Leaders

Board Of Directors

Todd Hanle

Interim President

Todd Hanle is a seasoned marketing and branding executive with more than 35 years of experience leading strategy, creative, and communications initiatives for global corporations, public institutions, and mission-driven organizations. His career includes leadership roles with iconic brands such as Colgate-Palmolive, Sunbeam, Monster.com, Yahoo!, and DeVry Education Group, where he developed and executed campaigns that built trust, expanded reach, and delivered measurable growth.

As Founder and CEO of Todd Hanle Marketing Partners, a boutique agency based in Mesa, Arizona, Todd works with municipalities and private businesses to strengthen brand identity, drive engagement, and create long-term impact. His expertise spans brand architecture, marketing and advertising, digital strategy, and integrated media planning.

Todd’s dedication to health advocacy is also deeply personal. Through his own family’s struggles with vaccine injury, he came to understand firsthand the importance of transparency, accountability, and informed choice. Discovering the truth has helped his family forge a new path forward and fuels his passion for protecting and supporting families facing similar challenges.

As the newly elected Interim President of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Chapter of Children’s Health Defense, Todd brings his personal conviction, extensive leadership experience, and proven ability to build collaborative partnerships. He is dedicated to advancing the organization’s mission of protecting health through education, awareness, and action.

Kimberley Lewis

Board Treasurer

Kimberley has been interested in the health and vitality of little children her whole life. Since the arrival of her little sister, at age 2, she has been noting, both consciously and unconsciously, what creates a natural and healthy childhood. She holds a masters degree from Antioch New England in Waldorf Education and has spent two decades working in early childhood education. Her deep commitment to nurturing, holistic and healing practices shines throughout her work. Her interests and education also include conception, embryology, pregnancy, birth and the earliest years. While she was always aware of Children’s Health Defense, it was during the “pandemic” that she more actively joined CHD, and began working for RFK Jr’s presidential campaign in Arizona. You can visit her website at kimberleylewis.com.

Valeri Marsh

Board Member

Valeri Marsh was Executive Director of our previous sister organization, Arizonans for Safe Technology. Having been seriously ill since childhood, as a young  adult she cured herself of severe asthma through natural healing modalities such as juice fasting and cleansing. This sparked an interest in health and nutrition that has spanned 40 years.

In 2018, when the long-awaited results were published from the biggest study ever conducted to determine whether cell phone radiation was safe or not, she was relieved to hear that these results PROVED it caused 9 types of cancer, cardiomyopathy, and DNA damage. She was relieved because she assumed the US would halt the impending 5G rollout. When, to her surprise, the rollout continued full steam ahead, she started investigating other problems with this increase in manmade EMF’s (electromagnetic fields) that was to blanket the planet.

Val has spent over 2500 hours researching the health effects of wireless radiation, the dangers of the 4G/5G rollout as it pertains to Arizona, the interplay between radiation and children’s health, and solutions people can implement to protect children, families and neighborhoods. Her lifetime goal is to increase public awareness to the point where people will demand safer use of technology and nationwide access to fiber optics–a superior form of communications that is faster, safer and more secure than wireless.

Valeri spends much of her free time up in the mountains, where she can enjoy nature and animals and allow her body to take a break from the 3 commercial cell towers that blanket  her own home in The Valley. She’s also a seasoned Spanish teacher, however this career has been on hold while she’s been working on the EMF issue, and she looks forward to the day she can resume it.

Jessica Ruhland

Board Member

Jessica Ruhland is a wellness entrepreneur, CEO, and lifelong advocate for health freedom and natural living. With a background that blends clinical expertise, grassroots activism, and nearly two decades of experience in the wellness space, she has built a reputation for leading with heart, strategy, and a relentless commitment to clean, conscious living. Her passion lies in creating safer, healthier environments—where people can thrive free from hidden toxins and empowered with natural tools for body, mind, and spirit.

A mother of two boys, Jessica has spent nearly two decades raising her family on the values of healthy living—embracing clean food, gardening, yoga, natural remedies, and getting back to nature as a way of life. Her personal and professional journeys are fueled by the belief that true wellness starts with what we breathe, eat, and surround ourselves with every day.

Jessica also brings to the board her experience as a successful wellness business owner, with expertise in strategic growth, community engagement, and creating messaging that connects with both hearts and minds. Known for her ability to educate, inspire, and mobilize audiences, she is dedicated to advancing the mission of protecting health freedom, promoting informed choices, and helping individuals and communities reclaim their right to live well—naturally.

Ursula Conway

President Emeritus

Ursula Conway served as President for the Arizona Chapter of Children’s Health Defense.

Ms. Conway grew up in Michigan and chose the University of Arizona to complete her business degree. Her Information Technology career was heavily focused in the Gaming & Hospitality industry, based in Las Vegas, as well as general management consulting services. She retired from her full-time career as Chief Information Officer of a major gaming company and currently provides consulting services on a limited basis.

Throughout her life, Ursula was shaped by personal medical experiences which led her to a commonsense “trust but verify” approach to wellness. Her focus included a commitment to high quality fresh foods, organic when possible, and an open mind toward non-traditional medical approaches.

Suspicious of increasing pressure to vaccinate, Ms. Conway delved into the facts surrounding vaccine policy in the United States. Her skepticism mounted when a colleague was faced with the tragedy of a severely vaccine-damaged nephew. This highlighted the recklessness of the federal government’s immunity grant to the pharmaceutical industry.

While monitoring treatment developments, Ursula also became increasingly aware of the persecution of medical and dental professionals who dared to voice opinions contrary to “official” narratives. As a result, she became committed to medical freedom – the right of American citizens to make their own medical (and dental) decisions.

Ursula lives in southern Arizona and along with her dog, Loretta, is an IPWDA certified member of the Santa Cruz County canine search & rescue team.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Children’s Health Defense Founder

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, founder of Children’s Health Defense, is former chairman of the board and former chief litigation counsel, supporting the organization’s efforts to address childhood chronic disease and toxic exposures.

Kennedy’s reputation as a resolute defender of the environment and children’s health stems from hundreds of successful legal actions. Kennedy was also the founder of Waterkeeper Alliance, the world’s largest clean water advocacy group. TIME Magazine named Kennedy its “Hero for the Planet” for his leadership in the fight to restore the Hudson River. He received recognition for his role in the landmark victory against Monsanto in 2018, as well as in the DuPont Case that inspired the movie “Dark Waters” (2019).

Kennedy is also an award-winning writer whose articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, The Nation, Outside Magazine, the Village Voice, and many others. Among his published books are two New York Times’ bestsellers: “Crimes Against Nature” (2005) and “The Real Anthony Fauci” (2021). His highly reviewed biography is American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family.