Task Force Members
SHAPE America extends its appreciation to the members of the National Health Education Standards Task Force for contributing their time and effort during the multi-year standards revision process.
Nadine Marchessault, MEd, NBCT, Co-Chair, Health Education Specialist, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education
Sarah Toth, Ph.D., MEd, MCHES®, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Health Science, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Holly Alperin, EdM, MCHES®, Program Coordinator & Clinical Associate Professor, Health and Physical Education, University of New Hampshire
Angela Beale-Tawfeeq, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Rowan University, New Jersey
Laurie Bechhofer, MPH, FASHA, HIV/STD Education Consultant, Michigan Department of Education
Mary Connolly, MEd, CHES®, Senior Faculty and Program Chair, Skills Based Health/Social Emotional Learning Program, Cambridge College, Massachusetts
Nana Donkor, MSEd, Health Education Instructional Supervisor, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland
Angela Glymph, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Peer Health Exchange
Jamie Hurley, Ph.D., MEd, Health and Physical Education Principal Consultant, Colorado Department of Education
Michelle Westerling Ireland, MA, MCHES®, Health Education Teacher, Hanover Public Schools, Massachusetts
Kaulana Molina, MS, NBCT, Health Education Practitioner, Punahou School, Hawaiʻi
Kandice Porter, Ph.D., MCHES®, Professor of Health Promotion, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
Tilsa Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Supervisor of Health and Physical Education, City School District of New Rochelle, New York
Andrew Snyder, MAT, Education Programs Professional for Health, Physical Education, Nevada Department of Education
Erin N. Sweeney, Ph.D., MEd, MCHES®, Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education Program, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Leigh Szucs, Ph.D., CHES®, Health Scientist, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention