Our Executive Board
Silva Boumjahed, MS, RDN
President
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/24
Sangeeta Shrivastava, PhD, RDN, FAND
President-Elect
District: Orange
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/24
Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, MPH, RDN
Immediate Past President
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/24
Vicky Flaig, MEd, RDN
Secretary & Treasurer
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Kristal Shelden, MPH, RDN
Vice President Communications
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/25
Anet Piridzhanyan, MS, RDN
Vice President Public Policy
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Emily Kiresich, PhD, RDN, FAND
Vice President Education
District: Orange
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/25
Jassi Kaur, PhD, RDN
Vice President Membership Benefits
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Karen Simmons-Gillian, MPA, RDN
Vice President I.D.E.A.
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/25
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Chair: Delegates
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/24
TBD
Coastal Tri-Counties Region Chairperson TBD
Region: Coastal Tri-Counties
Appointed
Fatheema Begum-Subhan, MPhil, PhD, RDN
Los Angeles Region Chairperson
Appointed
Lisa Herzig, PhD, RDN, CDCES
Chairperson - CA Academy Foundation
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director, CA Academy & CA Academy Foundation
Our Delegates
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Chair Delegates
Delegate Representative:
- Education Council
- Bay Area District
- Silicon Valley District
- LA Region
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/24
District: Bay Area
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Delegate
Delegate Representative:
- Membership Benefits Council
- Public Policy Council
- Northern Area District
- Diablo Valley District
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/26
District: Northern Area
Cynthia Tovar, RD, IBCLC
Delegate
Delegate Representative:
- I.D.E.A. Council
- Central Valley District
- Inland Empire District
- Coastal Tri-Counties Region
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/25
District: Central Valley
Melissa Murphy, PhD
Delegate
Delegate Representative:
- Communications Council
- Orange District
- San Diego District
Term: 6/1/23-5/31/26
District: San Diego
Our Nominating Committee
Brooke Wickman, MS, RD
Member
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/25
Bessie (Therese) O'Connor, RDN
Member
Term: 6/1/23 – 5/31/25
Janine Doggett, MS, RD, CNSC
Member
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Tiffany Horne, MAS, RD, CNSC
Member
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Ashley Rosales, RDN
Member
Term: 6/1/22-5/31/24
Council & Committee Members
(Will be updated as Council Members are Determined)
Communications Council
Kristal Shelden, MPH, RDN
Vice President
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
Melissa Murphy, PhD
Delegate Representative
Silva Boumjahed, MS, RDN
CA Academy President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Education Council
Emily Kiresich, PhD, RDN, FAND
Vice President
Joan Frank, MS, RDN
UC System (DPD) Representative
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Delegate Representative
Koby Moridzadeh, MED, RDN
Community College Representative
Annette Besnilian, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE, FAND
Dietetic Internship/CSU Representative
Cary Kreutzer, EdD, MPH, RDN, FAND
Coordinated/Private Program Representative
Brooke Wickman, MS, RDN
Student Representative
Silva Boumjahed, MS, RDN
CA Academy President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Membership Benefits Council
Jassi Kaur, PhD, RDN
Vice President
Heather Garcia, MS, RDN
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
Natalie Andrea Martinez
Member Representative
Jo Miller MPH, RDN
Delegate Representative
Silva Boumjahed, MS, RDN
CA Academy President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Public Policy Council
Anet Piridzhanyan, MS, RDN
Vice President
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, PhD, RDN, FAND
Advocacy Summit Coordinator
Michelle Katz, MS, RD
State Legislation Coordinators
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Delegate Representative
Silva Boumjahed, MS, RDN
CA Acaademy President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD, CFPM
Executive Director
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
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (I.D.E.A.)
Karen Simmons-Gillian MPA, RDN,
Vice President (Appointed)
TBD
Member Representative
TBD
LA Region
Cynthia Tovar, RD, IBCLC
Delegate Representative
Silva Boumjahed, MS, RDN
CA Academy President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director