LeadershipBoard of Directors
Dana Schuster, MS -- President
Veronica Cook-Euell, MA -- Vice President
Joanne Ikeda, MA, RD -- Secretary
Cathy Miller -- Treasurer
Anne Kaplan, PhD, CPCC -- Membership
Deb Lemire -- Nominations
Ellyn Herb, PhD --At Large
Committee Chairs
Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs, Dana Schuster, MS & Deb Lemire: For questions regarding the ASDAH Conference, email Conference@sizediversityandhealth.org
Education & Programming Committee Co-Chairs, Barbara Bruno, PhD, & Ellyn Herb, PhD: For questions regarding HAES education & programming, email Education@sizediversityandhealth.org
Media Response Committee Chair, Deb Lemire: Inquiries from the media can be directed to Media@sizediversityandhealth.org
Membership Committee Chair, Anne Kaplan, PhD, CPCC (Board Position): For questions regarding ASDAH membership, email Membership@sizediversityandhealth.org
Newsletter Committee Chair, Amy Herskowitz, M.Sc.: If you are an ASDAH member and would like to write an article, review a book or place an announcement in our bi-annual newsletter, email Newsletter@sizediversityandhealth.org
Nominations Committee Chair, Deb Lemire (Board Position)
Research Committee Chair, Paul Ernsberger, PhD: For questions regarding Health at Every Size research, publications & grant writing, email Research@sizediversityandhealth.org
Website Committee Chair, Nomi Dekel, MA, MFT: For questions regarding the ASDAH website, email WebManager@sizediversityandhealth.org
BIOS
Dana Schuster, MS, President: Dana is a Health and Fitness Instructor with a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling. She has been an exercise instructor for Kaiser Permanente for 13 years and co-founded Women of Substance Health Spa. Since 2005 Dana has been involved in California's School Wellness Policy development and implementation as an avid HAES promoter at both the county and district level.
Veronica Cook-Euell, MA, Vice-President: Veronica is C.E.O. of Euell Consulting Group LLC, specializing in Body Size Diversity—which provides awareness training, career development facilitation, Compassionate Care and Compassionate Service. Veronica holds a Masters Degree in Psychology, Diversity Management Specialization from Cleveland State University and is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Global Career Development Facilitator. She works with organizations, schools, hospitals and non-profit agencies designing creative training and workshop solutions. Her paramount area of expertise is in the realm of body size and image, which she promotes as “the other diversity.” Veronica also is a radio talk show host for her show “Size Matters with Veronica” on WCRS Radio in Akron, Ohio.
Joanne Ikeda, MA, RD, Secretary: Joanne is Nutritionist Emeritus with the Nutritional Sciences Department at the University of California, Berkeley. She is past Chair of the Weight Realities Division of the Society for Nutrition Education, which actively promotes HAES. She has been a member of NAAFA since the early 90's, and is a recipient of their Community Service Award.
Cathy Miller, Treasurer: Cathy has been active in the size acceptance/body liberation movement since 1976. She has been a member of NAAFA since the 1980s, and became a member of ASDAH in 2003. Weight-neutral health care and wellness for fat people is of the utmost importance to her, and as ASDAH is the ONLY organization dedicated specifically to the "Health At Every Size" health care philosophy. She has been treasurer for several small non-profit organizations and has been a business owner since 1996.
Anne S. Kaplan, PhD, CPCC, Membership: Anne is a professionally trained and certified personal business and life coach who is living her life purpose by empowering others. She is known throughout the internet as "coach anne". As owner of ASK & Answer Coaching & Consulting, she will partner with anyone with the commitment, drive, and passion to change her/his life for the better. In particular, Anne serves owners of microbusinesses, and, through the newest arm of her business –Ample Aliveness, women ready to reclaim their power from the word "fat". Anne’s interests include Health at Every Size (HAES), self-care, body wisdom, wordplay, energy coaching approaches such as EFT, ethical science and compassionate medicine, and heart-based living.
Deb Lemire, Nominations: Deb is Founder and Artistic Director of Queen Bee Productions, a professional organization producing creative works that advocate for women. QBP offers workshops, talks and performance presentations that focus on issues important to women including body and size acceptance. She has been honored for her achievements by the National Organization for Women, YWCA, and the Akron Women's History Project. She currently serves as an advocate for Health At Every Size on her school district's Wellness Policy committee in Ohio.
Ellyn Herb, PhD, At-Large: Ellyn, licensed psychologist and certified eating disorders specialist, has maintained a private practice in the San Jose, CA area since 1983. Using both individual and group therapy, she treats girls and women who struggle with issues of size, weight, eating, and body image. Ellyn is a frequent presenter at local agencies, mental health agencies and national eating disorders conferences, speaking on topics such as, “Health At Every Size: An Alternative to Obesity Treatment”, “Size-ism in Psychotherapy”, and “Expressive Arts Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders”. She also designed the Eating Disorder Certificate Program at John F. Kennedy University and continues to teach in their continuing education department, as an Adjunct Professor at the Campbell, CA campus.
Barbara Altman Bruno, Ph.D., Education Co-Chair: Barbara is a clinical social worker long active in size acceptance and HAES. She is on NAAFA's Advisory Board and authored their Guidelines for Therapists Who Treat Fat Clients. Barbara teaches courses at SUNY-Westchester Community College related to stress relief, mind-body healing, and HAES, and has written and edited articles, columns, chapters, and books related to well-being at any size, including Worth Your Weight (Rutledge, 1996).
Nomi Dekel, MA, MFT, Website Chair:
Nomi is a licensed psychotherapist who practices in the San Francisco Bay Area. She offers workshops, groups, and individual & couples sessions with a focus on transforming negative body image based on a Health at Every Size philosophy (www.CelebrateYourBody.com). Nomi is also the owner of VoluptuArt – Art & Gifts for Celebrating Your Body (www.VoluptuArt.com). An online store specializing in body positive art.
Amy Herskowitz, M.Sc., Newsletter Chair: Amy is a senior policy and programming consultant for the Ontario provincial government. She is also a health educator and consultant whose business "FED-UP! Fight Eating Disorders by Understanding the Problems" specializes in the awareness and prevention of eating disorders and self-harming behaviors. She designs & facilitates interactive workshops and presentations to clinicians, educators and students on issues of strategic health policy, weight and body pre-occupation and employs a HAES philosophy.