Susan Pennel, BA
Susan Pennel leads the Communications Unit of the Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section (CPNS) within the California Department of Health Services. Having made the transition from private industry to public health in 2003, Ms. Pennel has been instrumental in the effort to position childhood obesity as an urgent health crisis. In 2003, her unit produced a series of commercials representing the first obesity TV campaign to air in California. Ms. Pennel also managed the development and production of the award-winning tool kit Harvest of the Month, and the Food Stamp Office Resource Kit. Prior to joining CPNS, Ms. Pennel devoted 25 years to building a successful advertising career in San Francisco.