Jenkintown, Pa., September 11, 2006 -- A Chance to Heal Foundation (ACTH) elected five new directors at a Special Board of Directors meeting held on Sunday, September 10, 2006. In addition to the new directors, two appointments to the Advisory Board and the establishment of a Junior Advisor Group were announced. A Chance to Heal's mission is to reduce the long-term impact of eating disorders by promoting early diagnosis through awareness, education and health advocacy. The new directors add expertise in the areas of health, education and advocacy.
Newly elected Directors are:
Deborah Doyle, MD, Medical Committee
Psychiatrist in Private practice.
Colleen O'Brien Etskovitz, Finance Committee
Associate in the architecture firm spg3.
Cynthia Griffin, Education Committee
Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University Women's Basketball Team.
Terri Filler Cohen, Development Committee
Women's health issues lecturer.
Angela Grassi, MS, RD, LDN, Medical Committee
Nutritionist in private practice specializing in adolescent and adult eating disorders.
Coach Phil Martelli, Advisory Board
Head Coach of the St. Joseph University Men's Basketball Team
Jean Kilbourne, Advisory Board
Advertising and Media Expert
Diane Coffey, Executive Director
A founding ACTH board director, Diane has taken on the responsibility of Executive Director of the organization.
The Junior Advisory Group represents the voices of today's young women and men and tomorrow's leaders. The Junior Advisory Group provides fresh ideas and critiques for ACTH's educational programming and outreach. The Junior Advisory Group includes Kirah Miles, Alexis Pitcairn, Marni Pogachefsky, Shlomit Twersky, Alexis Katchuk, and Whitney Wildrick. The Junior Advisory Group is chaired by co-founder Rachel Silver.
