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About the Board
The WIC Community Innovation and Outreach (WIC CIAO) Project Advisory Board reflects the diversity of communities served by WIC and supplements the disciplines and expertise of the Project Team. Advisory Board members have demonstrated deep expertise in sectors complementary to the Project Team, including research, advocacy, childcare, communications, community organizing, healthcare, nutrition/dietetics, philanthropy, racial justice, rural communities, WIC technology, and WIC administration.
The Advisory Board includes individuals from a variety of backgrounds and combines the expertise of nationally recognized experts on WIC innovation and outreach with that of current and former WIC participants.
Meet The Board
![Dr. Carolyn Barnes, PhD Headshot of Doctor Carolyn Barnes](https://live-frac-wic-ciao.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image1.png)
Dr. Carolyn Barnes, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duke University
![Toni Bolton Headshot of Toni Bolton](https://live-frac-wic-ciao.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image5.png)
Toni Bolton
Recovery Specialist and Advisor,
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
![Whitney Carlson Whitney Carlson](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Whitney-Carlson.png)
Whitney Carlson
Senior Manager,
National WIC Association Recruitment & Retention Campaign
![Laura Conklin, MPH Headshot of Laura Conklin](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image2.png)
Laura Conklin, MPH
Director, Community Health Initiatives
American Academy of Pediatrics
![Robert Ferguson, MPH Headshot of Robert Ferguson](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image11.jpg)
Robert Ferguson, MPH
Chief Policy Officer
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
![Nicole Garro, MPH Headshot of Nicole Garro](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image9.png)
Nicole Garro, MPH
Director, Early Childhood
Health Programs
Child Care Aware of America
![Julie Hampton-Lyon, RDN, LD Headshot of Julie Hampton-Lyon](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image12.png)
Julie Hampton-Lyon, RDN, LD
Registered Dietitian
![Dr. Kanika Harris, PhD, MPH Headshot of doctor Kanika Harris](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image8.png)
Dr. Kanika Harris, PhD, MPH
Director of Maternal and Child Health
Black Women's Health Imperative
![Alice Lenihan, MPH, RD, LDN Headshot of Alice Lenihan](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image7.jpg)
Alice Lenihan, MPH, RD, LDN
Former Branch Head for
Nutrition Services
North Carolina Division of Public Health
![Sandy Martini Cropped Sandy Martini Cropped](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sandy-Martini-Cropped.png)
Sandy Martini
VP/COO
Native Agriculture Financial Services
![Misha Marvel Headshot of Misha Marvel](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image4.png)
Misha Marvel, MSW
Manager, Early Childhood Nutrition Policy & Engagement
Hunger Solutions New York
![Cheri Nemec, RDN, CD, CLS, IBC Headshot of Cheri Nemec](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image15.png)
Cheri Nemec, RDN, CD, CLS, IBC
WIC Program Director, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
Chair, National Indian and Native American WIC Coalition (NINAWC)
![Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, PhD Headshot of Dr. Angela Odoms-Young](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image6.png)
Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC) and New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
![Tina Sherman Tina Sherman headshot](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image3.png)
Tina Sherman
Senior Campaign Director
MomsRising
![Diane Sullivan Headshot Headshot of Diane Sullivan, Founder of Equitable Spaces](https://www.hellowic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Diane-Sullivan-Headshot.png)
Diane Sullivan
Co-Founder
Equitable Spaces