Donna McDuffie MPH, CPH, RDN, LN is the Program Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program at the Minnesota Department of Health and is responsible for coordinating state-wide efforts that reduce the burden of cancer in Minnesota. Prior to joining Comprehensive Cancer Control, she was the State Nutrition Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Health for 10 years and before that; she was an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Extension. She has experience in leadership and systems-thinking, community dimensions of practice, and financial planning and management resulting in a successful track record in program planning, project development/implementation, and evaluation. Donna holds a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University, a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Minnesota, is National Board of Public Health Examiners certified, and is a Registered Dietitian and a state Licensed Nutritionist.