The Advisory Council is a leadership group that provides guidance and advice on programmatic issues to NAQC’s President & CEO and staff. The Council meets fours times a year.
Christopher Anderson, BA
Program Director
California Smokers’ Helpline
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA, USA
Karen S. Brown, MPA
Public Health Consultant
Michigan Department of Community Health Tobacco Section
Lansing, MI, USA
Donna Czukar
Director, Cancer Information and Support
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
Hamilton, ON, Canada
K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH
Chairman, Department of Health Behavior
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY, USA
Lowell C. Dale, MD
Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Tobacco Helpline and Condition Management Programs
Mayo Clinic Health Solutions, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
Niki Legge, BSW, RSW, BA
Director, Cessation Initiatives and Tobacco Control
The Newfoundland & Labrador Lung Association
Smokers' Helpline (SHL)
St. John’s, NL, Canada
Scott J. Leischow, PhD
Deputy Director, Strategic Partnerships and Policy
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ, USA
Judy Martin, MS
Program Manager, Tobacco Free Nebraska
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Lincoln, NE, USA
Stephen Michael, MS
Director
Arizona Smokers' Helpline
Tucson, AZ, USA
Deborah Ossip, PhD
Chief, Division of Social and Behavioral Medicine
Director, Smoking Research Program
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY, USA
Connie Revell, MA
Deputy Director
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mary Kate Salley, BA
Senior Vice President Client Services
Free & Clear, Inc.
Seattle, WA, USA
Barbara Schillo, PhD
Director of Research Programs
Clearway Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Tracey Strader, MSW
Executive Director
Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
David Tinkelman, MD
Quitline Medical Director and Vice President for Health Initiative
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Denver, CO, USA
Dawn Elise Wiatrek, PhD
Quitline Director
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Information Center
Austin, TX, USA
LIAISONS
Mary Anne Bright, RN, MN
Associate Director, Office of Cancer Information Service
Office of Communications, National Cancer Institute
Rockville, MD, USA
Ann M. Malarcher, PhD, MSPH
Senior Scientific Advisor, Epidemiology Branch
Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia USA