospicecouncil.org

Diana Rae, RN, MSN
116 South St.
Rockport, ME 04853
Phone: 207-594-2672
drae@penbayhealthcare.org

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Maryland Pain Initiative

June Winkler
MPI Coordinator
Phone: 410-783-0199
mpi@painfoundation.org

Karen Kaiser, RN, PhD (Chair)
Clinical Practice Coordinator
Division of Clinical Quality Systems
University of Maryland Medical System
22 S. Greene St., Box 316
Baltimore, MD 21201-1595
Phone: 410-328-7690
Fax: 410-328-2578
kkaiser@umm.edu

Kathryn Herbert, PharmD (Chair-Elect)
Oncology/Palliative Care Clinical Pharmacist
Union Memorial Medical Center, Baltimore       
Phone: 410-554-4428
kathryn.herbert@medstar.net

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Massachusetts Pain Initiative

Carol Curtiss, RN, MSN
Curtiss Consulting
37 James Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: 413-774-5238
Fax: 413-774-3762
carol.curtiss@verizon.net

Ginger Newell-Stokes, MS, RN
Franklin Medical Center
164 High Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: 413-777-2192
virginia.newell@bhs.org

Jeanne Connolly-Horrigan, MA
Tufts University School of Medicine
M&V 113
136 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-636-3631
jeanne.connolly@tufts.edu

Anne Marie Kelly, BSN, RN-BC, CHPN
Catholic Memorial Home/Diocesan Health Facilities
2446 Highland Avenue
Fall River, MA 02720
annemariekelly@verizon.net

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Michigan Cancer Pain Initiative

Karen Ogle, MD
Michigan College of Medicine-Family Practice
B-100 Clinical Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1315
Phone: 517-353-0772
Fax: 517-355-7700
karen.ogle@ht.msu.edu

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Minnesota Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Mississippi  Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Missouri Pain Initiative

Rebecca Rengo-Kocher, MSW, LCSW, ACSW 
6209 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., Suite 199
St. Charles, MO. 63304
Phone: 636-300-3948
rebecca@beyondchronicpain.com

Bernard Abrams, MD
270 E. Loch Lloyd Parkway
Village of Loch Lloyd, MO 64012
Phone: 816-322-4834
babrams@kc.rr.com

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Montana Pain Initiative

Kristi Page Nei
Montana Govt. Relations Director
American Cancer Society-Great West Division
3550 Mullan Rd, Ste 105
Missoula, MT 59808
kristin.nei@cancer.org
Phone: 406-728-1004

Kaye Norris, PhD
MTPI Coordinator
ACS-Great West Division
3550 Mullan Road, Ste. 105
Missoula, MT 59808-
Phone: (406) 728-1004, ext. 208
kayenorris@hughes.net

Kathyrn Borgenicht, MD
Bozeman Deaconess Hospice and Palliative Care
931 Highland Blvd, # 2330
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone:406-522-2400
kborgenicht@bdh-boz.com

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Nebraska Pain Initiative

James Dube PharmD, FASHP
13105 Lafayette Ave
Omaha, NE  68154
Phone: 402-203-4496
Cell: 402-496-2236
jimdube@cox.net

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Nevada Pain Initiative

Sheila Bien RN
7050 Smoke Ranch
Suite 130
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Phone: 702-233-9911

Vicki Koceja RN, BSN, MBA, OCN, PhD
Palliative Care Director
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
Rose De Lima Campus
102 East Lake Parkway
Henderson, NV 89015
Phone: 702-616-4834
vicki.koceja@chw.edu

Rainer Vogel MD
100 N. Green Valley Parkway
Suite 340
Henderson, NV 89074
Phone: 702-990-4530

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New Hampshire Pain Initiative

Janice McDermott
Director
New Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
jmcdermott@nhhpco.org

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New Jersey Pain Initiative

Kristina Thomson, LCSW
Director, Pain Relief Project
American Cancer Society, Eastern Division, Inc
20 Mercer Street
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Phone: 201-457-3418
Fax: 201-343-1839
Cell: 201-906-9228
kristina.thomson@cancer.org

Joan Grady RN, CCNS, OCN
Hunterdon Hospice
2100 Westcott Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: 908-788-6600
Fax: 908-788-6651
grady.joan@hunterdonhealthcare.org

Renee Pevour RN, MS
Nursing Department
William Paterson University
300 Pomptom Road
Hunziker Wing, RM 103
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: 973-720-3516
pevourr@wpunj.edu

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New Mexico Pain Initiative

Nancy Wertz, RN
Director of Clinical Services
Alamogordo Home Care & Hospice
1859 Indian Wells
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 505-437-3500
Fax: 505-437-2399
wertznancy@beyondbb.com

Walter B. Forman, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
2211 Lomas Blvd., NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131-5271
Phone: 505-272-6082
Fax: 505-272-0015
wbforman@unm.edu

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New York State Pain Initiative

Terry Altilio, ACSW
Social Work Coordinator
Department of Pain and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
350 East 17th Street
Baird 12
New York, NY 10003
Phone:  212-844-1467
Fax:  212-844-1503
taltilio@bethisraelny.org

Michael Weinberger MD
Columbia Presbyterian Division of Pain Medicine
630 West 168th Street
PH5E
New York, NY 10032
212-305-7114
MLW45@columbia.edu

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North Carolina Pain Initiative

Cynthia Johnston, Pharm D
Pharmacy Service (#119)
Veterans Administration Medical Center
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705
332 Bond Lake Drive
Phone: 919-286-0411
Fax: 919-286-6987
johnstonc@bellsouth.net

Janet Moore
Office Administrator
North Carolina Pain Initiative
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care
PO Box 4449
Cary, NC 27519-4449
jmoore@carolinasendoflifecare.org
Phone: (919) 677-4126

Dori Greene, RN
2013 Kelly Glen Dr.
Apex, NC 27502
Voice: 919-363-3803
Fax: 919-785-3150
dorigreene2488@earthlink.net

Donna Mullen RN, BSN
North Carolina Cancer Pain Initiative
332 Bond Lake Drive
Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 919-656-7893
Fax: 919-839-0551
dgm409@ nc.rr.com

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North Carolina Down East Regional Pain Initiative

Marsha Rehm RN
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina
2100 Stantonsburg Rd.
Greenville, NC 27835
Phone: 252-847-4414
Fax: 252-847-8416
mrehm@pcmh.com

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North Dakota Cancer Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Ohio Pain Initiative

Debbie Heidrich, RN, MSN, CHPN, AOCN
Ohio Pain Initiative
9657 Friar Tuck Road
West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: 513-777-2772
Fax: 513-777-8871
dheidrich@cinci.rr.com

Warren L. Wheeler, MD
Oncology, Inc.
P.O. Box 20020
Columbus, OH 43220-0020
Phone: 614-718-4446
Fax: 614-761-5686

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Pain Relief Oklahoma

Holly Jones, Chair PROk
Shepherds Care Hospice
611 B West Cherokee
Wagoner, OK 74467
Phone: 918-485-4673
hjones8650@aol.com

Janet Cheek, DO Vice Chair PROk
Hastings Indian Hospital
100 S. Bliss
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone: 918-457-6006
janet.cheek@mail.ihs.gov

Debra Proctor, RN, BSN, Secretary PROk
W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital
100 S. Bliss
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone: 918-457-6006
proctor@intellex.com

Laura Cross, RN, JD, Member-at-large PROk
Scoggins & Cross
3100 City Place, 204 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405-239-4300
lauracross@okhealthlawyer.com

Tim Holder, MD, Member-at-large PROk
3330 West Okmulgee
Muskogee, OK 74401
Phone: 918-682-4318
tholder@mfpclinic.com

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Oregon Pain Initiative

Contact the Oregon Pain Management Commission

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Pennsylvania Cancer Pain Initiative

Georgia Brown, RN, BSN
PA Cancer Pain Initiative
Penn State College of Medicine
PO Box 855
Dept of HES, A210
Hershey, PA 17033-0855
Phone: 717-531-6849
Fax: 717-531-3922
gbrown@psu.edu

James Ray, PharmD
3605 Westminster Blvd.
Erie, PA 16506
Phone: 814-838-2040
JRay12@omjus.jnj.com

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Puerto Rico

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Rhode Island Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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South Carolina Pain Initiative

Shannon Johnson MPH, MSW
South Carolina Pain Initiative Coordinator
1000 Center Point Rd
Columbia, SC 29210-5802
Sjohnson@carolinasendoflifecare.org
Phone - 803-791-4220

Maribeth Kowalski, PharmD, RPh
305 Bay Hill Drive
West Union, SC 29696
Phone: (864) 723-5843 
mbk_9802@earthlink.net

Tamra West
Director, SC Programs
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care
1000 Center POint Road
Columbia, SC 29210
twest@carolinasendoflifecare.org
Phone: 803-791-4220

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South Dakota Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Tennessee Pain Initiative

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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TxPAIN (Texas Pain Initiative)

Larry Driver, MD
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Holcombe, Unit 409
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-745-7246
Fax: 713-745-0177
ldriver@mdanderson.org

Karen Torges
Director, Strategic Collaborations
American Cancer Society - High Plains Division
Austin, TX
karen.torges@cancer.org

Helen Petty
1031 Verbena Dr.
Austin, TX 78750
hpetty@austin.rr.com

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Cancer Pain Relief Utah

Presently Inactive.
Want to start something?  Email aspi@mailplus.wisc.edu

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Vermont Pain Initiative

Angela Putnam
Director, Hope Lodge
American Cancer Society
211 East Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
angela.putnam@cancer.org

Joan Madison MD
Madison-Deane Initiative
6002 Dorset Street
Shelburne, VT 05482

Denise Niemira MD
North County Hospital
189 Poutry Dr.
Newport, VT 05855
Phone: 802-334-6140
Fax: 802-334-8271
nekpci@sover.net

Marilyn Rinker, RN, MSN, OCN, APN
Associate Professor and Program Chair
Nursing Department
Norwich University
Northfield, VT 05663
mrinker@norwich.edu

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Virginia Cancer Pain Initiative

Patrick Coyne, RN, MSN, CS, CHPH
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
19444 Sterling Creek Lane
PO Box 980007
Rockville, VA 23146-0007
Phone: 804-828-6481
Fax: 804-828-5083
user479069@aol.com

Laura Pole RN, MSN
699 Lakeshore Terrace Rd
Hardy, VA 24101
Phone: 540-890-7289
Fax: 540-890-4249
lpchef@earthlink.net

Phyllis Whitehead RN, MSN
Pain Management Clinical Nurse Specialist
Carilion Health System
P.O. Box 13367
Roanoke, VA 24014
Phone: 540-981-8126
pwhitehead@carilion.com

Ashby C Watson, RN, MS, CS, OCN 
Massey Cancer Center
PO Box 980037
Richmond, VA 23219-0037
Phone: 804-628-1122
awatson@mcvh-vcu.edu

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Washington-Alaska Pain Initiative

Dionetta Hudzinski, RN, MN
Faculty/Clinical Instructor
Clinical Coordinator
Rural Nurse Internship
Washington State University
Intercollegiate College of Nursing
Phone: 509-494-7909 (WSU Office)
hudzinski@wsu.edu

Deb Schiro
Division Director of QOL Patient Support
Services & Cancer Pain Initiatives
American Cancer Society-Great West Division
2120 First Ave. N.
P.O. Box 19140
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-674-4178
deb.schiro@cancer.org

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West Virginia Pain Initiative

James Keresztury LCSW, ASCW, MBA
Director, Appalachian Cancer Research Consortium
Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9350
Morgantown, WV 26505-9350
Phone:  304-293-0481
Fax:  304-599-1552
jkeresztury@hsc.wvu.edu

David Bougher BSN, CHPN
Hospice Care Corporation
P.O. Box 760
Arthurdale, WV 26520
Phone: 800-350-1161
bougherd@hotmail.com

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Wisconsin Pain Initiative

Deb Gordon, RN, MS
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Ave, F6/121
Madison, WI 53792
Phone: 608-263-6488
Fax: 608-263-8477
db.gordon@hosp.wisc.edu

June Dahl, PhD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
1300 University Avenue, Room 4720
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-265-4012
Fax: 608-265-4014
jldahl@wisc.edu

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Wyoming Pain Initiative

Kimberly Rogers
Wyoming Department of Health
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 259A
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-8609
kimberly.rogers@health.wyo.gov

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