We Are VAND
Striving to optimize the health of Virginians through science-based food and nutrition expertise and advocacy.
We’re glad you’re here!
Virginia Pride
Love For Where We Are & What We Do
Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (VAND) is a professional, non-profit organization of food and nutrition experts affiliated with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. With nearly 1500 members, VAND aims to serve the citizens of our Commonwealth through the promotion of optimal nutrition, health and well-being. We support the pairing of good nutrition with food that tastes good to promote lifelong eating habits that bring pleasure and wellness to our tables and lives.
VAND is managed by a 34 person Board of Directors with 13 voting members and our membership consists of Registered Dietitians Nutritionists (RDNs), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs) and students from five local districts statewide.Â
Nearly Members
Voting Members
Counties Served
Where We Practice
- Hospitals, HMOs, Long Term Care facilities, and other health care facilities as integral members of the health care team in the provision of Medical Nutrition Therapy through the Nutrition Care Process
- Sports Nutrition and Corporate Wellness Programs, educating clients about the association of food, fitness, and health
- Private Practice and Consultation, providing education and services to consumers, health care facilities, and food companies
- Schools, Community, and Public Health Settings, advocating healthy eating habits and sound policy to improve the quality of life
- Colleges, Universities, and Medical Centers as educators of students, interns, and allied health professionals
- Government and Food and Nutrition Related Industries, working in research, public relations, marketing, and product development
Mission
Empower members to be Virginia’s food and nutrition leaders.
Vision
Optimize the health of Virginians through food and nutrition expertise.
Meet Our Board
Michelle Hesse, PhD, RD
PRESIDENT
Sarah Collins, MPH, RD, CHES, CDN
PRESIDENT-ELECT/PUBLIC POLICY COORDINATOR
Alexandra Freiman, RDN, CSG, FAND
NOMINATING & BYLAWS CHAIR / PAST PRESIDENT
Crista Galvin, MS, RD, FAND
TREASURER
Emily Jenkins, RD
MEMBER SERVICES CHAIR
Lesley McPhatter, MS, RD, CSR
STATE POLICY REPRESENTATIVE
Thea Boatswain, MS RD
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Cindy Macintyre, RDN
STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR / SECRETARY/ ANNUAL MEETING CO-CHAIR
Nicole Brown, MS, RDN, LD, ACSM EP-C
DELEGATE
Abby Lewis
GREATER RICHMOND DISTRICT PRESIDENT
Shaye Arluk, MS, RDN
TIDEWATER DISTRICT Co-PRESIDENT
Kirsten Romero, MS, RDN
TIDEWATER DISTRICT Co-PRESIDENT
Jena S Griffith, RDN, IHC
BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT PRESIDENT/ANNUAL MEETING CO-CHAIR
Carla Cardona Sidhu, RD
NORTHERN DISTRICT PRESIDENT
Trisha Sterringer
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Margaret Tate
ASST. MEMBER SERVICES CHAIR
Tonya Price
NEW MEMBER LIAISON
VACANT
ASST. STATE POLICY REPRESENTATIVE
Teresa Lucas, DTR
AND FOUNDATION CHAIR
Nana Ataa Ofosu-Benefo, MS, RD, CDN, LDN
IDEA LIAISON
Vacant
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR
Susan Lessar, MS, RDN
OUTCOMES CHAIR
VACANT
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR
Monica Hershey, RDN, CNSC
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CO-CHAIR
Monica Hershey, RDN, CNSC
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CO-CHAIR
Madison Smith
BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE REP.
Christine Izquierdo, MS, RD, CDN
ALLIANCES CHAIR / NORTHERN DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE REP.
Susan Noble, RD, CSR
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE REP.
Heather Wooden
TIDEWATER DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE REP.
Vacant
NUTRITION SERVICES PAYMENT SPECIALIST
Vacant
STATE REGULATORY SPECIALIST / CONSUMER PROTECTION COORDINATOR
Jillian Davis, MS, RDN
VANDPAC CHAIR
Vacant
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Stephanie Stockslager, MS, RD
AWARDS CHAIR
VAND Past Presidents
1920-1950
1930-31 Bertha Ide*
1931-33 Helen Rolls*
1933-34 Ana Hudson*
1934-35 Gertrude Brown*
1935-36 Celia Swecker*
1936-38 Evelyn Neal*
1938-40 Bernice Varner*
1940-41 Lois Watts*
1941-42 Bertha Ide*
1942-43 Kathryn Cardwell*
1943-44 Elizabeth Burruss*
1944-45 Helen Robertson*
1945-46 Sally Anne Board*
1946-47 Alice Edwards*
1947-48 Mabel Gladin*
1948-49 Ellasue Carr*
1950-51 Elizabeth Woodard*
1951-52 Elizabeth Lounds*
1952-53 Erna Mae Behrend*
1953-54 Beth Byers*
1954-55 Julia Van Horn*
1955-56 Kathryn E. Smith*
1956-57 Mabel Todd
1957-58 Virginia Blatt
1958-59 Dorothy Rowe
1960-1990
1960-61 Mary Kelly
1962-63 Eleanor Watson
1963-64 Barbara Barbee
1964-65 Jean Cleland
1966-67 Betty Ossman
1967-68 Regina Gottlieb*
1968-69 Harriet Duncan
1969-70 Jean Robbins
1970-71 Betty J. Moore
1971-72 Jean E. Cooper*
1973-74 Diana Deputy
1974-75 Marjorie Christiansen
1975-76 Mary Lou McMorrow
1976-77 Ann Robbins
1977-78 Penny H. McConnell
1978-79 Laura Jane Harper*
1979-80 Catherine Catterton*
1980-81 Edna Carpenter
1981-82 Carolyn Reiver*
1982-83 Jean Shaw
1983-84 Barbara Morlang
1984-85 Carole Bryson
1985-86 Ida Howell
1986-87 Alanna Moshfegh
1987-88 Pat Igo
1988-89 Julien Axelson
1989-90 Ella Toller
1991-92 L. Clare Costello
1992-93 Myrtle Hogbin
1993-94 Iva Mary Hopkins*
1994-95 Catherine Angotti
1995-96 Margaret Tate
1996-98 Maureen Plombon
1998-99 Ann Hertzler
2000-Current
2000-01 Patricia Brevard
2001-02 Linda Foster
2002-03 Barbara Chrisley
2003-04 Barbara Hutchinson Yager
2004-05 Jane Blosser
2005-06 Linda Foster
2006-07 Phyllis Woodson
2007-08 Lynda Fanning
2008-09 Kathleen Walters
2009-10 Lise Gloede
2010-11 Mena Forrester
2011-12 Carol Papillon
2012-13 Martha Campbell
2013-14 Angie Hasemann
2014-15 Wendy Phillips
2015-16 Nicole Brown
2016-17 Carlene Thomas
2017-18 Crista Galvin
2018-19 Cindy MacIntyre
2019-20 Shirley Scrafford
Phone
703-957-9347
Address
Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
10221 Krause Rd, PO Box 2304, Chesterfield, VA 23832