The Health League Volunteer Advisory Team Roster (as of 7/25/10)
| Name | Title | Location | Area(s) of Project-Related Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Adams | Middle school health teacher | Windham, ME | Health education, substance abuse prevention, and curriculum materials development |
| Missy Arthur | Certified personal trainer | Boulder, CO | Applied professional (personal trainer) perspectives on health |
| Darren Avery | High School Music Teacher | Brunswick, ME | Song composition, performance, and recording |
| Lydia Bell | PhD, graduate research associate (College Sport Research Institute), member North American Society for the Sociology of Sport | Tucson, AZ | Project development, community project organization, coordination with college athletics-based wellness promotion initiatives |
| Charles Benbrook | Chief Scientist, The Organic Center | Troy, OR | Agricultural policy, science, and regulation |
| Mary Ann Bennett | MS RD, Project Specialist, Muskie School of Public Service | Augusta, ME | Health and nutrition, program development, school presentations, working with teachers |
| Melissa Brown | Former high school YAP coordinator | Portland, ME | Adolescent health education and volunteerism |
| Erin Carson | General Manager / Fitness Director | Boulder, CO | Health club industry perspectives on health |
| Grace Cleaves | Director of Marketing and Communications | Wiscasset, ME | Small Business Marketing and Live Entertainment |
| Linda Colwell | RD LD, Clinical Dietitian | Topsham, ME | Nutrition, coordination with hospital-based health promotion initiatives |
| David Crawford | Program Manager, ME Physical Activity & Nutrition Program, ME Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Augusta, ME | Coordination with CDC-affiliated and other health promotion programs |
| Anne-Marie Davee | MS RD LD, Freeport Schools Wellness Coordinator, Nutrition & Physical Activity Consultant | Freeport, ME | Program development and funding, wellness programs, evaluation research, nutrition and health, parenting, coordinating with corporations, athletic events |
| Joel Davis | CFP MS CIMA Financial Advisor | Augusta, ME | Networking, fundraising, and marketing |
| Cindy Dechenes | MD (Family Practice) | Topsham, ME | Applied professional (family practice medicine) perspectives on health |
| Anne Dellenbaugh | Meditation Instructor | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (meditation) perspectives on health |
| Mary Doyle | Wellness Director | Augusta, ME | Coordination with other health promotion (education) curricula and projects |
| Mary Ellen Doyle | Health Program Coordinator | Augusta, ME | Coordination with other health promotion programs |
| Nate Drummond | Organic Farmer | Bowdoinham, ME | Sustainable agriculture in practice, Maine sustainable farming community activities and needs |
| Jean Elie | MS RD LD, Clinical Dietitian | Lewiston, ME | Nutrition, coordination with hospital-based health promotion initiatives |
| Jessica Emmons | Lawyer | Portland, ME | Contract law |
| Alison Fernald | MS RD LD, Clinical Dietitian | Brunswick, ME | Nutrition, coordination with hospital- and retirement community-based health promotion initiatives |
| Heather Foran | Environmental Educator: Wolfe's Neck Farm Travelling School | Freeport, ME | Educating the public about the environment and sustainable agriculture |
| Tiffany Forbes | Youth Swim Instructor | Boulder, CO | Coaching (kids, adolescents, and adults) perspectives on health |
| Michele Gaillard | Chef and College Foodservice Administrator | Arrowsic, ME | Marketing healthy food to youth |
| Gabrielle Gosseline | Organic Farmer | Bowdoinham, ME | Sustainable agriculture in practice, Maine sustainable farming community activities and needs |
| Jean Harkins | Massage Therapist | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (massage) perspectives on health |
| Lily Hamill | Visual Artist | Cumberland, ME | Graphic and costume design |
| Alison Harmon | PhD RD LN, MSU Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition | Bozeman, MT | Environmental health, community health, and sustainable agriculture curriculum development; project development and funding; foodsystem education; nutrition and health |
| George Haynes | Professor (PhD) Agricultural Economics/ Economics | Bozeman, MT | Health research, program impact evaluation, and statistics |
| Dan Heil | PhD, Exercise Physiology Researcher and Professor | Bozeman, MT | Exercise physiology research |
| Sue Hollingshead | Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer | Boulder, CO | Applied professional (yoga and personal trainer) perspectives on health |
| Meredith Jones | President, Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | Non-profit project funding, team-building, coordination with other Maine non-profit organizations |
| Maurine Joy | Pilates Instructor | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (pilates) perspectives on health |
| Heidi Kessler | Let's Go! / 5-2-1-0 Goes to School, School Intervention Coordinator | Portland, ME | Coordinating with other social marketing campaigns and school-based interventions |
| Seth Kroek | Organic Farmer, Crystal Spring Farm | Brunswick, ME | Sustainable agriculture in practice, Maine sustainable farming community activities and needs |
| Patrick Leslie | Environmental Health Advocate and Educator, Alternative Energy Consultant | Seattle, WA | Environmental programs and policy advocacy, sustainable energy systems |
| Nick Lyford | Business Consultant | San Francisco, CA | Small Business Development and Operations |
| Mark MacLeod | Price Waterhouse Cooper's Consultant | Chicago, IL | Business marketing and sales, performance management, benchmarking metric analysis |
| Kate Mantor | Master Gardener, Compost and Recycling Advocate, and Nutrition Program Coordinator | Jackman, ME | Effective communications about gardening |
| Carla Marcus | Health Promotion Program Developer | Scarborough, ME | Non-profit health promotion project development and operation |
| Antonio Marxuach | Nordic Master Skier/Coach, ACSM-certified Trainer, Library Cataloger, Aspiring Organic Farmer, Non-Profit Entrepreneur | Steamboat Springs, CO | Athlete and farmer perspectives on health, non-profit organization cooperation |
| Craig McEwen | Sociology Professor | Brunswick, ME | Networking and social change |
| Emily Ann Miller | MPH RD, Institute of Medicine Research Associate | Washington, DC | Policy recommendation, networking with other health-promoting groups, outcome evaluation |
| Terry Morgan | Licensed Massage Therapist | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (massage) perspectives on health |
| Katherine Musgrave | D.Sc, Professor Emerita, RD | Orono, ME | Health and nutrition education and promotion |
| Pam Mutty | High School Drama and English Teacher | Brunswick, ME | Theatrical production quality |
| Jennifer Mygatt | Nursing Student | Lincoln, MA | Nursing perspectives on health, editing written and other materials |
| Greg Nadeau | High School Health Teacher | Brunswick, ME | Coordination with other health promotion (education) curricula |
| Lindy Ost | Licensed Physical Therapist, Feldenkrais Practitioner | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (physical therapy) perspectives on health |
| Russell Packett | Director, Freeport Recreation and Community Education | Freeport, ME | Coordination with recreation and community programs, recreation department perspectives on health |
| Elizabeth Patten | RD LD, Author | Freeport, ME | School presentation project development, public health education, and non-profit project funding |
| Jerry Perron | Professional Musician, Music Store Owner, Recording Studio Owner | Brunswick, ME | Song composition, performance, and recording |
| Tina Phillips | Massage Therapist, Non-Profit Board Member | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (massage) perspectives on health, effective operation of non-profit organizations |
| Deb Putnam | Mother, Non-Profit Planner | Roslindale, MA | Maternal health perspectives, non-profit development assistance |
| Joshua Rood | Artistic and Human Resource Consultant | San Francisco, CA | Empowering communications, team-building |
| Amy Root | MPH, Public Health Physical Activity Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor | Union, ME | Applied professional (yoga and personal trainer) perspectives on health, coordination with school-based physical activity programs |
| Nicole Santana | CHES-Certified Health Education Specialist | Skowhegan, ME | Health program coordination in school systems |
| Andy Sarjahani | RD, Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainable Food Systems/Food Security Advocate | Blacksburg, VA | Coordination with food security and sustainable food system initiatives |
| Leslie Joy Simmons | M.A., Psychotherapist and Yoga Instructor | Brunswick, ME | Practitioner perspectives on health |
| Sarah Shed | Public & Community Health Coordinator | Augusta, ME | Non-profit project funding, team-building, coordination with other Maine non-profit organizations |
| Mary Stein | Nutrition Education Specialist, Program Coordinator of the Montana State University Food & Bioenergy Program | Bozeman, MT | School presentation delivery, nutrition and health, bioenergy |
| Jim St. Pierre | CSCS-Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (stength and conditioning coach) perspectives on health |
| Angie Tagtow | MS RD LD, Environmental Nutrition Consultant, Journal of Hunger & Environ Nutrition Managing Editor | Elkhart, IA | Nutrition and environmental education, research publication |
| Andy Weems | Actor and Writer | New York, NY | Theatrical productions |
| Steve Weems | Business and Non-Profit Executive | Brunswick, ME | Financing projects and forming corporate relationships |
| Susan Weems | Plant Health Specialist, Arts Educator, Community Program Coordinator | Brunswick, ME | Community program development and outreach, team-building |
| Catherine Weightman | Massage Therapist, Non-Profit Agent | Copperas Cove, TX | Applied professional (massage) perspectives on health, effective operation of non-profit organizations |
| Lisa Weightman | Empowerment Skills Facilitator | San Francisco, CA | Effective project marketing, empowering communications |
| Maggie White | Athletic Trainer | Brunswick, ME | Applied professional (athletic training) perspectives on health |
| Rick Wilson | Brunswick High School Director of Community Outreach, Cathance River Alliance Executive Director | Brunswick, ME | Team-building, non-profit organization formation, environmental health education |
| Amy Winston | Director, Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools (FARMS) | Wiscasset, ME | Sustainable agriculture curriculum development, school presentations, program development and funding, farm-to-school programs |