Audrey Gotsch, Dr.P.H, Chair, is professor and dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She has been involved in the design, implementation, evaluation and replication of an environmental and occupational health information program that includes an environmental health science curriculum for youth. Dr. Gotsch is a past president of the American Public Health Association and has been a member of the executive board of the New Jersey Public Health Association where she has served on the legislative and program committees. She holds a B.S. from Indiana University, M.P.H. from the University of Michigan, and Dr.P.H. from Columbia University.

Tom Lom, M.B.A., Vice Chair, is a managing director of Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare, where he has been responsible for expanding the Saatchi & Saatchi health portfolio and managing the agency's international partnership with Johnson & Johnson in over-the-counter medicines. He managed the Tylenol account, the number-one consumer health brand in America, and led the effort to help Tylenol recover consumer confidence after criminal tampering incidents. He was also president and CEO of William Douglas McAdams, a leading health care agency focusing on prescription drugs where he pioneered several direct-to-consumer adverting programs for GlaxoWellcome, Hoffman LaRoche, and Schering-Plough. He holds a B.A. degree from Trinity College and M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Michael Ryan, Esq., Secretary, is a partner with the New York office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, one of the world's most prominent law firms. Co-Chairman of the Cadwalader's Corporate Department, Mr. Ryan is experienced in all aspects of complex corporate transactions. He has had significant experience in structuring and implementing corporate reorganizations out of bankruptcy, including debt restructurings, and in the privatization of NYSE-listed companies. He oversees the regulatory reporting compliance for several public companies and counsels clients on a broad range of business and commercial matters. A graduate of Boston College, he received his law degree from the Harvard Law School.

Fred Schnur, C.P.A., Treasurer, is vice president for finance and administration at Teachers College, Columbia University. Prior to coming to Teachers College, Mr. Schnur was vice president for finance and administration at the University of New Hampshire and, previously, at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Mr. Schnur is the treasurer of the Morningside Heights Alliance, a coalition of the major institutions in the Morningside Heights community of Manhattan, which works to improve and increase housing in the neighborhood, beautify streets and parks, ensure the safety of residents, and provide educational and recreational opportunities for youth. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Schnur is a graduate of the City College of New York and has done graduate work at Baruch College.

John Allegrante, Ph.D., President and CEO, is professor of health education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and adjunct professor of public health at the Mailman School of Public Health. In addition, he is an adjunct professor of behavioral science in medicine at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University and a senior scientist at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Allegrante is a past president and Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Public Health Education, a former W. K. Kellogg Foundation Fellow, and was a Pew Health Policy Fellow at the RAND/UCLA Center for Health Policy Study. He completed his undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Cortland and holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois.

Frank Barker is retired corporate vice president and company group chairman of Johnson & Johnson, the world's most diversified health care company. During his career with the company he held several managerial positions, including national sales manager, vice president and general manager of the health care division, and corporate vice president for public affairs. As company group chairman, he had responsibility for consumer, pharmaceutical, and professional franchises in Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. He currently serves as chairman of U.S. Dermatologics, Inc. He is a graduate and distinguished alumnus of Rollins College, of which he is also a trustee.

J. Edward Hill, M.D., a family physician from Tupelo, Mississippi, is an elected member of the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees and is currently chairman of the AMA Board. He was appointed by the Board of Trustees to the AMA's Council on Legislation in 1990, serving as its vice chair from 1995 to 1996. In addition, Dr. Hill has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees and president of the Mississippi State Medical Association, president of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, a delegate to the American Academy of Family Physicians, and president of the Southern Medical Association. He currently sits on the Board of Trustees of the National Health Museum. He received his B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Mississippi.

Owen Rankin is the executive director of Corporate Contributions at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company. He has had management responsibility for the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, the BabyCenter/ParentCenter Business and the U.S. Consumer Information Center. He joined Johnson & Johnson in 1997 as vice president of Worldwide Baby Franchise. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Rankin spent 11 years at Tambrands, Inc., in marketing and management roles in the U.S. and United Kingdom. His last assignment there was as vice president of global marketing. Mr. Rankin started his career in advertising, spending four years with two New York-based advertising agencies. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Maxine Thomas is secretary and general counsel for the Kettering Foundation. As a program officer, she directs projects in higher education, community leadership, and the relationship between citizens and officeholders. She has been a member of the Kettering Foundation task force on China since 1993. Before coming to the Kettering Foundation, Ms. Thomas was associate dean of the University of Georgia School of Law where she also served as an assistant and associate professor. She was previously on the faculty of the University of Oregon School of Law. A former W. K. Kellogg Foundation Fellow, Ms. Thomas was assistant attorney general for the state of Washington from 1973 to 1976. She holds baccalaureate and law degrees from the University of Washington.

Honorary Members Emeritus

David C. V. Britt, James E. Burke, Jimmy Carter, John Creedon, Betty Ford, O. Milton Gossett, C. Everett Koop, M.D., Mathilde Krim, Harvey Sperry, Esq., Arthur Spiegel, III

Past Chief Executive Officers

Clarence E. Pearson (1975-76), Robert Johnson (1976-79), Merlin K. DuVal, M.D. (1979-82) Clarence E. Pearson (1982-89), Ellen Schall, Esq. (1989-93), David Andrews (1993-95), Clarence E. Pearson (1995-00)