National Advisory Panel

An independent panel of content, programming, and outreach specialists advises on project development and the selections of final grant proposals. The panel is composed of individuals with expertise in health, journalism, public broadcasting and outreach as listed below:

Chuck Alexander, Public Policy and Communications Consultant
Burness Communications, Bethesda, MD
Harriet Baskas, Radio Producer
Seattle, WA

Alyne Ellis, Public Radio Editor
Washington, DC

Cecilia Garcia, Executive Director
Connect for Kids, Washington, DC

Julie Gibson, Communications Director
National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO

Ben Gitterman, M.D., Direrctor, Ambulatory and Community Pediatrics
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Loretta Hobbs, President
O'Neal Hobbs Associates, Washington, DC

Pat Jordan, Consultant
Alexandria, VA

Tom Livingston, President
Livingston and Associates, Baltimore, MD

Joy Moore, Making Connections Communications and Media Projects Manager
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD

Sora Newman, Public Radio Editor,
Takoma Park, MD

Gary Poon, Attorney, Founding Principal of DTVision
McLean, VA

Claire Schoen, Public Television and Radio Producer
Claire Schoen Productions, Berkeley, CA

Ken Segel, Policy Director
Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA

Frank Stasio, Freelance Public Radio Journalist
Falls Church, VA

Kevin Teale, Communications Director
Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA

Ruth Yellow Hawk, Co-Director
Indigenous Issues Forums, Rapid City, SD

Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko, PhD, Professor, Head of Department of Kinesiology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign