Governance
IFIC is governed by a Board of Trustees, the majority of whom are from public academic institutions, along with an Assembly that also includes non-voting public liaisons. This leadership body provides oversight, strategic guidance and mission alignment across IFIC programs.
Board of Trustees
Jeneen Fields, PhD
Co-Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor, Botany and Plant Pathology
Purdue University
Jeffrey Zachwieja, PhD
Co-Chair
Senior Director, Global R&D Nutrition Sciences
PepsiCo
Jessica Campbell, PhD
Co-Vice Chair
Director, Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition
General Mills
Timothy Sellnow, PhD
Co-Vice Chair
Professor, Communication
Clemson University
Amy Preston, PhD, RD
Treasurer/Secretary
Senior Manager, Nutrition & Regulatory Compliance
The Hershey Company
Arti Arora, PhD
Senior Vice President, Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company
Regan Bailey, PhD, MPH, RD
Professor of Behavorial Science and Social Medicine
Director of the Institue for Connecting Nutrition and Health
Florida State University
Regina Benjamin, MD
18th United States Surgeon General
Endowed Chair Public Health Sciences
Xavier University of Louisiana
Andrew Brown, PhD, FTOS
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Biostatistics Core Director, Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Janice Bryson
Vice President, R&D Biscuits & Baked Snacks
Mondelēz International, Inc.
Benjamin Chapman, PhD
Department Head and Professor, Food Safety Specialist
Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences
North Carolina State University, NC State Extension
Edith DeVita
Global Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Mars, Inc. and Mars Wrigley
Emily Dimiero
Director, Federal Government Relations
Cargill
Mario Ferruzzi, PhD
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Virginia Tech
Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition and Immunology
Tufts University
Tia Rains, PhD
Vice President, Science, Innovation & Corporate Affairs
Ajinomoto North America, Inc.
Dojin Ryu, PhD
Director, Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Science, CAFNR
Chair, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia
Barbara Schneeman, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition
University of California, Davis
Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD
Dean, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Professor, Departments of Nutrition and Biostatistics & Epidemiology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kelly Smith
Vice President, Head of Institutional Affairs
Ferrero
Lynn Yu, PhD, RD
Nutrition Team Lead
The Kraft Heinz Company
Assembly
Jamy Ard, MD, FTOS
Vice Dean for Clinical Research, Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
Weight Management Center at the Wake Forest School of Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Alfred Aziz, PhD
Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
Karleigh Bacon, PhD
Director, US Supply Chain Food Safety, Science, and Regulatory
McDonald’s Corporation
Anika Bansal
Vice President of Food Safety and Quality
The Simply Good Foods Company
Sharmi Das, MHS
Director, Office of Communication, Education and Engagement
Human Foods Program
United States Food & Drug Administration
Janet M. de Jesus, RD
Senior Nutrition Advisor
Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Cheryl Dreyer, RDN, CD/N
Director, Regulatory Policy & Intelligence
Kerry, Inc.
Riah Flewelling
Senior Director, Wellbeing & Regulatory Affairs
Kellanova
Stephanie K. Goodwin, PhD, MPH, RD
Director, Food and Agriculture Policy
Danone North America PBC
Janelle Gunn, DrPH, MPH
Associate Director of Policy, Partnership & Communication
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William Hallman, PhD
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Ecology
Rutgers University
Aaron Lavallee
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-FSIS)
Christopher Waldrop
Senior Health Scientist
Office of Surveillance Strategy & Risk Prioritization (OSSRP)
Human Foods Program
United States Food & Drug Administration
William Yan, PhD
Part Time Professor, Department of Biology
University of Ottawa