David Anderson
David Anderson serves as a Professor and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Health at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He serves as project director and researcher on numerous national, state and local projects, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on drug and alcohol issues, community health, and health communications; conducts needs assessments; prepares evaluation and analysis; and assists with strategic planning. Dr. Anderson has worked on projects with the National Collegiate Athletic Association for several years. promote healthy choices and effective programmatic initiatives for student-athletes.
David's Grant Writing/Evaluation APPLE Presentation
 
Travis Apgar is an Associate Dean of Students at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Northeast Greek Leadership Association since 2001. He also assists with the development of resources and materials for National Hazing Prevention Awareness Week and was a 2005 keynote speaker at the Second Annual National Hazing Symposium. Travis is an anti-hazing activist involved in a variety of activities with the goal to abolish hazing. His own personal story of hazing, combined with his professional experiences, has made him an outspoken advocate against such activities.
Leslie Bonci
Leslie Bonci is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh where she is now an adjunct assistant professor of nutrition. She is also a Board certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition. Leslie serves as the sports dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a position she has held for the past 14 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates the Riverhounds, The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department , and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She also consults to local and national schools and universities on topics such as eating disorders and sports nutrition and is a consultant to the NCAA. She has served as also the consulting nutritionist for the US Olympics Canoe and Kayak team. Leslie also consults with the WNBA.
Leslie's Sports Nutrition APPLE Presentation
 Doug Everhart
Doug Everhart serves as the Health Educator and CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator at the University of California-Riverside. His primary focus is to lead education and prevention efforts around ATOD and related issues on campus. As a primary prevention strategist, Doug has created a nationally acclaimed peer education program and serves as the program’s advisor. He has been a volunteer for the BACCHUS Network for over thirteen years and just began a new role in building a national network of student athletes as peer educators. Doug also serves on the NCAA’s CHAMPS/Life Skills Advisory Team and has been a facilitator for the NCAA Leadership Conference.
Doug's Peer Education APPLE Presentation
Doug and Becky Bell's STEP UP! APPLE Presentation
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Linda Hancock
Linda Hancock is the Assistant Director for the Office of Health Promotion at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She is also a Family Nurse Practitioner who has provided primary health care to college student at VCU for two decades. Linda’s specialty is making science user-friendly and fun. Her high energy and lively sense of humor have made her a popular national speaker on topics such as sexuality, social norms, and tobacco issues. Linda has a BSN from the University of Maryland, an MSN in Community Health and a PhD in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2003 she became the first national recipient for the Henry W. DeJong Award for Vision and Leadership in Collegiate Tobacco Use Reduction.
Linda's Who Am I/Why Am I Here? APPLE Presentation
Ross Szabo is the Director of Youth Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign. During the past 5 years Ross is the only person in the country who has spoken to over 500,000 young people about mental health issues. He has been featured in Parade and Seventeen magazines and appeared on CNN, MTV and CBS. In 2004 PBS turned his presentation into a television program titled, “What’s On Your Mind?” He was named the 2006 Rising Star Speaker of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine which recognized him as one of the top speakers in the country on the college speaking circuit. The goal of his organization is to remove the stereotypes surrounding mental health issues.
 Andrea Wickerham
Andrea Wickerham is the Legal Relations and Policy Director with The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc. Andrea oversees the administration of the NCAA’s drug testing programs for Drug Free Sport. She assists numerous colleges and universities across the nation with drug education and drug testing policy development for intercollegiate athletic programs. Andrea has over 16 years of on-campus experience as a professor, athletics administrator and coach. As an athletic administrator, Andrea has managed NCAA rules education and compliance programs, drug and alcohol prevention programs, and student athlete assistance programs. In addition, she has coordinated numerous NCAA drug testing events.
Andrea's Drug Testing APPLE Presentation
 Cecilia Van Zyl
Cecilia is a Clinical Social Worker trained in Motivational Interviewing and has worked in the Substance Abuse field since 2002. Cecilia currently works in the Counseling Center at James Madison University as the Substance Abuse Specialist/Coordinator. She is a board member of the Virginia Association of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors (VAADAC). Cecilia is part of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Besides substance abusing clients Cecilia provides brief interventions for clients who experience mood disorders, anxiety, eating disorders, PTSD, or grief, and conducts group therapy. She provides Brief Substance Abuse Interventions training and consultations to staff and pre-doctoral interns in the counseling center and uses Motivational Interviewing techniques in clinical supervision.
Cecilia's BASICS APPLE Presentation
Cecilia's Motivational Interviewing APPLE Presentation
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