Cultural Diverse Working Group Biographies

	*Marisela Trujillo, MSW* Marisela is the Administrative Director for the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center. She has her Masters in Social Work from the University of Houston and has been with the Hemophilia Center for over 15 years. She works closely with her local chapter and provides educational presentations to the community regarding bleeding disorders. Marisela has also served on many national boards within the community.

	*Gregory McClure, MA, MS, LSW* Greg McClure, an ordained minister, has two adult sons who have severe Hemophilia A. He is a pediatric and adult medical social worker for the Rush University Medical Center’ Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Treatment Center in Chicago, Illinois. Greg holds an MA in Social Work from the University of Chicago and an MS in Public Services from DePaul University. He is an advisory board member for the Hemophilia Federation of America and serves on the advisory council of the National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University.

	Blanca Ramirez Blanca Ramirez, has a daughter with type 3 von Willebrands Disease (vWD) and she is von Willebrands Disease type1. A native Texan and she has also lived in several parts of Mexico. Being a bilingual and bicultural, have helped her communicate with a variety of people. Her primary goal is, informing other Parents and Families of an available resources and information on von Willebrand (vWD) and Hemophilia and she is part of Cultural Diverse Working Group and Steps for Living (Stepping Out Task Force).

	Dennis Penning Dennis has both hemophilia and thrombophilia in his extended family. Working in health education in South America for 10 years and then in diverse public health settings in the metropolitan Chicago area, helped broaden his awareness of cultural influences in health. Through volunteering with local chapter of Healing the Children, his family has included 7 international foster sons and daughters from Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, and Nigeria. His foster children, all with chronic health conditions, have personalized his experience of the healthcare system as seen through their eyes. Dennis has been involved with bleeding disorders since 1991.

	*Casey Nakatani* Casey is a father of three children, one with severe Hemophilia A. He continues to be an active member of the Bleeding Disorders Foundation of Washington (State), and has volunteered at numerous summer camps as a counselor and staff member.