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For Our Members :: CDA Delegates' Page ::
California Delegates to House
of Delegates (HOD) for ADA |
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Please note color coding:
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2010 - 2011 Delegate Council |
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Wendy Buchan, PhD, RD, ETT |
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Debra Hook, CNSD, RD, CHES, MPH |
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Helenka Livingston, CDE, MS, RD |
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Lisa Nicholson, PhD, RD |
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Carol Berg Sloan, RD |
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2010 - 2011
Delegates'
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Council Representatives |
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Chair of Delegates &
Executive Board |
Carol Berg Sloan, RD |
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District 1: Bay Area & Public Policy |
Helenka Livingston, CDE, MS, RD |
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District 2: Northern Area & Education Council |
Wendy Buchan, PhD, RD, ETT |
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District 3: Coastal
Tri-Counties & Communication Council |
Lisa Nicholson, PhD, RD |
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District 4: Los Angeles |
Carol Berg Sloan, RD |
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District 5: San Diego & Member Council |
Debra Hook, CNSD, RD, CHES, MPH |
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District 6: Central Valley |
Lisa Nicholson, PhD, RD |
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District 7: San Jose |
Helenka Livingston, CDE, MS, RD |
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District 8: Orange |
Carol Berg Sloan, RD |
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District 9: Diablo Valley |
Wendy Buchan, PhD, RD, ETT |
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District 10: Inland |
Debra Hook, CNSD, RD, CHES, MPH |
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The Role of the ADA Delegate |
Recent discussions with members have indicated that many of you think that the primary function of delegates from California Dietetic Association (CDA) to the American Dietetic Association (ADA) is to be a conduit for information from the local district board to ADA and from ADA to the local district board. While that is part of our role, we want you all to realize that we function at a more basic level; to be a conduit from
EACH MEMBER of ADA to ADA and from ADA to each member. If you have questions, concerns, or issues, please contact your delegate.
An easy way to contact your delegate is to look in the above list and click
on the e-mail to the delegate for your district.
The ADA House of Delegates (HOD) meets twice each year to discuss two major issues. After that discussion, a motion may be drafted. Electronic discussion then occurs, amendments to the motion may occur, and finally, electronic voting on the proposed motions occurs. The delegates encourage all members to stay aware of the actions being discussed in the HOD by visiting the
ADA Website or by contacting your delegate.
In addition to the "affiliate" delegates who are responsible for communication with the membership based on state location, there are delegates from the various national dietetic practice groups, known as "PID" delegates; and "at large" delegates, who are tasked with presenting global viewpoints. If you have concerns that relate to a particular area of practice, you may want to contact the PID delegate for the practice group of which you are a member. We have an ADA Dietetic Technician At Large Delegate in
California, Michael Weiss, DTR. He is helping us cover the North Coast area of the state (Humbolt County), which is part of the Bay Area Dietetic Association.
Delegates keep up on the activities and actions that occur between the House of Delegates meetings by electronic means via
e-mail and the HOD
Website.
Again, we encourage every member to use the ADA structure to communicate their concerns. One of the issues discussed at the HOD in Anaheim was communication, and we want to encourage every member of ADA to make your delegate aware of their concerns regarding the dietetic professional. |
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