Advisors & Ambassadors

We’re fortunate to have a robust coalition of arts, health, media, and policy luminaries that contribute to our organization’s mission and activate the health improving qualities of the arts.

General Advisors

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Arnell Hinkle

Founding Executive Director of the California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFit) Program.

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Carla M. Perissinotto, MD, MHS

Geriatrician, palliative care physician, and Associate Professor, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Jason Molony
Jason Molony

Aging & Gerontechology Advisor for The Foundation for Art & Healing

Age & Dementia Friendly Program Director, LifePath

Jennifer Weiss
Jennifer Weiss

Nonprofit Public Health Consultant and author

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Jessica Liu, PHD, MPH

Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach.

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Joshua M. Smyth

Eminent Scholar in Health Psychology, The Ohio State University

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Lois Drapin

Senior Film Advisor

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Marc Lieberstein

Partner with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and the co-chair of the Retail & Consumer Goods industry team.

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Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy has over 25 years of hands-on marketing experience in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, retail, and political campaigns.

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Scott Crawford

Founder, past CEO, and current vice chairman of United Veterinary Care

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Susan Stith

Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion, Civic Affairs, Cigna Foundation

Campus UnLonely Advisors

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Stephanie Blaisdell

Vice President for Student Affairs at The Claremont Colleges Services; Ph.D, Counseling Psychology

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Maritza Hernandez

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs & Student Services at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Karen Thornber

Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature and Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard, and serves as Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Bok Center

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Joe Behen

Dean of the Wellness Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ph.D.

Jan Collins Eaglin
Jan Collins Eaglin

National Senior Advisor, The Steve Fund

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Ellen O’Conner

Professor Emerita of Physical Education, Santa Barbara City College.
Executive Board Member, California Community College Kinesiology/Physical Education/Dance Association.

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Daniel Eisenberg

Professor of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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