Our Team

Margaret Jaco Manecke, MSSW, PMP Senior Director | She/her

Samara Tahmid, MPH Project Manager | She/her

Alex Hurst, MHA Director | He/him

Youlim Song Project Manager | She/her

Zainab Nadeem, MPH Project Coordinator | She/her

Zachary Prezotti Project Coordinator | He/him
Trusted Partners
In addition to working in partnership with the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and Michigan Public Health Institute, NBHN also works closely with the 8 other CDC National Networks. NBHN engages with various other local, state and national partners, participates in CDC-sponsored trainings, meetings and events, and serves on work group and steering committees related to tobacco and cancer control and prevention.



Advisory Council
The NBHN Advisory Council provides guidance and expertise to improve the program’s overall design and infrastructure. Our Advisory Council includes representatives from public health, fellow CDC National Networks, federal agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Current Advisory Council Members

Ron Bialek, MPP President and CEO
Public Health Foundation

Anne DiGiulio Senior Director, Nationwide Tobacco Cessation and Health Policy
American Lung Association

Delmonte Jefferson Executive Director
The Center for Black Health & Equity

Rebecca Selove, PhD, MPH Research Associate Professor
Tennessee State University Center for Prevention Research, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Doug Tipperman, MSW Tobacco Policy Liaison, Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Katherine Stone, MPH Senior Program Manager, Center for Advancing Health Communities
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Stacey Gagosian Senior Vice President of Public Policy
Truth Initiative