Terry L. Strain, PA-C, RRT

Terry L. Strain, PA-C, RRT, CPFT is a hospitalist and clinical medicine faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. She also serves as adjunct faculty for the LSUHSC School of Allied Health Physician Assistant program from which she graduated in 1997. Prior to that time, she was employed by Willis Knight Health Systems as Director of Respiratory Therapy at Willis Knighton South and Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory at the north campus.

Throughout her career, Ms. Strain has been active in professional, civic and faith-based organizations. She is the current Vice-President of the Northwest Louisiana Association of Physician Assistants, served as president for three years and previously served as Vice-President of the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants. She is currently Vice-President of the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet, having served as president from 2001-2004 and is a member of the annual Weekend of the Cross planning committee.

Ms. Strain has worked as a medical missionary to Mexico and in her community. In 2002, she founded the Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry, a free church-based clinic and medical ministry in Shreveport. She is active in the local Red Cross, serves on the Metropolitan Medical Response Systems Advisory Committee and the Flu Pandemic Task Force.

She has received numerous awards for her community service. In January of 2006, she was named one of the Shreveport Times Top Ten Community Leaders of the year for her leadership in providing medical care in Red Cross shelters during the Hurricane Katrina and Rita tragedies.

The Chest Foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians named her Humanitarian of the Year in 2005. She was named Physician Assistant Alumni of the Year by the LSUHSC School of Allied Health in May 2005.

Dr. Phillip A. Rozeman, M.D.

President, Cardiovascular Consultants

Phillip Rozeman, M.D., is the President and founding physician of Cardiovascular Consultants, a ten-physician single specialty cardiology group with seven office locations throughout Northwest Louisiana. Throughout his career, he has maintained an intense interest in quality improvement efforts in medicine and is active as chief of that program at Willis-Knighton Medical Center – the largest private health system in Louisiana.

Dr. Rozeman has also had leadership roles as Chief of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Medical Staff of the Willis-Knighton Health System, as well as current service as member of the Board of Trustees governing the Willis-Knighton System.

Dr. Rozeman is active in numerous civic and professional organizations with special focus on healthcare and education improvement in Louisiana. In addition to his leadership roles in his cardiology practice and the Willis-Knighton System, he serves as Chairman of the Governor’s Region VII Healthcare Consortium. He took a leadership role in helping establish the first secondary smoke ordinance in Louisiana and, as Medical Director of Northwest Louisiana Red Cross, he led the effort to supply medical services to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina and Rita. For this work he was honored by American Lung Association of Louisiana with the 2006 “Breath of Life” award.

Dr. Rozeman’s involvement in education includes founding the regional education foundation Alliance for Education to increase community involvement in public education in Northwest Louisiana. Through this effort, business and community leaders have been active in supporting excellence and innovation of classroom teaching. Currently, he leads an effort to expand community leadership and build other education foundations around the state. For this work he has received several honors including Distinguished Partner in Education from the Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana Association of Educators “Friend of Education Award”, and the Blue Cross of Louisiana Angel Award for his efforts to help children in Louisiana.

Dr. Rozeman has received previous recognition for community service from the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce as Business Leader of the Year and the Louisiana State Medical Society Community Service Award in 2004. He has received local recognition as the LSU-Shreveport Alumnus of the Year and Shreveport Bar Association Liberty Bell Award. He was also honored as one of the first ten individuals chosen by The Times as “Community Leaders Who Make A Difference” in the new millenium.

John Fulco

Director of Operations, Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security

On March 1, 2006, John Fulco was appointed as Metropolitan Medical Response Coordinator with the Caddo–Bossier Office of Homeland Security. John was born in Shreveport Louisiana and has remained in this area his entire life. He graduated from Fair Park High in 1970 attended Northwestern State University and returned to Shreveport. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Organizational Management.

Knox Andress, R.N.

Region 7 Coordinator, HRSA

Gene Barattini, Lt.Col. Ret.

Logistics Officer, Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security

Doug Boudreaux

Reid Brau

Director, NWLA American Red Cross

Don Cowart, Dr.

Office of Public Health

Private practice,
Shreveport Family Counseling Center,
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist,
Licensed Professional Counselor.

Katrina/Rita, Hirsch Shelter, mental health coordinator Medical committee chair for Northwest Louisiana VOAD, MRC committee.

Meredith Gaffney Nelson, Ph.D., L.P.C., L.M.F.T.

Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS)

Dr. Nelson has a PhD in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. She is an assistant professor in the psychology department at Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS) and is also Director of the Master of Science in Counseling Psychology Program. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Louisiana as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), an LPC Board Approved Supervisor, and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).

Dr. Nelson was instrumental in assisting with the organization of mental health volunteer coverage during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She has received specialized training in sexual assault perpetrators/survivors, community mental health counseling from a multicultural perspective, and counseling children and adolescents. Dr. Nelson has served as vice-president of the Northwest Louisiana Counseling Association and was recently awarded the “Best-All-Around Faculty Award” for the College of Education and Human Development at LSUS.

Marilyn Wright

NWLA American Red Cross