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Newswise — CHICAGO – Seventeen national leaders in nutrition, health and business will serve as the 2012-2013 Board of Directors of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association), the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
The Board is responsible for strategic planning, policy development and fiscal management for the Academy. Members of the Academy’s Board of Directors will serve from June 1 until May 31, 2013. They are:
• Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RD, FADA, CD, Ellensburg, Wash., PresidentBergman is associate dean in the College of Education and Professional Studies and professor of food science and human nutrition at Central Washington University.
• Lucille Beseler, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, Coconut Creek, Fla., Director-at-LargeBeseler is president and owner of the Family Nutrition Center of South Florida.
• Evelyn F. Crayton, EdD, RD, LD, Auburn, Ala., Director-at-LargeCrayton is an extension assistant director in the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and a professor in the College of Human Sciences’ department of nutrition, dietetics and hospitality at Auburn University.
• Joseph Derochowski, MBA, Chicago, Ill., Public MemberDerochowski is vice president for business development marketing mix, price and promotion, and marketing ROI at Nielsen.
• Becky Dorner, RD, LD, Naples, Fla., Speaker, House of DelegatesDorner is president of Becky Dorner & Associates Inc. and Nutrition Consulting Services Inc.
• Sylvia A. Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN, Winterville, N.C., Past PresidentEscott-Stump is the director of the dietetic internship and didactic programs at East Carolina University.
• Linda T. Farr, RD, LD, San Antonio, Texas, House of Delegates DirectorFarr is the owner of Nutrition Associates of San Antonio.
• Trisha Fuhrman, MS, RD, LD, FADA, Ballwin, Mo., Past Speaker, House of DelegatesFuhrman is a nutrition support specialist with Coram Specialty Infusion Services.
• Margaret P. Garner, MS, RD, LD, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Director-at-LargeGarner is an associate professor of family medicine and the assistant dean for health education and outreach at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences.
• Sandra L. Gill, PhD, Lisle, Ill., Public MemberGill is dean of the College of Business and associate professor of business at Benedictine University. • Diane W. Heller, MMSc, RD, LD, Marietta, Ga., Academy Foundation ChairHeller is a consultant at Nutrition Solutions and the former dietetic internship director and assistant director of nutrition services at Georgia Baptist Medical Center.
• Marcia A. Kyle, RD, LD, CDE, Rockport, Maine, House of Delegates DirectorKyle is a nutrition and diabetes educator at PenBay Medical Center and a consultant to the Waldo County Head Start program.
• Nancy M. Lewis, PhD, RD, FADA, Stokesdale, N.C., House of Delegates Speaker-ElectLewis is a professor emeritus of nutrition and health sciences at the University of Nebraska.
• Donna S. Martin, EdS, RD, LD, SNS, Augusta, Ga., Treasurer-ElectMartin is director of the Burke County school nutrition program.
• Glenna McCollum-Cloud, DMOL, MPH, RD, Chandler, Ariz., President-ElectMcCollum-Cloud was the inaugural President of Chandler University and chairs the CU Advisory Board. She is also the vice president of health and nutrition for PhycoBiosciences.
• Mary K. Russell, MS, RD, LDN, Chicago, Ill., TreasurerRussell is the director of nutrition services at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
• Elise A. Smith, MA, RD, LD, Brandon, Miss., House of Delegates DirectorSmith is the director of clinical services for Nutrition Systems, a provider of nutrition consulting and foodservice management services.
• Patricia M. Babjak, Chicago, Ill., Academy Chief Executive OfficerBabjak has been the Academy’s chief executive officer since 2009. She joined the Academy in 1975.
Full biographies and photos of the members of the Academy’s Board of Directors are available by emailing [email protected].
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. the Academy is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics at www.eatright.org.
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