Committees and Workgroups

Committees | Workgroups

Committees

Executive Committee - consists of elected officers of the association (6 officers and 8 members-at-large) that meet monthly to review association activities consistent with the mission of the Association. The Board of Directors is composed of officers of the Executive Committee.
President: Lavell R. Thornton, MPH, CHES (SC)
President-elect: Jayne Andreen (AK)
Past President: Jim J. McVay, DrPA (AL)
Vice President: Jennifer Dunlap (IN)
Secretary: Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, MPH (NC)
Treasurer: Thomas B. Sims, MA (WV)

Members-at-Large:   :
Margaret Tate (AZ)
Diane Hargrove Roberson, MSW (LA)
Joyce A. Dantzler, MS, CHES (MD)
Joan Stine, MHS, MS, CHES (MD)
Doreleena Sammons-Posey (NJ)
Neil E. Hann, MPH, CHES (OK)
Barry D. Sharp, MSHP, CHES (TX)

Staff: Rose Marie Matulionis

Leadership and Management Committee – cultivates and identifies new leadership within the association; assists Executive Committee and the Board on human resource issues and annual nomination process.
Chair: Lavell R. Thornton, MPH, CHES (SC)
Jim J. McVay, DrPA (AL)
Jayne Andreen (AK)

Staff: Rose Marie Matulionis

Awards Committee – selects and distributes the DHPE/CDC Health Education and Health Promotion Awards.
Chair: Kathy Paras (UT)
Joyce Dantzler, MS, CHES (MD)
Page Rogers (SC)
Eydie Abercrombie (AR)
Chelsea Fagen (MT)
Jennifer Irvin (MO)

Training and Education Committee - provides member oversight on training and learning efforts of DHPE members.
Chair: Barry Sharp, MSHP, CHES (TX)
Neil Hann, MPH, CHES (OK)
Lavell R. Thornton, MPH, CHES (SC)
Lenora Johnson, DrPH, MPH, CHES (MD)
Joanne Mitten, MHE (ID)
Joyce Dantzler, MS, CHES (MD)
Kathleen Payne, MHR, AASECT (OK)
Linda Dawson, Pharm.D, MPH, BS (NC)
Vickie R. Mudra (IL)
Sandra Adams, MS, RD, CHES (ND)
Laura Atkinson, (OH)
Chris Landon, (CA)

Staff: Pam Eidson, Med

Legislative Committee - advocates on behalf of DHPE for health promotion and education programs, policies, issues and funding to address the nation's leading health problems; disseminates legislative information.
Chair: Donna C. Nichols MSEd, CHES (TX)
Nancy Berger, MPH (CT)
Joan Stine, MHS, MS, CHES (MD)
Jennie Hefelfinger, MS, (FL)
Jayne Andreen, (AK)
Diane Hargrove Roberson, MSW (LA)
Lavell R. Thornton, MPH, CHES (SC)
Mary L. Gothard, CHES, BS (WI)
Fred N. Breukelman, CHES (DE)
Heidi L. Keller (WA)
Ann K. Thacher, MS (RI)
Johnnie Allen (OH)
Santa Falcone, (NM)
Ana P. Novais, MA (RI)
Koua Cha, (CA)
Laura Atkinson (OH)
Miguel Perez, PhD (CA)
Mark Mioduski (CGA)
Bob Knisely (CGA)
Lauren Ackil (CGA)

Staff: Rose Marie Matulionis


Membership Services Committee - charged with improving quality, frequency and means of communication with DHPE members; development of effective membership development process.
Chair: Jayne Andreen, (AK)
Diane Hargrove-Roberson, MSW (LA)
Eydie Abercrombie (AR)
Lori R. Phillips, MPH, CHES (SC)
Barry Sharp, MSHP, CHES (TX)
Joanne Mitten, MHE (ID)
Danette Wong Tomiyasu, MBA (HI)
Vickie R. Mudra (IL)
Ana P. Novais, MA (RI)

National Conference Steering Committee – plans the national conference; identifies the plenary speakers and sessions; invites presenters for concurrent sessions; integrates completed abstracts into the program and oversees related events.
2007 Steering Committee Chair: Victor Sutton, MPPA, (MS)
2008 Steering Committee Chair: Jennifer Dunlap (IN)

Resource Development Committee - works with the Treasurer to review the budget, expenditures, fiscal condition, and accounting system of the Association.
Chair: Joan Stine, MHS, MS, CHES, (MD)

Staff: Rose Marie Matulionis