Leadership

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Leadership

Chair: Wendy Wittenbrook, MA, RD, CSP, LD, FAND

Chair Elect: Christine Ferguson, PhD, RD, CSG

Past Chair: Catherine Conway, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES

Nominating Committee Chair: 

Secretary: Justin Batchelder, MS, RD

Treasurer: Kathryn (Kate) Hoy, PhD, RDN, LDN

Delegate: Mary Russell, MS, RDN, CD, FAND, FASPEN

Communications Director and E-blast Coordinator: Vacant

  • Website Coordinator: Liz Dunn, MS, RD, LDN
  • Social Media Coordinator: Arielle Buckley, MPH, RDN
  • Newsletter Editor: Vacant
  • Newsletter Associate Editor: Heidi Kiehl, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC
Education Director: Dawna Torres Mughal, PhD, RDN, FADA, FAND, LDN
  • Education Vice-Director: 
  • Education Committee member: Bennett Pope, MS, RD, LD

IDEA Liaison: Joan Thomas, MS, RDN, LDN

  • IDEA Vice Liaison: 

Membership Director: Bennett Pope, MS, RD, LD

  • Vice Membership Director: Ajay Shenoy
  • Student/Intern Member Coordinator: Isaac Z. Ou

Nominating Committee Chair: 

  • Nominating Committee Chair-elect: 
  • Past EC Chair (ex-officio): Catherine Conway, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES

Policy and Advocacy Director (PAL): Darrius Marable, RDN, CDM, CFPP

Sponsorship Coordinator: Colleen Stauffer, RDN, LDN, CNSC