HealthFitness Science Advisory Board

Jim Reynolds, M.D.
Reynolds previously served as chief medical officer for HealthFitness’ Research, Development and Outcomes division. He brings more than 30 years of experience in clinical medicine, health management and quality assurance. Prior to HealthFitness, Jim served as a senior consultant in Mercer Health and Benefits Health and Productivity Management specialty practice.

K. James Ehlen, M.D.
Dr. Ehlen is the CEO of RespirTech, Inc., a manufacturer of high-frequency chest compression medical equipment. He is a physician who practiced in the areas of endocrinology and metabolism for 13 years. Prior to Halleland, Ehlen occupied a series of executive roles, including CEO of Medica and co-founder/co-CEO of Allina Health System.

Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D.
Dr. Kris-Etherton is a distinguished professor of nutrition in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Pennsylvania State University. Her research expertise is cardiovascular nutrition. For more than 20 years, she has conducted many controlled clinical nutrition studies designed to evaluate the role of diet on established and emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors.

William L. Haskell, Ph.D.
Dr. Haskell is a professor of medicine (active emeritus) in the Center for Prevention Research and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine at Stanford University. He has been a member of the Stanford University faculty for the past 35 years, with primary interests in the prevention of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease.

Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Lynch is an independent health care consultant with Human Capital Management Services. Her career includes serving on the faculty at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the School of Public Health at Yale, senior scientist at Health Decisions International, and principal and senior consultant at Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Robert Karch, Ed.D.
Karch is chair of the Department of Health and Fitness and executive director of the National Center for Health Fitness. He has been a member of American University faculty since 1969. Karch is a past-president and currently a member of the board of directors for the National Fitness Leaders Association, as well as a board member for the American Council on Exercise.