The Partners for a Healthy Nevada (PHN) Speakers Bureau is one of the resources that PHN and the Southern Nevada Health District provide to the community.

The purpose of the Speakers Bureau is to provide education and outreach on the topics of nutrition, physical activity and obesity to the community. Speakers listed in the bureau represent a number of areas and professional expertise. Presentations are available to community groups and organizations free of charge.

Speakers listed in the Bureau have differing availability and should be contacted directly to schedule a presentation. It is advisable to contact a speaker at least one month in advance to ensure availability. Speakers are available to address groups of 15 or more people.

Speakers are listed below along with their contact information and area of expertise.

Beck, Virginia, RD, MA
Clark County School District
vbeck@interact.ccsd.net

Expertise: Registered Dietician, Child Nutrition Programs

Bonabian, Emily BS
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Ste. 690
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-990-4812 ext. 1305
ebonabian@childrensheartcenter.com

Expertise: Working with overweight children and their families to develop healthy lifestyles

Bungum, Nicole MS, CHES
Southern Nevada Health District
Office of Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
400 Shadow Lane, Ste #101
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(702) 759-1270
bungum@snhdmail.org

Expertise: Community Chronic Disease Prevention Programs

Bungum, Tim DrPH
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453064
Las Vegas, NV 89154-3050
(702) 895-4986
tim.bungum@unlv.edu

Expertise: Physical Activity Behavior and Determinants, Epidemiology

Coleman, June Dr.PH
Nevada State Health Division
Office of Minority Health
3811 W. Charleston #205
Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-486-7280
Jcoleman@health.nv.gov

Expertise: Cultural Competency CLAS Standards; Minority Health and Health Disparities

Coviello, Lorie, CES
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Ste. 690
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-990-4831
lcoviello@childrensheartcenter.com

Expertise: Risk Factor Reduction for Overweight Children through Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle and Behavior Modification

Gustsfson, Anissa
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Ste. 690
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-990-4820
agustafson@childrensheartcenter.com

Expertise: Registered Dietitian; Childhood Obesity

Lindsay, Anne, MS, ACSM
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
8050 Paradise Rd., Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89108
702-940-5434
lindsaya@unce.unr.edu

Expertise: Exercise Physiology, Physical Activity, Body Image Issues

Meacham, Mindy, BS, CHES
Southern Nevada Health District
Office of Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
400 Shadow Lane, Ste. #101
Las Vegas, NV 89106
702-759-1270
meacham@snhdmail.org

Expertise: Community Physical Activity Programs

Meacham, Susan, PhD, RD
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Associate Professor – School of Life Sciences
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 454004
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004
702-895-1169
Susan.meacham@unlv.edu

Expertise: Nutrition

Meade, Hilary M.Ed, CHES, ACE
Nevada Cancer Institute
One Breakthrough Way
Las Vegas, NV, 89135
702-822-5154
hmeade@nvcancer.org

Expertise: Physical Activity; Nutrition

Paulsen, Barbara, MS, RD
Dept. of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences UNLV & LIFESTEPS Weight Management Program
1421 Bronco Rd
Boulder City, NV 89005
(702) 293-3498
Paulsen.barbara@hotmail.com

Expertise: Nutrition, Behavioral Approaches to Obesity

Roller, Chris
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
4445 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 1B
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 367-1366
Christopher.roller@heart.org

Expertise: Advocacy, Heart Disease & Stroke Issues

Roof, Lisa
3175 Orange Sun St.
Las Vegas, NV 89135
702-348-7005
lisa.roof@gmail.com

Expertise: Sun Safety, Exercise, Bike Commuting

Wiener, Valerie, MA, MA
State Senator, Nevada State Legislature
3540 W. Sahara Ave #352
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 221-0068
vwiener@aol.com

Expertise: Chaired Legislative Obesity Study Committee, Legislation

Wilson, Mary, MS, RD
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
8050 Paradise Rd., Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 257-5507
wilsonm@unce.unr.edu

Expertise: Nutrition, Chronic Disease Prevention Programming, General Nutrition and Wellness Programming