Nominations and Elections

2025 Election Ballot

The Academy and Commission on Dietetic Registration Nominating Committees are pleased to announce the candidates for the 2025 national ballot, chosen from many excellent nominees. The election will occur February 1 through February 15, 2025.

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View the candidates' biographical information

Academy Board of Directors

President-elect
Egondu Onuoha, MS, RDN, CDN, FAND (NY)
Tamara Randall, MS, RDN, LD, FAND (OH)

Treasurer-elect
Shey Schnell, MHA, RD (NY)
Cynthia Wolfram, RDN, LD, FAND (TX)

Director-at-Large
Lauren Coheley Spain, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND (GA)
Bethany Thayer, MS, RDN (MI)

House of Delegates Speaker-elect
Rory Pace, MPH, RD, CSR, FAND (CA)
Lona Sandon, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND (TX)

House of Delegates Director
Elizabeth (Lisa) Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND (TN)
Henna Muzaffar, PhD, RD, FAND (IL)

House of Delegates

House of Delegates At Large Director, Retired
Christine Gerbstadt, MD, MPH, RD, LDN (MD)
Alyce Thomas, RDN, FAND (NJ)

Academy Nominating Committee

National Leader
Sherri Jones, MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND (PA)
Kerry Neville, MS, RDN (RI)
Sara Perrone, MS, RD, LD, FAND (TX)
Christopher Taylor, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND (OH)

National Leader in Practice 15 Years or Less
Drew Hemler, MSc, RD, CDN, FAND (NY)
Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN, FAND (CA) 

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Chimene Castor, PhD, RDN, LDN (MD)
Jennifer Bathgate, DCN, RD, CSP, LDN
Josephine Ledda, MPH, RD
Kristin Gustashaw, MS, RDN, CSG, LDN (IL)
Roniece Weaver, MS, RD, LD (FL)
Sean Paladini, MS, RD, CSR

CDR Nominating Committee RDN
Jacob Fischer, RDN, CSG
June Thompson, MS, RD, LDN, FAND (NC)

Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered
ShLanda Burton, BS, NDTR (NC)
Taylor Ellison, MS, NDTR (GA)

The ballot lists self-reported educational degrees, CDR issued credentials, state nutrition and dietetics licensure titles and Academy fellow designations.