Executive Committee

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ON DPG Leadership

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee

Communications Team

Mentoring Program Committee

  • Mentorship Coordinator: Michelle C. Hamilton, MCN, RD, CSO
  • Mentorship Coordinator: Karen Godinez, RD, CSO
  • Networks Coordinator: Vacant

Nominating Committee

Pediatric Subunit

  • Pediatric Subunit Chair: Rachel Hill, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC
  • Pediatric Subunit Member: Gracie Dulick, MS, RDN, CSP, LD
  • Pediatric Subunit Member: Alycia Evenocheck, RD
  • Pediatric Subunit Member: Erin Gilfillan, MS, RD, CSO, CDN
  • Pediatric Subunit Member: Susan Reese, MS, RDN, CNSC, CD
  • Pediatric Subunit Member: Karen Ringwald-Smith, MS, RDN, CNSC
  • Pediatric Subunit Member: Nicole Vitale, RD, LDN

Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Subunit

  • BMT Subunit Chair: Tara Coghlin Dickson, MS, RD, CSSD, FAND
  • BMT Subunit Leader: Patty McDonnell, RD, CSO, FAND, CD
  • BMT Subunit Leader: Katie Harper, MS, RD, CNSC, CSO

Education Team

  • Education Chair: Mridul Datta, PhD, MS, RD, LD, FAND
  • Website Public Content Manager: Michelle Myers, MS, RDN, CSO, CDN
  • Webinar/Continuing Education Coordinator: Tiffany Barrett, MS, RDN, CSO, LD
  • Newsletter Co-Editor: Jennifer M. Lafferty, MS, RDN, LD, CSO, FAND
  • Newsletter Co-Editor: Valerie M. Williams, MS, RD, CSO, LDN, CNSC, FAND
  • Hope for Stomach Cancer Project Coordinator: Caitlin M. Benda, MBA, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
  • Oncology Nutrition in Clinical Practice Revision Project Co-Coordinator: Valerie M. Williams, MS, RD, CSO, LDN, CNSC, FAND
  • Oncology Nutrition in Clinical Practice Revision Project Co-Coordinator: Caitlin M. Benda, MBA, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
  • IDEA Committee Liaison: Layla Silverman, RD, CSO

Membership Committee

ON Improved Patient Access to Care Team (IMPACT) Special Project Committee

  • ON IMPACT Chair: Elaine Trujillo, MS, RDN
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Lauren Fay, MPH, RD-AP, CSO, CNSC
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Rhone Levin, MEd, RDN, CSO, LD
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Jeannine Mills, MS, RD, LD, CSO, CNSC
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Colleen Spees, PhD, MEd, RDN, FAND
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Renee Stubbins, PhD, RD, LD, CSO
  • ON IMPACT Committee Member: Jeffrey Whitridge, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN
  • Nutrition Services Payment Specialist: Anna Arthur, PhD, MPH, RDN

2024 Symposium Planning Committee

  • Symposium Co-Chair: Renee E. Stubbins, PhD
  • Symposium Co-Chair: Caitlin M. Benda, MBA, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
  • Symposium Committee Member: Monica L. Bojko, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
  • Symposium Committee Member: Tara Coghlin Dickson, MS, RD, CSSD, FAND
  • Symposium Committee Member: Nicole Elizabeth Franklin, MS, RD, CSO
  • Symposium Committee Member: Kerry K. McMillen, MS, RD, CSO, CD, FAND