Center Personnel

Dr. Donna Breitenstein, Director of the Training Center, has been a leader in Health Education in North Carolina for many years. As Professor and Coordinator of Health Education at Appalachian State University, she has helped prepare teachers since 1975. She has served as president of the North Carolina Association for the Advancement of Health Education, as project coordinator for developing the teacher manuals, "Successfully Teaching High School Health" and "Successfully Teaching Middle School Health" and on the Governor's School Health Advisory Council. She was recognized as Most Outstanding University Health Educator in 1994 by the Association for the Advancement of Health Education. In 1999, she was honored with the Excellence in Teaching award from the UNC Board of Governors.

Beth Morris has served as Administrative Assistant for the Center for eight years after working for the Watauga County Board of Education and for the Chancellor of Appalachian State University. She was also the Administrative Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She plans events, registers participants, supervises student assistants, orders materials, arranges for travel for Center staff, and maintains the budget. "Beth's organizational skills are exceptional," says Breitenstein. "We simply could not maintain the quality of our programming without her." Beth served as one of the editors of the "Successfully Teaching Middle School Health" manual. In December 2003 she was presented an award from NCDHHS, NCAAHE, and NCDPI for "Invaluable contributions and dedication to he health of North Carolina's youth."