Significant professional appointments and activities:

1999 - Present, Executive Board of Directors Houston Well City Initiative

1999 President Region Six Association of Worksite Health Promotion (currently within the American College of Sports Medicine)

1995-96 Harris and Eliza Kempner Volunteer of the Year Award

1995 President American Heart Association, Galveston Chapter

A brief statement regarding the faculty member's responsibilities:

Mr. Cleveland directs and coordinates health promotion/wellness programs and activities for the employees at UTMB. Additionally, he serves a management consultant for the Alumni Field House where he oversees expansions, equipment purchases, fitness classes and reporting. As Executive Director of the Corporate Health Consortium, Mr. Cleveland oversees projects and meetings that serve to meet the mission of the consortium. Gerald also is an integral part of the institutional "Commit To Fit" task force.

Presentations:

Mr. Cleveland has spoken to numerous national and local groups on the benefits of physical activity, behavior change and stress management.