Officer Directory

NEHP DPG Executive Committee 2025-2026

Chair

Melissa Altman-Traub, MS, RDN, LDN

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Chair-Elect

Hannah Wilson, PhD, RDN, LRD

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Past Chair

Kristen Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND

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Sara Tamsukhin

Treasurer

Sara Tamsukhin, PhD, RDN, LDN

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Secretary

Dara Dirhan, EdD, MPH, RDN, LDN

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Delegate to Academy House of Delegates

Bridget Murphy Hussain PhD, RDN, CDCES, CDN

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Nominating Committee Chair

Stephanie Green, M.Ed., RDN

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Nominating Committee

Kristen Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND

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Appointed NEHP DPG Committee Members

Roger Shewmake

Public Policy Chair

Roger Shewmake, PhD, LN

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Newsletter Co-Editor

Julie Stefanski, MEd, RDN, CSSD, CDCES, FAND

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Newsletter Co-Editor

Jen Waters, MS, RDN, LDN

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Parul Sharma PhD, RDN, LD, CNSC

Website Coordinator

Parul Sharma PhD, RDN, LD, CNSC

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Communications / Social Media Coordinator

Jamie Pope Petty, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

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Awards Chair

Ashley Heinrich, MS, RDN

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Webinar Coordinator

Dwan Newman, RD, LDN, CNSC

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CEU Chair

Joanne Sullivan, PhD, RDN, LDN

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DPG Diversity Liaison

Maria Torres, MS, RDN

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Membership Chair

Elizabeth Klingbeil, PhD, RDN, LD

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Sponsorship / Scholarship Coordinator

Lanae Joubert, PhD, RD, CSSD, CSCS

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics DPG Relations Manager 

Alyson Foote, RDN

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Phone (work):  312-899-1775

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