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Newswise CHICAGO Seventeen national leaders in nutrition, health and business will serve as the 2012-2013 Board of Directors of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association), the worlds largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.

The Board is responsible for strategic planning, policy development and fiscal management for the Academy. Members of the Academys Board of Directors will serve from June 1 until May 31, 2013. They are:

Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RD, FADA, CD, Ellensburg, Wash., President Bergman is associate dean in the College of Education and Professional Studies and professor of food science and human nutrition at Central Washington University.

Lucille Beseler, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, Coconut Creek, Fla., Director-at-Large Beseler is president and owner of the Family Nutrition Center of South Florida.

Evelyn F. Crayton, EdD, RD, LD, Auburn, Ala., Director-at-Large Crayton is an extension assistant director in the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and a professor in the College of Human Sciences department of nutrition, dietetics and hospitality at Auburn University.

Joseph Derochowski, MBA, Chicago, Ill., Public Member Derochowski is vice president for business development marketing mix, price and promotion, and marketing ROI at Nielsen.

Becky Dorner, RD, LD, Naples, Fla., Speaker, House of Delegates Dorner is president of Becky Dorner & Associates Inc. and Nutrition Consulting Services Inc.

Sylvia A. Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN, Winterville, N.C., Past President Escott-Stump is the director of the dietetic internship and didactic programs at East Carolina University.

Linda T. Farr, RD, LD, San Antonio, Texas, House of Delegates Director Farr is the owner of Nutrition Associates of San Antonio.

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Names 2012-2013 Board of Directors