Meet the NE Executive Committee Chair: Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, FAND Lisa is a funny speaker and former stand-up comedienne. She is not just mildly amusing - she is really funny. Lisa was bitten by the comedy bug at a young age, entertaining her family at the dinner table with knock-knock jokes. Soon, she discovered SNL and would memorize bits and make her siblings perform them. Today, you can find Lisa chasing after her one-year-old daughter, and after volunteers to watch her daughter so she can perform improvisational, sketch and stand-up comedy again.
Chair-Elect: Nicole Rodriguez, RDN, NASM-CPTBlogger behind enjoyfoodenjoylife.com. When Nicole's not experimenting with global flavors or working on the latest glute-sculpting program, she's tuned in to late ‘70s disco-soul. Though a native New Yorker, her heart beats to The Sound of Philadelphia - and lots of Teddy Pendergrass.
Past Chair: Elana Natker, MS, RD Elana is the owner of Sage Leaf Communications, a nutrition communications agency, which is still going strong from her home office in Muscat, Oman. There, she is able to find some equilibrium by stopping work and taking laps around the house when she needs a break.
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Treasurer: Brooke Fredrickson, RDN, LRD, CDE - Brooke is a business owner, speaker and writer. She offers nutrition counseling and healthcare consulting services in rural North Dakota. Her passion is to help women overcome body image issues and rigid eating patterns through her faith-based approach. She loves to be outdoors, spend time with her family and eat really good food.
Secretary: Amanda Sauceda, MS, RDN, CLT - Amanda loves pizza. She has a running list of places that are her favorites and places that she wants to try. Her numberone pizza place used to be a luggage room in the golden days of Hollywood and has a fermented sourdough crust that is to die for.
Director of Member Services: Moe Schlachter, MS, RD, LD, CDE - When he’s not working on building his company and brand (houstonfamilynutrition. com), he is hanging out with his amazing little family. They kick it at the pool, museums, parks (lots of parks) and Chuck E Cheese. Road-tripping through Texas with them means lots of ghost towns, crazy selfies, living history museums, drive-in movies and whatever the local flavor is! He chose to join the NE Executive Committee to build with others who build.“I love to develop business relationships and collaborate on the next big thing. This is the place to find my partners.”
Director Elect of Membership Services: Jill Roberts, MCN, RDN, LD Jill enjoys spending time in the kitchen and creating healthy, delicious meals for her family. Her second love is being outdoors; she lives on a farm where she loves gardening, taking care of her cows and chickens, and staying active by running, biking and taking walks at sunset with her husband. She owns Living Up Wellness, a private practice in The Woodlands, Texas, that specializes in family nutrition with a whole-body approach to wellness. Her passion is to help families develop healthy habits and lifestyles that support their health and wellness at any age.
Education Coordinator: Edwina Clark, MS, RD, APD (Aus), CSSD - Edwina is the head of nutrition & wellness at Yummly and the owner of edwinaclark.com. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Edwina is a sun-loving runner and world traveler with a sweet tooth.
Mentor Services: Alissa Rumsey, MS, RD, CDN, CSCS - Alissa is the founder of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness based in New York City. Through her writing, speaking and one-onone coaching work, she helps people who are frustrated with dieting improve their relationships with food and their bodies. She has a passion for food and travel and more often than not can be found traveling around the world, laptop in tow.
