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    Stacey Younger Gagosian

    Stacey Younger Gagosian has worked in politics and policy for nearly 3 decades.

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    YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT NICOTINE ADDICTION PREVENTION & EDUCATION

    Everyone deserves the chance to live free from nicotine addiction. Through our national public education campaigns and in-school prevention curriculums for middle and high school students, we are inspiring a movement to live free from nicotine addiction by empowering young people to quit or never start in the first place.

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    Ted Feldman

    As a member of the legal team at Truth Initiative®, Ted Feldman plays a lead role negotiating relationships and transactions between the organization an

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    Nicole Dueffert is Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations & Organizational Excellence at Truth Initiative, where she leads enterprise-wide efforts

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    Mary Dominguez serves as Vice President, Partnerships in Marketing, where she has worked on the truth brand since 2005.

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    Kendric Dartis

    Dr. Kendric Dartis is the Vice President, Social Impact & Partnerships at Truth Initiative, America's largest nonprofit public health orga

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    Tricia Kenney

    Tricia Kenney is an award-winning communications, marketing and strategy executive who serves as Chief Communications, Marketing and Brand Strategy Offi

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    Robert Falk

    Throughout his career, Robert Falk’s legal expertise has helped advance important health care and social causes.

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