Richard D. Hurt, M.D., Chair

Founder and Director, Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center

Expertise: Internationally recognized expert on evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment, research and education.

Career highlights:

• Professor of medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
• Consultant to the Hong Kong Department of Health and other ministries of health
• First witness in the historic Minnesota tobacco trial
• Author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications on nicotine dependence

Thomas J. Glynn, Ph.D.

Director, Cancer Science and Trends, and Director, International Cancer Control, American Cancer Society

Expertise: Adviser on emerging research and policy issues in international cancer prevention and control, particularly in middle- and low-income nations.

Career highlights:

• Associate director, U.S. National Cancer Institute Cancer Control Science Program
• Consultant on cancer control to the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Senior scientific reviewer for the U.S. Surgeon General’s Reports on Tobacco and Health

Scott J. Leischow, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Research, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

Expertise: Translation of clinical tobacco dependence treatment pharmacological research into community practice.

Career highlights:

• Senior adviser for tobacco policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Past president, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
• Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, University of Arizona and associate director, Biobehavioral and Social Sciences Research, Arizona Cancer Center

J. Taylor Hays, M.D.

Associate Director, Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center

Expertise: Tobacco dependence and treatment, including pharmacological and behavioral therapies and research on the genetic basis for tobacco use and dependence.

Career highlights:

• Professor of medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
• Consultant, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
• Master’s faculty privileges in clinical and translational science, Mayo Graduate School, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Katherine E. Kemper, MBA

Executive Director, Global Bridges

Expertise: Experienced global manager/marketer in the for-profit and not-for profit sectors.

Career highlights:

• Director, Latin America Programs, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Vice president, Global Smoking Control, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
• Introduced products and programs to help tobacco users in more than 18 countries escape their dependence

Beth A. Borg, RN, MHA

Clinical Operations Administrator, Department of Administration, Mayo Clinic

Expertise: Beth has more than 25 years of experience in the health care field, including experience in clinical practice and research and clinical operations administration. She is interested in complementary and integrative medicine, particularly its integration into the health care field and its impact on overall health and wellness.

Career highlights:

• Operations administrator, Department of Medicine — General Internal Medicine, Nicotine Dependence, Fibromyalgia
• Research administrator, Department of Research Administration
• Health Services Administration, Department of Justice
• Nursing Administration, Department of Justice

Tripp J. Welch, MHA

Research Administrator, Department of Research Administration, Mayo Clinic

Expertise: Tripp holds bachelor's degrees in biology and economics from James Madison University and a master's of health administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has worked in a variety of fields, including cancer research, social retirement community administration and health policy.

Mayo career highlights:

• Research administrator, Department of Research Administration
• Director, Workforce Research and Analysis, Department of Human Resources
• Marketing consultant, Division of Marketing
• Administrative fellow, Department of Administration