Conference Committee

Dr. Angela Alberga | Co-Chair, Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University; Chercheur Boursier Junior 1, Fonds de Recherche du Québec- Santé; Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC

Dr. Patti-Jean Naylor | Co-Chair, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Dr. Geoff DC Ball, Professor of Pediatrics and Alberta Health Services Chair in Obesity Research, University of Alberta; Director, Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, AB

Dr. Annick Buchholz, Clinical Investigator, Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO) research group, CHEO Research Institute; Clinical Psychologist, Lead in Outcomes Management and Research, Centre for Healthy Active Living, CHEO; Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Dr. Stasia Hadjiyannakis, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Centre for Healthy Active Living (CHAL); Clinical Investigator, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON

Dr. Josephine Ho, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB

Rita Koutsodimos, Executive Director, BC Alliance for Healthy Living, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Sam Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Dr. Louise Masse, Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia; Scientist, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Katherine Morrison, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director Metabolism and Childhood Obesity Clinical Programs, McMaster Children’s Hospital; Co-Director Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Jo Nam, Senior Education Manager, Interprofessional Continuing Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Sarah Schmidt, Registered Psychologist, BC Children’s Hospital, Centre for Healthy Weights: Shapedown BC Program, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Claire Tugault-Lafleur, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute

Margaret Yandel, Policy Lead, Office of the Provincial Dietitian, Population Public Health Division, BC Ministry of Health, Victoria, BC