Alabama
Alabama Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness
Ronnie Floyd, Acting Executive Director
560 S. McDonough St. Suite B
Montgomery , AL 36130
334-242-4496 X 223
334-242-3244
Physical.ftiness@gcopf.alabama.gov
Alaska
Alaska Promoting Physical Activity Coalition
Russ Stevens, Public Health Specialist
PO Box 110616
Juneau , AK 99811
907-465-8541
907-465-2770 fax
http://dhss.alaska.gov/sites/takeheart/Pages/main.aspx
Arizona
Arizona Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity Alliance
Frances Kaplan, Manager
150 N. 18th Ave., Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-364-3918
602-364-1890 fax
Arkansas
Arkansas Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
Dr. Blair Dean, Chairman
Arkansas State University
Department of HPESS
P.O. Box 240
State University, AR 72467
870-972-3066
870-680-8112
870-972-3096 fax
http://www.arkansasfitness.com/
California
California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sport
Kenny Rogers, Executive Director
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 2700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-867-2953
310- 557-2737 fax
Colorado
Colorado Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
Stacy Fowler, President
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
303-215-0608
president@shapeupchallenge.org
Delaware
Delaware Governor’s Council on Lifestyle and Fitness
Avron Abraham, Chair
Elliott Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-8742
302-831-4261 fax
Florida
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
Kimberly A. Berfield, Deputy Secretary
The Office of the Deputy Secretary for Advocacy & Policy
Florida Department of Health
Physical Address:
2585 Merchants Row Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL
Mailing Address:
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # A00
Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1701
850 245-4011
850 487-3729 fax
http://www.healthyfloridians.com/council.html
Georgia
Georgia Coalition for Physical Activity and Nutrition
Jimmy Calloway, PhD, Executive Director
The Legacy Building
925 Main Street, Suite 202,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
678-476-3796
770-413-1185 Fax
Hawaii
Healthy Hawaii Initiative/Physical Activity
Lolo Irvin, Coordinator
Hawai’i State Department of Health Kinau Hale, Rm 422
1250 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-4488
(808) 586 4491 fax
Illinois
Illinois Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
Jo Ambrose, Youth Programs Coordinator
535 W. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-785-1053
217-782-1235 fax
Indiana
Indiana Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
Joshua Gonzales, Communications Coordinator
2 North Meridian Street, Sec-2L
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-233-2864
317-234-6473
Iowa
Iowa Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Nutrition
Tim Lane, Contact Person
Lucan State Office
321 E. 12th Street, 3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
515-281-7833
515-281-4913 fax
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/PWI/
Kansas
Kansas Governor’s Council on Fitness
Jennifer Church, Program Manager, Physical Activity & Nutrition
c/o Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson St., Ste.230
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-8060
(785) 296-8059
Louisiana
Louisiana Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Rudy Macklin, Executive Director
Louisiana Dept of Health & Hospitals
628 N 4th Street
PO Box 629
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629
225-342-4886
225-342-3738 fax
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=91
Maine
Maine Governor’s Council on Physical Activity
Diane Campbell, Project Manager
11 Parkwood Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
207-622-7566 ext. 230
Maryland
Maryland State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness
Erin Penniston, Coordinator
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Office of Chronic Disease Prevention
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-6783
410-333-7106 fax
http://fha.maryland.gov/cdp/cpf.cfm
Michigan
Michigan Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports
Marilyn Lieber, President and CEO
P.O. Box 27187
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 347-7891
(517) 347-8145 fax
Minnesota
Minnesota Council on Physical Activity and Sports
Christine Kimber
Physical Activity Coordinator
PO Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
651-201-5497
651-201-5800 fax
http://www.health.state.mn.us/physicalactivity
Mississippi
Mississippi Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness
Cathy Ward
Physical Address:
1018 East Street
Mendenhall , MS 39114
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 55913
Jackson, MS 39215
601-576-7742
601-576-7444 fax
http://www.msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/43,0,270.html
Montana
Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
Cathy Costakis, Physcial Activity Coordinator
Physical Address:
175 Marga Hosaeus Health and PE Complex
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
Mailing Address:
Department of Health and Human Development
P.O. Box 173360
Bozeman, MT 59717-3360
406-994-5734
406-994-5699 fax
http://www.montananapa.org/contact.html
Nebraska
Nebraska Governor’s Council on Health Promotion
Jamie Hahn, Program Manager
Nebraska Dept of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South-PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
402-471-3493
402-471-6446 fax
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Governor’s Council on Physical Activity & Health
Travis Horne, Chair
P.O. Box 617
Concord, NH 03302
603-224-7447 x223.
603- 224-6093 fax
New Jersey
New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
Karin Millie, Public Health Consultant
50 E. State Street, 6th Floor
PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
609-292-1723
609-292-3580 fax
New Mexico
New Mexico Healthier Weight Council
Lisa McNichol Gatan
New Mexico Department of Health
5301 Central Ave NE, Suite 800
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-841.5888
505-841-5865 fax
New York
BeActive New York State
Phil Haberstro, Co-Chair
c/o Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-851-4052
716-851-4309 fax
http://www.nysphysicalactivity.org/site_beactivenys
North Carolina
Be Active North Carolina
Debi Nelson, Director
Office of Healthy Carolinians and Health Education
Division of Public Health, DHHS
Physical Address:
5505 Six Forks Road, 1stFloor D Suite
Raleigh, NC 27609
Courier 56-20-00
Mailing address:
1922 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1922
(919)707-5150 /5155
(919) 870-4811fax
http://www.healthycarolinians.org
North Dakota
Healthy North Dakota
Melissa Olsen, Director
North Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Blvd. Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
(701) 328-4908
(701) 328-4727 fax
http://www.healthynd.org/default.html
Ohio
Healthy Ohio
Linda Scovern, Program Director
Ohio Dept. of Health
246 North High Street, 8thFL
Columbus, OH 43215-2429
614-728-2722
614-564-2409 fax
http://www.healthyohioprogram.org
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
Dianne Busch , Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 20513 Oklahoma City, OK 73156
405-341-0563
http://www.ok.gov/OGCPFS/index.html
Pennsylvania
Pennsylivannia Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Jessica Zilka
Pennsylvania Department of Health
625 Forster Street Room
Health and Welfare Building, Room 1000
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717- 787-5876
717- 783-5498 fax
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=174&Q=198348
Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity (PANA)
Executive Director
Dept. of Public Health Sciences, A210
Penn State University, College of Medicine
600 Centerview Dr., Suite 2200
Hershey, PA 17033
717- 531-1440
717- 531-3922
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Initiative for a Healthy Weight
Angela Ankoma, Physical Activity Coordinator
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 408
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-7630
401-222-4415 fax
www.health.ri.gov/healthyweight/
The New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NECON)
Bertram Yaffe, President
2 Regency Plaza, Apt 912
Providence, RI 02903
401-272-5522
http://www.neconinfo.org/index.htm
South Carolina
South Carolina Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
Jay Daniels, Executive Director
Bureau of Community Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
SCDHEC
1800 St. Julian Place , 3RD Floor
Columbia, SC 29072
803-545-4486
803-545-4512 fax
http://www.scdhec.gov/health/chcdp/physical_activity/gcpf/index.htm
Eat Smart Move More South Carolina
Amy Splittgerber, Partnership Coordinator
PO Box 3007
Irmo, SC 29063
803-941-7050
http://www.eatsmartmovemoresc.org/
Tennessee
Tennessee Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sport
Laurie Stanton, Executive Director
425 5th Avenue North, 5th Fl., Cordell Hull Bldg
Nashville, TN 37243
615-532-8192
615-532-7189 fax
http://health.state.tn.us/Governorscouncil/index.shtml
Texas
Texas Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness
Terry Zrubek, Governor’s Advisor
Physical Address:
1100 San Jacinto Current Blvd.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
512- 475-3547
512- 463-1975 fax
terry.zrubek@governor.state.tx.us
Utah
The Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion
Brett McIff, Physical Activity Coordinator
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West, PO Box 142107
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-538-9362
801-538-9495 fax
http://www.health.utah.gov/worksitewellness
Vermont
Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
Suzanne Kelly, Physical Activity Coordinator
Vermont Department of Health
Office of Health Improvement
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
802-657-4202
802-651-1634 fax
http://www.vermontfitness.org/
Washington
Washington Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
Jane Moore, Executive Director
2102 N Vassault St
Tacoma, WA 98406-2521
253-307-9873
West Virginia
WV Healthy Lifestyles Coalition
Kristy Blower, Program Coordinator
WV Office of Healthy Lifestyles
350 Capitol Street Room 206
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-9319
304-558-1553 fax
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health
Coral Butson, Advisor
115 East State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
608-266-7794
608-261-6804 fax
http://www.fitness-health.wisconsin.gov/section.asp?linkid=1107&locid=132
Wyoming
Wyoming Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Rich Vincent
Co-Chair
P.O. Box 1781,
Cheyenne WY 82003
307-777-7070