Staff
Campaign staff conduct training sessions for city leaders and provide assistance to officials interested in adopting Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign policies. Contact Charlotte Dickson, Campaign Director
Campaign Director
Charlotte Dickson, M.S.W., is the Director of Local Policy at the California Center for Public Health Advocacy. Ms. Dickson has extensive experience working with local elected officials and advocates to establish local health policies. Her previous positions included managing the Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Program for Contra Costa Health Services and coordinating Contra Costa County's Tobacco Policy Program.
Phone: 510-302-3387
Email: cd@publichealthadvocacy.org
Campaign Consultant
Francesca Wright, MPA, is a consultant to Cities Counties and Schools Partnership, assisting local governments to address the obesity epidemic. She has co-authored a guide on obesity for the California School Boards Association, hosted webinars and coordinated trainings and action planning throughout the state on local governments’ role in combating the obesity epidemic.
Phone: 530-220-4049
Email: francesca.wright@gmail.com
Local Policy Specialists
Kanat Tibet most recently worked for the League of California Cities, where he served as a legislative analyst and staffed a number of departments and policy committees.
Phone: 530-297-6000
Email: kt@publichealthadvocacy.org
Dian Kiser, Ph.D. and Theresa Boschert, J.D, are a well-known and highly effective team in the area of tobacco control policy. They serve as the Co-Directors of RESPECT (Resources and Education Supporting People Everywhere Controlling Tobacco).
Dian Kiser— 916-599-0786 —healcities@gmail.com
Theresa Boschert—916-599-0791—healcities@gmail.com
