Over the years The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy has benefited in countless ways from the wisdom and advice of the many individuals who have served on our various advisory groups. Listed below, are the names of those who serve on The National Campaign’s Congressional Advisory Panels, as well as the leaders of our existing advisory groups.
- Congressional Advisory Panel (House & Senate)
- Latino Initiative Advisory Group
- Media Advisory Group
- Personal Responsibility, Religion, and Values Advisory Group
- Public Policy Advisory Group
- Research Advisory Panel
- State and Local Action Advisory Group
- Youth Leadership Team
Congressional Advisory Panel
Visit The National Campaign Policymakers section
Download a printable version of the Congressional Advisory Panels.
Senate
Co-Chairs
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)
Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME)Members
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Senator Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)
Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
Senator Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)
House
Co-Chairs
Representative Michael Castle (R-DE)
Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY)Vice Chairs
Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Representative Hilda L. Solis (D-CA)Members
Representative Dave Camp (R-MI)
Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Representative Lois Capps (D-CA)
Representative Luis Fortuño (R-PR)
Representative Jane Harman (D-CA)
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Representative John Lewis (D-GA)
Representative Jim Moran (D-VA)
Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH)
Representative David Reichert (R-WA)
Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Representative Chris Shays (R-CT)
Representative Ed Towns (D-NY)
Representative Fred Upton (R-MI)
Latino Initiative Advisory Group
Visit The National Campaign's Latino Initiative section (available in English and en Español)
Download a printable version of the Latino Initiative Advisory Group.
Chair
Daisy Expósito-Ulla
Chair and CEO, d expósito & partners
Members
Elena Alvarado
National Latina Health Network
Liany Elba Arroyo, M.P.H.
National Council of La Raza
Claire Brindis, Ph.D.
Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research, UCSF
Elizabeth Burgos
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
Betty Cortina
former Editorial Director
Latina Magazine
Lisa Trevino Cummins
Urban Strategies, L.L.C.
Reverend Father Alberto R. Cutié
Pax Catholic Communications (Radio Paz / Peace)
Angela Díaz, M.D.
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
María Echaveste
Center for American Progress
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Ph.D.
Columbia University
School of Social Work
Carmen T. Joge
Chief Operations Officer
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Octavio A. Hinojosa Mier
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute
Michelle Minguez Moore
Mickey Ibarra and Associates
Alma Morales Riojas
MANA, a Latina Organization
Elena Rios, M.D., MSPH
National Hispanic Medical Association
Gloria G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Nuestros Niños
Pablo Rodriguez, M.D.
Women and Infants Hospital
Women's Care, Inc.
Reverend Samuel Rodriguez
President
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Héctor Sánchez-Flores
Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research, UCSF
Alvaro Simmons
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care
Helen Torres
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality
Carlos Ugarte, MSPH
UGARCAMP Consultants
Antonia Villarruel, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
University of Michigan
School of Nursing
Media Advisory Group
Visit The National Campaign Media section.
Download a printable version of the Media Standing Committee.
Chair
Jody Greenstone Miller
Venture Partner
MAVERON, LLC
Vice-Chair
Ann S. Moore
Chairman and CEO
Time, Inc.
Members
Karey Burke
Partner
Katalyst TV
Todd Cunningham
Senior Vice President of Brand Strategy and Planning
MTV
Susanne Daniels
President, Entertainment
Lifetime Entertainment Services
Craig H. Erwich
Executive Vice President, Programming
FOX Broadcasting Company
Nancy Josephson
President
ICM
David Kissinger
President
Conaco
Patricia Fili-Krushel
Executive Vice President, Administration
Time Warner Inc.
Ricki Lake
Actress
David Mechlin
CoalHart Associates LLC
Bruce Rosenblum
President
Warner Bros. Television Group
Cristina Saralegui
CEO
Cristina Saralegui Enterprises
Nina Tassler
Entertainment President
CBS Television
Meredith Wagner
Executive Vice President, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications
Lifetime Television
Jay A. Winsten, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Frank Stanton Director
Center for Health Communication
Harvard School of Public Health
Personal Responsibility, Religion, and Values Advisory Group
Visit The National Campaign Religion section.
Download a printable version of the Personal Responsibility, Religion, and Values Advisory Group.
Chair
William Galston, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Governance Studies
The Brookings Institution
Vice-Chair
Vivian Berryhill
President & Founder
National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses
Members
Elayne Bennett
President & Founder
Best Friends Foundation
Reverend Thomas Davis
Chair
Planned Parenthood Clergy Advisory Board
Robert M. Franklin, Ph.D.
President
Morehouse College
Kay Hymowitz
William E. Simon
The Manhattan Institute
Ron Jenkins
Health Program Consultant
CMK Health Marketing & Associates
Reverend Sterling Lands II
Senior Pastor
Greater Calvary Baptist Church (Austin, TX)
Sister Christine Mura
Hispanic Evangelization Team
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Marysa Navarro-Arangueren, Ph.D.
Board Chair
Catholics for Free Choice
Reverend Father Michael D. Place, STD
Vice President
Ministry Development
Resurrection Health Care
Fred M. Riley
Commissioner
LDS Family Services
Reverend Dr. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D.
Senior Vice President
Social Mission & Ministerial Development
Resurrection Health Care
Reverend Samuel Rodriguez
President
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Melissa Rogers
Visiting Professor
Religion and Public Policy
Wake Forest University Divinity School
Yonce Shelton
Program Director, Search-USA
Search for Common Ground
Amy Sullivan
Senior Editor
Time Magazine
Reverend Dr. Carlton Veazey
President & CEO
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
Author & Co-Director
The National Marriage Project
Alma T. Young, MSW, Ed.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Preventative Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Public Policy Advisory Group
Visit The National Campaign Policymakers section.
Download a printable version of the Public Policy Advisory Group.
Co-Chair
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Brookings Institution
Consultant
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Co-Chair
Diane Rowland
Executive Director
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Members
David Baime
Vice President for Government Affairs
American Association of Community Colleges
Maria Echaveste
Co-Founder
Nueva Vista Group, LLC
Judy Feder
Professor and Dean
Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Susan Golonka
Program Director
Social, Economic, and Workforce Programs Division
National Governors Association
G. William Hoagland
Vice President for Public Policy
CIGNA
Wade Horn
Director
Deloitte Consulting, LP
Joe Jones
President
Center for Fathers, Families, and Workforce Development
Kathy Kneer
President and CEO
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Ed Kutler
Managing Director
Clark & Weinstock
Barbara Lardy
Sr. Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Rachel Laser
Director, Culture Project
Third Way
Jenny Luray
Director
Public Policy & Govt. Affairs
Abbott
Will Marshall
President
Progressive Policy Institute
Melanie Nathanson
Vice President
Glover Park Group
Stephanie Robinson
Founding President and CEO
The Jamestown Project
John Sciamanna
Co-Director
Government Affairs
Child Welfare League of America
Sheri Steisel
Federal Affairs Counsel and Senior Director
Human Services Committee
National Conference of State Legislatures
Linda E. Tarplin
Partner
Tarplin, Downs and Young, LLC
Research Advisory Panel
Download a printable version of the Research Advisory Panel.
Chair
Matthew Stagner, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Chapin Hall Center for Children
Members
Joyce Abma, Ph.D.
Social Scientist,
Reproductive Statistics Branch
Division of Vital Statistics,
National Center for Health Statistics
Jane Brown, Ph.D.
James L. Knight Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Marcia Carlson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Social Work and Sociology
School of Social Work
Columbia University
Randal Day, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Family Life
Department of Marriage, Family, and Human Development
Brigham Young University
Lawrence B. Finer, Ph.D.
Director of Domestic Research
The Guttmacher Institute
Saul D. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Economics
University of Delaware
Carol Hogue, Ph.D.
Director of the Women and Children’s Center and Jules &
Deen Terry Professor of Maternal and Child Health
Emory University
Jim Jaccard, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Florida International University
Melissa S. Kearney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
University of Maryland
Daniel T. Lichter, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Policy Analysis & Management
Cornell University
Ann Meier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Minnesota
Susan Newcomer, Ph.D.
Demographic and Behavioral Science Branch
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Nadine Peacock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan Philliber, Ph.D.
Senior Partner
Philliber Research Associates
John Santelli, M.D., MPH
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
Jeff Spieler, Ph.D.
Senior Science Advisor,
Office of Population and Reproductive Health
Bureau for Global Health
Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor
Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Temple University
W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of Virginia
State and Local Action Advisory Panel
Visit The National Campaign's State and Local Action page.
Chair
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., MS
Surgeon General
State of Michigan
Vice President, Community Health, Education, and Wellness
Henry Ford Health System
Members
Fouad Berrahou, Ph.D.
State Title V Director
Texas Department of State Health Services
The Honorable Jay Bradford
Director
Arkansas Division of Behavioral Health Services
Luis Cardona
Gang Prevention Coordinator
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Carol Mendez Cassell, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
University of New Mexico
Allied Health Center
January Contreras
Health Policy Advisor
Office of Governor Napolitano
Linda Dominguez, NP
Immediate Past Chair
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
Robert Franklin
Male Outreach Coordinator
Virginia Department of Health
Jerry Friedman
Executive Director/OED
American Public Human Services Association
Jatrice Martel Gaiter
President and CEO
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC
Larry Humbert
Executive Director
Indiana Perinatal Network
Joan Henneberry
Executive Director
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Patrick Libbey
Executive Director
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Michele H. Ozumba
President & CEO
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Joel Potts
Senior Policy Analyst
Ohio Job and Family Services Directors' Association
Janet Realini, M.D., MPH
Project WORTH Medical Director
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Sylvia Ruiz
Executive Director
New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition
David N. Sundwall, M.D.
Executive Director
Utah Department of Health
Laurie Weaver, M.D.
Chief, Office of Family Planning
California Department of Health Services
The Honorable Diane Winston
State Representative of Louisiana
Louisiana House of Representatives
Youth Leadership Team
Visit The National Campaign Youth Leadership Team section
Bridget, 17
Ellendale, ND
Sponsor: Northern Light Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Christian, 15
Harrisburg, PA
Sponsor: Family Health Council of Central PA, Inc., On Second Thought (O2T) Program
Christina, 15
Washington, DC
Sponsor: Covenant House Washington
Jia Jun, 17
Brooklyn, NY
Sponsor: Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Teen Resource Center
Laurisa, 16
Pueblo, CO
Sponsor: Pueblo City-County Health Department, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program
Lorena, 17
Alexandria, VA
Sponsor: Alexandria Office of Women, Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy
Nimsy, 16
Albuquerque, NM
Sponsor: New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community’s Youth Alliance Program (NMYA)
Phillip, 14
Houston, TX
Sponsor: NAACP Houston Branch, Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO)
Rebecca, 17
Linden, TN
Sponsor: Perry County Health Department, Perry County High School, Teens Educating and Motivating (TEAM)
Sam, 17
Hidden Hills, CA
Sponsor: Family friend
Shaniqua, 15
New Britain, CT
Sponsor: Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc., Pathways/Senderos Center
Staphany, 16
Santa Ana, CA
Sponsor: Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
Taylor, 16
Cincinnati, OH
Sponsor: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Postponing Sexual Involvement Program (PSI)
To’Shawn, 15
Gastonia, NC
Sponsor: Gaston County Health Department, Health Education Led by Peers Team (HELP)
Zen, 17
Lincoln, NE
Sponsor: Lincoln-Lancaster Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition