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Eat Smart, Move More NC Leadership TeamLeadership TeamThe Leadership Team works to change policies, practices and environments to make eating smart and moving more possible for all North Carolina citizens. The multi-agency partnership oversees the implementation of the Eat Smart, Move More NC movement guided by Eat Smart, Move More: North Carolina's Plan to Prevent Overweight, Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases 2007-2012. The organizational structure of the Leadership Team includes an Executive Committee and ad hoc committees that are established as needed. The Eat Smart, Move More NC Leadership Team operates under a set of Bylaws and Policies and Procedures. Logo Usage GuidelinesAnyone using the Eat Smart, Move More NC Logo must follow the logo usage guidelines. When preparing materials that will include the Eat Smart, Move More NC logo, refer to the individual section in the logo usage guide that relates to the specific aspects of the logo you plan to use. Each section provides specific rules for usage, offers application guidelines and answers the most frequently asked questions regarding the Eat Smart, Move More NC logo. Evaluation ReportsIn the past, we have surveyed our member organizations about their roles in the leadership team and implementing NC's Obesity Prevention Plan.
Leadership Team Members
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David Gardner, ChairDavid Gardner joined the UNC-Asheville community in July, 2010 as the founding Executive Director of the NC Center for Health and Wellness. A Raleigh native, Gardner received his BS and MA degrees in Health and Physical Education from Appalachian State University and his Doctor of Arts degree from Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Gardner brings more than 35 years of experience in the areas of public and higher education, work place wellness, community health, adult health and wellness and childhood obesity prevention to his leadership role at the NC Center for Health and Wellness. David provides statewide leadership in the battle against childhood obesity as a member of the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund Fit Together Childhood Obesity Study Committee, as Vice-Chair for the Eat Smart Move More NC Leadership Team, the Be Active NC Program Advisory Committee and the Steering Committee for the NC Prevention Partners Childhood Obesity Roundtable. He was also a member of the Education Writing Team for the National Physical Activity Plan. Dr. Gardner serves on the Board of Directors for the NC Public Health Foundation, the Advancement Board for the Health, Leisure and Exercise Science Department at Appalachian State and as a Trustee for the NC Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 
Vondell Clark, Vice ChairVondell Clark, M.D., M.P.H. is the Medical Director of Catawba Valley Medical Center's Healthy House and the FAN (Fitness, Awareness & Nutrition) program. Dr. Clark served with the U.S. Public Health Service in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II, Hispanic HANES, and was a member of the NHANES III development team. In addition to his medical degree, he obtained an M.P.H. in Public Health Nutrition from U.N.C.- Chapel Hill. Dr. Clark is board certified in Family Medicine, Bariatric Medicine and in Integrative Holistic Medicine. Dr. Clark was appointed to Americans in Motion Healthy Initiatives (AIM-HI), a national advisory board to the American Academy of Family Practice. The Board addresses physical activity, nutrition, and emotional well being in the individual, family and community. 
Kevin Cain, Member at LargeKevin Cain became the first President and CEO of the John Rex Endowment in 2001. In that role, he has had the opportunity to influence the endowment's approaches to grant making and measure its impact on the community. He had been the vice-president for planning and marketing at Rex Hospital and played a role in the transaction with UNC Healthcare that created the new endowment. The endowment started a ten-year $10,000,000 Healthy Weight Initiative in 2006. That initiative supports clinical interventions, elementary school programs, neighborhood programs, Advocates for Health in Action, and community gardens. Kevin is actively involved with the North Carolina Health Funders, the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers, Wake County Smart Start, and the Wake County Public Health Committee. 
Maggie Sauer, Member at LargeMaggie Sauer is the director of the Community Practitioner Program for the NC Medical Society Foundation. She joined the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation from Duke University Medical Center, Community and Family Medicine’s Division of Community Health. As director of Health Promotion/Disease Prevention she managed 36 community-based projects located across North Carolina targeting uninsured and/or underserved individuals to prevent chronic disease and obesity. Maggie was part of the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Medicine in the Division of Allied Health Sciences for 10 years. She participated in and coordinated medical teams at Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of North Carolina. Maggie received her Masters of Science in speech/language pathology from Colorado State University and her master’s in health administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She continues on the faculty of Duke University as a consulting associate for the Department of Community and Family Medicine. 
Pam Seamans, Member at LargePam Seamans, MPP, serves as the Policy Director of the North Carolina Alliance for Health, a seven-year old coalition of over 75 statewide organizations that have come together to promote tobacco use and obesity prevention policies at the state level. The most significant policy issues taken on by the Alliance to date were multi-faceted efforts (advocacy, media and grassroots) to increase NC's cigarette tax (2003-05, 2009), make the General Assembly buildings smoke-free (2006), make all state-government buildings smoke-free (2007), and make all worksites and public places smoke-free (2009). Pam has also led the Alliance in its transition to tackling on obesity prevention policy issues. Prior to working with the Alliance, Pam lobbied and developed policy implementation strategies in the health and human services policy arena while working as the public policy director of the United Way of North Carolina from 1995 - 1998 and as chairperson of the Covenant for North Carolina's Children from 1997-2001 and 2005-2006. Pam received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Public Policy from Duke University. 
Betsy Vetter, Member at LargeBetsy Vetter is the NC Director of Government Relations for the American Heart Association (AHA). She began work with the AHA in 2002 supporting Advocacy, Youth Market and Health Initiatives. In 2004 she assumed the role of the Director of Grassroots Advocacy for the Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, during which time she tripled the number of active grassroots advocates. In 2008, Betsy was promoted to her current position, NC Director of Government Relations. Currently Betsy serves as the Chair of the North Carolina Alliance for Health, the statewide coalition working to improve the health of North Carolinians by advocating policies that promote wellness and reduce the impact of tobacco use and obesity. The NC Alliance for Health has achieved multiple legislative successes including making all North Carolina restaurants and bars smoke-free in 2009 and supporting requiring fitness testing in schools in 2010. 
Carolyn Dunn, Past ChairDr. Carolyn Dunn is a nutrition specialist with the NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. She provides program expertise and statewide leadership for children’s nutrition and wellness. She conducts in-service education programs in child nutrition, physical activity and women’s wellness. She develops nutrition education materials to be used by extension agents across North Carolina and links with other state level agencies dealing with nutrition and health concerns. Carolyn is the author/developer for numerous programs and tools that address healthy eating and physical activity. She is the co-author of Color Me Healthy, the award winning nutrition and physical activity program for children ages 4 and 5. She has developed several multimedia programs for children and adults and frequently uses technology and multimedia for nutrition and physical activity education. She has been involved with the Eat Smart, Move More…NC movement since its inception. 
Lori Rhew, CoordinatorLori Rhew is the Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina (ESMM NC) Coordinator. In this role she provides staff support and administration to the ESMM NC movement. Lori has many years of experience working in state and local health departments to promote physical activity and healthy eating. She is also involved with national efforts to promote physical activity through the National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health (NSPAPPH), serving on the Board of Directors and on the development team for the Physical Activity and Public Health Specialist certification. Lori received her undergraduate degree in Health Promotion from Bowling Green State University and her masters in Sport and Exercise Science from The Ohio State University. [Back to Top] |
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