Leadership Board
The Leadership Advisory Board (IAB) exists to provide university-wide administrative oversight that enables the vision and mission of the IFNH. The IAB is chaired by the institute’s academic home dean, Dr. Laura Lawson, and its membership includes senior Rutgers leadership who are champions and advocates of the IFNH. The current membership of the IAB is listed below.
| Leadership Advisory Board | Academic Constituency |
|---|---|
| Wendie Cohick, PHD | Dean of Research and Graduate Education, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Director of Research, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station |
| Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, PHD | IFNH Director |
| Michael Gower, MBA | Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, University Treasurer |
| Jason Geary, PHD | Dean of Mason Gross School of the Arts |
| Susan Lawrence, PHD | Interim Co-Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences |
| Laura Lawson, PHD (Chair) | Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences |
| Dafna Lemish, PHD | Interim Dean, School of Communication and Information |
| Gwendolyn Mahon, PHD | Dean, School of Health Related Professions |
| James Masschaele, PHD | Interim Co-Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences |
| Salvador Mena, PHD | Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs–New Brunswick |
| Prabhas V. Moghe, PHD | Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Arnold Rabson, MD | Director, Child Health Institute of New Jersey |
| Brian Strom, MD, MPH | Chancellor–Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science |
External Advisory Board
The External Advisory Board (EAB) exists to provide feedback and counsel to the IAB and the IFNH Leadership Team regarding the institute’s performance from a community, state and national perspective. The EAB is chaired by Ronald Levine, Esquire, of Herrick, Feinstein LLP.
| External Advisory Board | Academic Constituency |
|---|---|
| Darrin Anderson | State Program Director, New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids and Associate Executive Director, New Jersey YMCA State Alliance |
| Steve Armstrong | Independent Advisor, Food Law, and Regulation |
| Anne Barnhill | Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics & Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania |
| Haskell Berman | Health Care Institute of NJ - Senior VP State Affairs |
| Linda Doherty | President & CEO of the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) |
| Douglas Fisher | The State of New Jersey, Secretary of Agriculture |
| Peter Gillies | Emeritus Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences; Founding Director, NJIFNH |
| Alexandria Hast | Sr. Nutrition Manager, Nutrition and Health Sciences, Campbell Soup Company |
| Laura Lawson | Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences |
| Ronald Levine | IFNH External Advisory Board (Chair), Counsel, Herrick, Feinstein LLP |
| Kwan Lui | Founder, at Sunrice Global Chef Academy, Singapore |
| Barbara Mintz | System Senior VP, Healthy Living & Community Engagement at RWJBarnabas Health |
| Jonathan Pearson | Executive Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey |