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B E R T O O D J 0 H\ 5 0 N Contact: Cindy Drucker Peggy Barresi Cone/Coughlin Communications 617-227-2111 Nancy J. Kaufman Biography r O1-' ti D„ T i 0\ Ms. Kaufman serves as a Vice President of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In this position, she develops and oversees grant programs in the areas of substance abuse, health care reform, and public health. As a registered nurse specializing in public health and preventive medicine, Ms. Kaufman has over 20 years experience in the health care field. She was previously Deputy Director of Public Health in the state of Wisconsin where she was responsible for maternal/child health, chronic disease, environmental health, and communicable disease programs. Ms. Kaufman was recently appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to be a member of the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Health Care Policy Research. She is Chair of the American Public Health Association's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Section. Recently, she served as Chair of the Federal Office for Substance Abuse Prevention's Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants Grant Review Committee. She holds a graduate degree in Administrative and Preventive Medicine from the University of Wisconsin Medical School.