Our Executive Board
Monica McCorkle, MS, RDN, CDCES, NBC-HWC
President 2021-2022
Fatinah Darwish, MPH, RDN
President-Elect
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, PhD, RDN, FAND
Immediate Past President
Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN
Secretary & Treasurer
Brandon Lee, MS, RD, CCRP, ACSM-CPT
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, PhD, MS, RDN
VP Membership Benefits
Lisa Herzig, PhD, RDN, CDCES
Chairperson - CA Academy Foundation
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director, CA Academy
Our Delegates
Lesli Doshier, MS, RD
Co-Chair Delegates & Communications Council, Coastal Tri-Counties and Central Valley Districts
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Co-Chair Delegates & Public Policy Council, Northern Area and Diablo Valley Districts
Kelly Warner, MPH, RDN
Delegates & I.D.E.A. Council, Los Angeles and Inland Districts
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Delegates & Education Council, Silicon Valley and Bay Area Districts
Lisa Gibson, MS, RDN, FAND
Delegates & Membership Council, San Diego and Orange Districts
Council Members
Communications Council
Kaitlin Reid, RDN
VP Communications
Open
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
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Education Council
Rachel S. Flores, MS, RDN
VP Education, 2021-2023
Joan Frank, MS, RDN
Represents UC System (DPD)
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Delegate Representative
Koby Moridzadeh, MED, RDN
Represents Community College
Annette Besnilian, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE, FAND
Represents Dietetic Internship/CSU
Cary Kreutzer, EdD, MPH, RDN, FAND
Represents (Coordinated/Private)
Brooke Wickman, MS, RDN
Student Representative
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Member Benefits
Jassi Kaur, PhD, MS, RDN
VP Member Benefits
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Open
Member Representative
Fatheema Subhan, MPhil, PhD, RDN
LA Member Representative
Lisa Gibson, MS, RDN, FAND
Delegate Representative
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Public Policy Council Members
Brenda O’Day, MS, RDN, 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
Open
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)
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, PhD, RDN, FAND
Vice President I.D.E.A. (appointed)
Kelly Warner, MPH, RDN
Delegate Representative
Veronica Carmona, RDN
LA DEI Chair
Monica McCorkle, MS, RDN, CDCES, NBC-HWC
President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Foundation Leadership
Chair Lisa Herzig, PhD, RDN, CDCES
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
Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RDN
Director at Large
Monica McCorkle, MS, RDN, CDCES, NBC-HWC
California Academy President (Ex-Officio)
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
California Academy Executive Director (Ex-Officio)