VAND Board
Board Members 2024-2025
President |
Joanne Heidkamp, MS, RDN
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President-Elect
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VACANT
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Past President
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Bret Hermansky, MS, RDN, CDBret is a born and raised Vermonter and registered dietitian nutritionist. She received her Dietetics and Nutrition Food Science degree from UVM and completed her MS/DI program at the College of Saint Elizabeth. Bret works in outpatient nutrition counseling and has experience working with child and adolescent nutrition, athletes, weight management, disordered eating, and eating disorders. She enjoys applying evidenced-based practice in her nutrition therapy. She is working on becoming a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CEDRD) under the International Associated of Eating Disorders (IAEDP). Bret loves seeing her clients make tangible progress and watching their improved health change their lives. She takes pleasure in helpingher clients improve their quality of life through a healthier relationship with food. Bret enjoys shopping for fresh food at the local farmer’s markets, and dining at Vermont’s many farm-to-table restaurants. In her spare time, she loves exploring her home state with her husband, including hiking in the Green Mountains, swimming at local swimming holes, and going on walks with their Great Pyrenees, Meera.
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Secretary |
Cathy McIsaac, MS, RD CDI’ve been a dietitian for more than 25 years, first as a Clinical Dietitian at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, and for the last 17 years at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Currently I am the Bionutrition Research Dietitian, supporting the nutrition component of research protocols at UVM. I continue to enjoy the dynamic environment of an academic medical center. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time outdoors in all seasons: skiing, snowshoeing, gardening, walking, biking, and hiking.
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Treasurer |
Barbara Klick, MPH, RDN, CSOWMHeather I am a registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in obesity and weight management. I have specialized in weight management and bariatric surgery for over 20 years. I recently relocated to Vermont with my husband in March 2020. My area of expertise has been focused on weight management program operations; specifically, turning large bariatric programs into financially sound, evidence-based systems delivering exceptional quality outcomes. I hold a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Boston University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of New Hampshire.
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Delegate
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Desiree de Waal, MS, RD, CD, FANDI am currently representing you as your Delegate. Please contact me with your ideas, concerns and issues related to our profession. I have also volunteered as secretary, reimbursement rep and various VAND Committees, including Fundraising and Annual Meeting Planning. At the national level I am a volunteer with the Evidence Analysis Library (Currently on MNT and hyperlipidemia; past projects included Sodium, MNT, Heart Failure). I also was a member of the Evidence Based Practice Committee, Managing Editor for Renal Nutrition Forum of the Renal Practice Group, and the Nutrition Care Manual as content editor. I am currently working as a Renal Dietitian and Research Coordinator at UVMMC. I have published articles/book chapters on the value of MNT in CKD and for Kidney Stones. I was awarded 2013 VAND Dietitian of the Year Award. My personal interests include hiking, cycling, gardening, downhill skiing, photography, sewing and travel.
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Council of Professional Issues (CPI) Chair |
Samantha Shanks, MS, RD
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CPI Chair Elect
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Magie Young
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Communications ChairCommunicationsChair@eatrightvt.org
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Website AdministratorNewsletter Editor
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Desiree DeWaal, MS, RD, CD, FANDVictoria Seaver is a registered dietitian and the Associate Editorial Director at EatingWell.com. She completed her undergraduate degree in nutrition, dietetics and food science and her masters degree and dietetic internship at the University of Vermont. In her work at EatingWell, Victoria covers content aimed at making healthy eating easier through meal prep, healthy grocery store finds and super-simple weeknight recipes. She writes a weekly dinner plan newsletter called ThePrep, and creates monthly videos for the Prep School video series. Victoria loves getting outside in Vermont, where she lives with her husband, David, and dog, Mookie, whether it's for a long walk, an afternoon skiing, gardening in the backyard or a day on beautiful Lake Champlain.
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Member at Large |
Rebecca O'Reilly, MS, RDAs a public health dietitian, Rebecca is the diabetes and cardiovascular disease lead for the Vermont Department of Health. Her work includes fostering numerous partnerships with healthcare providers, subject matter experts and health systems leaders to carry out the strategies for diabetes and CVD prevention and management set forth by the CDC. She is a past graduate and current preceptor for the UVM Master in Dietetics Program. She is active in many professional associations, including the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, and the American Diabetes Association. In her free time, Rebecca is generally reading books, sipping wine, practicing hot yoga, and trying (usually failing) to keep up with her wonderfully active husband and two children.
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Nominating Committee ChairNominatingCommittee@eatrightvt.org
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Molly Root, MS, RD
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Nominating Committee Chair-elect
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Tenley Menzies, MS, RD
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Student LiaisonStudentLiaison@eatrightvt.org Job Description |
Shannon Green
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