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Memo to Disaster Relief Advisory Board (persons that do not have email
will receive correspondence by fax) --------------- Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and your ideas. Many things have been suggested that I had not thought of, but I think before we put these on a bulletin board we should issue passwords to protect the information, for that matter, the advisory board members. We will call you on a landline to give you your password. This will take a little time with so many advisory board members. Another thing that will take a little time is insuring the security of the group in any meeting we might have. Dr. Wainerdi has kindly offered to have the meeting in a secure site within the Texas Medical Center and Ambassador Djerejian and I feel best to re-schedule the meeting that we were talking about holding at the Baker Institute at 2 p.m. on Friday September 28. Instead, we will get some advice from the FBI as to whether there are any immediate local security concerns and if so, how best to mitigate them. Meanwhile, we will get everyone a password so that we can do some secure planning before a face-to-face meeting is ever held. This will make better use of the time of busy people. I thought I would answer a couple critical questions that have been asked: Why Defense of Houston? Isn't there already enough overlap of agencies? We conceived of Defense of Houston as mainly a medical group to improve the medical response in case of any terrorism or other medical disasters. I have been working here for 9 years and have been involved in some disasters like the flood, but no one here has ever been in anything like what happened at the World Trade Center. At best we can't say with confidence that we are prepared. Indeed, every single national study (and there have been 3 in the past year alone) says that we are not prepared and points to communication, coordination, training, and public education as the most pressing needs. We have enough trouble keeping communication open with our sister institutions (Memorial Hermann Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, the Texas Heart Institute, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), and we know from experience that communication with the rest of the medical center, and with doctors and hospitals outside the medical center, is harder still. Despite the outstanding efforts of the Houston Fire Department's Medical Director, Dr. David Persse, communication is not always smooth and equipment and training are not optimal, even though they are better than in most cities. Since we need to do more, the question is who should do it, and how. The doctors and scientists in the medical center don't have all the answers, but have learned over the past few days that some great common sense questions and solutions have come from non-technical people outside the medical center. Moreover, every member of this advisory board is a stake holder and has the right to know if the medical response system is adequate. Moreover, the advisory board members are leaders in the community, both directly and indirectly, are educators. Finally, a large and representative group will help medical center institutions not only by their advice, their questions and needs, but by their support of the work we are doing. This includes the need to more research to develop better sensors, vaccines, and therapies, all which will benefit from federal support and federal support for such projects - in the Texas Medical Center and beyond - is more likely and the public and its leaders are united and one day speak out. Defense of Houston is not intended compete with or distract the other important groups work in this area which include the Houston Task Force on Counter-Terrorism at the Baker Institute (leaders are members of the Defense of Houston and vice-versa) or the many important city, county, state and federal agencies. Defense of Houston is an attempt to improve our medical readiness. Because we ourselves could be targets, we have to know a little bit about how these other agencies can protect us and how we can help protect ourselves. More specifically, we expect to leave all the policy issues to the Houston Task Force on Counter-Terrorism. This would include the "upstream" issues such as analysis of the root causes of terrorism, of diplomatic efforts, of inter-agency cooperation, of leadership of public-private efforts, etc. The Baker Institute also plays an important educational role. In contrast, Defense of Houston will focus on optimizing the medical response, and secondarily, on public education that is part of the mission of the medical schools here. Thirdly, Defense of Houston is interested in bolstering the capability of the medical institutions to conduct the kind of critical research in bio-sensors, public health surveillance, coordination of emergency care, increased understanding of biological and chemical agents and means to inactivate them, to vaccinate against them, and to treat victims. We have lots of news that will be available as soon as you have your password. Thanks again for your interest. I am now convinced that we can make Houston the safest city in the country. Sincerely, Ward -------- INVITEES - ****information not confirmed Allen, M.D. Steve Medical Director, Memorial Hermann Hospital 713-704-3700 713-704-6374 Steve_allen@mhhs.org Anderson, Sanders Texas Southern Univ. 713-313-7459 713-313-1879 Anderson_Sx@tsu.edu Archer, Bill Price Waterhouse 202-414-1510 703-536-3755 Bill.archer@us.pwcglobal.com Andrews, Mike Vinson & Elkins 202-639-6518 202-639-6604 mandrews@velaw.com Attwell, Evans Vinson & Elkins 713-758-2222 eattwell@velaw.com Aviles, Dionel "Don" Aviles Engineering 713-895-7645 daviles@avilesengineering.com Bacarisse, Charles Harris County 713-755-6853 Charles_bacarisse@dco.co.harris.tx.us Baker, James A. Baker Botts 713-229-1306 cborder@bakerbotts.com Barnett, Bill Baker Botts 713-229-1337 ewbarnett@bakerbotts.com Barnes, Ben Entrecorp 512-322-0128 512-322-0106 entrecorp@ccsi.com Basnagoda, Rahula Director of Temple Houston Buddhist Vihar 713-944-1334 713-944-1334 rbasnagoda@yahoo.com Bethune, Gordon CEO Continental Airlines-Houston 713-324-5000 713-652-4997 custo@coair.com Black, Brenda Deputy Federal Coordinating OfficerFEMA - Houston 832-513-4069 Brenda.j.black@fema.gov Bobinski, Maryanne Director UH Law SchoolHealth Law and Policy Institute 713-743-2101 mabob@uh.edu Bookout, John Chairman, Methodist Health Care System Board Brown, Lee City of Houston - Mayor 713-247-2545 713-247-1067 rosevalenzuela@cityofhouston.net Brown, M.D., Steven Vice Chief of Staff and Chief, Internal Medicine at LBJ HospitalInterim Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 713-566-4550 Steven.d.brown@uth.tmc.edu Burgs, Rev. Donald Alief Baptist Church 281-530-6893 281-530-5081 donaldburgs@hotmail.com Bush, George HW (Sr.) Former President of the United States 713-686-1188 laurap@flfw.com Buja, M.D., Max Dean, University of Texas Health Science Center, Medical School Houston 713-500-5010 713-500-0602 L.Maximilian.buja@uth.tmc.edu Butler, Peter President and CEO, Methodist Health Care System 713-790-3366 pbutler@tmh.tmc.edu Buu, MD, MPh Harris Co. Health (Acting) Director 713-439-6016 713-439-6080 cbuu@hd.co.harris.tx.us Casscells, M.D., S. Ward Univ. TX Medical School 713-500-6545 713-500-6547 s.ward.Casscells@uth.tmc.edu Caldwell, Rev. Kirbyjohn Windsor VillageUnited Methodist Church 713-723-8187 713-723-1308 They don't have e-mail Cavendar, Kent*** Chase, John*** Chu, Paul University of HoustonDept. of Physics-Superconductivity Center 713-743-2255 cwchu@uh.edu Cohen, Mrs. Ping Lee Asia Access Corporation 281-397-8888 281-397-8398 Plc8888@aol.com Coneway, Pete Goldman Sachs, Inc. Advisory Director 713-654-8401 713-658-2606 Peter.coneway@gs.com Cooley, M.D., Denton Surgeon in Chief and President Texas Heart Institute 713-791-4932 713-791-3424 dcooley@heart.thi.tmc.edu Cruikshank, Robert J. Personal Investments 713-831-5689 713-831-5779 rcruiksh@aol.com Dannenbaum, James "Jim" Dannenbaum Engineering 713-520-9570 713-527-6338 jdd@dannenbaum.com Davila, Diana *** 713-691-1436 713-691-0822 DeBakey, Michael Chancellor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine 713-790-3151 713-793-1192 mdebakey@bcm.tmc.edu Djerejian, Ed Ambassador Rice University 713-348-4683 epd@rice.edu Duke, James "Red" Univ. TX Medical School 713-500-7253 James.h.duke@uth.tmc.edu Eastham, James Memorial Hermann Hos. President 713-704-5076 James_eastham@mhhs.org Eckels, Robert Judge for Harris Co. 713-755-4000 Robert_eckels@co.harris.tx.us Elkins, Jim*** Emery, Robert J. Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety, Univ. TX Health Science Center 713-500-8100 713-500-8111 Robert.j.emery@uth.tmc.edu Ewing, Richard Texas A&M, Director for InstituteFor Telecommunications and Information 979-845-8585 979-845-5827 libbyc@tamu.edu (asst.)Richard-ewing@tamu.edu Feigin, M.D.Ralph President, Baylor College of Medicine 713-798-4433 rfeigin@bcm.tmc.edu Flaum, M.D., Morris A. Associate Dean for Clinical OperationsUniversity Care Plus 713-704-6387 713-704-6314 Morris_flaum@ucplus.org Gillis, Ph.D. Malcolm President Rice University 713-348-4041 713-348-5271 mgillis@rice.edu Gee, Harry Harry Gee, Jr. Law Office 713-781-0071 713-781-2409 hgee@harrygee.com Guidry, M.D.Mark Regional Public Health DirectorState of Texas 713-767-3000 713-767-3049 Mark.guidry@tdh.state.tx.us Gutierrez, Frank Harris County Emergency Management, Operations Manager 713-881-3083 Frank_Gutierrez@co.harris.tx.us Hamilton, Carlos VP & Special Advisor to Dr. Willerson 713-500-3825 713-500-3026 Carlos.r.Hamilton@uth.tmc.edu Halbouty, Michel Chairman, Halbouty Energy 713-622-1130 713-622-5360 mhalbouty@aol.com Hobby, Honorable William "Bill" 713-521-0960 713-521-3950 bill@hobbycomm.com Hobby, Mrs. William (Diana) 713-524-2480 713-521-3950 bill@hobbycomm.com Hobby, Paul ChairmanHobby Media Services, Inc.Genesis Park 713-521-2626 713-521-3950 phobby@genesis-park.com Horvath, M.D., Thomas Chief of Staff Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center 713-794-7011 713-794-7038 Thomas.Horvath@med.va.gov Huffington, Roy*** Issa, Mariam President Pakistan American Volunteer Association 713-975-6078 713-782-3699 mariami@compctr.com Jefferson, Howard Protectors Insurance Agency President and CEO 713-660-8899 713-660-9977 hjefferson@protectorsinsurance.com Jhin, Michael CEO, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital 713-791-3006 mjhin@sleh.com Jordan, Don (retired from Reliant) Call Steven Lettbetter to get his contact info. Kannapan, Sam Trustee Shri Meenakshi Temple (Hindu)Chairman, India Disaster ReliefProfessional Engineer 713-295-4619 713-667-9241 kann@pdq.net Karff, Rabbi Sam Adjunct Professor in Society & Health-UT School Public HealthCongregation Beth Israel 713-771-6221 713-771-5705 skarff@sph.uth.tmc.edu Kennedy, Ann Executive Director and CEO-Houston Symphony 713-224-4240 713-247-0220 Ann.Kennedy@houstonsymphony.org Kendrick, M.D. Mary D. Med. Director City Hall Houston 713-794-9311 713-798-0862 M.desVignes.Kendrick@cityofhouston.net Khumawala, Basheer Islam 713-743-4721 713-743-4940 bkhumawala@uh.edu King, M.D., Brent Univ. TX Medical School Chairman, Dept. of Emergency Medicine 713-500-7878 Brent.king@uth.tmc.edu Kollaer, Jim Greater Houston Partnership 713-844-3601 713-844-0201 jkollaer@houston.org Laboon, Bruce Locke, Ladell, Sapp Attorneys 713-226-1200 Laboon@lockeliddell.com Lanier, Bob (ex-Mayor of Houston) Lay, Ken President of Enron 713-853-6161 klay@enron.com Lemond, Jim*** 713-236-1034 713-236-0718 jlemond@lj-law.com Levering, Gary Real Estate 713-956-4050 Glevco.yahoo.com Lewis, Carl (ex-Olympian) Linbeck, Jr. Leo Chairman of Linbeck Corporation 713-966-5844 713-966-5845 Leo_jr@linbeck.com Love, Ben Director and ConsultantJP Morgan Chase 713-216-4010 713-216-2978 Diana.m.fincher@chase.com Lynch, Jack Exec. VP and CEO, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital 713-791-4614 713-794-6182 jlynch@sleh.com Mata, Johnny*** 713-797-1883 713-797-6653 Mendelsohn, John President M.D. Anderson 713-792-6000 713-792-6000 jmendelsohn@mdanderson.org Mattox, M.D. Kenneth L. Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery Ben Taub Hospital 713-798-4557 Kmatto0x@bcm.tmc.edu McIngvale, Jim "Mac" Gallery Furniture, Owner 713-694-5570 info@galleryfurniture.com McLane, Drayton Owner Astros Houston McNair, Bob CoGen Technologies 713-336-7796 rmcnair@cogentech.com Miller, Father Michael PresidentSt. Thomas Catholic Univ. 713-522-7911 713-525-2161 president@stthom.edu Mindiola, Dr. Tatcho Director, Center for Mexican-American Studies, Univ. of Houston 713-743-3134 713-743-3130 tmindiola@uh.edu Mitchell, George Chairman of the Board and CEOMitchell Energy & Development Corp. 713-337-5001 713-377-5044 cmkennedy@mitchellenergy.com Mosbacher, Robert (Bob Sr.) PresidentMosbacher Energy 713-546-2500 robertmosbacher@compuserve.com Moore, Preston PM Associates 713-572-2727 713-572-2555 pmoore@wcamerica.com Murad, Ferid Univ. Texas Medical School 713-500-7501 Ferid.murad@uth.tmc.edu Newton, Steve Russell Reynolds 713-754-5976 snewton@russellrreynolds.com Neuhaus, Joan President, Confidential Advisory Services, Inc. 713-667-5667 713-667-9667 jtn@casinc-investigations.com Olajuwon, Akeem*** Oxford, Pat Bracewell and Patterson, Attorney Regent at Univ. of Texas 713-221-1432 poxford@bracepatt.com Payne, Rev. Claude*** Perkins, Kathryn Bureau Chief, State of TexasEmergency Management 512-834-6700 Kathy.perkins@tdh.state.tx.us Perrin, Melinda Board Member-Memorial Hermann Hospital 713-522-0445 713-522-4050 mperrin@swbell.net Persse, David Director, Emergency Management City of Houston 713-865-4155 713-247-3679 David.persse@cityofhouston.net Porretto, John Exec. VP for Administration & Finance Chief Operating Officer - UT Health Science Center 713-500-3800 713-500-3805 jporrett@admin4.hsc.uth.tmc.edu Rapoport, Nancy Dean of University of Houston Law Center 713-743-2100 713-743-2122 nrapoport@uh.edu Reynolds, Joe Dean of Christ Church Cathedral 713-222-2593 jdreynolds@christchurchcatheddral.org Rietz, Henry "Hank" L. Texas Medical Center 713-791-6428 713-791-6154 hrietz@texmedctr.tmc.edu Robertson, Beth*** Saenz, Gracie*** Sanchez, Rev. John*** 713-467-7795 713-939-9575 Schroth, DrPh, Lynn Executive VP, Methodist Hospital System 713-790-4362 713-790-2605 lschroth@tmh.tmc.edu Siddiqui, Sayeed*** President, Islamic Society of Houston Smalley, Rick*** Smith, Ashley E. CEOTIRR Systems 713-942-6153 smitha@tirr.tmc.edu Solar, Michael Solar & Associates, Attorney 713-850-1212 713-850-1199 jmsolar@solarlaw.com Susman, Steve Susman Godfrey LLP, Attorney 713-653-7847 713-654-6670 ssusman@susmangodfrey.com Starck, Patricia Dean of Nursing UT Houston School 713-500-2002 Patricia.l.starck@uth.tmc.edu Strake, George Strake Energy, Inc. President and CEO 713-216-2400 713-216-2401 gstrake@strake.org Untermeyer, Chase Compaq Computer 281-518-1093 Chase.untermeyer@compaq.com Underwood, David First Union 713-853-2005 dunderw@firstunion1.com Wainerdi, Richard Executive, TX Med. Center 713-791-8800 rew@texmedctr.tmc.edu Wallace, Mark President and CEOTexas Children's Hospital 832-824-1160 832-825-1005 mawallac@texaschildrenshospital.org Wang, Don J. ChairmanMetro Bank 713-776-3876 713-414-3575 dwang@metrobank-na.com White, Bill The Wedge Group 713-739-6555 bwhite@wedgegroup.com White, James Coordinator, Harris Co. EmergencyManagement Office 713-881-3100 James_white@co.harris.tx.us Wilford, Dan President, Memorial Healthcare Systems 713-776-5484 Dan_wilford@mhhs.org Willerson, James T. President Univ. of TX Health Science Center 713-500-3000 713-500-3059 James.T.Willerson@uth.tmc.edu Wilson, Walter "Derby" Mass Mutual Insurance 713-520-5350 waltercwilson@prodigy.net Wilson, Isabel Investments 713-520-1492 713-655-1495 iwilson@swbell.net Wong, Martha Eighty-Eight Enterprises, Ltd. 713-622-7888 713-963-0388 wongmartha@hotmail.com Zeidman, Fred President Zeidman and Associates 713-622-7710 713-622-7850 fzeidman@endurosys.com - patricia.m.hendrix.vcf
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