Smoke and Tobacco-Free Task Force Committee
The Smoke and Tobacco-Free Task Force Committee is open to new members. If you would like to serve on the task force, please e-mail tobacco-free@ohio.edu . Our current Smoke and Tobacco-Free Task Force Committee is comprised of the following members:
- Ann Addington, Campus Involvement Center, Health Promotion (chair)
- Christi Gang, Records Management Specialist
- Sarah Lack, Communications Specialist III, Organizational Communications
- Tiffany Patterson Hedges, Academic Achievement Center
- Jason Pina, Vice President for Student Affairs
- Larry Wines, Risk Management and Safety
Contact
To contact the Smoke and Tobacco-Free Task Force, please e-mail tobacco-free@ohio.edu .
History
Smoke and Tobacco-Free Task Force Committee
In September 2012, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis charged a task force to respond to Ohio Board of Regents Resolution in July 2012 that called for each campus to consider adopting a smoke and tobacco-free policy. The task force originally convened in November 2012 and was comprised of the following faculty, staff and students:
- Joe Adams, Risk Management & Safety
- Suzanne Hold Ballard, Faculty Representative
- John Biancamano, Legal Affairs (ex-officio)
- Megan Chapman, Graduate Student Representative
- Craig Cornell, Enrollment Management
- Mary Kate Gallagher, Student Representative
- Ardy Gonyer, Community Standards
- Dan Hauser, Intercollegiate Athletics
- Toni Heightland, Administrative Senate Representative
- Andrew Holzaepfel, Performing Arts
- Joseph Hudak, Faculty Representative (regional campus)
- John Kemerer, Campus Care
- Ryan Lombardi, Student Affairs (chair)
- Krista McCallum Beatty, International Student & Faculty Services
- Patricia Palmer, Classified Senate Representative
- Erika Pearsol-Christie, Human Resources
- Andrew Powers, Ohio University Police Department
- Claudia Reagan, City of Athens
- Amanda Roden, Student Trustee
The 2014-15 Smoke and Tobacco-Free Task Force Committee, was comprised of the following members. The committee was charged with implementing and promoting the adopted initiative, including educating OHIO faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
- Ann Addington, Campus Involvement Center, Health Promotion
- Jewell Barlow, Administrative Senate Representative
- Mary Kate Gallagher, Graduate Student Representative
- Cathy Lee, Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus Coordinator (chair)
- Christi Lee, Classifed Senate Representative
- Anna Morton, Undergraduate Student Representative
- Judy Piercy, Interim Ombudsperson and Special Projects for Vice President of Student Affairs
- Larry Wines, Risk Management and Safety
Smoke and Tobacco-Free Implementation Task Force
A second committee, the Smoke and Tobacco-Free Implementation Task Force, was charged to determine an implementation plan for making OHIO smoke and tobacco-free. The task force met from October 22, 2013 through March 25, 2014 and was comprised of the following:
- Ann Addington, Campus Involvement Center, Health Promotion
- Krista Antle, Human Resources
- Jewell Barlow, Administrative Senate Representative
- John Biancamano, General Counsel (ex-officio)
- Chris Fowler, Graduate Student Representative
- Jennifer Galbraith, City of Athens
- Mary Kate Gallagher, Undergraduate Student Representative
- Dan Hauser, Intercollegiate Athletics
- Rich Kane, Community Standards and Student Responsibilities
- Christi Lee, Classified Senate Representative
- Ryan Lombardi, Student Affairs (ex-officio)
- Krista McCallum-Beatty, International Student & Faculty Services
- Judy Piercy, Interim Ombudsperson and Special Projects for VP Student Affairs (chair)
- Rich Russell, OUPD
- Megan Saunders, Graduate Student Senate Representative
- Angela Spangler, OU-HCOM
- Abby Webb, Student Accessibility Services
- Larry Wines, Risk Management and Safety
- Kevin Witham, Undergraduate Admissions