ACEND Staff

Phone: 800-877-1600, ext. 5400 or 312-899-0040
Fax: 312-899-4817
Email: ACEND

Executive Director, Accreditation and Education Programs: Rayane AbuSabha, PhD, RD

Senior Director of Accreditation: Lauren Bozich, MS, RD, LDN, ext. 4875

Director of Operations and Technology: Amy Anichini-Schaal, MS, RD, LDN, ext. 4898

Senior Manager, Program Accreditation: Jodi Wright, PhD, RDH, RD, CDN, ext. 4737

Manager, Program Accreditation: Laurie Kruzich, MS, RDN, LD, ext 4874

Manager, Program Accreditation: Jamie Pak, MA, LPC, NCC, EMDR, ext. 1733

Manager, Program Accreditation: Colleen McCrief, MS, RDN, CDN, ext. 4864

Manager, Program Accreditation: Michelle Morgan, MS, RDN, CDN, ext. 4727

Manager, Program Accreditation: Doris Taber, MPH, RDN, ext. 4868

Manager, Program Accreditation: Amanda Newell, PhD, RDN, LDN, ext. 4743

Accreditation Support Manager: Miranda Reynolds, RD, ext. 4775

ACEND Coordinator: Jacqueline Johnson, ext. 4878

Administrative Assistant: Valerie Andrews, ext. 4754

Program Accreditation Manager State Assignments:

Laurie Kruzich: Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, New York, Virginia

Jamie Pak: Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia

Colleen McCrief: Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Texas

Amy Anichini-Schaal: Florida, International

Amanda Newell: Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin

Doris Taber: California, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Jodi Wright: Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon

Michelle Morgan: Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Tennessee

*Note: Program managers are subject to change depending on work distribution.