Dr. Jane E. Henney - (Chair)
University of Cincinnati
Jane E. Henney, M.D., (Chair) is Professor of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Previously, she was Senior Vice President and Provost of Health Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. Her experience and expertise lie in managing complex organizations that provide direct health services, regulate science-based products, educate the next generation of health professionals, and conduct biomedical research. She has served in a series of senior health policy leadership positions including Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1999-2001), Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute, Vice Chancellor of Health Programs of Kansas Medical Center, Interim Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and Vice President for Health Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Henney currently serves on several not-for-profit boards including: The Commonwealth Foundation, The China Medical Board, and her alma mater, Manchester College. She is also a member of the board of three for-profit companies: AmerisourceBergen Corp., AstraZeneca Ltd., and Cigna Corp. She served on several Institute of Medicine (IOM) committees including the Planning Committee for “The IOM Drug Safety Report: Resource Implications (A Workshop)”, Committee on Improving Mammography Quality Standards, and the IOM Membership Committee, and is currently serving as IOM Membership Section 12 Chair. Dr. Henney received her undergraduate degree from Manchester College, her medical degree from Indiana University, and completed her subspecialty training in medical oncology at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute and the National Cancer Institute. She is an IOM member.
Dr. Cheryl H. Anderson
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cheryl A. M. Anderson, Ph.D., M.P.H., is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Anderson's research centers on diet and the prevention of chronic diseases in minority and underserved populations. Her current research projects address the effects of sodium and potassium intake on clinical and subclinical cardiovascular disease, diet and the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the context of chronic kidney disease, and the optimal macronutrient intake in CVD prevention. Dr. Anderson is a member of the American Heart Association Committee on Nutrition and Physical Activity. She is also a Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute (NLI) Scholar and past president of the NLI Alumni Association. She has served on the NIH National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke Writing Group on Primary Prevention of Stroke. Dr. Anderson recently completed committee service on the IOM Committee on Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel (2006-2008). Prior to her appointment at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Anderson was an Instructor of Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She has a B.A. from Brown University, an M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.S. in epidemiology, and a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences from the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
Dr. Sonia Angell
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Sonia Angell, M.D., M.P.H., is Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control Program at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She is responsible for overseeing the development of citywide and targeted initiatives and policies designed to prevent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in New York City residents, and to eliminate related health disparities. One such activity includes the regulation of trans fat in city restaurants; a new focus for her agency includes the reduction of population sodium intake. Dr. Angell is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians. She received her M.D. from the University of California at San Francisco, and completed a Primary Care Internal Medicine residency training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She has a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the London School, and an M.P.H. from the University of Michigan. She is a former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.
Dr. Lawrence J. Appel
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Lawrence J. Appel, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor of Medicine within the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore. Concurrently, he holds adjunct appointments in epidemiology and international health (human nutrition) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The focus of Dr. Appel’s career has been the conduct of clinical research pertaining to the prevention of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and renal disease, through both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches, typically nutrition-based. He has served as a principal investigator of a number of hypertension clinical trials, including PREMIER, DASH, DASH-Sodium, OmniHeart, and the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension. Dr. Appel previously served as chair of the IOM Committee on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water (2002-2004) as well as a member of the Committee on Examination of the Evolving Science for Dietary Supplements (2001-2002) and the Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries (1999-2000). He currently serves on the Nutrition Committee for American Heart Association and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. He is also a member and Certified Hypertension Specialist of the American Society of Hypertension. Dr. Appel received his M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine and his M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Gary K. Beauchamp
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Gary K. Beauchamp, Ph.D., is Director of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. Monell was established in 1968 as the world’s first scientific institute for multidisciplinary research on taste, smell and chemosensory irritation. Initial guidance and financial support came from The Ambrose Monell Foundation and from federal and state agencies. Until 1978, Monell was based at the University of Pennsylvania. The two institutions continue to maintain a close relationship. Dr. Beauchamp has served as Monell’s Director since 1990 and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His research relates to: genetics of taste perception; development of human chemosensory perception and preference; genetics and behavior of individual olfactory identity; and adult human taste perception. Dr. Beauchamp has published more than 275 publications in peer reviewed journals and in books. He currently serves on the International Life Sciences Institute North America Food, Nutrition, and Safety Committee and is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Association for Chemoreception Sciences. Dr. Beauchamp also serves on several advisory bodies at the U. S. National Institutes of Health and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Ambrose Monell Foundation and the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation. Dr. Beauchamp received his Ph.D. in biopsychology from the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago.
Dr. Ronette R. Briefel
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Ronette R. Briefel, Dr.P.H., R.D., is a Senior Fellow and Area Leader for Nutrition at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. in Washington, DC. Her expertise includes nutrition monitoring and population-based dietary strategies to prevent disease and promote health. She started her research career on a 7-year cardiovascular clinical trial of high-risk men at the University of Pittsburgh. She was a Senior Research Epidemiologist and Nutrition Policy Adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Through her work, Dr. Briefel has analyzed national data on food consumption and health including sodium intakes, obesity, and hypertension in the population and authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Her current research at Mathematica focuses on the food consumption patterns and nutrient intakes of infants and preschoolers, and the relationship between the school food environment, school meal programs, and children’s diet and obesity. She recently directed an evidence-based literature review on children's diet and health outcomes to inform future dietary guidance for children. Dr. Briefel served on the IOM Committee on the Scientific Basis for Dietary Risk Eligibility Criteria for WIC Programs (2000-2002) and National Research Council Panel on Enhancing the Data Infrastructure in Support of Food and Nutrition Programs, Research, and Decision-Making (2004-2005), and Committee on Food Additives Survey Data (1988-1990). She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the American Dietetic Association and a Registered Dietician. Dr. Briefel received her B.S. in nutrition from Pennsylvania State University, and her M.P.H. in maternal and child health and Dr.P.H. in chronic disease epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh.
Ms. Marsha N. Cohen
Hastings College of Law
Marsha N. Cohen, J.D., is a Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, where she has also served twice as acting dean of admissions. Her primary teaching assignments have been food and drug law, torts, and administrative law, and she for many years supervised the college’s large judicial externship program. Professor Cohen began to specialize in food and drug law as a staff attorney with the Washington Office of Consumers Union. Thereafter she served for two terms as a member of the California State Board of Pharmacy and was its first non-pharmacist president. She is the author (with the late William L. Marcus) of Pharmacy Law for California Pharmacists, now in its sixth edition. Professor Cohen has served on three National Research Council and Institute of Medicine committees: the Committee on Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food (2002-2003), the Committee on Ensuring Safe Food from Production to Consumption (1998), and the Committee on State Food Labeling (1991-1992). She has also served on the FDA’s Food Advisory and Device Good Manufacturing Practices Advisory Committees, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Council, and the HEW Review Panel on New Drug Regulation. Professor Cohen is co-author, with Professor Michael Asimow, of California Administrative Law (2002) and has written numerous law review articles and opinion pieces, most on issues pertaining to food and drugs. She earned her bachelors degree from Smith College and her law degree from Harvard Law School.
Dr. Christina DeWitt
Oklahoma State University
Christina DeWitt, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Food Chemistry at Oklahoma State University. Her experience is broad-based in the area of food science focusing on investigations into alternative processes that alter protein functionality in fresh and processed meat. Results from these studies suggest possible replacements for sodium based salts in terms of its traditional role as a solubilizer for protein based foods. Her earlier work focused on alternative processing methods to alter protein functionality and the chemistry related to replacing phosphate with solubilized proteins as well as the application of alkaline enhancement solution on meat products. She has recently taken on research targeted to the task of reducing salt in foods through the use of protein-based flavor enhancers and functional proteins. Previous experience as Food Chemistry Operations Manager at Silliker Laboratories provided extensive experience on the issues regarding nutrition labeling and the analysis of foods. Dr. DeWitt is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Dairy Science Association, and the American Meat Science Association. She has a B.S. in food science from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in food science from Oregon State University.
Mr. Greg Drescher
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
Greg Drescher is Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Culinary Institute of America. A major part of his focus is organizational collaborations that leverage culinary insight for the advancement of healthier food choices within the American foodservice industry. For more than 20 years, he has investigated healthy "flavor strategies" of food cultures around the world and has worked to win greater recognition of these strategies as an effective tool in promoting healthier American diets. He is the creator of the culinary college's influential conferences and leadership retreats that partner foodservice entities with public health authorities to promote healthy eating and the use of a broader spectrum of flavors in volume foodservice menu and product development. Components of his work are in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health with whom he has worked along with other international health experts to develop programs in the United States and throughout the Mediterranean region to promote the healthy Mediterranean diet. He was the only non-scientist in the group of seven experts who authored the keystone paper setting out the principles of the traditional, healthy Mediterranean diet published in the peer reviewed American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Mr. Drescher studied western philosophy at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
Dr. Mary K. Muth
RTI International
Mary K. Muth, Ph.D., is Director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Program at RTI International in North Carolina. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. Her expertise lies in economic impact analysis as well as applications of industrial organization, applied welfare analysis, and econometrics in evaluating food and agricultural policy and providing information for policy development. These applications have included food processing, meat and poultry slaughtering and processing, vegetable oils and meals, oysters, dietary supplements, bioengineered foods, food labeling, and food safety. Dr. Muth also specializes in developing computer models and databases to support economic impact analyses of regulations, developing industry survey instruments, and analyzing industry survey data. Dr. Muth currently serves as the Chair-elect of the Food Safety and Nutrition Section of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. She earned her B.S. degree in agricultural and managerial economics from the University of California at Davis, her M.S. in agricultural economics from Cornell University, and her Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University.
Dr. Robert J. Rubin
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Robert J. Rubin, M.D., FACP, is currently Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and an independent healthcare consultant. Previously, Dr. Rubin was president of The Lewin Group, an international health care consultancy, for 17 years. During that time, Dr. Rubin served as Medical Director for a pharmaceutical benefit management company as well as Chair of the Board of a biotech start-up. From 1981-1984, Dr. Rubin was the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the US Department of Health and Human Services as well as Assistant Surgeon General. In the former capacity he was the chair of the task forces charged with the design, passage and implementation of Medicare’s Prospective Payment System as well as the primary policy advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Currently, as a healthcare consultant, he works extensively with pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies to develop strategic and marketing plans for new devices and drugs. He also works with physician groups and providers of nephrologic services. In addition, he advises several government agencies on health care policy. Dr. Rubin has served on the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Board (1988-2002), the IOM Committee to Develop a National Research Agenda on Aging (1988-1991) and the Committee to Study the Future of Public Health (1987-1988). He is currently a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the International Society of Nephrology. Dr. Rubin received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and his undergraduate degree from Williams College.
Mr. John Ruff
Kraft General Foods, Inc. [Retired]
John Ruff, B.A., M.A., retired in 2008 as Senior Vice President of Global Quality, Scientific Affairs and Nutrition for Kraft Foods in the United States. Prior to joining Kraft, Mr. Ruff was a Technical Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble in England. During his 36 year career with Kraft and the former General Foods, Mr. Ruff worked in six countries and gained experience in product and process development in beverages, coffee, confectionery, desserts and meals. He has led major basic research programs in sugar and salt substitutes, food safety initiatives, and "greenfield" site startups. Mr. Ruff headed research and development groups for both Kraft International and North American businesses where he successfully integrated the technical operations of numerous acquisitions and established global centers of expertise to maximize research and development effectiveness. In his most recent role, he established and led a worldwide advisory council comprising of external experts who have helped guide Kraft's health and wellness initiatives. Mr. Ruff is just completing his term as President of the International Life Sciences Institute and sits on the Boards of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Joffrey Ballet. He is past Chair of the Food Processors Association, past Chair of the IFT Foundation, and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology in the United Kingdom. Mr. Ruff received his M.A. in biochemistry and a B.A. in natural science from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Glorian Sorensen
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Glorian Sorensen, Ph.D., M.P.H., is Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, and Director of the Center for Community-Based Research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She also directs the Dana-Farber’s Office for Faculty Development. Dr. Sorensen's research interests are in cancer prevention and control, worksite and community intervention research, and tobacco control and other health behaviors, in various, multiethnic community settings. She has been principal investigator of multiple National Cancer Institute-funded projects focusing on cancer control in working class multiethnic populations. Her past IOM committee service includes Committee to Assess Worksite Preventive Health Program Needs of NASA Employees (2004-2005), Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers (2001-2005), Committee for Behavior Change in the 21st Century: Improving the Health of Diverse Populations (2000-2002), and Committee on Capitalizing on Social Science and Behavioral Research to Improve the Public's Health (1999-2000). She is the Principal Investigator for the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Work, Health and Well-being, and for the Massachusetts Cancer Prevention Community Research Network. Dr. Sorensen was recently awarded a research grant from the National Cancer Institute to study tobacco control among teachers in India, building on collaborations established through a Fulbright Award (2003-04). She was a member of the NCI's National 5-A-Day for Better Health External Advisory Group and a member of the NIH study section on Community Prevention and Control, and recently has chaired several study sections for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In addition, Dr. Sorensen is a member of the Editorial Board for the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, and formerly served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Health Promotion, and the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. She is a member of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Sorensen received her Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Elizabeth A. Yetley
National Institutes of Health [Retired]
Elizabeth A. Yetley, Ph.D., is a retired government scientist. Her career spans more than 28 years of government service including 24 years at the Food and Drug Administration culminating with her appointment as Lead Scientist in Nutrition. Since 2004 until her retirement, she was a Senior Nutrition Research Scientist with the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Her leadership activities in the field of nutrition public health policy have been considerable and impactful. She has been responsible for national food fortification programs, use of national nutrition monitoring and surveillance systems to support nutrition and food safety health policies, nutrition labeling including health claims to reduce sodium intakes, infant formula and medical food reviews and regulatory oversight, dietary supplement regulation, and the use of nutrient-related reference values in public health policy formulation. She has received more than 75 honors, commendations, and letters of recognition for her service and has served as a scientific representative for the government to more than 50 associations, panels and committees. She has authored or co-authored approximately 100 scientific and peer-reviewed publications. She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition. Dr. Yetley received her Ph.D. in nutrition with a minor in biochemistry and physiology from Iowa State University.
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