Katherine Stone, MPH, BASc

Katherine “Katie” Stone is a Senior Program Manager in the Center for Advancing Healthy Communities. Katie provides program management to the five-year cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) entitled, National Networks Driving Action: Preventing Tobacco and Cancer-Related Health Disparities by Building Equitable Communities.

Alex Hurst, MHA

Alex currently serves as the Director of Practice Improvement and Consulting for the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control as part of the parent organization the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Based in Houston, Texas, Alex leads a multifaceted array of initiatives focused on eliminating tobacco and cancer related disparities in the mental health population.

Paul Caseley, MA, CPC, TTS

As the program manager for the Veteran Commercial Tobacco Cessation Program at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, Paul is spearheading innovative efforts to expand access to evidence-based, standard of care, cessation treatment for the state's 500,000 plus veterans.

Andy SL Tan, PhD MPH MBA MBBS

Dr. Andy Tan (he/him) leads the Health Communication and Equity Lab (HCEL) at the Annenberg School at Penn. His research aims to advance communication science to achieve health equity for all. He conducts community-engaged research involving organizations that serve LGBTQ+ communities to design and develop culturally appropriate communication to prevent and reduce tobacco use in youth and young adults.