Below is the slate of candidates for the 2024 national election.

The slate lists self-reported educational degrees, CDR issued credentials, state nutrition and dietetics licensure titles and Academy fellow designations. Please view the candidate's biographical information form and/or website for other credentials.

2024 Slate of Candidates

Academy Board of Directors

President-elect

Deanne Brandstetter, MBA, RDN, CDN, FAND (NY)

Egondu Onuoha, MS, RDN, CDN, FAND (NY)

Treasurer-elect

Christina Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND (IL)

Christine Weithman, MBA, RD, LD, FAND (MA)

Director-at-Large

Suzanne M. Jimenez-Sanchez, MS, RDN, LND (PR)

Michele Rager, MS, RDN-AP, LDN, FAND (PA)

House of Delegates Speaker-elect

RoseAnna Holliday, PhD, MPH, RDN, LD, FAND (ID)

Rory Pace, MPH, RD, CSR, FAND (CA)

House of Delegates Director

Berit Dockter, MPP, RD, LD (MD)

Tracy Wilczek, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND (MA)

Academy Nominating Committee

National Leader

Sandra Arevalo, MPH, RDN, CDN, FAND (NY)

Jacqueline Berning, PhD, RDN, CSSD (CO)

National Leader with Board of Directors Experience in the Past 10 Years

Donna Martin, EdS, RDN, LD, FAND (GA)

Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD (NC)

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Emily Patten, PhD, RDN (UT)

Susan L. Smith Holland, MBA, RDN, LD/N, FAND (FL)

Board Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management

Julie Schwartz, MS, RDN, CSOWM, LD (FL)

Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN, FAND (PA)

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