Welcome New Advisory Council Members

Dear Members,  

NAQC is excited to welcome two incoming Advisory Council members for three-year terms beginning November 1, 2025! 

Karen S. Brown, MPA 

Tobacco Dependence Treatment Coordinator 

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 

Amanda L. Graham, PhD

Chief Health Officer 

Truth Initiative 

We would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the two outgoing members who each completed six years on the Advisory Council. 

Patricia Bax, RN, MS, NCNTT, ACB 

Marketing/Outreach Coordinator, Department of Health Behaviour  

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center  

Joshua I. Berry, MPH

Director, Chronic Disease Risk Factors 

Association of State and Territorial HealthOfficials  

The Advisory Council acts as a vital leadership body, guiding key programmatic priorities and quality improvement efforts across the consortium. Council members have played an essential role in developing our Community of Practice and Knowledge Series Workgroup, and in endorsing key resources that help quitlines adapt to rapid change and advance best practices.  

Looking ahead, the Advisory Council will help shape the work plan associated with NAQC’s forthcoming strategic plan for 2030, to be presented in December. The continued commitment and input of council members remain crucial as NAQC navigates new challenges and opportunities in tobacco cessation and public health advancement.  

To view a complete Advisory Council roster, please click here. If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague to serve on the Council, please complete the nomination form located here. 


Regards,  

Thomas Ylioja, PhD, MSW 

President & CEO

North American Quitline Consortium