Executive Committee and Leadership Team
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Executive Committee
Chair - Elizabeth Verzo, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND
Chair-Elect – Bridgit Corbett, EdD, RD, LDN
Immediate Past Chair – Pauline Williams, PhD, MPA, RDN, CD
Secretary – Leia Flure, MS, RD, LDN
Treasurer – Debbi Slawson, PhD, RD, LDN
Nominating Committee Chair – Traci Causey, MS, MBA, CN, SNS
DPG Delegate – Barbara Ann Hughes, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN, FADA, FAND
Academy DPG/MIG Relations Manager
Leadership Team (Includes Executive Committee Members)
Awards Committee Chair
Communications Committee Chair
Diversity Liaison - Gloria Davis, MEd, RD, SNS
Electronic Mailing List (EML)/eBlast Coordinator – Caitlin Mellendorf, MS, RD
Facebook Coordinator - Maggie Meehan, MA, MPH, RDN
External Funding Chair - Vivian Haley-Zitlin, PhD, RD
External Funding Committee Member - Gail Frank, DrPH, MPH, RD, CHES
Membership Chair
Monthly Columns Coordinator
Newsletter Co-Editor – Maureen Ternus, MS, RD
Newsletter Co-Editor – Carol Berg Sloan, RD
Nominating Committee Chair-Elect - Lisa Shkoda, RDN, CSP, CNSC, FAND
Nominating Commitee Member - Michelle James, RDN
Professional Education Chair - Tiffany Grant, MA, RD, LD
Professional Education Committee Member - Gloria Davis, MEd, RD, SNS
Twitter/Instagram Coordinator - Holly Hill, RDN, CD
Website Coordinator – Leia Flure, MS, RD, LDN
Ashlee Barkeloo
Yijie (Claire) Cheng
Margie Siegel
Stefany Veldhuizen