Officer Directory

NEPH DPG Executive Committee 2022-2023

Chair
Chair-Elect
Joanne Christaldi, PhD, RDN
jchristaldi@wcupa.edu
Kristen Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND
Hicks.roof@unf.edu
Treasurer
Secretary
Diana Cuy Castellanos
Diana Cuy Castellanos, PhD, RD
dcuycastellanos1@udayton.edu
Dara Dirhan, EdD, MPH, RDN, LDN
dara.dirhan@gmail.com


Appointed NEHP DPG Committee Members

Public Policy Chair
Membership Chair
Roger Shewmake

Roger Shewmake, PhD, LN
rshewmak@gmail.com

Elizabeth Klingbeil PhD, RDN, LD
Elizabeth.Klingbeil@jwu.edu
Newsletter Co-Editor
Newsletter Co-Editor

Julie Stefanski, MEd, RDN, CSSD, CDCES, FAND
stefanskinutrition@gmail.com

Jen Waters, MS, RDN, CNSC, LDN
Jennifer.waters@sodexo.com
Nominating Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Chair-elect

Rayna McCann, MS, RDN, CSO, CDN raynammccann@gmail.com


Melissa Altman-Traub MS, RDN, LDN
melissatraubrd@aol.com
Social Media/Communications Coordinator
Webinar Coordinator

Jamie Pope Petty, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND
jamie.pope@vanderbilt.edu
Parul Sharma PhD, RDN, LD, CNSC
parul.sharma80@gmail.com 
Sponsorship Coordinator
Website Coordinator

Lanae Joubert, PhD, RD, CSSD, CSCS
ljoubert@nmu.edu

Emily Johnston, PhD, MPH, RDN, CDCES
eajohnst@gmail.com
Awards Chair
CEU Coordinator
Kristen Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND
Hicks.roof@unf.edu
Hannah Wilson
hwilson3@cord.edu
DPG Diversity Liaison
Delegate to Academy House of Delegates
Maria Torres, MS, RDN
mtorres@chsu.edu
Amy Reed
amyreednutrition@gmail.com
Student Liaison
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Manager 
Ashley Heinrich
adheinrich@crimson.ua.edu
Adriana Legreid, DPG Relations Manager
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Phone (work):  312-899-1775
alegreid@eatright.org