CNM Appointed Leaders

Newsletter Managing Editor
Donna Belcher, EdD, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES, CNSC, FAND

Donna Belcher is the Assistant Director, Clinical Nutrition at the Massachusetts General Hospital and MGH for Children in Boston, MA.  She manages approximately 30 nutrition professionals, has numerous publications, and has worked in a variety of locations and settings for over 20 years all northeast of the Mississippi River.  Donna completed her B.S. at University of Vermont; holds M.S. from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Grand Canyon University; and dietetic internship at Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine.

Membership Chair
Whitney Duddey, MHA, RD, LD, FAND

Whitney Duddey is a Nutrition Therapy Clinical Manager at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. In this role, she works directly with the Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered and the Human Milk and Formula Center. Her passion is supporting the people/processes that provide direct patient care. Whitney has more than ten years of nutrition management experience. Whitney is an enthusiastic volunteer with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a proud mom to two boys.

Professional Development Chair
Holly Brennan, MBA, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FAND

Holly is currently a Division Director of Clinical Support with Morrison Healthcare.  In her role, she supports acute and long-term care facilities across the United States and helps clinicians with program initiatives, regulatory compliance and professional development.  

Quality Performance Improvement Sub Unit Chair
Kelly Danis, RD, LDN, FAND

Kelly Danis is the Director of Nutrition at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside where she is directly responsible for the nutrition programs for 2 large academic medical centers, Computrition Team, Western Psychiatric Hospital, an acute inpatient Psychiatric facility, the Ambulatory Nutrition Program, and the Hillman Cancer Center. In addition to her immediate facility-related responsibilities, Kelly also leads the UPMC Clinical Nutrition System Integration Team where she leads numerous system-wide projects and new hospital integrations.

Pediatric Sub Unit Chair
Caroline Steele, MS, RD, IBCLC, FAND

Caroline Steele is a Clinical Consultant for Timeless Medical Systems assisting hospitals with implementation of centralized human milk/formula handling and bar code scanning.  Caroline was previously the Director of Clinical Nutrition and Lactation at CHOC Children’s.  Caroline has 30 years experience as a pediatric RD and lactation consultant.  Caroline has many professional publications on topics including human milk/formula handling, parenteral nutrition, and malnutrition documentation and was co-editor of the Academy publication, Infant and Pediatric Feedings.

Nutrition Informatics Sub Unit Chair
Susan Evanchak, RD, LDN

Sue Evanchak is the Nutrition Data Manager for the UPMC Health System in Pittsburgh, PA, leading system-wide Food and Nutrition software implementation and interoperability projects. Sue has served on the Academy’s Nutrition Informatics Committee (NIC) and was a founding member of the Nutrition Informatics Dietetic Practice Group, currently holding the position as Education Committee Co-Chair. Sue serves on the Commission on Dietetic Registration Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Task Force.

Policy and Advocacy Leader
Angela Hasemann Bayliss, MS, RDN

Angie Hasemann Bayliss supports a team of more than 75 RDNs at the University of Virginia Health as the Director of Clinical Nutrition. Angie is an Instructor in the UVA School of Nursing and the Nutrition Thread Leader in the UVA School of Medicine. She has held professional leadership roles in her state affiliate, as well as the Weight Management and Pediatric Nutrition DPGs. She has previously served as chair of the CNM Nominating and Fundraising Committees, as well as CNM DPG Treasurer.

Nominating Committee
Toni Maraglino, MS, RD, CSP, CD-N

Toni Maraglino is the Clinical Nutrition Manager at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. She manages 55 Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Technicians, and Milk Technicians. She received her BS at UConn and completed her MS and Dietetic Internship at The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the Frances Stern Nutrition Center. She has held leadership roles in the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group and Friedman School Alumni Association.

Nutrition Services Payment Specialist
Valerie Shurley, MBA, MS, RDN, CD, FAND

As a CNM with Touchpoint in Wisconsin, Valerie manages employees in 4 hospitals and 5 outpatient clinics. She has implemented state-wide standardization initiatives, including those addressing electronic documentation, malnutrition, coding and billing, productivity, policies and procedures and successfully provided guidance for clinical expansion via telehealth. Valerie is also an active member of the Academy and the Wisconsin affiliate. She recently served on the Nutrition Services Payment Committee and was Chair for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

IDEA Liaison
Jacqueline Daughtry, RDN

Jacqueline is the CNM at Regional One Health in Memphis, Tennessee. Currently the I.D.E.A. Liaison for the DPG (Mini-grant Award recipient - #SEE ME Initiative), and State Affiliate of Tennessee. She is a member of several Dietetic Undergraduate and ACEND accredited Internship Advisory boards. Past professional roles include CNM DPG’s Nominating Committee Chair, Memphis District President, chair and secretary in the Gubernatorial appointed position on the State of Tennessee Board of Dietitian and Nutritionist Examiners.

Communications Chair
Tami Frable-Newman, MS, RDN, LDN

Tamie Frable-Newman is a Regional Manager of Clinical Nutrition and Wellness for Trinity Health where she is responsible for Clinical Nutrition Programing in hospitals throughout NY, MA, CT, PA, DE, MD.  Tamie earned her BS and MS From Marywood University.

Communications Committee
Jessica Leonard, MBA, RD

Jessica Leonard is a 2011 graduate of West Virginia University and became an RD in 2012. In 2020, she graduated from LSU- Shreveport with a Master of Business Administration. She began her career in long-term care then became a Program Director in Bariatric Surgery. She has worked for Aramark Healthcare+ for 8 years and is currently the Regional Director of Clinical Nutrition Development and Deployment for the Northeast and Southeast Regions.

Fundraising Chair
Julee Davis, RDN, LDN

Julee Davis serves as Division Director of Clinical Support for Morrison Healthcare.  She has been employed by Morrison Healthcare for 21 years, starting as a Clinical Dietitian in 2003.  Julee received her Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Colorado State University and is pursuing her Master of Science from East Carolina University, graduating in December of 2025.  Julee is fortunate to live in beautiful Western North Carolina and enjoys doing anything outdoors. 

Research Co-Chair
Barbara Jordan, MS, RD

Barbara Jordan has been CNM’s Research Committee Co-Chair for many years, as CNM has partnered with the Academy in conducting the initial CNM Staffing Study and the AAIM Study.
Barbara has over 30 years of experience in clinical nutrition management.  She retired last year from her most recent position as Associate Director, Clinical Nutrition for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where she worked for 15 years.  Prior to working at MSK, she held roles as the Director of Clinical & Regulatory Standards and the Regional Director of Patient Services for ARAMARK Healthcare, after working as a clinical nutrition manager at several NYC hospitals.
Barbara obtained an MS in Clinical Nutrition from NYU, and a BS in Dietetics from SUNY-Oneonta.