Country Representatives

IAAND appoints Country Representatives (CRs), who serve as first points of contact for IAAND and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics within their country.

What does a Country Representative do?

  • Serves as a local resource to integrate new IAAND members into practice in the country.
  • Serves as an information base for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/IAAND regarding country-specific food and nutrition issues.
  • Serves as a resource base to Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/IAAND, helping field inquiries regarding practice & educational opportunities abroad.
  • Establishes relationships with key nutrition and dietetics associations and other relevant professional organizations.
  • Serves as a resource for referrals in collaboration with local dietetics professionals.

How can you become an IAAND Country Representative?

  • Be an IAAND member (Active or International), ideally living and working in the country of interest.
  • Know the nutrition issues in the country that you wish to represent.
  • Be ready to actively network with local dietetic associations and other nutrition-related organizations.
  • Be able to communicate regularly through e-mail.
  • Be willing to write quarterly reports on your work as the Country Representative.

If you are interested in becoming a Country Representative, please contact IAAND’s CR Chair at CR-Chair@iaand.org.

Meet Country Representative Chair Rupal Shah

Learn about IAAND’s unique Country Representative (CR) program!

Africa

Ghana

Ivy Frimpong

Oceania

Australia

Kristen MacKenzie-Shalders

New Zealand

Sofie Hou

Asia Pacific

China

Chen Du

Hong Kong

Michelle Lee / Macy Chow

India

Sohini Shah

Japan

Shinta Nishioka

Laos

Rosemary Doerner

Malasyia

Ai Kah Ng

Malawi

Gertrude Mphwanthe

Philipines

Zenaida Velasco

Singapore

Verena Tan

South Korea

Vacant

Taiwan

Vacant

The Caribbean Islands

Antigua and Barbuda

Dorothy Graham-Charles

Barbados

Sade Haynes

Jamaica

Christine Fray-Aiken

Trinidad and Tobago

Alana Alexander-Walker

Europe

Cyprus

Elina Angastinioti

Czech Republic

Victoria Hawk

France

Stephanie Rink

Greece

Vacant

Georgia

Khatia Nanobashvilli

Italy

Marta Parlanti Rahm

Moldova

Tatiana Diacova

Netherlands

Vacant

Poland

Ewa Zduńczyk

Russia

Maria Pastukhova

Spain

Susan Burke March

Sweden

Liliana Loderup

Switzerland

Louise Anne Pollard

Turkey

Nur Gizem Seber Bozdogan

United Kingdom

Charmain Tan

North America

Canada

Nadine Moukkheibere / Rim Mouhaffel

United States

Elizabeth Marino Costello

US Military Overseas

Lauren S Brandl

Mexico

Marcela Sanut

Middle East

Egypt

Sara Elsaied

Iraq

Vacant

Israel

Abigail Navarro

Jordan

Dana Mughrabi

Lebanon

Rafika Ghrawi

Oman

Vacant

Pakistan

Ayeza Umar

Qatar

Layan Sukik

Saudi Arabia

Vacant

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Dania Jukaku

Central & South America

Argentina

Jessica Lorenzo

Brazil

Ana Paula Noronha Barrére

Colombia

Eva Weston

Ecuador

Maria Gabriela Cucalon

Guatemala

Andrea Paola Guzman Abril

Panama

Rithela Isabel Gonzalez

Venezuela

Pablo Hernandez