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.