VAND Members, 

As hard as it is to believe, we are less than one month away from summer! I don’t know about you, but I mean it when I say this year has really flown by. April was quite a busy month for VAND and I am so excited to say we now officially have the 93rd VAND Annual Meeting under our belts! The meeting this year was such a success and I cannot thank our Southwest District Annual Planning Committee enough for their tireless efforts in making this event come to life! Erica Howes and Trisha Sterringer, thank you both so much for all you have done this year as Annual Meeting Co-Chairs!

I wanted to give a huge shout out as well to all of our award and scholarship winners this year who were honored at the Annual Meeting, as well as our 50-year members!

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year

Nancy Z. Farrell Allen

Emerging Dietetics Leader

Brittany Wheatley

Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year

Rachel Trotman

Outstanding Dietetics Student of the Year: Dietetic Intern

Emily Jenkins

Margaret MacDonald Memorial Scholarship

Yanine Pedrazas Terrazas

Graduate Scholarship

Rebecca Christine Vick

50-Year Members

Celia L. Adolphi

Zani C. Autry

Lucy M. Grubb

Heisung J. Lee

Elizabeth Shipley-Moses

Dilpreet K. Singh

Lucille A. Taylor

 We can’t wait to see you all next year in Richmond as our Greater Richmond District takes on Annual Meeting hosting duties!

Want To Be Involved In Change And Growth?

As was mentioned and advertised during the Annual Meeting, we would love to have YOU join our VAND Board or any of our District Boards! I cannot encourage enough to volunteer and give back to the field of dietetics. This is a huge way to make a difference and play a part in the change you want to see! Whether you’re a student, intern, just starting your career or are far along in your path as a dietitian, we would love to have you serve! 

Please email our incoming President, Alex Freiman at alexandra.wahlberg@gmail.com to inquire about current positions available at the state and district level!