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
Jennifer Cofer, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Director, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alex Hurst, M.H.A.
Program Director, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tiffany Winter, M.P.H.
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
Nagla Elerian, M.S.
Director of Population Health Strategic Initiatives
The University of Texas System
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
Anna LoSecco Senior Program Coordinator
Center for Health Communication
Moody College of Communication
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin
2022-2023 State Initiative Leadership
MISSOURI
Kevin Everett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Family and Community Medicine University of Missouri
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 of Population Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
Roger Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Population Science
University of Virginia
TEXAS
Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President and Division Head
Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David Lakey, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The University of Texas System Administration
Jennifer Cofer, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Director, EndTobacco® Program and Cancer Prevention Policy
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alex Hurst, M.H.A.
Program Director, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tiffany Winter, M.P.H.
Program Coordinator, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
NEW JERSEY
Diane Litterer, M.P.A., C.P.S.
New Jersey Prevention Network
CEO & Executive Director