2019 Slate of Candidates

The Nominating Committee is pleased to report that the following candidates have been selected for the 2019 ballot from among many excellent nominees. The election will occur February 1 through February 15, 2019. This information is also available at www.eatrightPro.org/elections.

Academy Board of Directors

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

Treasurer-elect
Kathleen Niedert, MBA, RD, CSG, FADA, LNHA (Iowa)
Brenda Richardson, MA, RDN, LD, CD, FAND (Ind.)

Director-at-Large
Cecilia Fileti, MS, RDN, FADA, FAND (Mich.)
David Grotto, MS, RDN, LDN (Ill.)

House of Delegates Speaker-elect
Joan Salge Blake, EdD, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND (Mass.)
Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, LDN (Fla.)

House of Delegates Director
Annette Maggi, MS, RDN, LD, FAND (MN)
Ainsley Malone, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND (Ohio)

House of Delegates

Delegate-at-Large: Retired
Helen Lane, PhD, RDN (Texas)
Kathleen McClusky, MS, RDN, FAND (Fla.)

Delegate-at-Large: 30 Years of Age and Under
Anna Busenburg, RDN, CSP, CD (Ind.)
Camille Range, MPH, RDN (D.C.)

Academy Nominating Committee

National Leader
Dayle Hayes, MS, RDN (Mont.)
Sylvia Klinger, DBA, MS, RDN (Ill.)

National Leader in Practice for 15 Years or Less
Jamie Daugherty, PhD, RDN, CSSD (Mo.)
Julie Plasencia, PhD, RDN, LD (Ky.)

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

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

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

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

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

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

*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.