We are very fortunate to have talented and dedicated individuals who help guide the work of the Center. The external Science Advisory Board is made up of current and past Directors or Core leaders of other National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers. They attend our annual retreat and take part in an annual meeting to review our progress and make suggestions for new initiatives and improvements. Our Community Outreach and Ethics Core (COEC) is guided by input from our Community Advisory Board, which is centered around the three main areas of emphasis of our COEC including: Educators, Communication and Community Engagement, and Tribal Work. This board is made up of leaders in the community who represent the various stakeholder groups that COEC serves.
Science Advisory Board
John Groopman, PhD, Board Chair, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Melissa Bondy, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Deborah Cory-Slechta, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center
Charlene McQueen, PhD, University of Arizona
Curtis Omiecinski, PhD, Penn State University
Ivan Rusyn, PhD, Texas A&M University
Michael Skinner, PhD, Washington State University
Robert H. Waterston, MD, PhD, University of Washington School of Medicine
Community Advisory Board
Educators Sub-group:
Renee Agustama, PhDc, UW Institute of Public Health Genetics, teacher at Cornish Institute of the Arts
Jen Eklund, Logan Center for Education, Institute for Systems Biology
Maureen Munn, UW Molecular Biotechnology Education Outreach Group
Nancy Sedlacek, Consumer sciences teacher
Nancy Simcox, UW Continuing Education program, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS)
Kristi Straus, UW Program on the Environment
Jay Young, Social Studies teacher, Wenatchee High School
Communication & Community Engagement Sub-group:
BJ Cummings, formerly with Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition (DRCC)
Nicole Sadow-Hasenberg, formerly with Seattle King County Public Health
Angie Hong, Environmental Planner, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Aquatics Division
Sally James, Freelance writer on medicine and science literacy
Elise Miller, Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Maria Victoria Peeler, Peeler Environmental, formerly with the Washington State Department of Ecology
Jen Wroblewski, Public Engagement Manager, Northwest Association for Biomedical Research
Tribal Work Sub-group:
Janice Brendible (Tsimshian), Indigenous Peoples Culture
Elizabeth Campbell (Spokane), Native Foods
Katrina Claw (Dine), Post-doctoral graduate student, UW Genome Sciences
Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha K'lallam), Artist
Kristi Leora Gansworth (Anashinabe), Digital storyteller
Tleena Ives (Port Gamble S'Klallam), Early childhood specialist
Adib Jamshedi (Lummi), Lummi Ventures
Jessica Porter (Chinook), Musician
Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot), Native foods educator
LaBelle Urbanec (Lummi), Northwest Indian College