The Friends of NCBDDD is a coalition of government and private sector participants who work together to enhance the mission and activities of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) in promoting child development; preventing birth defects and developmental disorders/disabilities; and enhancing the quality of life and preventing secondary conditions among people who are living with mental or physical disabilities, or a combination thereof.

Friends Overview

Executive Committee 2009-2010

Chair:
E. Clarke Ross, DPA
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Vice Chair:
Roberta Carlin, MS, JD
American Association on Health and Disability

Alan Brownstein
National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia

Joseph Canose
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Adriane K. Griffen, MPH, CHES
Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Craig A. Mason, PhD
National Birth Defects Prevention Network

Carolyn D. Mullen
March of Dimes

Eileen M. Ouellette, M.D., J.D., FAAP
American Academy of Pediatrics

Judit Ungar, MSW
National Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA)

Patricia Wright, PhD, MPH
Easter Seals, Inc.

Immediate Past Chair:
Russell Kirby , PhD
National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN)

EPG Fiscal Agent Contact:
George Jesien, PhD
Association of University Centes on Disabilities