2009-2010 DHCC Executive Committee Elections

ADA 2009 Election Results

Name Change Facts

Congratulations to the newly elected officers for the 2008-2009 CD-HCF Executive Committee!

Chair-Elect
Brenda Richardson, MA, RD, LD, CD

Treasurer
Sharon Emley, MS, RD, LD

Area II Corrdinator
Dana Fillmore, RD, CFSP

Area III Coordinator
Kathy Weigand, RD, LD

Area VII Coordinator
Ellen-Jean Butler, RD, CSG, LDN

Area V Coordinator
Barbara Wakeen, MA, RD, LD

Nominating Committee
Anna de Jesus, MBA, RD
Bridget Doyle, PhD, MPH, RD, LD

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The Nominating Committee is pleased to report the outcome of the 2009 national and House of Delegates elections. The following individuals have been elected from among many excellent candidates. The Committee thanks members for their participation in the nomination and election processes. Please join us in congratulating our colleagues.

Board of Directors

President-Elect: Judith C. Rodriguez, PhD, RD, FADA (FL)
Director-At-Large: Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD (GA)

House of Delegates

Speaker-Elect*: Glenna McCollum-Cloud, PhD, MPH, RD (AZ)
HOD Directors*: Pamela Charney, PhD, RD (WA) and Mary Pat Raimondi, MS, RD (MN)

Professional Issues Delegates
Clinical: Leslie Schilling, MS, RD (TN)
Community: Aida Miles, MMSc, RD, CSP (MN)
Consultation & Business Practice: Felicia D. Stoler, DCN, MS, RD (NJ)
Education: Marcie Kemnitz, MS, RD (SD)
Food & Nutrition Management: Sharon Cox, MA, RD (NY)
Research: Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD (TX)

At-Large Delegates
Dietetic Technician: Alberta Scruggs, DTR (OH)
Delegates At-Large: Catherine Christie, PhD, RD, FADA (FL), Beatriz Dykes, PhD, RD, FADA (OH) and Ainsley Malone, MS, RD (OH)

Nominating Committee

Neva Cochran, MS, RD (TX)
Erica Gradwell, MS, RD (CO)
Marsha Schofield, MS, RD (OH)

Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education

Chair-Elect: Jane Allendorph, MS, RD (IL)

Commission on Dietetic Registration

Dietetic Technician, Registered: Michael S. Weiss, BS, DTR (CA)
Registered Dietitians: Susan H. Laramee, MS, RD, FADA (MA) and Suzanna Nye, MS, RD, FADA (CA)

For more information regarding nominations and elections, visit www.eatright.org/nominations.

* Positions also serve on ADA Board of Directors.

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Name Change Fact Sheet

BACKGROUND: ADA’s first DPG, Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities or CD-HCF was started in1975 and represented the primary role of RDs consulting in Long Term Care. As years have progressed, so has the industry and RDs are now working as consultants, full time/part time employees in health care facilities, home health, corrections, wellness programs, community programs, and private consultation.

The last few years have included discussions regarding the accuracy of our DPG name in representing the members. Following the last member survey, it became more evident that our members felt the current name no longer adequately reflected who we are or what we do.

1. Consultant Dietitians – our membership consists of consultant dietitians and employee dietitians. We also have many members that are DTRs.
   
2. Health Care Facilities – today the people we serve live in a myriad of residences: Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), assisted living facilities, skilled nursing homes, residential group homes, private homes, correctional institutions and so forth.
   

MEMBERS OPINION: In the fall of 2008, the CD-HCF Executive Committee (EC) listened to our members and agreed to proceed with a name change for the DPG. ADA approved the name change ballot and our members were offered the opportunity to vote. The results of the first vote revealed the following:

• The membership was in favor of a name change.
  
• There was no clear consensus as to what that name should be.
  

CURRENT PLANS: Based on member input and much debate, the CD-HCF Executive Committee agreed to proceed with a second vote. The members selected Dietetics in Health Care Communities (DHCC) as the choice for our new DPG name. DHCC will become effective June 1, 2009. We believe the new name will represent our membership at least for the next 10 years.

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