Virtual Symposium Speakers

Chelsea Danna, MEd, RD, LDN

Chelsea is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Director of Nutrition Services with expertise in cultivating leadership across all levels of nutrition operations.  Her experience spans clinical care, food service management, and organizational development.   Chelsea’s leadership philosophy focuses on transforming workplace culture by shifting from task-oriented management to purpose-driven leadership. She will share actionable strategies for turning burnout into buy-in and building sustainable leadership pipelines that inspire engagement, performance, and long-term success across nutrition services.

Carley Rusch, PhD, RDN, LDN

Dr. Carley Rusch serves as a Medical Science Liaison in Medical Affairs & Research at Abbott specializing in Adult Nutrition. 
Prior to Abbott, Dr. Rusch worked multiple years as a clinical dietitian. Her expertise includes pre- and probiotics, malnutrition, critical care, cancer and neurological disorders.  
Dr. Rusch currently serves on the board for the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dr. Rusch has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and been invited to present at national and international conferences.

Taylor Singleton, MS, RD, CD

Taylor Singleton is the Clinical Nutrition Manager for Evergreen Health System in the Greater Seattle Area. She completed her dietetic internship with a focus on Food and Nutrition Management and has a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. Throughout her career, she has been an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in addition to state and local groups, working to strengthen the dietitian community in the Pacific Northwest.

Liz Sullivan, MS, RD, CNSC

Liz  is a clinical nutrition manager and dietetic internship director at UCSF Health. Liz has a BS in English but fell in love with food and went on to get an MS in Nutrition at Bastyr University. Liz is passionate about connecting people and systems within the healthcare system to provide better patient outcomes. That passion drove them to lead the development and implementation of the Nutrition Care Process and lead the DTR team to work at the top of their scope. 

Julia Axelbaum, RD, CSOWM

Julia Axelbaum is the Director of Clinical Nutrition at Form Health, a leading virtual obesity medicine clinic. A board-certified specialist in obesity and weight management, she is a national expert in evidence-based obesity care. Julia began her career in bariatrics, later launching a non-surgical medical weight loss program before joining Form Health in 2019 as its first employee. She has since built a nationwide team of obesity-specialized RDs and developed a comprehensive virtual nutrition program. Julia earned her degree from NYU and completed her clinical training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.