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.
Patricia Bax, RN, MS, NCNTT, ACB (2025)
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator, Department of Health Behaviour
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY USA
Joshua I. Berry, MPH (2025)
Director, Chronic Disease Risk Factors
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Arlington, VA 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
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
