ADA Elects New Board of Directors

Eighteen national leaders in the fields of food, nutrition, and public health will guide the American Dietetic Association as ADA's 2004-2005 Board of Directors. The board serves until June 2005 and includes:

Susan H. Laramee, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, Massachusetts, ADA President

Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RD, CD, FADA, Washington, House of Delegates Director

Margaret Bogle, PhD, RD, LD, Arkansas., ADA Foundation Chair

Sonja L. Connor, MS, RD, LD, Oregon, Speaker-elect, House of Delegates

Connie Diekman, MEd, RD, LD, FADA, Missouri, Director

Marianne Smith Edge, MS, RD, LD, FADA, Owensboro, Ky, Past President

Chester R. England III, Florida, Public Member

Cecilia P. Fileti, MS, RD, FADA, Michigan, Director

Beth L. Leonberg, MS, RD, CSP, FADA, Pennsylvania, Director

B. Thomas Malone Jr, MS, RD, LD, Texas, Treasurer

Kathleen Niedert, MBA, RD, LD, FADA, Hudson, Iowa, Director

Monica Phillips Penkilo, MPH, RD, LD, Texas, Director

Penny Ralston, Florida, Public Member

Rebecca S. Reeves, DrPh, RD, FADA, Texas, President-Elect

Nancy P. Siler, MS, RD, LD, CFCS, Woodridge, Ill, Director

Martin M. Yadrick, MS, MBA, RD, FADA, California, Treasurer-Elect

Melinda Zook-Weaver, MS, RD, LD, West Virginia, Speaker of the House of Delegates

Ronald S. Moen, Chicago, Ill, ADA Chief Executive Officer

IFT and OTS

The International Society of Food Technologists has elected Malcolm Bourne as President. He is a past president of the Institute of Food Technologists and also a professor emeritus of food science at Cornell University. Bourne will serve as president until the 2006 World Food Congress.

The Office of Dietary Supplements has named Elizabeth Yetley, PhD, as a Senior Nutrition Science Advisor. In this position, Dr Yetley will be responsible for providing leadership to the Office's Dietary supplement and health promotion/disease prevention program initiatives. Dr Yetley was with the Food and Drug Administration for 24 years where she was key in developing the concept of significant scientific agreement. She is one of the "wise heads" the nutrition policy community relies on for sound science views on issues of concern.