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

To view position descriptions, click here.

You can contact your leaders using the Academy's Leadership Directory. Click here for the Leadership Directory User Guide.

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DBC 2025 Election Results
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the DBC Executive Committee:
Chair-Elect: Cindy Goody PhD, MBA, RD, LDN
 
Secretary: Sydney Kurnit RDN, CDN
 
Nominating Committee Chair-Elect: Darnell Sandford Garcia RD
Nominating Committee: Raeanne Sarazen MA, RDN, FAND
 
Delegate: Anna Bramanti MS, RD, FAND
 

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. 

DBC 2024-2025 Leadership Team

Katy Lawson, MS, RDN

Chair 

Voting Member

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Deedra Geniesse MS, RDN

Chair Elect 

Voting Member

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Amanda Kruse Corlett, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Past Chair 

Voting Member

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Alexis Ray, MS, RDN, LD, RYT

Secretary

Voting Member

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Jane Rieger, MS, RD, LDN

Treasurer

Voting Member

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Mary Zupke, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

Delegate 

Voting Member

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Abbie Kozomara, MS, LDN

Nominating Chair 

Voting Member

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Kelly Plowe, MS, RD

Nominating Chair-Elect 

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Kerry Rose, MPH, RD

Nominating Committee

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Megan Maisano, MS, RD

Nominating Committee

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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

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Milton Stokes, PhD, MPH, RD, FAND

Membership Research & Analysis Director/FNCE Committee

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Jennifer Fiske, MS, RDN, LD

Grants and Awards Program Director 

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Tori Schmitt, MS, RDN, LD

Grants and Award Committee 

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Jenna Andal, MCN, RD

Networking Events Program Director/FNCE Committee

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Pooja Vyas, RDN

FNCE Events Committee 

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Nachuan Luo, RD 

FNCE Committee 

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Mariah Mercer

Student Engagement Lead

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Gabriella Potievsky, RDN

Business Development Director

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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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Vacant

Creative Designer

Aimee Gershberg, RDN, CDN

Website and Take 5 Editor

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Nikki Nies, MS, RD

Social Media Manager 

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Vacant

Education Director

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Vacant

Education Committee

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Vacant

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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Vacant

Foundation Fundraiser Director 

Vacant

Foundation Fundraiser Committee

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Nikki Putnam Badding, MS, RDN

IDEA Liaison

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Araceli Vazquez, MS RDN LD

Policy and Advocacy Liaison

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Carla Jamison 

Manager DPG/MIG Relations