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Appendix B: Moderator and Speaker Biographical Sketches
Pages 87-98

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... Berman was instrumental in the adoption of the state's first Comprehensive Academic Health Education Standards. In her position as a state board member, she works to improve teacher effectiveness and revise state assessments to align with the newly adopted 10 model content standards.
From page 88...
... Chipman provided administrative leadership for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE, now SNAP-Ed) and its associated state nutrition network, and had teaching, advising, and research responsibilities as an extension specialist and professor at South Dakota State University.
From page 89...
... Dr. Crawford directed the longitudinal National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study, a study of the development of cardiovascular risk factors in African American and white girls, as well as the Five-State FitWIC Initiative to Prevent Childhood Obesity.
From page 90...
... Dr. Cullen's professional memberships include the Society for Nutrition Education, the American Dietetic Association, the School Nutrition Association, the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, and the Texas Dietetic Association (Distinguished Scientist Award in 2001)
From page 91...
... Food and Nutrition Service. In his current position as Staff Director, he is responsible for managing the staff conducting the evaluation studies and policy analysis for all domestic Special Nutrition Programs, including WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) , the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the other Child Nutrition Programs, and the Food Distribution Programs.
From page 92...
... Ms. Chase Huegli previously served for the California WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
From page 93...
... In that position, she was responsible for managing evaluation studies and policy analyses for USDA's largest domestic nutrition program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- formerly the Food Stamp Program.
From page 94...
... Before his tenure at the EPSB, Dr. Rogers served as the founding director of the Allen County Schools Family Resource Center, recognized as Kentucky's Outstanding Family Resource Center by the Kentucky Association of Guidance Counselors.
From page 95...
... Shelnutt has provided statewide leadership for her extension program that focuses on obesity prevention in children, adolescents, and young adults. She has developed curricula and extension publications that teach families how to make better nutrition and physical activity choices to lead healthier lifestyles.
From page 96...
... FNCS programs work to end hunger in the United States and provide nutrition assistance, dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education. She previously served as School Nutrition Director for Hardin County Schools in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, worked with the Kentucky Department of Education, and taught vocational home economics.
From page 97...
... Dr. Townsend's obesity prevention research focuses on improving diets and physical activity of low-income families.  She has extensive experience in intervention development, assessment tool validation, and program evaluation, having conducted randomized controlled trials and quasiexperimental evaluation studies in low-income communities.


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