Staff

California Project LEAN is proud to employ a diverse group of individuals with varied expertise and backgrounds. Our staff have expertise in nutrition, physical activity, physical education, marketing, media, urban planning, health education, and conference planning.

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	Peggy Agron, MA, RD  Section Chief California Project LEAN, California Obesity Prevention Program, School Health Connections Peggy.agron@cdph.ca.gova> (916) 552-9883
	Michelle Whitish Project Assistant California Project LEAN, California Obesity Prevention Program, School Health Connections Michelle.Whitish@cdph.ca.gov (916) 553-9871
	Trina Martinez Program Analyst California Project LEAN, California Obesity Prevention Program, School Health Connections Trina.martinez@cdph.ca.gov  (916) 445-5303

California Project LEAN Sacramento-Based Staff
	Victoria Berends, BS Marketing Director Vicki.berends@cdph.ca.gov (916) 552-9894		Maran Kammer-Perez Program Analyst Maran.perez@cdph.ca.gov (916) 552-9951
	Linda Cowling  Public Health Nutrition Consultant  Linda.cowling@cdph.ca.gov  (916) 445-2973		Ces Murphy Conference Manager Cecile.murphy@cdph.ca.gov (916) 445-9066
	Joanne Gooley, MA, RD Physical Activity & Nutrition Specialist Joanne.gooley@cdph.ca.gov (916) 449-5294		Laura Rubin, MPH Physical Activity & Nutrition Specialist laura.rubin@cdph.ca.gov (916) 445-2974
	Katherine Hawksworth, MPH, CHES Health Educator Katherine.hawksworth@cdph.ca.gov (916) 552-9959		Cyndi Walter, BA Project Manager Cyndi.walter@cdph.ca.gov (916) 552-9980
California Project LEAN Field Staff
	Jane Alvarado Health Educator Fresno jane.alvarado@cdph.ca.gov (559) 977-4619  (Bilingual English/Spanish)		Deirdre Kleske Health Educator San Diego Deirdre.kleske@cdph.ca.gov (619) 723-6457
	Katherine Hawksworth, MPH Health Educator Oakland Katherine.hawksworth@cdph.ca.gov (925) 917-0129		Nestor Martinez, MPH, RD Health Program Specialist Nestor.martinez@cdph.ca.gov (916) 730-7835 (Bilingual English/Spanish)
California Obesity Prevention Program (COPP) Staff
	Grace Huppert, MS, RD Co-Lead, COPP  Health Program Specialist II Grace.huppert@cdph.ca.gov (916) 552-9891		Karen Black Co-Lead COPP Evaluation Coordinator Karen.black@cdph.ca.gov (916) 650-6891
	Cindy Figgins Health Program Specialist Cindy.figgins@cdph.ca.gov (916) 650-0409
School Health Connections
	Andrew Manthe, MPH Health Educator School Health Connections Andrew.manthe@cdph.ca.gov (916) 449-5393