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Executive Committee

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Sheila Castillo, MUPP
Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities, University of Illinois at Chicago
Areas of interest:

• Co-Chair, Healthy Communities Working Group

Lucy Gomez-Feliciano
Logan Square Neighborhood Association
Areas of interest: Building the minds, bodies and spirits of youth and families through work in community-based organizations and schools

• Co-Chair, Healthy Communities Working Group

Joseph Harrington
Chicago Department of Public Health
Areas of interest: Public health

• Chair, Governmental Policies and Programs Working Group

Jen Kauper-Brown, MPH
Community-Based Participatory Research Program in the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Areas of interest: Public health and community-academic partnerships

• Co-Chair, University Partnerships Working Group

Jane Mentzinger
Communities In Schools of Chicago
Areas of interest: Schools, school-based nutrition and physical activity programs

• Co-Chair, School Systems Working Group

Jonathan Necheles, MD, MPH
Children's Healthcare Associates
Areas of interest: Clinical interventions for obesity, physical activity, the use of participatory research methods to better understand influences of health behaviors

• Co-Chair, Clinical Practices Working Group

Nancy Plaskett
Chicago Children's Museum
Areas of interest: Community connections, the arts, play and learning, education

• Co-Chair, Early Childhood Working Group

Amy Skeen, MSW, LCSW
Girls in the Game
Areas of interest: Integrating physical activity and nutrition education, girls’ health and wellness, training and evaluation

• Co-Chair, School Systems Working Group

Christiane Stahl, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Areas of interest: Adolescent medicine, primary prevention and risk reduction counseling, obesity, physical activity, media use, adherence to treatment, school-based health centers

• Co-Chair, Clinical Practices Working Group

Emily Surico
El Valor
Areas of interest: Children's health and wellness, early childhood education

• Co-Chair, Early Childhood Working Group
  

Judah Viola, PhD
National Louis University, Department of Psychology
Areas of interest: Urban education for students with disabilities, substance abuse aftercare, affordable housing, access to healthcare, access to healthy food, and violence prevention and intervention programs for youth

• Co-Chair, University Partnerships Working Group