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Board

 Voting Members

               
            
                       
           
  Jennifer Carman
RD, LDN

President
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 Jessica Kiel
RD, LDN, CPT
President-Elect
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 Sara Simard
MS, RD, LDN

Immediate-Past President
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Cheryl Koch
MS, RD, FADA, LDN

  Secretary
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Chris Goglia
MAS, RD, LDN
 Treasurer
 
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Sarah Post
MS, RD, LDN 
Immediate-Past Treasurer
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Karen Bellesky
RD, LDN
 
Delegate
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Catherine Joiner
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
Council-on-Professional Interest (CPI) Chair
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Amy Isennock
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
 
 CPI Chair-Elect
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 Anders Grant
MS, RD, CSSD, LDN
Communications Chair
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 Samantha Lewandowski
MS, RD, LDN
Nominating Committee Chair
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 Berit Christensen
RD, LD 
Public Policy Coordinator
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Mark Rifkin
MS, RD, LDN
  
 State Policy Representative
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Harlivleen (Livleen) Gill
MBA, RD, LDN
 
State Regulatory Specialist
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 Amanda Gordon
RD, LD, CNSC
Clinical Nutrition Division Chair
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 Linda Paren
RD, LDN
 
Community Nutrition Division Chair
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 Sonal Patel
MS, RD, LDN
 
Consultation & Business Practice Division Chair
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Meena Somanchi
PhD, CNS, LDN
 Education & Research Division Chair
 
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Roxanne Moore
MS, RD

 Food & Nutrition Management Division Chair
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Non-Voting & Ex-Officio Members

Nominating Committee  Erin Maleski, RD, LDN, CNSC   email
Nominating Committee   Susan Kopins, RD, LDN email
Nominating Committee Megan Lobus, RD, LDN, CDE email
Nominating Committee Deborah L. Blood, RD, LDN email
Reimbursement Rep vacant  
Membership Chair vacant  
Registration Chair Ginger Muscalli email
State Professional Recruitment Chair Lindsay Martin Pugliese, MS, RD, LDN                           email
Public Relations Chair                             vacant  
State Media Representative Ingrid Ramos, MHA, RD, LDn email
Historian Anita Thomas, MS, RD, LDN email
State Licensure Contact Megan Larson, MS, RD, LDN email
Cookbook Committee Chair Jamie Strauss, RD, LDN email
MD-DHCC President Karin Johansen, RD, LDN email
MDA Foundation President    
ADA Foundation Liason Jane Libby, MA, RD email
Chesapeake Lines Editor
Melissa Majumdar, RD, LDN, CPT
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Student Representative vacant  
Eastern Shore Representative Malinda Cecil, MS, RD, LDN email
MDA Political Action Committee Officer (MDA-PAC)                               Phyllis Fatzinger McShane, MS, RD, LDN email
Dietetic Technician MIG vacant  
Executive Director Jennifer Schmiel, RD, LDN email