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Suzanne M. Biermann
was named Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
Services for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in November 2001.
Before joining FNCS she served as Deputy Commissioner of Planning,
Evaluation, and Project Management for the Texas Department of
Human Services. Ms. Biermann also worked for the Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services, the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, and James Bell Associates in
Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Radford University in Radford, VA, is a
graduate of the Executive Development Program at the University of
Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs, and participated in the
National Junior Fellowship Program administered by the National
Institutes of Health.
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Eric M. Bost
was
sworn in as Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
Services on June 18, 2001. Before his appointment, Mr. Bost served
as Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas
Department of Human Services since August 1997. As FNCS Under
Secretary, Mr. Bost is responsible for the administration of the
fifteen USDA nutrition assistance programs. During his tenure
significant progress has been made in working toward the agency
goals of combating obesity and helping needy families and
individuals secure a nutritious diet. His efforts focus on
improving program access, promoting better eating habits, and
strengthening stewardship of taxpayer dollars. A native of
Concord, NC, Mr. Bost holds a BA degree in psychology from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA degree in
Special Education from the University of South Florida.
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Yvonne Bronner,
ScD, RD, LD is currently Professor and Director of the Public
Health Program at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. She
has also held faculty positions at the John Hopkins School of
Hygiene and Public Health and Howard University. Dr. Bronner has
more than 20 years of experience in research, training, and
program development in the areas of nutrition and maternal and
child health. Dr. Bronner's work is widely published in peer
review journals such as the Journal of Nutrition Education and
Behavior, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and
others. She serves on numerous advisory committees such as the
Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board and the Department
of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Review
Panel and others.
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William Clay
is
the Chief of the Nutrition Programmes Service of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. This
Service oversees FAO's Household Food Security and Community
Nutrition programme, its Nutrition Information, Communication and
Education activities and its Nutrition in Emergencies work. Prior
to joining FAO in 1987, Mr. Clay worked extensively in nutrition
in Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer (Liberia) and Peace Corps
Staff (Kenya); a university researcher (Sierra Leone) and as
Nutrition Officer in the Ministry of Health (Botswana).
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Kate Coler
was named Food Stamp Deputy Administrator
of the Food and Nutrition Service in June 2002. Prior positions
include Senior Director of Government Relations for the Food
Marketing Institute (FMI), Federal Legislative Representative for
the American Bankers Association, Legislative Director and
Legislative Assistant to Members of the U.S. Congress, and
Research Associate for the Illinois General Assembly. Ms. Coler is
a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Dr. William H. Dietz,
is the Director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prior
to Dr. Dietz’s appointment to the CDC, he was a Professor of
Pediatrics at the Tufts University School of Medicine and Director
of Clinical Nutrition at the Floating Hospital of New England
Medical Center Hospitals. In addition to his academic
responsibilities in Boston, Dr. Dietz was a principal research
scientist at the MIT/Harvard Division of Health Science and
Technology, Associate Director of the Clinical Research Center at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Director of the
Boston Obesity/Nutrition Research Center funded by the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
In 1998 , Dr. Dietz was elected to the Institute of Medicine of
the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of over 150
publications in scientific literature and the editor of two books,
including “A Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition.” Dr. Dietz
received his BA from Wesleyan University, his M.D. from the
University of Pennsylvania, and his PhD in Nutritional
Biochemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Alberta Frost is
the Director of the Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation.
She joined that staff in March 1998. Immediately prior to that she
served as the Deputy Administrator for Management for USDA’s
Food Safety and Inspection Service. Ms. Frost has over 30 years
experience with the Food and Nutrition Service and has served as
the Director for each of the FNS programs – Food Stamps, Child
Nutrition, Food Distribution and WIC – at some point in her
career. She has a BA from the University of Colorado in Political
Science and a Master of Science in Human Resource Development from
American University in Washington, DC.
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Dr. James O. Hill
is director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Hill has been involved in
obesity research, education and treatment for over 20 years. He
served as Chair of the NIH Nutrition Study Section, Chair of the
World Health Organization Consultation on Obesity, President of
the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and
served on the Expert Panel that developed the NIH Guidelines for
Treatment of Overweight and Obesity. His current research
interests are in preventing weight gain by modifying diet and
physical activity. Dr. Hill established and helps manage an
obesity treatment program at the University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center. He is a co-founder of the National Weight Control
Registry. Dr. Hill received his PhD in physiological psychology
from the University of New Hampshire. He has over 200 scientific
publications in the area of obesity.
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Peter S.
Murano, Ph.D.,
was named Deputy Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs for
the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, in
December 2001. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Murano was an
Associate Professor in Food Science and Technology at Texas A
& M University. He has published widely in professional
literature in the areas of food irradiation, nutrition, and food
toxicology and has recently published "Understanding Food
Science and Technology," a 500-page undergraduate textbook.
Dr. Murano received Masters and Doctorate degrees in Human
Nutrition and Foods from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University.
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William Potapchuk
is a nationally-recognized leader in the applications of
collaborative processes and the development of collaborative
partnerships to address urban public policy issues. President of
the Community Building Institute, Potapchuk has advised state and
federal agencies (including FNS) on the design and implementation
of programs to catalyze and support collaboration in communities
as well as advising communities across the country. Author of
chapters in The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbook and the
Consensus Building Handbook, Potapchuk is currently working on
major projects for Washington, DC, Fairfax County (Virginia), and
the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Potapchuk earned his BA
in Urban Studies from Case Western Reserve University, an MA in
Political Science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and is
currently completing his dissertation in the conflict resolution
program at George Mason University.
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CDR Penelope Royall,
PT, MSW, a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer,
was recently appointed Acting Executive Director of the President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. CDR Royall directs the
activities of the Council, an advisory committee to the President
and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Health and Human
Services. The Council recommends programs to encourage Americans
to adopt an active lifestyle, in support of the President’s
prevention initiative, “HealthierUS,” which asks all Americans
to “Be Physically Active Every Day.” Prior to assuming her
duties with the Council, CDR Royall served as Senior Public Health
Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health, in Washington, DC.
She received a degree in Physical Therapy and a Masters Degree in
Social Work.
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Roberto Salazar
officially joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) as Administrator on April 22, 2002. Before
joining FNS, Salazar was state director of USDA's Rural
Development agency in New Mexico and previously served as the
director of the New Mexico Human Services Department's Child
Support Enforcement and Income Support Divisions, where he
administered the Food Stamp, Aid to Families with Dependent
Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
programs. Salazar has held senior management positions with the
New Mexico Economic Development Department, the U.S. Department of
Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency, and was the
executive director of the Hispanic Radio Network.
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Marlene B. Schwartz
is
currently Co-Director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight
Disorders. This university based training and research clinic
provides individual, group, and family therapy for anorexia
nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity. As a
faculty member of the Department of Psychology at Yale University,
she teaches and provides clinical supervision for graduate
students and postdoctoral fellows. Her current research and recent
publications address the societal role in childhood obesity, the
stigma of obesity, and the psychological aspects of weight cycling
and binge eating. She is also an author of a workbook for parents
of children with eating disorders (Helping Your Child Overcome an
Eating Disorder: Things You Can Do at Home. New Harbinger Press;
2003). Dr. Schwartz received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale
University.
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Ann M. Veneman
was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of the Department of
Agriculture on January 20, 2001. Secretary Veneman has spent much
of her career dedicated to food and agriculture issues and
advancing sound U.S. farm and food policies. In previous
administrations she served in several positions, including USDA’s
Deputy Secretary, Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture for
International Affairs and Commodity Programs and as Associate
Administrator in USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Most
recently, Veneman served as Secretary of the California Department
of Food and Agriculture. Secretary Veneman earned her bachelor’s
degree in political science from the University of California,
Davis, a master’s degree in public policy from the University of
California, Berkeley, and a juris doctorate degree from the
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