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The following FAAN representatives are available for media interviews and speaking engagements. To arrange a media interview or to have one of these people make a presentation at an upcoming event, please contact:

Jennifer (Love) Roeder
Director, Marketing and Media Communications
Direct: (703) 563-3061
Cell: (301) 639-4811
E-mail: jroeder@foodallergy.org
Twitter: @JenRoeder

Maria L. Acebel Maria L. Acebal, J.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Maria joined FAAN in November 2009. She is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of FAAN. Maria holds a B.A. in mathematics from Duke University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She has a personal connection to food allergies, as one of her children has a peanut allergy.
Chris Fanning Chris Fanning, M.B.A.
Chief Financial Officer
Chris joined FAAN in August 2008. She is responsible for oversight of the financial and operational functions for FAAN. She holds a bachelor’s of business administration in accounting from Shenandoah University and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland.
Eleanor Garrow-Majka
 Eleanor Garrow
Vice President, Education and Outreach
Eleanor joined FAAN in September 2009. She provides leadership, development, and implementation of FAAN’s education and outreach programs. Eleanor has a B.A. in healthcare administration from Lewis University in Romeoville, IL.  She has a son with food allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis, and asthma.
Chris Weiss Chris Weiss, Ph.D.
Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations
Chris has been with FAAN since March 2001. His duties include monitoring legislative/regulatory efforts at the local, state, and national level, designing surveys, speaking at professional meetings and conferences, and attending trade shows on FAAN’s behalf. Chris has graduate degrees from the University of Massachusetts and Florida State University.