Executive Committee

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DBC 2023-24 Executive Committee

Amanda Kruse, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Chair

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Katy Lawson, MS, RDN 

Chair Elect

Tori Schmitt, MS, RDN, LD

Past Chair 

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Alexis Ray, RYT, RD

Secretary

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Cindy Cysewski, MS, RD, LDN

Treasurer

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Barbara Minger, MS, RD

Nominating Chair

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Abbie Kozomara, MS, LDN

Nominating Chair Elect

Kerry Rose, MPH, RD

Nominating Committee

Jennifer Fiske, MS, RDN, LD

Nominating Committee and Grants & Awards Committee

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Chelsea Capelo, MBA, RDN, LD

Business Development Director

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Mary P.  Zupke, MS RDN LDN FAND

House of Delegates Representative

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Amanda Goldman, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Affiliate Partnership Director

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Manju Karkare, MS, RDN, LDN, CLT, FAND

Member Engagement Director

Jane Rieger, MS, RDN

Membership Research & Analysis Director and FNCE Events Manager

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Milton Stokes, PhD, MPH, RD, FAND

Grants & Awards Program Director

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Pooja Vyas, RDN

FNCE Events Committee 

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Crystal Fossmeyer, MA, RDN, CD

Networking Events Program Director 

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Eshaa Jain, MS

Student Engagement Lead 

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Julie Salmen, MS, RD

Marketing & Communications Director

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Monica Stewart, MS, RD, LD

Business Insights Associate Editor
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Yvette Quantz, RDN, CSSD, LDN

Creative Designer

Aimee Gershberg

Website and Take 5 Editor

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Kateryna Desheva

Social Media Manager and Business Development Committee Member

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Kasey Lewis, BS, NDTR

Education Director

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Valerie Houghton, RD, LD

Education Committee

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Laura Last, MA, MBA, RDN, LD, FAND, CPTM

Education Committee

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Ali Webster, MS, RD

Education Committee

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Jennifer Seyler, MBA, MS, RD

Leadership Cultivation Programming Director

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Lauren Manaker, MS, RD, LN

Foundation Fundraiser Director 

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Deanne Brandstetter, MBA, RDN, CDN, FAND

Foundation Fundraiser Committee

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Nikki Putnam Badding, MS, RDN

IDEA Committee

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Tovah Wolf, PhD, MS, RDN, LDN

Policy and Advocacy Liaison

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Carla Jamison 

Manager DPG/MIG Relations