Committee Listing
Co-Chairs
Jane D. Brown, PhD
James L. Knight Professor
School of Journalism & Mass Communication
University of North Carolina-CH
Dogan Eroglu, PhD
Associate Director
Marketing and Communication Science
Office of the Director
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lenora E. Johnson, MPH, CHES
Director
Office of Communications and Education
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute
Conference Management Team
Diane Brodalski, BS
Conference Manager
Communication Analyst
DB Consulting Group Inc.
Office of Director
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dawn B. Griffin, PhD, MSPH, CHES
Program Director
McKing Consulting
Office of the Director
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conference Advisory Board
Thomas E. Backer, PhD
President
Human Interaction Research Institute
Jill Bartholomew, MS, MBA
Senior Public Health Advisor
Office of Communications and Education
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Cynthia Baur, PhD
Director
Division of Health Communication and Marketing
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ken Bernhardt, PhD
Taylor E. Little Professor of Marketing and Special Assistant to the Dean
Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Tim Church, BA
Director of Communications
Washington State Department of Health
Gary L. Kreps, PhD
Professor and Chair,
Department of Communication
Eileen and Steve Mandell Professor of Health Communication
Founding Director,
Center for Health and Risk Communication
George Mason University
Cheryl Lackey, MPH, CHES
Director, Creative Services Division
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janice Nall, MBA
Director
Division of eHealth Marketing
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John P. O'Connor, MS
Associate Director for Communication Science
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
George W. Roberts, PhD
Associate Director for Health Equity
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William A. Smith, EdD
Executive Vice President
Academy for Educational Development
Donna Vallone, PhD, MPH
Senior Vice President
Research & Evaluation
American Legacy Foundation
Mark A. Weber, MBA
Principal Senior Advisor to the Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Conference Planning Committee
Ann L. Aikin, MA
Health Communications Specialist
Division of eHealth Marketing
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Katherine Barbacci
Senior Analyst
Public Health Services
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Jim Beasley
Public Information Director
Division of Media Relations
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Michelle E. Bonds
Senior Director
Public Health Communications
Danya International, Inc.
Doryn D. Chervin, DrPH
Vice President
Public Health Research and Evaluation
Macro International Inc.
Kelli McCormack Brown, PhD, CHES
Professor, Health Education & Behavior
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Health & Human Performance
University of Florida
Sameer Deshpande, PhD
Associate Professor of Marketing
Centre for Socially Responsible Marketing
University of Lethbridge
Susan Dugan, BA
Health Communication Specialist
Quantell, Inc.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tiffany K. Fell
Public Health Analyst
Enterprise Communication Office
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vicki S. Freimuth, PhD
Professor and Director
Center for Health and Risk Communication
University of Georgia
Jean Gibson, MS
Health Communication Specialist
Health Communication and Community Engagement Group
TB/HIV/STD Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
Jeffrey R. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA
Director,
Health Marketing Research Center Professor,
Department of Health Services
Univ. of Washington School of Public Health
Karen Hunter, BA
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
Division of Media Relations
Office of Enterprise Communications
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jennifer Kohr, MPH
Health Communications Fellow
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia A. Lichiello, MA
Deputy Director
Health Marketing Research Center
School of Public Health
University of Washington
Darren Mays, MPH
PhD Candidate, Emory University
ORISE Participant
Office of the Director
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Judith A. McDivitt, PhD
Director
National Diabetes Education Program
Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Donna C. Nichols, MSEd, CHES
Health Policy and Partnership Manager
Directors of Health Promotion and Education
Demetrius M. Parker
Marketing Lead
Cultural Communication Entertainment Education & Liaison to Public Health Information Officers
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oona Powell, MS
Enterprise Communication Officer
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ayanna Robinson, MPP
Vice President
Health and Social Marketing
Porter Novelli
Martha Scherzer
Health Communication Specialist
McKing Consulting
Global Health Communication Team
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Holli Hitt Seitz, MPH
Communication Coordinator, Interactive Media
Division of eHealth Marketing
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mansi Shah, MPH, MBA
Health Communications Specialist
Division of Partnerships and Strategi Alliances
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abdul R Shaikh, PhD, MHSc
Program Director
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
Curt Shannon
Health Communications Specialist
Office of the Director
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Leslie Snyder, PhD
Professor, Communication Sciences
Director
Center for Health Communication and Marketing
University of Connecticut
Lynn Sokler, BS, BS
Chief
Marketing and Communication Strategy Branch
Division of Health Communication and Marketing
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Shelly Spoeth, BS
President
Spoeth Strategic Communications, Inc.
George Strait
Asst. Commissioner for Public Affairs
Food and Drug Administration
Sheryl Strasser, PhD, MPH, MSW, CHES
Assistant Professor
Institute of Public Health
Partnership for Urban Health Research
Georgia State University
Virginia Sublet, PhD
Senior Health Scientist
Office of Health Communication and Global Collaboration
Office of the Director
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James B. Weaver, III, PhD, MPH
Senior Communication Specialist
NAI
Office of the Director
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nedra Kline Weinreich, MS
President & Founder
Weinreich Communications
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