Advocacy Committee

Responsible for tracking legislative and regulatory activities that relate to the obesity field, setting priorities based on the strategic plan and determining the best approach for addressing the issues, with guidance and approval from Council.

Theodore Kyle, RPh, MBA (Chair)

ConscienHealth,Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Atkinson, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

George Blackburn, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

W. Scott Butsch, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Stephen Cook, MD, MPH

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Gwyn Cready, BA, MBA

ConscienHealth, Pittsburgh, PA

Arthur Frank, MD

National Center For Weight/Wellness, Washington, DC

Scott Kahan, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Cheryl H. Vaughan, PhD

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Denise E. Wilfley, PhD

Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Bruce Wolfe, MD

Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

Emily Dhurandhar, PhD (Student Member)

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Phillip J. Brantley, PhD (Council Liaison)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA