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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Calling all DBC members: make your voice heard!

The 2025-2026 Academy and DBC election voting opened February 1st and runs through February 15th. Support DBC members running in the national election. Read bios and vote here: eatright.org/election

DBC 2025-2026 Election Slate of Candidates

The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the slate of candidates for office for the 2025-2026 year:

Chair-Elect:

Cindy Goody PhD, MBA, RD, LDN

Secretary:

Sydney Kurnit RDN, CDN

Nominating Committee (elect two):

Darnell Sandford Garcia RD

Mandy Enright MS, RYT, RDN

Alyssa Pike RD

Mary Zupke MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

Alexis Ray RYT, RD

Raeanne Sarazen MA, RDN, FAND

Delegate:

Anna Bramanti MS, RD, FAND

Kimberly Haider BA, BS, RD

According to Academy policy, a slate of candidates must be presented to DBC DPG membership 30 days prior to the start of voting. Should you wish to petition that additional candidates be included on the ballot slate, you must submit a petition to the DPG/MIG Nominating Committee by contacting the DBC DPG Nominating Committee, at DBC@eatright.org within the next 30 days by January 20, 2025.

You must also have the support with signatures of 5% or 46 DBC DPG members. Petitions must include biographical information on the candidate and qualifications for the DBC DPG leadership position. If deemed eligible for the position by the Academy DPG/MIG Relations Team, the additional candidates will be added to a contested ballot prior to the start of online voting, beginning February 1, 2025.

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 2024-2025 Leadership Team

Katy Lawson, MS, RDN

Chair

Voting Member

Deedra Geniesse MS, RDN

Chair Elect

Voting Member

Amanda Kruse Corlett, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Past Chair

Voting Member

Alexis Ray, MS, RDN, LD, RYT

Secretary

Voting Member

Jane Rieger, MS, RD, LDN

Treasurer

Voting Member

Mary Zupke, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

Delegate

Voting Member

Abbie Kozomara, MS, LDN

Nominating Chair

Voting Member

Kelly Plowe, MS, RD

Nominating Chair-Elect

Kerry Rose, MPH, RD

Nominating Committee

Megan Maisano, MS, RD

Nominating Committee

Amanda Goldman, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Affiliate Partnership Director

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

Member Engagement Director

Milton Stokes, PhD, MPH, RD, FAND

Membership Research & Analysis Director/FNCE Committee

Jennifer Fiske, MS, RDN, LD

Grants and Awards Program Director

Tori Schmitt, MS, RDN, LD

Grants and Award Committee

Jenna Andal, MCN, RD

Networking Events Program Director/FNCE Committee

Pooja Vyas, RDN

FNCE Events Committee

Nachuan Luo, RD

FNCE Committee

Mariah Mercer

Student Engagement Lead

Gabriella Potievsky, RDN

Business Development Director

Julie Salmen, MS, RD

Marketing & Communications Director

Monica Stewart, MS, RD, LD

Business Insights Associate Editor

Vacant

Creative Designer

Aimee Gershberg, RDN, CDN

Website and Take 5 Editor

Nikki Nies, MS, RD

Social Media Manager

Vacant

Education Director

Vacant

Education Committee

Vacant

Education Committee

Ali Webster, MS, RD

Education Committee

Jennifer Seyler, MBA, MS, RD

Leadership Cultivation Programming Director

Vacant

Foundation Fundraiser Director

Vacant

Foundation Fundraiser Committee

Nikki Putnam Badding, MS, RDN

IDEA Liaison

Araceli Vazquez, MS RDN LD

Policy and Advocacy Liaison

Carla Jamison

Manager DPG/MIG Relations