2025-2026 Program Year (June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026)
Officers
Chair*: Jeanna Jackson, MS, RD, LD, FAND
Chair-Elect*: Shannon Goff, MPH, RDN-AP, CNSC, CSPCC, CLC
Past Chair*: Coleen Liscano, MS,RD,CSP,LDN,CNSC,CLE,FAND
Secretary*: Caitlin Waddle, MS, RDN, LC
Treasurer*: Libby Spoede, MS, RD, CSP, LD
Past Treasurer: Lauren Steele, MS, RD, LDN
House of Delegates Representative*: Kate Beard, MA, RDN, CSPCC, LD
Advisor 2025-2026: Lori Bechard, PhD,RD
DPG Reimbursement Representative (RR) 2022-2025: Betsy Hjelmgren MS, RDN, CSP, LDN
Nominating Committee
Nominating Chair*: Irmalis Flores Gonzalez, MS, RD, LD
Nominating Committee Co-Chair: Maggie Jerome
Nominating Committee Member: Jessica Lowe, DCN, MPH, RDN
Committee Member (past chair) (Past Chair is Ex-Officio Member): Coleen Liscano, MS,RD,CSP,LDN,CNSC,CLE,FAND
Communications and Marketing Team
Communications & Marketing Chair: Zella Wheeler, RDN, CD
Communications & Marketing Co-Chair: Morgan Denhard, MS, RD, CSP
Communications & Marketing Past Chair: Jenna Martin, MS,RDN,LDN
Website Monitor:
Social Media &Marking Representative: Rachel Whittington, MS Dietetics Student
Member Support
Member Support Chair: Catherine Sarkozy, MS, RD, CSP, LDN
Member Support Co-Chair: Toni Maraglino
Member Support Past Chair: Shannon Goff, MPH, RDN-AP, CNSC, CSPCC, CLC
Mentorship Coordinator:
Student Liaison:
Public Policy Team
Public Policy Chair: Angie Bayliss
Public Policy Co-Chair:
Public Policy Committee Member: Tegan Medico, MS, MPH, RD, CNSC
Public Policy Committee Member: Brenda Reddy (NDTR)
Public Policy Committee Member: Kimberlea Gibbs, MPH, RD, LD, CHES
Public Policy Committee Member: Kimberly Christy
Public Policy Committee Student Member: Ashley Gillespie
Professional Development Team
Professional Development Chair: Amy Reed, MS, RD, CSPLD
Professional Development Co-Chair:
Professional Development Past Chair: Ginevra Janus, MBA, RD, CSP, CNSC
Building Block for Life Editor: Keyla Sifre, RDN, CSP, CSPCC
Building Block for Life Co-Editor: Megan Gray, RD, LD, CNSC
Building Block for Life Past Editor: JoAnne Whelan, PhD, RD, LDN
Building Block for Life Associate Editor: Caitlin Waddle, MS, RDN, LD
Building Block for Life Associate Editor: Emily Bair, MS, MPH, RD
Building Block for Life Associate Editor: Kayleen Whitley, MS, RD, LD
Building Block for Life Associate Editor: Carrie Smith, MS, RD,LD, CSP
Building Block for Life Associate Editor:
Building Block for Life Copy Editor: Betsy Shepard
Grants & Awards Committee Chair: Melissa Wallinga MS, RD, CSPCC, LD
Grants & Awards Committee Co-Chair: Lauren Spain, PhD, RDN, LD, CDCES, FAND
Symposium Committee Chair: - Marti Toner, MS,RD,LD
Symposium Committee Co-Chair: Dana Vieselmeyer, MPH, RDN
Symposium Committee Member: Ginevra Janus, MBA, RD, CSP, CNSC
Symposium Committee Member: Jeanna Jackson, MS, RD, LD, FAND
Symposium Committee Member - Coleen Liscano, MS, RD, LDN, CDN, CLE, FAND
Publications
Publications Chair: Andie Gonzalez
Publications Co-Chair:
Publications Past Chair: Natalie Khoo, MPH, RD, CDN
Infant Formula Recipes Editor-in-Chief:
Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual Editor: Aida Miles, EdD, MMSc, RDN, CSP, LD, FAND
Publications Committee Member: Anna Busenberg, RDN, CSP, LD, CLC
Publications Committee Member: Irmalis Flores Gonzalez, MS, RD, LD
Publications Committee Member: Hannah Bullington
Publications Committee Member: Lisa Cooley
Malnutrition Committee
Malnutrition Committee Chair: Sara Bellini, PhD, MS, RDN
Malnutrition Committee Co-Chair: Molly Wong Vega
Malnutrition Committee Member:
Additional
Academy DPG Relations Team Manager: Linda Stover
Copy Editor: Betsy Shepard
Executive Administrator: Terry McBride
Publication Printer: Arkansas Graphics
Sponsorship Committee Chair: Coleen Liscano, MS,RD,CSP,LDN,CNSC,CLE,FAND
*Voting Member of Executive Committee