October 26, 2005
The National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC
Background, Perspectives on Project, and Discussion
Moderated by Virginia Stallings, Committee Chair:
Derek Miller, Professional Staff, U.S. Senate, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Shirley Watkins, Member, IOM Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth
Linda Meyers, Director, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academies
Jay Hirschman, Director, Special Nutrition Staff, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mary McKenna, Sponsor Representative, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
December 5, 2005
The National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC
Panel Discussion by Invited Speakers
Moderated by Virginia Stallings, Committee Chair:
Karen Weber Cullen, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Behavioral Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D., Director, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration College Park, MD
Margo Wootan, D.Sc., Director of Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC
Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, M.S., R.D., L.D., Executive Director, Action for Healthy Kids
Susan Neely, C.E.O. and President, American Beverage Association
Panel Discussion with Representatives of the Food Industry
Moderated by Karen Cullen, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Behavioral Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX:
Nancy Green, Ph.D., Vice President, Health and Wellness, Pepsi Beverages and Foods, PepsiCo
Melanie White, Director, Education and Youth Channels, Coca-Cola North America
Richard Black, Ph.D., Vice-President, Global Nutrition, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Kathy Wiemer, M.S., R.D., L.D., Senior Manager, General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition
Hope Hale, M.S., R.D., C.D., Principal Nutrition Scientist, Schwan Food Company
Susan Waltman, B.S., Vice President of Nutrition, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Public Comments
Moderated by Virginia Stallings, Committee Chair:
Barbara Dennison, M.D., American Heart Association
Dulcie Ward, Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine
Robert Earl, Food Products Association
Michelle Matto, International Dairy Foods Association
Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., FADA., Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Susan Rubin, Westchester Coalition for Better School Food
Helen Phillips, Nutrition Committee Chair, School Nutrition Association
Robert Schwartz, M.D., American Academy of Pediatrics
Martine Brizius, National Association of State Boards of Education
Jill Nicholls, National Dairy Council
Barbara A. Nabrit-Stephens, M.D., National Medical Association
Jennifer MacAulay, Senior Manager of Scientific and Nutrition Policy, Grocery Manufacturers Association
Dr. Rebecca Reeves, President, American Dietetic Association
Jacqueline R. Berning, Ph.D., R.D., Associate Professor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
February 13, 2006
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies
100 Academy Drive
Irvine, CA
Discussion by Invited Speakers
Moderated by Virginia Stallings, Committee Chair:
Harold Goldstein, Dr.P.H., Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Davis
Marilyn Wells, M.A., R.D., Director of Food Service, Los Angeles Unified School District
Gail Woodward-Lopez, M.P.H., R.D., Associate Director, Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley
Mary Kay Harrison, M.S., formerly Executive Director, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston
Jonathan D. Shenkin, D.D.S., M.P.H., Penobscot Children's Dentistry Associates, Bangor, ME; Assistant Clinical Professor of Health Policy, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University
John Perkins, Senior Policy Advisor for Food and Nutrition, Texas Department of Agriculture, Austin
Michael Rosenberger, Food Service Director, Irving Independent School District, Texas
April 21, 2006
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Discussion by Invited Speakers
Moderated by Virginia Stallings, Committee Chair: Presentations from the Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S Department of Agriculture
Stanley Garnet, Director
Robert (Bob) Eadie, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch
Clare Miller, M.S., R.D., Senior Nutritionist