Our Team
PROGRAM LEADERS
David Lakey, M.D.
Co-Founder, Eliminate Tobacco Use
Chief Medical Officer and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The University of Texas System Administration
Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Founder, Eliminate Tobacco Use
Vice President and Division Head, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nagla Elerian, M.S.
Director, Population Health Strategic Initiatives
The University of Texas System
Jennifer Cofer, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Executive Director, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Darrien Skinner, M.S.
Program Manager, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
COLLABORATORS
Michael Mackert, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Health Communication
Moody College of Communication
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin
Jessica Hughes Wagner, M.P.H., M.C.H.E.S.
Deputy Director, Center for Health Communication
Moody College of Communication
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin
Dasha Rakasovic Art Director + Senior Graphic Designer, Center for Health Communication
Moody College of Communication
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin
Laura Anaya Rodriguez, M.P.H.
Senior Program Coordinator, Center for Health Communication
Moody College of Communication
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin
2024-2025 State Initiative Leadership
MISSOURI
Kevin Everett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine University of Missouri
Joan Masters, B.S.Ed., M.Ed.
Senior Coordinator, Partners in Prevention
VIRGINIA
Lindsay Hauser, M.S., M.T.T.S.
Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
University of Virginia
Bernard Fuemmeler, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Population Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
Roger Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Population Science
University of Virginia
TEXAS
Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Founder, Eliminate Tobacco Use
Vice President and Division Head, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David Lakey, M.D.
Co-Founder, Eliminate Tobacco Use
Chief Medical Officer and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The University of Texas System Administration
Nagla Elerian, M.S.
Director, Population Health Strategic Initiatives
The University of Texas System
Jennifer Cofer, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Executive Director, EndTobacco® Program and Cancer Prevention Policy
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Darrien Skinner, M.S.
Program Manager, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
NEW JERSEY
Diane Litterer, M.P.A., C.P.S.
CEO & Executive Director, New Jersey Prevention Network