CADE is composed of a board of 14 members: a chair, chair-elect, seven program representatives (at least one from each program type), one student member, one program administrator, two public members and the immediate past chair. In addition, a group of peer reviewers with expertise in dietetics education and practice are appointed by CADE as needed to visit and evaluate programs and make recommendations on accreditation to the CADE board. The CADE board functions as the governing unit and grants final accreditation awards.
2008-2009 CADE Board
Chair-elect
Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Representatives
Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Representative-elect
Dietetic Internship (DI) Program Representatives
Dietetic Internship (DI) Program Representative-elect
Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CP) Representative
Dietetic Technician Program (DT) Representative
Dietetic Technician Program (DT) Representative-elect
Program Representatives-at-Large
Program Representative-at-Large-elect
Dietetics Student
Program Administrator
Public Members
Past CADE Chair/CADE Representative to the ADA House of Delegates
| Alicia V. Aguiar, MS, RD, LD Cedar Rapids, IA Corporate Dietitian/Adjunct Faculty ABCM Longterm Care Corporation/Kirkwood Community College |
Nancy R. Hudson, MS, RD Davis, CA Assistant Director Dietetics Program University of California Davis |
Dawna T. Mughal, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA Erie, PA Director, Dietetics Program Gannon University |
| Jane F. Allendorph, MS, RD, LD Palatine, IL Director, Dietetic Technician Program Harper College |
Sharon M. Hunter, MS, RD Lackland AFB, TX Associate Chief, Nutrition; Chief Consultant to AF Surgeon General United States Air Force |
Kathleen C. Niedert, MBA, RD, LD, FADA Hudson, IA Director of Clinical Nutrition and Dining Services The Western Home Communities |
| Melodie Bell-Cavallino, MS, RD, CDN, FADA Troy, NY Director, Dietetic Internship and Associate Professor The Sage Colleges |
Pascale C. Jean, MPH, RD, LD Miami, FL Wellness Coordinator Miami-Dade County Health Department |
Nora K. Nyland, PhD, RD, CD Provo, UT Dietetics Program Director Brigham Young University |
| Anne E. Bennett, MPH, RD Englewood, CO Director, Dietetic Internship Tri County Health Department |
Janet S. Johnson, MS, RD, LD Ames, IA Clinician Iowa State University |
Louise W. Peck, PhD, RD Seattle, WA Director, Dietetic Internship University of Washington |
| Bonnie L. Berube, MS, RD, LD Houston, TX President BLB Consulting Inc. |
Sharon Kalvels, MS, RD, FACHE White City, OR Chief, Nutrition and Food Service Department of Veterans Affairs |
Karen L. Plawecki, MS, RD, LDN Urbana, IL Director, Didactic Program University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Sharon K. Bode, PhD, RD Houston, TX Director, Didactic & Dietetic Internship Programs University of Houston |
Marie Y. Kamp, MBA, RD, LDN University Park, PA Director, Dietetics Program The Pennsylvania State University |
Janet Pope, PhD, RD, LDN Ruston, LA Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics; Associate Dean, Applied & Natural Sciences Louisiana Tech University |
| Lauren A. Bronich-Hall, MS, RD, LDN Baltimore, MD Director of Education WellDoc Communications, Inc. |
Lorri L. Kanauss, MSEd, RD, LD, CDE Macomb, IL Assistant Professor Western Illinois University |
Nancy V. Rhoades, MS, RD, LD Atlanta, GA National Account Manager Aladdin Temp-Rite |
| Kay Stearns Bruening, PhD, RD Syracuse, NY Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics Syracuse University |
Karla Kennedy-Hagan, PhD, RD, LDN Charleston, IL Assistant Chair, School of Family & Consumer Sciences/Dietetic Internship Coordinator Eastern Illinois University |
Jane K. Ross, PhD, RD, CD Burlington, VT Professor & Director of Dietetics University of Vermont |
| Terri Burgess-Champoux, PhD, RD, LD Menomonie, WI Associate Professor University of Wisconsin-Stout |
Anne Kendall, PhD, RD, LDN Gainesville, FL Senior Lecturer University of Florida |
Antoinette (Ann) Rucinski, MA, RD Newark, DE Director, Dietetic Internship University of Delaware |
| Kara Caldwell-Freeman, DrPH, RD Pomona, CA Director, Dietetic Internship/Professor California State Polytechnic University |
Joyce K. Kerestes, MS, RD Ann Arbor, MI Director, Dietetic Internship University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers |
Janice G. Sandrick, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA Greensburg, PA Director, Coordinated Program Seton Hill University |
| Simone P. Camel, MS, RD, CMS Thibodeaux, LA Instructor, Coordinator of Dietetics Nicholls State University |
Cindra L. Ketterman, MS, RD, LD York, PA Chief Clinical Dietitian York Hospital |
Noreen B. Schvaneveldt, MS, RD, CD Logan, UT Director and Clinical Professor Utah State University |
| Janice D. Cannon, MS, MAA, RD, CDN Oxford, CT Clinical Nutrition Manager Hartford Hospital |
Sharon Keys, MS, RD Tupelo, MS Director, Food and Nutrition Services Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle |
Sharon K. Schwartz, MS, RD, LDN Flossmoor, IL Area Support Manager of Nutrition Services Sodexo Healthcare |
| Jeanny C. Chang, MS, RD Porterville, CA Director, Dietetic Internship Porterville Developmental Center |
Kessey J. Kieselhorst, MPA, RD, CDE, LDN Danville, PA Director, Regulatory Performance Improvement Geisinger Health System |
D.M. Spillman, PhD Oxford, OH Associate Professor Miami University |
| Bertrum C. Connell, PhD, RD, FADA Loma Linda, CA Professor, Chairman & Program Director Loma Linda University |
Carrie King, MS, RD, LD, CDE Anchorage, AK Director, Dietetic Internship University of Alaska Anchorage |
Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RD, LD |
| Frances H. Cook, MA, RD, LD Fayetteville, GA Nutrition Consultant |
Wanda M. Koszewski, PhD, RD, LMNT Lincoln, NE Director, Dietetic Internship University of Nebraska Lincoln |
Joanne B. Steiner, PhD, RD |
| L. Clare Costello, MEd, RD Richmond, VA Training Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services Medical College of Virginia Hospitals |
Karen P. Lacey, MS, RD, CD Green Bay, WI Director, Dietetic Internship and Didactic Program; Senior Lecturer University of Wisconsin, Green Bay |
Merievelyn Stuber, MS, RD, CD, CNSD |
| Elise Cowie, MEd, RD, LD Cincinnati, OH Director, Coordinated Program/Clinical Instructor University of Cincinnati |
Linda J. Lafferty, PhD, RD, FADA Chicago, IL Director, Dietetic Internship; Associate Director of Food & Nutrition Services Rush University Medical Center |
James H. Swain, PhD, RD, LD Cleveland, OH Assistant Professor & Director, Didactic Program Case Western Reserve University |
| Janet L. Debelius, MA, RD, LD Catonsville, MD Director, Dietetic Internship Sodexho Health Care Services Mid-Atlantic |
Laurel G. Lambert, PhD, RD, LD University, MS Associate Professor The University of Mississippi |
Darcel M. Swanson, MS, RD, LD Pullman, WA Senior Instructor Washington State University |
| Miriam Edlefsen, PhD, RD Pullman, WA Assistant Professor Washington State University |
Patti S. Landers, PhD, RD, LD Norman, OK Associate Professor Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center |
Shelia Triggs, MS, RD, LD |
| Catherine English, PhD, RD, LDN Kingston, RI Professor University of Rhode Island |
Betty J. Larson, EdD, LRD, FADA Moorhead, MN Professor Concordia College |
Mary R. Verona, MBA, RD, LDN Chicago, IL Director, Food and Nutrition Services Resurrection Healthcare-Saint Mary Hospital and Elizabeth Medical Center |
| Jamie M. Erskine, PhD, RD Fort Collins, CO Coordinator, Didactic Program University of Northern Colorado |
Marilyn Laskowski-Sachnoff, MA, RD Edison, NJ Dean, Division of Business, Computer Science and Engineering Technologies Middlesex County College |
Karen A. Virostek, MS, RD, LDN, FADA Pittsburgh, PA Nutrition Services Director Adagio Health |
| Sharon Foley, MS, RD, LDN Hines, IL Director Dietetic Internship/Asst. Chief, NFS Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital |
Paula K. Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE, CDN Southington, CT Director, Dietetic Technician Program Briarwood College |
Gina Wack, MS, RD Glencoe, AL Consultant |
| Linda W. Gabrielson, MS, RD, LD Montpelier, VT Dean of Academic Affairs Community College of Vermont |
Suzanne M. Leson, MS, RD, LD Youngstown, OH Director, Coordinated Program Youngstown State University |
Dellmar Walker, PhD, RD, LDN Murfreesboro, TN Professor Middle Tennessee State University |
| Shyamala Ganesh, MS, RD, LD Minneapolis, MN Director, Dietetic Internship University of Minnesota Medical Center |
Anita Karen Lewis, MS, RD, LD Gulfport, MS Clinical Nutrition Supervisor Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System |
Nancy Giles Walters, MMSc, RD, CSG, LD, FADA Augusta, GA Consulting Dietitian & Nutrition Support Dietitian Select Specialty Hospital |
| Margery J. Gann, MBA, RD, FADA Jamaica Plain, MA Care Management Director Ethos, Southwest Boston Senior Services |
Lorraine C. Lewis, MS, RD, CD La Crosse, WI Professor, Coordinated & Dietetic Internship Programs Viterbo University |
Doris Wang, MPH, RD, LD Grand Forks, ND Instructor, University of North Dakota |
| Dena Goldberg, PhD, RD Roanoke, VA Clinical Dietitian Carilion Roanoke Medical Center |
Carol Longley, PhD, RD Rock Island, IL Rock Island Public Schools |
Ann P. Warren, MS, RD, LD Normal, AL Director, Didactic Program; Coordinator, Nutrition & Hospital Management Alabama A&M University |
| Karen R. Greathouse, PhD, RD Macomb, IL Director, Didactic Program/Professor Western Illinois University |
Sharon G. Madalis, MS, RD Danville, PA Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition Services Geisinger Medical Center |
Lorraine J. Weatherspoon, PhD, RD East Lansing, MI Associate Professor/Director, Didactic Program Michigan State University |
| Julie A. Grim, MPH, RD, LD Dallas, TX Associate Director of Nutrition & Director, Dietetic Internship Baylor University Medical Center |
Maxine C. McElligott, MA, RD, CDE, LMNT Omaha, NE Medical Nutrition Therapist and Certified Diabetes Educator Nebraska Medical Center |
Sharman E. Willmore, MS, RD Cincinnati, OH Director of Allied Health University of Cincinnati Clermont College |
| Judith H. Hall, MS, RD, LRD Grand Forks, ND Chair, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics; Director, Coordinated Program University of North Dakota |
Bernestine B. McGee, PhD, RD, LDN Baton Rouge, LA Director, Didactic and Dietetic Internship Programs Southern University and A&M College |
Sandra S. Witte, PhD, RD Fresno, CA Associate Dean of Academic Affairs College of Agricultural Sciencs and Technology California State University Fresno |
| Christine A. Hartney, MS, RD, LDN Chicago, IL Senior Clinical Dietitian Rush University Medical Center |
Jatun K. McKenzie, MFCS, RD, LD Atlanta, GA Nutrition Program Consultant/Director, Dietetic Internship Georgia Division of Public Health |
Kay N. Wolf, PhD, RD, LD Columbus, OH Associate Professor/Director of Medical Dietetics The Ohio State University |
| Kevin D. Haubrick, MS, RD, LD San Antonio, TX Director of Food and Nutrition Services Baptist Health System |
Stacey L. Mobley, PhD, RD, CNSD Lafayette, IN Assistant Professor Purdue University |
Lauri Y. Wright, PhD, RD St. Petersburg, FL Director, Dietetic Internship Bay Pines VA Medical Center |
| Debra S. Hollingsworth, PhD, RD, LDN, RS Lake Charles, LA Associate Professor McNeese State University |
Gaile L. Moe, PhD, RD, CD Seattle, WA Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics Seattle Pacific University |
Linda O. Young, MS, RD, LMNT Lincoln, NE Director, Didactic Program University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Cheryl A. Houston, PhD, RD, LD Saint Louis, MO Director, Didactic Program; Associate Professor and Chairperson Fontbonne University |
Elaine Fontenot Molaison, PhD, RD |
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