National Nutrition Summit Steering Committee Members

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Steering Committee Members

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National Nutrition Summit Steering Committee Members

The Steering Committee was responsible for providing guidance for the planning and execution of the National Nutrition Summit.

Paul M. Coates, Ph.D. (Co-chair)
Director, Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 3B01
Bethesda, MD 20892-7517

Eileen Kennedy, D.Sc. (CO-chair)
Then Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Whitten Federal Building
Room 217W
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20250

Rajen Anand, Ph.D.
Then Executive Director
Center of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Suite 200, North Lobby
1120 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

Shanthy A. Bowman, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Building 005, Room 125
10300 Baltimore Boulevard
Beltsville, MD 20705-2350

Elizabeth Castro, Ph.D.
Then Senior Nutrition Science Adviser
Office of Public Health and Science
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Edward Cooney
Then Special Assistant to the Secretary for Nutrition
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Whitten Federal Building, Room 352A
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250

William Dietz, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mailstop K-24
4770 Buford Highway, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

Sarah Kuester, M.S., R.D.
Public Health Nutritionist
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mailstop K-26
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

Linda D. Meyers, Ph.D.
Then Deputy Director
Office of Public Health and Science
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Humphrey Building, Room 738 G
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Julie Paradis
Then Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Whitten Federal Building
Room 240-E
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250

Mary Frances Picciano, Ph.D.
Senior Nutrition Research Scientist
Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 3B01
Bethesda, MD 20892-7517

David C. Ramsey, M.P.H., CHES
Public Health Educator
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mailstop K-26
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D.
Then Assistant Administrator for Human Nutrition, ARS
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Whitten Building, Room 351A
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250

Phil Schwab, Ph.D.
Science Policy and Legislative Affairs
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
305 A Whitten
1400 Independence Avenue., SW
Washington, DC 20250

Elizabeth Summy
Then Deputy Chief of Staff
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Humphrey Building, Room 606G
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Elizabeth A. Yetley, Ph.D.
Lead Scientist
Food and Drug Administration
Harvey W. Wiley Building
Room 2B014, HFS-006
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740