Marsha Spence, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN
Chairperson and Section Councilor
Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Public Health Nutrition
Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-6265
mspence@utk.edu
Sonya J. Jones, PhD
Chair-Elect
Deputy Director, Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Phone: (803) 777-3892
sjones@sc.edu
Deirdra N. Chester, PhD, RD
Past Chairperson
Research Nutritionist
USDA – Agricultural Research Service
Phone: (301) 504-0187
Deirdra.Chester@ars.usda.gov
Leah Rimkus, MPH, RD
Secretary and Program Committee Chair
Deputy Director, Bridging the Gap
Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Phone: (312) 413-4884
lrimkus@uic.edu
Laura Dotson, MS-MPH
Secretary-Elect and Awards Co-Chair
Research Associate
Samueli Institute
Phone: (703) 299-4867
ldotson@siib.org
Laura Bellows, PhD, MPH, RD
Section Councilor and Co-Chair of the Program Committee
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Colorado State University
Phone: (970) 491-1305
Laura.bellows@colostate.edu
Noel Chavez, PhD, RD, LDN
Section Councilor and Co-Chair of the Policy Committee
Associate Professor and Co-director Maternal and Child Health Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
School of Public Health
Phone number: (312) 996-0747
nchavez@uic.edu
Beth Dixon, PhD
Section Councilor and past-Chair (2009)
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Public Health
New York University
Steinhardt school of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Phone Number: (212) 998-5584
beth.dixon@nyu.edu
Carole Garner, MPH, RD, LD
Section Councilor
Senior Associate
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
UAMS
Direct Number: (501) 526-2318
Main Number: (501) 526-2244
GarnerCaroleB@uams.edu
Candace Young
Section Councilor
Senior Associate
The Food Trust
Phone: (215) 575-0444 x-175
cyoung@thefoodtrust.org
Joan Trendell, MS, RD, CD
Governing Councilor
Marion County Public Health Department, Bureau Chief, Population Health
Phone: (317) 221-2319
jtrendel@hhcorp.org
Margaret Read, MA
Program Committee Co-Chair
Research Associate
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Yale University
Phone: (203) 432-4957
margaret.read@yale.edu
Geraldine S. Perry, MPH, DrPH, RD
Governing Councilor
Lead Health Scientist
Acting Team Lead for State Chronic Disease Epidemiology Assignees
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (proposed)
Division of Population Health (proposed)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Phone: (770) 488-5174
gperry@cdc.gov
Gail Woodward-Lopez, MPH, RD
Governing Councilor
Associate Director
Atkins Center for Weight and Health
University of California, Berkeley
Phone: (510) 888-9762
gwlopez@berkeley.edu
Stephanie Bell (Jilcott) Pitts, PhD
Booth Chair and Awards Chair
Assistant Professor
East Carolina University
Phone: (252) 744-5572
jilcotts@ecu.edu
Patricia Markham Risica, DrPH, RD
Communications Chair
Assistant Professor (Research) of Epidemiology
Brown University
Phone: (401) 863-6553
Patricia_risica@brown.edu
Geraldine Henchy
Co-Chair of the Policy Committee
Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Nutrition
Food Research and Action Center
Phone: (202)986-2200 ext. 3025
(202) 986-2525
ghenchy@frac.org
WenYen Juan, PhD
Membership Chair
Nutritionist, Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Phone: (240) 402-1790
Wenyen.juan@fda.hhs.gov
Alyssa Ghirardelli, MPH, RD
Development Chair and Communications Committee Member
Research Scientist I
Network for a Healthy California
Research and Evaluation Unit
California Department of Public Health
Phone: (916) 449-5342
alyssa.ghirardelli@cdph.ca.gov
Rachel Fisher, MS, MPH, RD
Newsletter Editor
NIH Division of Nutrition Research Coordination
Phone: (301) 594-7722
rachel.fisher@nih.hhs.gov
Sarah Forrestal, PhD
Past Newsletter Editor
Survey Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
Phone: (773) 991-4181
sgforrestal@yahoo.com
Rebecca Klein, MS
Food and Environment Working Group Chair
Public Health and Agriculture Policy Project Director
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Phone: (410) 502-7578
Rklein@jhsph.edu