Leadership

How Are We Doing?

The leadership of the Research DPG is a dedicated group of volunteers, working on behalf of our membership. Please let us know how we are doing.

• Email researchdpg@eatright.org.
• Use the Academy's Leadership Directory. Click here for the Leadership Directory User Guide.

• Advocate by responding to the advocacy e-blasts and posts
• Write an article for The Digest
• Share with colleagues on the EML
• Run for an elected position, click here for more information!

Current Leadership: 2024-2025 Executive Committee

The list below recognizes volunteers with ongoing contributions to the Research DPG. Please contact us to get in touch with one of our Executive Committee members.

Executive Committee Members

• Chair: Andrea Arikawa
• Chair-Elect: Casey Colin
• Past Chair: Tracey Ledoux
• Secretary: Dara LoBuono
• Treasurer: Jessica Combs Caudill
• Nominating Committee Chair: Henna Muzaffar
• HOD Delegate: Mary Curnutte

• Academy Manager - DPG Relations: Martha Huizar
• Council on Research (COR) Liaison: Heidi J. Silver
• ACEND Liaison: Jen Ross
• Policy and Advocacy Leader: Linda Fergus
• Historian: Mindy Nelkin

• Co-Chair: Rebecca Koch
• Co-Chair: Kelsey McLimans
• Member: Samantha Pritchard & JoAnna Cupp

• Editor-in-Chief: Andrea Lobene
• Assistant Editors: Judy Gould and Lori Stockert
• Assistant Editor for Student Articles: Jingyi Wang
• Special Reporter: Danielle M. Torisky

• Chair: Jennifer Hanson

• Chair: Kellie E. Mayfield
• Members: Janet Antwi and Henna Muzaffar

• Membership: Emily Heying and Eliza Short
• Mentorship Chair: Luc LaBonte
• Student Representative Chair: Joanna Wirkus
• CPE Administrator: Katherine Ideno
• Diversity Liaison: TBD

• Website Committee Chair: Ginger Hultin
• Social Networking Chair: Maria Morgan Bathke
• Webinar Co-Chair: Catherine Cioffi Cohen
• Webinar Co-Chair: Elizabeth Ruder

Contact

• Chair researchdpg@eatright.org
• Awards kemclimans@viterbo.edu and samantha_k_pritchard@rush.edu
• Fundraising researchdpg@eatright.org
• Membership researchdpg@eatright.org
• Mentorship Program labontel17@ecu.edu
• Newsletter researchdpg@eatright.org
• Nominating researchdpg@eatright.org
• Policy and Advocacy researchdpg@eatright.org
• Secretary researchdpg@eatright.org
• Student Liaison: researchdpg@eatright.org
• Web: Social Media researchdpg@eatright.org
• Web: Listserv researchdpg@eatright.org
• Webinar Co-Chairs: Catherine Cohen and Elizabeth Ruder researchdpg@eatright.org
• Webmaster researchdpg@eatright.org

Please contact Dara LoBuono (researchdpg@eatright.org) if you have questions regarding email accounts.