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Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is a leadership group that provides guidance and advice to NAQC on important program issues. The Council is comprised of NAQC members who represent quitline funders, service providers, researchers and national organizations. Each member serves a three-year term. The Council meets several times each year.

Karen S. Brown, MPA (2028)
Tobacco Dependence Treatment Coordinator
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Lansing, MI, USA

Anne DiGiulio (2027)
Sr. Director, Nationwide Tobacco Cessation Policy
American Lung Association National Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA

Nick Fradkin, MPA, MPH (2026)
Director, Public Health Strategy
RVO Health
Seattle, WA, USA

Sterling Fulton, MHA (2026)
Evaluation Director
The Center for Black Health & Equity
Durham, NC, USA

Christine Garver-Apgar (2027)
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry 
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 
Aurora, CO, USA
Amy Gorenflo (2027)
Cessation Services Manager
Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, OH, USA

Amanda L. Graham, PhD (2028)
Chief Health Officer
Truth Initiative
Washington, DC, USA

Sandra Hernandez, BS (2027)
Operations Manager 
Kick It California (formerly California Smokers' Helpline)
La Jolla, CA, USA


Andrea Jackson (2027)
Program Manager – Indigenous Support Line, Addiction & Mental Health Helpline and Alberta Quits
Health Link - Alberta Health Services
Calgary, AB, CANADA

Christin Kirchenbauer (2027)
Director
Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline
Norman, OK, USA

Maria Rudie, MPH (2027)
Senior Manager, Products and Services
Health Initiatives
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO, USA

Chelsey Schlechter (2027)
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Tiffany Schommer (2027)
Tobacco Cessation Manager
Colorado Department of Public Health’s (CDPHE)
State Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (STEPP)
Denver, CO, USA

Holly Simpson (2027)
Quitline Director
Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation 
Terre Haute, IN, USA

Emily Subialka Nowariak (2027)
Associate Director of Evaluation 
Professional Data Analysts 
Minneapolis, MN, USA

LIAISON
Michel Blanchard
Manager, Tobacco Control Directorate
Health Canada
Ottawa, ON, CANADA