News and Updates

Health Promotion Provisions are law

Grassroots Committee

Leslie Spencer, PhD Member Board of Directors and Chairperson of the Grassroots Committee

Leslie Spencer has been a grassroots advocate since the inception of Health Promotion Advocates in 2001. She has served on the Grassroots Advocacy committee since 2003 and is currently the committee Chair and a member of the Board of Directors. As an Associate Professor at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, Dr. Spencer coordinates the Health Promotion and Fitness Management undergraduate degree program. An active participant in the professional health promotion community for more than 15 years, Dr. Spencer has presented at the National Wellness Conference, the Art and Science of Health Promotion conference and the former Association for Worksite Health Promotion conference. She also serves as an Associate Editor and reviewer for the American Journal of Health Promotion and as a reviewer for the American Journal of Health Education. The focus of her recent scholarly publications has been a review of the literature on the application of the Transtheoretical Model to specific health behaviors.

Sharon Albert

Sharon Albert, Ph.D. has spent her career in healthcare marketing, working both in the private and public healthcare sectors. Her experience includes the development of programs and services for community based organizations to consulting to pharmaceutical companies in product launch strategies. Most recently, she developed strategic initiatives for multinational corporations in the implementation of corporate social responsibility initiatives in the fight against HIV/AIDS in developing countries. She has a Master’s in Information Management and her doctorate in public health social work.

Wendi Bailey

Wendi Bailey, M.Ed, CHES has been a grassroots advocate since the beginning in 2001. She has served on the Grassroots Advocacy committee since 2003 as a regional coordinator and is currently working to recruit corporate liaisons. Wendi is the Manager of Health Promotion at the Home Depot in Atlanta Georgia. She is responsible for the Building Better Health (BBH) program for over 2000 locations and 350,000 associates in the US and Canada. BBH offers a variety of health improvement programs, small and large, single and multi-site including weight management, physical fitness, quitting tobacco and flu shots. Wendi has volunteered with health promotion professional organizations for more than 13 years.

Donna Allen  
Member Board of Directors and the Grassroots Committee

Donna Allen, PhD., CHES, FAWHP is the founder and CEO of Positive Purpose Incorporated, a company dedicated to consulting, education and training in health promotion for positive business outcomes. Donna has presented nationally and internationally on strengths and positive psychology and is a Certified Strengths Coach and Strengths Advocate by the Gallup Organization. Positive Purpose Inc. Has consulted internationally and nationally on Behavioral Health and Science with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Congress, Wall Street Journal and Danya International to enhance science of strengths and positive psychology across all generations for global well-being. Positive Purpose Inc. Hosts the Sedona Positive Psychology Forum in collaboration with the National Wellness Institute and the Positive Psychology Forum: Work Life Worth Living in San Diego, California. Dr. Allen, a professor in higher education for 20 years, is taking her teaching resources, knowledge, vision and advocacy for living life on purpose to a new level. Dr. Allen, is a National Board Member of Health Promotion Advocates, a non profit organization that advocates for the integration of health promotion concepts into national health policy and all aspects of society.

Tanya Morgan

Dr. Tanya Morgan began her service as a Health Promotion Advocate in 2003. Her current responsibilities include updating the Health Promotion web site with information relevant to the Grassroots Committee. She also participates as a member of the Communications Committee which allows her to remain up to date on web site additions and updates. As an Assistant Professor at West Chester University, Dr. Morgan is the Director of the Graduate Program in Health Administration. Her research agenda focuses on Medical Geography, Access and Utilization of Health Care, and Underserved Populations. She had the opportunity to teach courses for West Chester University in Oxford, England and to travel to China to present at an international conference. Dr. Morgan also visited several universities in China as part of an initiative to develop international collegiality in research agendas.