Thank you for your interest in the Wellness Task Force. Final staff will be leaving by May 31, 2011 after 10 years of providing exciting programs, extensive research and community events throughout California. Should you have any questions about the status of the Task Force, and whether or not the Senate plans to continue operations, please contact Task Force Chair, Senator DeSaulnier, by email or call (916) 651-4007. Thanks to our many supporters and partners over the years that helped make the Wellness Task Force a roaring success!

The Wellness Task Force is a public/private endeavor that brings together educators, health advocates, health providers, athletes and legislators to promote our mission.

Task Force Members
Senator Mark DeSaulnier (Chair)
Senator Loni Hancock
Assemblymember Richard Pan
Jane Adams, California Park and Recreation Society
Marsha Brown, Fu-Gen, Inc.
Joel Cohen, Dental Health Foundation
Katherine Ferrar, Teach for America
Suzanne Flint, California State Library
Jim Garfield, Active Marketing Group
Harold Goldstein, California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Martin Gonzalez, California School Boards Association
Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man
Sarah Kruer Jager, Monarch Group
Chris Mittelstaedt, The FruitGuys
Kathryn Scott, Physical Education Department, University of California, Berkeley
Paul Wright, Savvy Fitness