Officer Directory

NEHP DPG Executive Committee 2024-2025

Chair

Joanne Christaldi, PhD, RDN

jchristaldi@wcupa.edu

Chair-Elect

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

Hicks.roof@unf.edu

Diana Cuy Castellanos

Treasurer

Diana Cuy Castellanos, PhD, RD

dcuycastellanos1@udayton.edu

Secretary

Dara Dirhan, EdD, MPH, RDN, LDN

dara.dirhan@gmail.com

Appointed NEHP DPG Committee Members

Roger Shewmake

Public Policy Chair

Roger Shewmake, PhD, LN

rshewmak@gmail.com

Membership Chair

Elizabeth Klingbeil PhD, RDN, LD

Elizabeth.Klingbeil@jwu.edu

Newsletter Co-Editor

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

stefanskinutrition@gmail.com

Newsletter Co-Editor

Jen Waters, MS, RDN, CNSC, LDN

Jennifer.waters@sodexo.com

Nominating Committee Chair

Rayna McCann, MS, RDN, CSO, CDN

raynammccann@gmail.com

Nominating Committee Chair-elect

Melissa Altman-Traub MS, RDN, LDN

melissatraubrd@aol.com

Social Media / Communications Coordinator

Jamie Pope Petty, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

jamie.pope@vanderbilt.edu

Webinar Coordinator

Parul Sharma PhD, RDN, LD, CNSC

parul.sharma80@gmail.com 

Sponsorship Coordinator

Lanae Joubert, PhD, RD, CSSD, CSCS

ljoubert@nmu.edu

Website Coordinator

Emily Johnston, PhD, MPH, RDN, CDCES

eajohnst@gmail.com

Awards Chair

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

Hicks.roof@unf.edu

CEU Coordinator

Hannah Wilson

hwilson3@cord.edu

DPG Diversity Liaison

Maria Torres, MS, RDN

mtorres@chsu.edu

Delegate to Academy House of Delegates

Amy Reed

amyreednutrition@gmail.com

Student Liaison

Ashley Heinrich

adheinrich@crimson.ua.edu

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics DPG Relations Manager 

Adriana Legreid

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Phone (work):  312-899-1775

alegreid@eatright.org