Dr. Calvin Ellison Host of Vibrant Living & Certified Nutritional Consultant

Dr. Calvin Ellison received his Ph.D. of Ministry from Central Christian University and his Naturopathy degree from Trinity College of Natural Health. He is also a certified Nutritional Consultant with AANC (American Association of Nutritional Consultants). Dr. Ellison has been the presenter at conferences across the state, such as the Healthy Carolinians Partnerships Health Conference in Gates County; Northeastern North Carolina Partnership for Public Health, Unity and Communities Conference in Williamston, NC; the American Public Health Association Journal Press Release Conference, San Diego, CA; the Office of Minority Health Regional Conversation National Partnership for Action Community Roundtable in Atlanta, GA; Three Rivers Healthy Carolinians Conference, Windsor; trained Sasol Company employees in Johannesburg, SA; Health seminars in London, England to name a few. Dr. Ellison is the Founder and Executive Director of Success Dynamics Community Development Corporation which houses such programs as the Community Health Ambassadors Program (program that trains lay people to be ambassadors in their respective communities across the state) and Closing the Gap (a youth health initiative focusing on community gardening in Farmville, NC). He is the founder of the Community Empowerment Network of North Carolina, an organization of twenty-six churches/organizations in sixteen counties in eastern North Carolina with Regional Coordinators across the state. Dr. Ellison has served on the NC Cultural Competency Committee and NC Institute of Medicine Committee Prevention Task Force and is currently serving on the NC Institute of Medicine Committee Health Reform Task Force.