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ESMM Leadership TeamThe ESMM 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. The organizational structure of the ESMM Leadership Team includes an Executive Committee, which oversees the activities of the team, and three ad hoc committees that guide the activities of Eat Smart, Move More NC. The three committees are the Advocacy Ad Hoc Committee, the Key Measures Ad Hoc Committee, and the Surveillance Ad Hoc Committee The following documents guide the work of the ESMM Leadership Team:
ESMM Leadership Team Meeting HighlightsRead highlights from the quarterly ESMM Leadership Team meetings here. ESMM Leadership Team Survey ResultsIn May 2008, the ESMM Executive Committee conducted a survey of the ESMM Leadership Team voting members to assess the Leadership Team’s collaborative strength and to gather input and suggestions related to meeting format and organizational structure. This is a summary of the survey results. For more detailed results or a copy of the survey instrument, contact Jenni Albright at jenni.albright@dhhs.nc.gov. From December 2008 – February 2009, the ESMM Executive Committee conducted a survey of the ESMM Leadership Team to collect information on the efforts of member organizations to support Eat Smart, Move More: North Carolina’s Plan to Prevent Overweight, Obesity and Related Chronic Disease. For survey results, click here. Please contact Jenni Albright at jenni.albright@dhhs.nc.gov with questions. [Back to Top] ESMM Leadership Team Members
[Back to Top] 2009-2010 Executive Committee Members
Carolyn Dunn, 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. 
Maggie Sauer, Vice ChairMaggie 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. 
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. 
David Gardner, Member At LargeDr. David Gardner is the Section Chief for Healthy Schools at the NC Department of Public Instruction. A native North Carolinian, Dave earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in health education and physical education at Appalachian State University and a doctoral degree in physical education and health education at Middle Tennessee State University. He has taught at the secondary and college levels and has been recognized for his leadership in health education by being named the 1994 National Worksite Health Educator of the Year by the American Association for the Advancement of Health Education. Dr. Gardner has twice served as the President of the North Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. From 2001-2003, Dave served as Chair of the Infrastructure Council for NC Healthy Schools. He was also the recipient of a Creating Healthier Communities Fellowship from the American Hospital Association. After twenty-two years as a member of the management staff at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Dr. Gardner joined the Healthy Schools team at DPI in December 2008. 
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. 
Greg Griggs, Past ChairGreg Griggs serves as director of professional services for the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians, the largest medical specialty society in North Carolina, serving more than 2,600 practicing physicians, residents and medical students. In that capacity, Greg works with practice management issues, government affairs and public policy issues, and serves as the director of two grant-funded projects: one addressing adolescent obesity in North Carolina and the other addressing health disparities in the state. Greg has a master’s in public administration from N.C. State University and an undergraduate degree with a double major in journalism and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has served in association and non-profit management for nearly 20 years, joining the Academy in 2005. 
Cathy Thomas, CoordinatorCathy Thomas serves as the head of the Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Branch, N.C. Division of Public Health. Within the PAN Branch, she oversees the CDC funding addressing obesity issues in North Carolina and has been instrumental in establishing Eat Smart, Move More…NC as a statewide movement. Cathy has served as the president of the North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and continues to be involved in both public health and health education professional organizations. She is the co-author/developer of a host of programs and tools to enhance physical activity and nutrition opportunities for preschool, school, community, faith, home and healthcare settings. A native of North Carolina, Cathy received her Bachelor of Science in school and community health education and her master’s in education with a supervisor’s certification from East Carolina University. [Back to Top] |
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Eat Smart, Move More NC exists through the work of its many partner organizations |