Our Executive Board
Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, MPH, RDN
President
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/23
Silva Boumjahed, RD
President-Elect
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/23
Monica McCorkle, MS, RDN, CDCES, HWC-NBC
Immediate Past President
District: San Diego
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/23
Vicky Flaig, MEd, RDN
Secretary & Treasurer
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Brandon Lee, MS, RD, CCRP, ACSM-CPT
Vice President Communications
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/23
Appointed
Anet Piridzhanyan, MS, RDN
Vice President Public Policy
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Rachel Flores, MS, RD
Vice President Education
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/23
Jassi Kaur, PhD, RDN
Vice President Membership Benefits
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, PhD, RDN, FAND
Vice President I.D.E.A.
District: Inland
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/23
Appointed
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Co-Chair Delegates
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/20 – 5/31/23
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Co-Chair Delegates
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/24
Zoe Womack, MPH, RDN
Los Angeles Region Representative
Region: Los Angeles
Appointed
Lisa Herzig, PhD, RDN, CDCES
Chairperson - CA Academy Foundation
District: Central Valley
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD, CFPM
Executive Director, CA Academy & CA Academy Foundation
District: Central Valley
Our Delegates
Wanda Siu-Chan, MS, RD
Co-Chair Delegates & Education Council, Area 1 Bay Area (Home) and Silicon Valley Districts
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/24
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Co-Chair Delegates & Public Policy Council, Area 2 Northern Area (Home) and Diablo Valley Districts
Term: 6/1/20 – 5/31/23
Cynthia Tovar, RD, CLEC
Delegates & Communications Council, Area 3 Coastal Tri-Counties Region and Central Valley District (Home)
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/25
Kelly Warner, MPH, RDN
Delegates & I.D.E.A. Council, Area 4 Los Angeles Region (Home) and Inland District
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/24
Lisa Gibson, MS, RDN, FAND
Delegates & Membership Council, Area 5 San Diego and Orange (Home) Districts
Term: 6/1/20-5/31/23
Our Nominating Committee
Kathryn (Mandy) Hillstrom, EdD, MPH, RDN, FAND
Chairperson
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/23
Jacqueline Zeiderman, MS, RD, LDN, CDN
Member
Region: Los Angeles
Term: 6/1/21 – 5/31/23
Janine Doggett, MS, RD, CNSC
Member
District: San Diego
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Tiffany Horne, MAS, RD, CNSC
Member
District: Bay Area
Term: 6/1/22 – 5/31/24
Ashley Rosales, RDN
Member
District: Northern Area
Term: 6/1/22-5/31/24
Council & Committee Members
(Will be updated as Council Members are Determined)
Communications Council
Brandon Lee, MS, RD, CCRP, ACSM-CPT
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
Cynthia Tovar, RD, CLEC
Delegate Representative
Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, MPH, RDN
President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Education Council
Rachel Flores, MS, RD
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
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director
Membership Benefits Council
Jassi Kaur, PhD, RDN
Vice President
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
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
Open
State Legislation Coordinators
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN
Delegate Representative
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD, CFPM
Executive Director
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 (Appointed)
Kelly Warner, MPH, RDN
Delegate Representative
Veronica Carmona, RDN
LA DEI Chair
Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, MPH, RDN
CA Academy President
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RDN, CFPM
Executive Director