Our Executive Board
Monica McCorkle, MS, RDNS, CDCES, NBC-HWC
President 2021-2022
Fatinah Darwish
President-Elect
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, PhD, RDN, FAND
Immediate Past President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD, CFPM
Secretary & Treasurer
Kailtin Reid
VP Communications
Lesli Doshier, MS, RD
Co-Chair of Delegates
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Co-Chair of Delegates
Rachel S. Flores, MS, RD
VP Education
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, PhD, RDN, FAND
Appointed VP I.D.E.A.
Brenda O'Day, MS, RDN, CNSC
VP Public Policy
Jassi Kaur, MS, RDN, PhD
VP Membership Benefits
Lisa Herzig
Ex-Officio Chair,
CA Academy Foundation
Gigi Tsontos,
LCSW MPA
Executive Director,
CA Academy
Our Delegates
Lesli Doshier, RD
Co-Chair Delegates & Communications Council, Coastal Tri-Counties and Central Valley Districts
(Term to May 2022)
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Co-Chair Delegates & Public Policy Council, Northern Area and Diablo Valley Districts
(Term to May 2024)
Kelly Warner, MPH, RDN
Delegates & I.D.E.A. Council, Los Angeles and Inland Districts
(Term to May 2025)
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Delegates & Education Council, Silicon Valley and Bay Area Districts
(Term to May 2025)
Lisa Gibson, MS, RDN, FAND
Delegates & Membership Council, San Diego and Orange Districts
(Term to May 2024)
Council Members
Communications Council
Kaitlin Reid, RDN
VP Communications
Brandon Lee, MS, RD, ACSM-CPT
Media Representative
April Marquardt, Student
Newsletter Editor/Instagram
Christina Armendariz, Student
Social Media Coordinator / Facebook & Twitter
Jessica Cruz, Student
Social Media Coordinator/Facebook & Twitter Coordinator
Ilsa Arias
Social Media, Coordinator/Linkedin
Lesli Doshier, MS, RD
Delegate Representative
Monica McCorkle
President, 2021-2022
Executive Director
Education Council
Rachel S. Flores, MS, RDN
VP Education, 2021-2023
Wendy Buchan, PhD, RDN
Represents CSU System (DPD)
Joan Frank, MS, RDN
Represents UC System (DPD)
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Delegate Representative
Cindy Swann, MS, RD
Represents Private University System (DPD)
Koby Moridzadeh, M.ED., RDN
Represents Community College
Annette Besnilian, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE, FAND
Represents Dietetic Internship (Supervised Practice program)
Open
Student Representative
Gigi Tsontos, LCSW MPA
Executive Director
Member Benefits
Jassi Kaur, MS, RDN, PhD
VP Member Benefits
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Fatheema Subhan
LA Member Representative
Lisa Gibson, RDN
Delegate Representative
Gigi Tsontos, LCSW MPA
Executive Director
Public Policy Council Members
Brenda O’Day, MS, RD, CNSC
Vice President Public Policy
Mandy Nezami, DrPH, MA, MS, RDN
Nutrition Services Payment Specialist (NSPS)
Karissa Bouchie, RD, CDE, FAND
Pat Booth, MS, RDN, FADA
Consumer Protection and Licensure Coordinators
Nadine Braunstein, RD
Advocacy Summit Coordinator
Michelle Katz, MS, RD
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD
State Legislation Coordinators
Jo Miller, RDN
Delegate Representative
Local Public Policy Representatives
Bay Area District
Kristal Shelden, MPH, RDN
Natalie Masis
Coastal Tri Counties Region
Justine Violet, RD
Los Angeles Region
Zoe Womack
San Diego District
Brenda Reynosa, MBA, RDN
Pavithra Ramachandran, MS, RDN
Central Valley District
Cynthia Tovar, RDN
Silicon Valley District
Open
Orange District
Shelby Yacezcko, MS, RDN
Catherine Mussatti, RDN
Diablo Valley District
Anthony Co, RD
Inland District
Sarah Tomlinson, BS
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (I.D.E.A)
Dorotohy Chen-Maynard
Vice President I.D.E.A. (appointed)
Kelly Warner, MPH, RDN
Delegate Representative
Veronica Carmona
LA DEI Chair
Monica McCorkle
President
Gigi Tsontos, LCSW MPH
Executive Director
Foundation Leadership
Chair Lisa Herzig, PhD., RD. CDE
Secretary/Treasurer
Kellene A. Isom, PhD, MS, RD, LDN, CAGS
Director of Communications
Beth Cordova, MPA, RDN
Director of Grants & Scholarships
Ann Lake, MS, RD, CNSC
Director at Large
Simon Sum, DCN, RDN, ACSM-CPT, FAND
Director at Large
Vacant
Director at Large
Monica McCorkle, MS, RDNS, CDCES, NBC-HEC
California Academy President (Ex-Officio)
Gigi Tsontos, LCSW, MPA
California Academy Executive Director (Ex-Officio)