2011 Conference Planning Committee and Advisory Board

Conference Co-Chairs

Donna M. Garland
Associate Director for Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mark A. Weber, MBA
Director, Office of Communications
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Conference Advisory Board

Thomas E. Backer, PhD
President
Human Interaction Research Institute

Jay Bernhardt
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Education and Behavior
Director, Center for Digital Health and Wellness
University of Florida
President, Digital Health Impact, Inc.

Ken Bernhardt, PhD
Taylor E. Little, Jr. Professor of Marketing and Special Assistant to the Dean Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University

Katherine Lyon Daniel, PhD
Deputy Associate Director for Communication
Office of Associate Director for Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dogan Eroglu, PhD
Associate Director for Communication Science
Office of Associate Director for Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

William Gerrish, MBA
Director, Office of Communications
Connecticut Department of Public Health

Mike Greenwell
Vice President, Health Marketing & Communications
Danya International, Inc.

Lenora E. Johnson, DrPH
Director Office of Communications and Education
National Cancer Institute

Conference Planning Committee

Cynthia Baur, PhD
Senior Advisor, Health Literacy
Office of the Associate Director for Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jim Beasley
Public Information Director
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
National Public Health Information Coalition

Andre’ M. Blackman
Founder & Lead Editor, Pulse + Signal blog
Director, Digital Communications
American Heart Association/Mid Atlantic

Kelli McCormack Brown, PhD, CHES
Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Florida

Doryn Chervin, DrPH
Vice-president, Public Health Division
ICF Macro

Sameer Deshpande, PhD
Associate Professor of Marketing
Center for Socially Responsible Marketing
University of Lethbridge

Susan Dugan
Health Communication Specialist
Emergency Risk Communication Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Laura Espino, BA
Executive Director
National Public Health Information Coalition

Jen Flome, MBA, MPH
Director, Health Marketing and Communications
Danya International, Inc.

Karen Hunter, BA
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
Division of News and Electronic Media
Office of the Associate Director of Communication
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

Demetrius M. Parker
Health Marketing Lead for Cultural Communication Entertainment Education
Office of the Associate Director of Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention