As the legal technical assistance director for the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN), Quang oversees the development and dissemination of legal and policy tools aimed at addressing the environmental causes of childhood obesity. Prior to joining PHLP, he worked as a senior litigation attorney at a law firm in San Francisco, and as a director for an international consulting firm, where he led teams to optimize the use of technology in litigation. He has also worked extensively with organizations serving at-risk youth in a range of areas, including health education, HIV/AIDS prevention, homelessness, elimination of discrimination and bias, leadership training, and mentoring. He is a graduate of Brown University (Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude) and the UC Berkeley School of Law.

As the director of legal research for the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN), Samantha helps identify the program's legal research needs and oversees the work of expert researchers from leading institutions around the country. Samantha has an extensive background in a broad range of legal issues relating to tobacco control and obesity prevention. Prior to joining PHLP, Samantha worked as a fellow with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; an associate at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati; a federal law clerk for Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the Northern District of California; and a case writer for Harvard Business School. She is a graduate of Harvard University (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and Yale Law School.

Karla Hampton is a staff attorney working on the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN). Prior to joining PHLP she worked as an Equal Justice Works fellow at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, specializing in access to health care for low-income and ethnically diverse communities. She also worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, representing HHS in administrative and civil fraud enforcement actions. She is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and the UC Berkeley School of Law.

Manel Kappagoda is the deputy director of PHLP's National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN). Prior to joining PHLP, she worked at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), where she served first as a staff attorney in the health law practice and later as director of administration and policy. While at EBCLC she provided legal services to low-income clients living with HIV/AIDS in the areas of fair housing, access to health insurance, disability benefits and estate planning, and she founded AIDS Lanka, a multidisciplinary project that effectively advocated for increased access to HIV medications in Sri Lanka. She also conducted program planning for EBCLC's successful medical-legal partnership with Children's Hospital Oakland. From 2000 to 2003, Manel served on the Oakland Eligible Metropolitan Area HIV Services Planning Council. In addition, she has worked with the UC Office of the President and the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She graduated with high honors from UC Davis, and received her law degree from the UC Hastings College of the Law and her master's in public health from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

Leah S. Roderman is a Communication Specialist on PHLP's communications team, where she supports the organization's website and and database operations. Prior to joining PHLP, she worked for CodeMagi, Inc. developing online communications strategies with businesses, public agencies, artists, and non-profit organizations. She was also a web development architect at the Golden State Warriors, and has worked in website development and data management for over ten years. Leah is a graduate of Mills College, holding a BA and an MA in Interdisciplinary Computer Science.

Stephanie Stevens is a staff attorney focusing on legal research and writing for the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN). Before joining PHLP she was an attorney with the Fair Housing Law Project, where she represented victims of predatory mortgage lending. She has also clerked in the Family Division of New Jersey's Superior Court. Stephanie is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Howard University School of Law.

Heather Wooten is a senior planning and policy associate with PHLP's Planning for Healthy Places program, where she researches best practices, develops tools, and works with communities to connect land use, economic development, and health. She is a co-author of one of the premier publications on developing and implementing health policy language in land use plans, How to Create and Implement Healthy General Plans. Prior to joining PHLP, she co-authored the Oakland Food System Assessment: Towards a Sustainable Food Plan through the Oakland Mayor's Office of Sustainability; she also currently serves on the Oakland Food Policy Council. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and earned a Masters of City Planning from the University of California at Berkeley.