Speakers
Preconference Presenters
June 3, 2010
Margaret "Meg" Baker
Wellness Enhancement Analyst
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Ms. Rosemary Blackmon
Executive Vice President
Alabama Hospital Association
Montgomery, AL
Lauren Whitt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Human Environmental Sciences
Program Manager, Office of Health Promotion and Wellness
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Conference Presenters
June 4, 2010
Heather M. Austin, Ph.D.
Pediatric Psychologist
The Children’s Hospital of Alabama
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physical Education
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
June Barrett
Administrator, Child Nutrition School Programs
State Department of Education
Montgomery, AL
Tommy Bice, Ed.D.
Deputy State Superintendent of Education for Instructional Services
Alabama Department of Education
Montgomery, AL
Kathleen P. Bowen, M.D., MBA
Associate Medical Director
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Chad D. Emerson, BA, J.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Jones School of Law
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Miriam “Mim” J. Gaines, MACT, RD, LD
2010 Conference Co-Chair
Nutrition and Physical Activity Director
Alabama Department of Public Health
Montgomery, AL
Margaret P. Garner, MS, RD, LD
Associate Professor; Director of Nutrition Education and Services
College of Community Health Sciences
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
James Geyer, M.D.
Sleep Medicine
Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine, P.C.
Tuscaloosa, AL
Michael B. Jackson
President
The DuBois Institute
Dothan, AL
Rebecca K. Kelly, Ph.D., RD, CDE
Director, Office of Health Promotion and Wellness
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Molly B. Killman, MS, RD, LD
Assistant Director, Nutrition and Physical Activity Division
Alabama Department of Public Health
Montgomery, AL
Joshua C. Klapow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness
School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chief Behavioral Scientist and Strategy Officer
ChipRewards, Birmingham, AL
Sarah Kuester, MS, RD
Public Health Advisor
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Thomas Miller, M.D.
Director, Bureau of Family Health Services
Alabama Department of Public Health
Montgomery, AL
Pamela Payne-Foster, M.D., MPH
Deputy Director, Institute for Rural Health Research
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community and Rural Medicine
College of Community Health Sciences
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Dennis J. Pillion, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Robert “Bob” Pollard
Director, Fertile Minds Program
Indian Springs School
Indian Springs, AL
Richard E. Powers, M.D.
Medical Director, Alabama Department of Mental Health
Chairman of the Board, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Director, Bureau of Geriatric Psychiatry
Montgomery, AL
Sandra K. Sims, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Physical Education
School of Education
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Teresa Smiley
2010 Conference Co-Chair
Deputy Commissioner
Food Safety & Consumer Division
Alabama Dept. of Agriculture & Industries
Montgomery, AL
Bonnie A. Spear, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL