Meet Your Leadership Team

Our Leadership Team is comprised of students and professionals working across all areas of dietetics — from industry, to healthcare, to public policy, and beyond. This group of dedicated volunteers is proud to support members through the following teams:

Member Engagement
Education
Marketing & Communications

Nominating Committee
Business Development
IDEA

Academy Policy & Advocacy
Academy Foundation
Academy House of Delegates

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DBC 2024 Election Results

Congratulations to the newly elected members of the DBC Executive Committee:

*Chair-elect: Deedra Geniesse, MS, RDN

* Treasurer: Jane Rieger, MS, RDN

* Nominating Committee - Chair-elect: Kelly Plowe, MS, RDN

* Nominating Committee - Member: Megan Maisano, MS, RDN

Thank you to all of those who ran in this year's election and to those who voted. We're looking forward to the year ahead! I would also like to sincerely thank the members of the DBC Nominating Committee who were tremendously helpful and a true pleasure to work with throughout this process.

Thank you to Abbie Kozomara, Kerry Rose, and Jennifer Fiske for their many contributions to this process and a successful outcome! And all the best to Abbie as she takes on the Nominating Committee Chair role for the 2024-2025 term. Congratulations to all of the newly elected officers once again! DBC will be in good hands next year. And thank you again to everyone who was on the ballot and to everyone who voted.

- Barbara Minger, MS, RDN DBC Nominating Committee Chair

DBC 2023-24 Leadership Team

Amanda Kruse Corlett, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Chair

Voting Member

Katy Lawson, MS, RDN

Chair-Elect

Voting Member

Tori Schmitt, MS, RDN, LD

Past Chair

Voting Member

Alexis Ray, MS, RDN, LD, RYT

Secretary

Voting Member

Cindy Cysewski, MS, RD, LDN

Treasurer

Voting Member

Mary Zupke, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

Delegate

Voting Member

Barbara Minger, MS, RD

Nominating Chair

Voting Member

Abbie Kozomara, MS, LDN

Nominating Chair-Elect

Kerry Rose, MPH, RD

Nominating Committee

Chelsea Capelo, MBA, RDN, LD

Business Development Director

Amanda Goldman, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Affiliate Partnership Director

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

Member Engagement Director

Jane Rieger, MS, RDN

Membership Research & Analysis Director/FNCE Events Manager

Milton Stokes, PhD, MPH, RD, FAND

Grants and Awards Program Director

Jennifer Fiske, MS, RDN, LD

Grants and Awards Committee/Nominating Committee

Pooja Vyas, RDN

FNCE Events Committee

Vacant

Networking Events Program Director

Eshaa Jain, MS

Student Engagement Lead

Julie Salmen, MS, RD

Marketing & Communications Director

Monica Stewart, MS, RD, LD

Business Insights Associate Editor

Yvette Quantz, RDN, CSSD, LDN

Creative Designer

Aimee Gershberg, RDN, CDN

Website and Take 5 Editor

Kateryna Desheva

Social Media Manager and Business Development Committee Member

Kasey Lewis, BS, NDTR

Education Director

Valerie Houghton, RD, LD

Education Committee

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

Education Committee

Ali Webster, MS, RD

Education Committee

Jennifer Seyler, MBA, MS, RD

Leadership Cultivation Programming Director

Vacant

Foundation Fundraiser Director

Deanne Brandstetter, MBA, RDN, CDN, FAND

Foundation Fundraiser Committee

Nikki Putnam Badding, MS, RDN

IDEA Liaison

Tovah Wolf, PhD, MS, RDN, LDN

Policy and Advocacy Liaison

Carla Jamison

Manager DPG/MIG Relations