Advisory Committee on Public Policy (ACPP):

ACPP is a very active committee that focuses their efforts on the established public policy priority issues of the Society. ACPP holds regular telephone conference calls to provide input on a variety of matters relating to SNE’s public policy priorities. ACPP is advisory to the SNE Board on public policy issues in which SNE should participate on some level.

The purpose of SNE’s ACPP is to:

• Advise and recommend policies to the SNE Board concerning nutrition education related public policy matters on which SNE should have a voice;
• Develop SNE’s Public Policy Survey, in conjunction with SNE’s Public Policy Consultant. [The survey is sent bi-annually to the entire SNE membership to determine the society’s public policy priority issues.];
• Develop legislative and regulatory positions based on SNE’s priority issues, with input from all relevant Divisions and members to reflect the diversity of the organization;
• Develop work plan for SNE’s priority issues;
• Draft written communications such as outlines, timelines, position papers, testimony, policy statements, letters, and backgrounders that support SNE’s priority issues;
• Bring forth opportunities such as endorsing coalition letters, testifying before Congress and agencies concerning SNE priority issues; and,
• Cooperate with representatives of other nutrition education associations on issues of mutual interest.

ACPP Member Role & Responsibilities
Committee members represent a cross-section of SNE’s membership. ACPP is comprised of individuals selected through SNE’s ACPP Membership selection criteria and process. They live in different regions of the country and work in various segments of nutrition education.

2008-2009 ACPP Subcommittees

Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Kat Sotanmorad - Chair
Marilyn Briggs - Co-Chair

Fern Gale Estrow

Judy Schure
Loris Freier
Ruth Gordon

Dietary Guidelines
Melody  Steeples - Chair
Julia Lapp - Co-Chair
Judi Adams
Pam Koch
Janet Tenney
Linda Drake
Gail Hanula
Sharon Robinson
Joanne Ikeda

Food Security, Hunger, and Safety (includes federal food & Nutrition programs)
Joyce Counihan - Co-Chair
Ana Claudia Zubieta - Co-Chair
Hope Wilson
Katie Rogers
Carlene Russell
Jasia Steinmetz
Karen Martin
Caroline Webber
Beth (Elizabeth) Wall-Bassett
Seung-Yeon Lee
Jean Lloyd
Susan Nitzke
Linda Boeckner
Jackie MacLellan

Food and Activity Environment
Julia Lapp - Chair
Melody Steeples - Co-Chair
Pam Koch
Doug Mathews
Kathleen Morgan
Caroline Webber

Health Care Reform
Joi Hatch - Chair
Pam Koch
Kathleen Morgan
Seung-Yeon Lee

White House Conference
Marilyn Briggs - Co-Chair
Janet Tenney - Co-Chair
Leslie Beckstrom
Judi Adams
Adrienne White
Fern Gale Estrow
Kat Sotanmorad
Loris Freier
Judy Schure

You too can be involved with the ACPP! There are opportunities to volunteer on these subcommittees. Contact co-chairs Linda Drake, MS or Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RD for more information.