Our Executive Board
Carin Kreutzer, EdD, MPH, RDN, FAND
President
District: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/27
Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN, DipACLM, FAND, FAHA
President Elect
District: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/27
Crystal Scott (Vasquez), MS, RD-AP, CNSC, NWCC, FAND
Immediate Past President
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/27
Cameron Vinoskey, MS, RD
Secretary & Treasurer
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/28
Susan Huynh, RD
Vice President Communications
District: Silicon Valley
Term: 6/1/25 – 5/31/27
Zoë Womack, MPH, RDN
Vice President Public Policy
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/28
Fatheema Begum-Subhan, MPhil, PhD, RDN
Vice President Education
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/25 – 5/31/27
Mandy Hillstrom, EdD, MPH, RDN
District Liaison
District: Orange
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/27
Heather Garcia, MS, RD
VP, Member Benefits
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/28
Anna Cahn, PhD, RDN, CLEC
Coastal Tri-Counties Region Chairperson
Region: Coastal Tri-Counties
Term: 6/1/24-5/31/26
Marina Hernandez, MS, RD
Los Angeles Region Chairperson
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/25-5/31/26
Lisa Herzig, PhD, RDN, CDCES
Chairperson - CA Academy Foundation
District: Central Valley
Andrea Casillas
Executive Director, CA Academy & CA Academy Foundation
Our Delegates
Cynthia Tovar, RD, IBCLC
Chair Delegates
Delegate Representative:
- Membership/IDEA Council
- Central Valley District
- Inland Empire District
- Coastal Tri-Counties Region
Term: 6/1/25 – 5/31/28
District: Central Valley
Ami Patel, MS, RD, FAND
Delegate
Delegate Representative:
- Public Policy Council
- Bay Area District
- Northern Area District (NAD)
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/29
Melissa Murphy, PhD, RD
Delegate
Delegate Representative:
- Education Council
- Orange District
- San Diego District
Term: 6/1/26-5/31/29
District: San Diego
Taisiya Kurpiyanova, RDN, CSOWM, CDCES
Delegate
Delegate Representative:
- Communication Council
- Los Angeles Region (LAR)
- Silicon Valley District
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/29
Our Nominating Committee
Linda Gigliotti, MS, RDN, CDCES, FAND
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/28
Roberto Couto, MS, RDN
Chair
District: Inland Empire
Term: 6/1/25 – 5/31/27
Karen Simmons-Gillian, MPA, RDN
Member
District: Central Valley
Term: 6/1/25 – 5/31/27
Jo Miller, RDN, MPH
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/28
Dustin Moore, Phd, RD
Term: 6/1/26 – 5/31/28
Council & Committee Members
(Will be updated as Council Members are Determined)
Communications Council
Kristal Mylander, MPH, RDN
Vice President
Ami Patel, MS, RD, FAND
Delegate Representative
Vanessa R. Carranza
Member Representative
Valeria Diego
Member Representative
Justine Gonzalez, Student
Member Representative
Samantha Kalb
Member Representative
Claire Pizzo
Member Representative
Mary Lesser
Vice President, Public Policy
Sangeeta Shrivastava, PhD, RDN, FAND
President, Ex-Officio Representative
Education Council
Emily Kiresich, PhD, RDN, FAND
Vice President
Melissa Murphy, PhD, RD
Delegate Representative
Joan Frank, MS, RDN
UC System (DPD) Representative
Koby Moridzadeh, MED, RDN
Community College Representative
Annette Besnilian, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE, FAND
Dietetic Internship/CSU Representative
Brooke Wickman, MS, RDN
Student Representative
Membership and I.D.E.A. Council
Heather Garcia, MS, RDN
C0-Chair
Karen Simmons-Gillian, MPA, RDN
Co-Chair
Cynthia Tovar, RD, IBCLC
Delegate Representative
Open
Member Representative
Kristine Yada, MS RDN
Member Representative
Sahar Saffi MS RDN
Member Representative
Jocelyn Harrison MS RDN
Member Representative
Esther Choi RDN
Member Representative
Roberto Couto MS RDN
Member Representative
Ariel Arroyo
Member Representative
Beyza Aktepe
Member Representative
Public Policy Council
Mary Lesser, PhD, RD
Vice President
Mandy Nezami, DrPH, MA, MS, RDN
Nutrition Services Payment Specialist (NSPS)
Taisiya Kurpiyanova, RDN, CSOWM, CDCES
Delegate Representative
TBD
Consumer Protection and Licensure Coordinator
TBD
State Regulatory Specialist
TBD
State Policy Representative
District Public Policy Representatives:
– NAD: Nadine Braunstein
– BADDA: Zalak Trivedi
– SVD: Camila Silva
– CVD: Christopher Suyat
– OD: Carly Maitlen Carter
– SDD: Joy Khoury & Ricky Licona
– CTCR: Open Position
– LAR: Nima Berenji
At-Large Members:
Crystal Ayoob, Pat Booth, Karissa Bouchie, Michele Chynoweth, Michelle Kuppich, Michelle Lee, Brenda O’Day, Jiale Ren, Lisa Underwood, Zoë Womack, Shelby Yaceczko
Local Public Policy Representatives
Bay Area District
TBD
Natalie Masis
Coastal Tri Counties Region
TBD
Los Angeles Region
TBD
San Diego District
Brenda Reynosa, MBA, RDN
Pavithra Ramachandran, MS, RDN
Central Valley District
TBD
Cynthia Tovar, RDNSilicon Valley District
Open
Orange District
Shelby Yacezcko, MS, RDN
Catherine Mussatti, RDN
Diablo Valley District
Anthony Co, RD
Inland District
Sarah Tomlinson, BS