Candidate Bios

Below is a list of all candidates for the upcoming election.

The Academy and Commission on Dietetic Registration nominating committees are pleased to report that the following candidates have been selected for the 2020 national ballot from among many excellent nominees. The committees thank you for your participation in the nomination process. The election will occur February 1 through February 15, 2020.

Academy Board of Directors

President-elect
Linda T. Farr, RDN, CSOWM, LD, FAND Petition Candidate*
Barbara Ivens, MS, RDN, FADA, FAND 
Tammy Randall, MS, RDN, LD, CDE, FAND 

Treasurer-elect
Kathleen Niedert, MBA, RD, CSG, FADA, LNHA 
Brenda Richardson, MA, RDN, LD, CD, FAND 

Director-at-Large
Cecilia Fileti, MS, RDN, FADA, FAND 
David Grotto, MS, RDN, LDN 

House of Delegates Speaker-elect
Joan Salge Blake, EdD, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND 
Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, LDN 

House of Delegates Director
Annette Maggi, MS, RDN, LD, FAND 
Ainsley Malone, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND 

House of Delegates

Delegate-at-Large: Retired
Helen Lane, PhD, RDN 
Kathleen McClusky, MS, RDN, FAND 

Delegate-at-Large: 30 Years of Age and Under
Anna Busenburg, RDN, CSP, CD 
Camille Range, MPH, RDN

Academy Nominating Committee

National Leader
Dayle Hayes, MS, RDN 
Sylvia Klinger, DBA, MS, RDN 

National Leader in Practice for 15 Years or Less
Jamie Daugherty, PhD, RDN, CSSD 
Julie Plasencia, PhD, RDN, LD 

National Leader with Board of Directors Experience in the Past 10 Years
Judy Gilbride, PhD, RDN, CDN, FAND 
Jessie Pavlinac, MS, RDN, CSR, LD

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Practitioner
Patricia Brathwaite, EdD, MPH, RDN, LDN, FAND 
Cheryl Frazier-Trusty, MS, RDN, LDN

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Sharon Doughten, MS, RD, LD 
Heidi Ganzer, DCN, RDN, CSO, LD
Mary Herrstrom, MBA, RDN, LDN
Le Greta Hudson, MS, RDN, LD, CDE 
Young Hee Kim, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, FAND 
Valaree Williams, MS, RD, CSO, LDN, FAND 

CDR Nominating Committee Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Representative
Jeff Ketcham, MBA, RDN
Aspen Perovich, MS, RD, LD 

*In accordance with the Academy’s established petition process, a Petition Candidate is one who has petitioned to be placed on the ballot by obtaining the required number of valid signatures from members.
 

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