The PFCD Advisory Board
The following list includes members of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) Advisory Board.
Chairperson
Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H, F.A.C.S.
17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and President, Canyon Ranch Institute
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Executive Director
Ken Thorpe, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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Advisory Board Members
Nelson L. Adams, M.D.
President, National Medical Association
Sharon Allison-Ottey, M.D.
President, COSHAR Foundation
Peter B. Ajluni, D.O.
President, American Osteopathic Association
Elena Alvarado
President, National Latina Health Network
Paul Antony, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Alan Balch, Ph.D.
Vice President, Preventive Health Partnership
Sarah Berk
Executive Director, Health Care America
Anna Burger
Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU; President; Change To Win
Mark C. Blum
Executive Director, America's Agenda: Health Care for All
Marc Boutin, Esq.
Executive Vice President, National Health Council
Troyen Brennan, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Aetna Inc.
Senator John Breaux
Senior Counsel, Patton Boggs LLP
Richard J. Bringewatt
President, National Health Policy Group
Rosalyn Brock
Vice Chairman, NAACP
Anthony Civello
Chairman, President and CEO of Kerr Drug, Inc., President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores
John M. Clymer
President, Partnership for Prevention
Robb Cohen
Chief Government Affairs Officer, XLHealth
Stephen C. Crane, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Executive Vice President and CEO, American Academy of Physician Assistants
Yanira Cruz
President and CEO, National Hispanic Council on Aging
Nancy Davenport-Ennis
National Patient Advocate Foundation
Judith S. Dempster, DNSc, FNP, FAANP
Executive Director, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
William Ellis, R.Ph., M.S.
Executive Director and CEO, American Pharmacists Association Foundation
John Engler
President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
Mike Fitzpatrick
Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Clayton S. Fong
President and CEO, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
Alissa Fox
Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Pat Ford-Roegner, M.S.W., R.N., F.A.A.N.
CEO, American Academy of Nursing
Larry Gage, J.D.
President, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
Amy Garcia, RN, MSN
Executive Director, National Association of School Nurses
Judith Gilbride, Ph.D., R.D., C.D.N., F.A.D.A
National Media Spokesperson, American Dietetic Association
Millicent Gorham, M.B.A.
National Black Nurses Association
Bill Hoffman, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant of Preventive Health, PILMA
Carolyn Hutcherson, M.S., R.N.
Executive Director and CEO, American College of Nurse Practitioners
Jed J. Jacobson, DDS, M.S., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Delta Dental Plans of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana
Paul E. Jarris, M.D., M.B.A.,
Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Warren Jones, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Executive Director, Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health and Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Senior Health Policy Advisor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
Rick Kellerman, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
President, American Academy of Family Physicians
Mike Klowden
President and CEO, Milken Institute
Dan Leonard
President, National Pharmaceutical Council
Lucinda Maine, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Henri Manasse, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Executive Vice President and CEO, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
William Marumoto
President and CEO, APAICS
Katie Maslow
Associate Director, Alzheimer’s Association
David McCarron, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Executive Director, Shaping America's Youth
Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, The Brookings Institution; Former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Traci L. McClellan
Executive Director, National Indian Council on Aging
Eileen McGrath, J.D.
Executive Vice President, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Laurene T. McKillop
President, Sister to Sister
William McLin
Executive Director, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Suzanne Mintz
President and Co-Founder, National Family Caregivers Association
Larry Minnix
President and CEO, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Joe Moore
President and CEO, International Health Racquet, and Sportsclub Association
Tracey Moorhead
President and CEO,
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance
John B. Murphy, MD
President, American Geriatrics Society
Council Nedd, II
Executive Director, Alliance for Health Education and Development
Rita Needham
Executive Director, Southwest Area Manufacturers Association
Neil J. Nicoll
President and CEO, YMCA of the USA
Bill Novelli
Executive Director and CEO, AARP
Vincent Panvini
Legislative and Political Director, Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM
President, American College of Preventive Medicine
Thomas Parry, Ph.D.
President, Integrated Benefits Institute
Michel Paul
Worldwide Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Diabetes
Daniel Perry
Executive Director, Alliance for Aging Research
Elena Rios, M.D.
President, National Hispanic Medical Association
Bruce Roberts
Pharmacist, National Community Pharmacists Association
John Robitscher, MPH
Executive Director, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Randall Rutta
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Easter Seals
Tom Scanlon
Former president of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
Wendy K.D. Selig
Vice President
of External Affairs and Strategic Alliances,
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Bill Sells
Director of Government Relations, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
David L. Shern, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Mental Health America
Victoria Shepard
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Healthways
Greg Simon
President, FasterCures
Katherine Clegg Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Rebecca Snead
Pharmacist, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
Lidia Soto-Harmon
Deputy Executive Director, Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital
Billy Tauzin
President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Lisa M. Tate
CEO, WomenHeart
John Thorner
Executive Director, National Recreation and Park Association
Neil Trautwein
Vice President and Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation
Stephen J. Ubl
President and CEO, AdvaMed
Rich Umbdenstock
President, American Hospital Association
Andrew Webber
President & CEO, National Business Coalition on Health
Randall E. Williams, MD, FACC
Chief Executive Officer, Pharos Innovations
Daniel R. Wilson
Executive Director of Policy and Program Development, National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
Cary Wing, Ed. D.
Executive Director, Medical Fitness Association
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