Leadership & Governance

How Are We Doing?

The leadership of the Research DPG is a dedicated group of volunteers, working on behalf of our membership. Please let us know how we are doing.

Throw Your Hat into the Ring

The Research DPG is currently seeking nominees for the Executive Committee.

Are you concerned you don't "have the skills it takes?" Good news! No past RDPG volunteer experience is necessary for most positions. The most important attribute is a desire to get involved and to serve.

Current Leadership: 2025-2026 Executive Committee

The list below recognizes volunteers with ongoing contributions to the Research DPG. Please contact us to get in touch with one of our Executive Committee members.

Voting Members

  • Chair: Casey Colin
  • Chair-Elect: Andrea Barnes
  • Past Chair: Andrea Arikawa
  • Secretary: David Cavallo
  • Treasurer: Jessica Combs Caudill
  • Nominating Committee Chair: Kathleen Woolf
  • HOD Delegate: Kelsey McLimans 

Academy Liaisons

  • Academy Manager - DPG Relations: Martha Huizar
  • Council on Research (COR) Liaison: Mary Lesser
  • ACEND Liaison: Jen Ross
  • Policy and Advocacy Leader: Linda Fergus
  • Historian: Mindy Nelkin

Awards Committee

  • Co-Chair: Rebecca Koch
  • Co-Chair: Jingyi Wang
  • Member: Corrie Labyak and Sarah Ullevig

Newsletter Committee

  • Editor-in-Chief: Andrea Lobene
  • Assistant Editors: Judy Gould and Lori Stockert
  • Assistant Editor for Student Articles: Megan Reynolds

Sponsorship and Advertising Committee

  • Chair: Samantha Stavola
  • Co-Chair: Henna Muzaffar

Nominating Committee

  • Chair: Kathleen Woolf
  • Members: Sabrina Trudo and Nancy Emenaker

Member Relations

  • Membership Coordinator: Emily Heying
  • Membership Liaison: Eliza Short
  • Mentorship Chair: Luc LaBonte
  • Student Representative Chair: Kelly Povroznik 
  • CPE Administrator: Katherine Ideno
  • Diversity Liaison: Cherine Hatem
  • Council on Research Liaison: Mary Lesser

Web Committee

  • Website Committee Chair: Ginger Hultin
  • Website Committee Vice-Chair: Tyler Titcomb
  • Social Networking Chair: Maria Morgan Bathke
  • Webinar Co-Chair: Tracey LeDoux
  • Webinar Co-Chair: Abigail Raffner

Contact


Please contact Dara LoBuono (researchdpg@eatright.org) if you have questions regarding email accounts.

Governance

Research DPG Governance Documents

The Research DPG embraces transparency and welcomes member input. Take a moment to check out the current year's program of work. Let us know if you are interested in learning more about any of these initiatives.

Academy House of Delegates

The Research DPG has one delegate to the Academy House of Delegates.