SOS 2019 Advisory and Host Committees
Advisory Committee
National
Claire Heiser, Centers for Disease Control
Kate Holmes, National Network of Public Health Institutes
Derek Lewis II, Lewis Foundation
Alabama
Jake Jacobs, VOICES for Alabama Children
Molly Killman, Alabama Department of Public Health
Arkansas
Andrea Ridgway, Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention
Florida
Marie Arick, University of Florida/IFAS Extension Jackson County
Melodie Griffin, Action for Healthy Kids
Venise White, The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County
Georgia
Dorothy Bass, Georgia Family Connection Partnership
Debbie Kibbe, Georgia Health Policy Center
Esther Mune, Georgia Department of Public Health
Katie Smith, Georgia Department of Public Health
Emily Anne Vall, Georgia Department of Public Health
Rachel Campos, Georgia State University
Kentucky
MeMe Perdue, Action for Healthy Kids, KY State Coordinator
Louisiana
D’Andra Bradford Odom, Louisiana Department of Health
Nick Rees, Louisiana Department of Health
Mississippi
Langston Moore, The Partnership for a Healthy MS
Sandra Shelson, The Partnership for a Healthy MS
Missouri
Karla Voss, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
North Carolina
John Cain, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Roxanne Leopper, First Health of the Carolinas and NC Alliance for Health
Cathy Thomas, NCDPH
Oklahoma
Lindsey Funk, VI Marketing and Branding
Amanda James, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Sjonna Paulson, TSET
Pam Rask, Tulsa City County Health Department
South Carolina
Shaena Rouse, SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health
Tennessee
Cindy Chafin, MTSU Center for Health & Human Services
Joan Cook, Tennessee Department of Health
Texas
Heather Atteberry, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Alice Kirk, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Tiffni Menendez, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Ankit Sanghavi, Texas Health Institute
Kenneth Smith, Texas Health Institute
Virginia
Melicent R. Miller, Virginia Department of Health
West Virginia
Jamie Jeffrey, CAMC, KEYS 4 HealthyKids
Emily Murphy, WVU Extension Service
Jessica Wright, Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
WV Bureau for Public Health
Host Committee
Laura A. Beebe, PhD
Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Julie Bisbee
Executive Director, TSET
Amanda L. Cribbs, M.Ed.
Training Coordinator, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Kelli Brodersen
Health Communication Manager, TSET
Ann E Freeman
Marketing Coordinator, VI Marketing and Branding
John Friedl, MS PAPHS
Physical Activity and Nutrition Manager, Center for the Advancement of Wellness,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Lindsey Funk
Group Account Director, VI Marketing and Branding
Stephen Gillaspy, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline,
Director of Research, General and Community Pediatrics,
Director of Clinical Psychology, General and Community Pediatrics,
Associate Section Chief, General and Community Pediatrics,
Section of General & Community Pediatrics
Deana Hildebrand, PhD, RD, SNS, LD
Associate Professor, Extension Specialist, Nutritional Sciences,
Oklahoma State University
Amanda James, MHA, MCHES
Manager, Office of Quality Improvement, Partnerships for Health Improvement,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Miranda K. Manning, RD/LD
Nutrition Coordinator, Center for the Advancement of Wellness,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Jonas Mata
Director of Programs, TSET
Laura Matlock
Community Coordinator, Cleveland County Health Department Oklahoma,
WSCC - Whole School Whole Child Whole Community
Latricia Morgan, M.Ed., MPH, CPH
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Sjonna Paulson
Director of Health Communication, TSET
Pam Rask, MPH
Division Chief, Adolescent & Child Health,
Tulsa Health Department
Rebekah Rhoades, MPH
Director of Evaluation, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
James Tyree
Health Communication Consultant, TSET
Stephanie U’Ren, MA LPC CPS
State Chronic Disease Director,
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Stephen Weaver, MPA
Oklahoma State Department of Health,
Office of the Tribal Liaison
Ashley Weedn, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor, Medical Director Healthy Futures Clinic,
Dept of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Lisa Yadon
Research Project Coordinator, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
