Plan Revision Committees

NPAP Revision Executive Committee

The purpose of the NPAP Revision Expert Committee is to compile the Sector Expert Panel recommendations and review the Plan for overlap, gaps, and clarity. In addition, the committee will revise the overarching strategies of the NPAP to reflect the updates to the Plan.

  • Russell Pate, Chair
    NPAPA & UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
  • Katie Adamson
    THE Y
  • David Buchner
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
  • Colleen Doyle
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
  • NiCole Keith
    INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PERDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
  • Mike Pratt
    EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Jim Sallis
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
  • Jim Whitehead
    AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE

NPAP Diversity Committee

The purpose of the NPAP Diversity Committee is to examine the NPAP revisions with a special focus on issues related to health disparities and equity across all sectors of the Plan.

  • NiCole Keith, Chair
    INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
  • Dianna Carroll
    CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
  • Nailah Coleman
    CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
  • Carlos Crespo
    PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Bess Marcus
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
  • Justin Moore
    WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
  • Jim Rimmer
    UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
  • Renee Umstattd
    BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Sector Advisory Panels

The NPAP sector advisory panels engage in a number of NPAP functions including prioritizing sector strategies, suggesting revisions to the NPAP, and identifying metrics for evaluation of Plan implementation. In addition, panels may be called upon to provide guidance on special projects undertaken by National Physical Activity Plan Alliance Board. Each sector advisory panel is comprised of approximately 8-12 members with expertise related to initiatives to promote physical activity in the sector to which he or she is appointed.

Business and Industry

  • Nico Pronk , Chair
    HEALTH PARTNERS
  • Tom Golaszewski
    STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
  • Jack Groppel
    WELLNESS INC/ HUMAN PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE
  • Carolyn Naseer
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
  • Jerry Noyce
    HEALTH ENHANCEMENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
  • Tom Richards
    AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE
  • Wendell Taylor
    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON
  • Catrine Tudor-Locke
    UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
  • Laurie Whitsel
    AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Community Recreation, Fitness, and Parks

  • Andy Mowen, Chair
    PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • John Bare
    VICE PRESIDENT, ATLANTA FALCONS YOUTH ORGANIZATION
  • Mike Bergeron
    SANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
  • Christina Fanning
    OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION – OUTDOOR FOUNDATION
  • Myron Floyd
    NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Sheila Franklin
    AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE
  • Sage Learn
    NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION
  • Catherine Nagel
    CITY PARKS ALLIANCE
  • Ric Rosenkranz
    KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Education

  • Jim Morrow, Chair
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
  • Kim Graber
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
  • Jayne Greenberg
    MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  • Amelia Lee
    AMERICAN KINESIOLOGY ASSOCIATION
  • Hans van der Mars
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Thom McKenzie
    SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Bridget Melton
    GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
  • Shannon Michael
    CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
  • Cheryl Richardson
    SHAPE AMERICA
  • Elizabeth Walker Romero
    ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS
  • Dianne Ward
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

Faith Based

  • Ken Resnicow, Chair
    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
  • Monica Baskin
    UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
  • Melissa Bopp
    PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Stephanie Lind
    FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEALTHY 100
  • Lorna McNeil
    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
  • Tony Reed
    NATIONAL BLACK MARATHONERS ASSOCIATION
  • Katia Reinert
    SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
  • Melicia Whitt-Glover
    GRAMERCY RESEARCH
  • Sara Wilcox
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Healthcare

  • Liz Joy, Chair
    INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE
  • Rosemary Agostini
    GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE
  • Cedric X. Bryant
    AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE
  • David Buchner
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
  • Felipe Lobelo
    EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Natalie Muth
    AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE
  • Kevin Patrick
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
  • Eddie Phillips
    HARVARD UNIVERSITY
  • Bob Sallis
    KASIER PERMANENTE
  • Pat McBride
    UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Jennifer Trilk
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE

Mass Media

  • Jay Maddock, Chair
    TEXAS A&M; SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Adrian Bauman
    UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
  • Nick Cavill
    CAVILL AND ASSOCIATES
  • Sara Johnson
    PRO-CHANGE BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS
  • Justine Leavy
    FIND 30 CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
  • Carina Martinez
    LA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
  • Ernie Medina
    MEDPLAY
  • Greg Norman
    CENTER FOR WIRELESS POPULATION HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • Bill Reger
    WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Public Health

  • Genevieve Dunton, Chair
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
  • Lisa Cirill
    CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  • Angie Craddock
    HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Sonya Davis
    GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  • Bill Dietz
    GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
  • Amy Eyler
    WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST. LOUIS
  • Steve P. Hooker
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Rebecca E. Lee
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Margaret O’Neil
    DREXEL UNIVERSITY
  • Jeff Sunderlin
    THE Y

Sport Sector

  • Jim Whitehead, Chair
    AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE
  • Amy Callender
    NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION
  • Eddie Phillips
    HARVARD UNIVERSITY
  • Tom Farrey
    ASPEN INSTITUTE
  • Jean Knaack
    ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA
  • Shellie Pfohl
    PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON FITNESS, SPORTS AND NUTRITION
  • Benjamin Reed
    THE Y

Transportation, Land Use, and Community Design

  • Risa Wilkerson, Chair
    ACTIVE LIVING BY DESIGN
  • Mark Fenton
    TUFTS UNIVERSITY
  • Leslie Meehan
    TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  • Yolanda Savage Narva
    AMERICA WALKS
  • Margo Pedroso
    SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
  • Shin-Pei Tsay
    TRANSITCENTER AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
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