CATCH Welcomes Three New Board Members

Januari 14, 2021  | Na CATCH Global Foundation

CGF Welcomes New Members Margo Wootan, Allison Schnieders, and Shweta Patira to its Board of Directors

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CATCH Global Foundation, a nonprofit focused on improving Whole Child health through evidence-based nutrition, physical education and vaping prevention programs – which extend to the lunchroom, the classroom, and the home in order to influence a child’s choices in school and throughout life – is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members: Allison Schnieders with FAIR Health in New York, Margo Wootan with MXG Strategies in Washington, D.C., and Shweta Patira with LinkedIn in New York.

“This is an exciting day for us all at CATCH Global Foundation. Our Board of Directors is an exceptional group of individuals committed to our mission to provide Whole Child health education resources to all kids across the globe, and we are honored to have Allison, Margo, and Shweta lend their expertise and vision to this work,” said Duncan Van Dusen, CATCH Global Foundation Founder & CEO. “We know that they will each contribute greatly to the effectiveness and strategic growth of CATCH in the years to come.”

Allison Schnieders, Esq.

Allison Schnieders, Esq., is Deputy General Counsel for FAIR Health, Inc. in New York, a national, independent nonprofit organization dedicated to healthcare cost transparency. Allison has a wide range of responsibilities including supporting attorneys across the country using claims data in healthcare dispute resolution, complex licensing projects, compliance and federal and state regulatory and legislative initiatives. Prior to joining FAIR Health, Allison worked as a litigator in New York and Washington, D.C. with the firms McKenna & Cuneo (now Dentons) and Morrison & Foerster. Allison earned a BA, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University and a JD from the University of Washington. In addition to her experience as a litigator, Allison is also trained as a healthcare mediator by the American Arbitration Association and is a certified Leadership Professional in Ethics and Compliance. She is fluent in French, and the proud mother of three teenagers. Allison is currently completing a three year term as an appointed member of the Health Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association.

Margo Wootan, DSc

Margo Wootan, DSc, ni Rais wa Mikakati ya MXG na ametajwa kuwa mmoja wa Wanawake Wabunifu Zaidi katika Chakula na Vinywaji na Jarida la Fortune na kutambuliwa na Shule ya Harvard ya Afya ya Umma kwa uongozi wake katika sera ya umma. Dk. Wootan aliongoza juhudi zilizofaulu za kuhitaji uwekaji lebo ya mafuta ya trans kwenye vyakula vilivyowekwa kwenye vifurushi, ambayo ilichangia kwa kiasi kikubwa kupungua kwa matumizi ya mafuta ya trans 80% nchini Marekani Aliratibu juhudi za Muungano wa Kitaifa wa Lishe na Shughuli ili kusaidia kifungu cha Afya, Njaa- Sheria ya Watoto Bila Malipo, ambayo ilijumuisha kuboresha milo ya shule na kuondoa soda na vitafunio visivyofaa kutoka kwa mashine za kuuza shuleni, laini za la carte, maduka ya shule na kuchangisha pesa. Aliongoza juhudi za kupitisha sera dazeni mbili za majimbo na mitaa na sheria za kitaifa ili kuhitaji uwekaji alama za kalori katika vyakula vya haraka na mikahawa mingine minyororo. Alifanya kazi katika kupanua lishe na ukuzaji wa shughuli za kimwili na ufadhili katika Vituo vya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa na kupitisha zaidi ya sera dazeni za migahawa yenye afya ya jimboni na ya mtaani ya watoto. Dk. Wootan ananukuliwa mara kwa mara katika vyombo vya habari kuu vya taifa na alionekana katika filamu za Super Size Me, Fed Up, na Killer at Large. Ametoa ushahidi wake mbele ya Bunge na mabunge ya majimbo na amealikwa kuzungumza na mashirika ya serikali na serikali ikiwa ni pamoja na Idara ya Kilimo ya Marekani, Vyuo vya Kitaifa vya Sayansi, Uhandisi na Tiba, Mkutano wa Kitaifa wa Lishe, na Kikao cha Kusikiliza cha Daktari Mkuu wa Upasuaji kwa Kitaifa. Mpango wa Utekelezaji juu ya Uzito kupita kiasi na Unene. Dk. Wootan alipokea digrii yake ya BS katika sayansi ya lishe kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Cornell na shahada yake ya udaktari katika lishe kutoka Shule ya Afya ya Umma ya Chuo Kikuu cha Harvard. Amechapisha zaidi ya ripoti 50, makala, na karatasi za kitaaluma katika maeneo ya mawasiliano, masoko ya kijamii, programu za lishe za kitaifa, chakula cha shule, uuzaji wa rejareja, uuzaji wa chakula kwa watoto, vyakula vya mikahawa, kuweka lebo na elimu ya lishe.

Shweta Patira

Shweta Patira is a technology leader at LinkedIn overseeing part of their Video Engineering organization. With more than 12 years of experience working in software, Shweta has also held roles at Microsoft (search engine and augmented reality products), HBO (leading media and technology across their U.S. offices) and Coupang (leading multi-million dollar digital Ads organization across Seattle and South Korea). Recently, Shweta served on the leadership team for Lean In’s Seattle chapter, where she worked on the Gender Pay Equity initiative for women in Seattle. She has also served in a leadership role on the Grace Hopper Technology Conference Core Committee. She holds a Master’s Degree from Georgia Tech. Shweta spent her formative years in India and the Middle East and outside of work is a diver, a professional makeup artist, and an aspiring marathoner.