Members on the Move

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Denice Ferko-Adams, MPH, RD, LDN received second place recognition for her Dynamic Initiative in Dietetics Practice and Education display entitled “Tech Tools to Expand Services & Increase Validity”. This display was presented during the Dynamic Initiatives in Dietetics Practice and Education
session conducted during FNCE 2011 in San Diego.

Ilene Smith, MS, RD, a member of DBC and FCP, has joined Porter Novelli, the global public relations firm, as executive vice president, food and nutrition. She is responsible for driving growth in food and nutrition across the agency on a global basis. She is headquartered in the agency’s New York office.

Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Ilene spent 12 years as the associate director of the food and nutrition practice at Ketchum, also a global public relations firm, where she worked with major food companies including Frito-Lay, Kellogg, Wendy’s, the California Strawberry Commission and many others, to develop nutrition-based marketing and communications programs.

Jill Melton, MS, RD, new member of DBC, and long time member of FCP, announces her new cookbook Seasons & Celebrations. With beautiful color photography and graphics, it contains over 25 complete menus for every type of get-together. It’s the second cookbook for Relish magazine and Jill’s team.

Jill Melton is editor of Relish, the nation’s largest food magazine that celebrates America’s love of food. Relish, based in Franklin, TN, launched in February 2006 and is distributed in over 800 newspapers nationwide to 16 million readers. Previously Jill spent 15 years in Birmingham, Alabama with Cooking Light Magazine. During her tenure there, Jill was instrumental in guiding the editorial content and food style that made Cooking Light the country’s number one epicurean magazine.

Nancy Siler, MS, RD, LDN, CFCS just finished taping the 8^th season of her Public Television Show Bake Decorate Celebrate! She is host and executive producer. Over 50,000 shows have aired since February 2006 in the US plus the show can be seen in 46 countries. Check out the website for the show at www.bakedecoratecelebrate.com.

Wonder what our 2009-10 DBC Chair did in her spare time during her year as chair? Click here to read a great article on Karen Payne's climb of Mount Rainier!