Committees
Our Committees
Communications Committee
Marketing Sub Committee
Portugal
Social Media Sub-Committee
The Social Media Sub-Committion is focused on creating a social media presence for ICDA, currently the LinkedIn page and Instagram platform for ICDA that is focused on highlighting the work of ICDA (including the Sustainable Food Systems initiative), ICDA Congresses (ICND) and member NDAs. They also explore other social media outlets where ICDA may want a presence and work on creating such.
Check out our Instagram: icda_internationaldietetics
Dietitian-Nutritionist Awareness
Task and Finish Group
About Evgenia
About Edwin
Certified Dietitian, Master of Nutrigenomics and Functional Foods, Master of Food Safety Advances, Master and Doctor of Science Chemical and Biochemical. Level 1 National Researcher of the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies. Leader of the oxidative stress, bioactive compounds, and nutrition research line. Author of the books Treatise on Functional Nutrition (1st and 2nd ed.), Therapeutic Model of Functional Nutrition in Obesity, and Functional Nutrition and Bioactive Compounds Clinical Applications. CEO- National Institute of Nutrition Research and Education President of the Mexican College of Dietitian 2025- 2027. Instagram. Nut Leo Marti
About Virginie
My name is Virginie Hainaut and I am representing Belgium. My daily routine is defined by a wide diversity of activities, combining the management of a team of 21 dietitians across three public hospital sites with the leadership of our clinical nutrition strategy. With a multifaceted background, I balance my expertise between managing hospital projects, field experience across various fields of dietetics, and nearly ten years of academic teaching.
About Bolanle
About Beth
Beth Leonberg, DHSc, is Associate Professor, emerita and former Director of Dietetics Education in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Her background includes clinical practice, management and research. Leonberg was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Uzbekistan in 2018. She spent five months teaching pediatric nutrition to medical students and healthcare professionals around the country. She has also taught pediatric nutrition throughout the Middle East, including in Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Dubai. She recently spent a month in 2023 as a visiting faculty at Ualikhanov University in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan.
In addition to teaching, she is an author of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Pocket Guide to Pediatric Nutrition Assessment, 3rd edition and two chapters in the popular textbook Nutrition through the Lifecycle. She served as founding Editor in Chief of the Academy’s Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual from 2008-2014. She has been director of the Didactic program in Dietetics at Drexel since 2011 and successfully applied to found a demonstration program for the Accreditation Council of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Future Graduate education model. She also founded Director of the Human Lactation Certificate program in 2013 and directed it until 2019.
Leonberg is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and is licensed to practice in the state of Pennsylvania. She is a board-certified specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP) and a fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND). Her clinical work over the course of her career has focused on outpatient pediatric GI, Early Intervention, and most recently on NICU.
She is currently serving as the Academy representative to the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations, as member of the House of Delegates representing the Global Member Interest Group, and as Formula co-editor for the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group. Past leadership experience includes being a commissioner on the Commission on Dietetic Registration (1994-1998), chair of the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group (2001-2002), member of the Board of Directors (2003-2006), member of the Council on Future Practice (2008-2010) and ACEND site visitor/lead reviewer (2013-2019), and Chair of the Global Member Interest Group (2023-2024).
She has two grown children whom she adopted from Kazakhstan in 2005.
About Beth
As a Registered Dietitian who specialises in providing comprehensive nutritional guidance for a wide range of diet-related conditions, Victoria utilises evidence-based Medical Nutrition Therapy to empower clients to achieve their health goals, managing diet-related conditions such as gastrointestinal issues, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, without restrictive diets. Committed to client success, Victoria designs personalised meal plans and lifestyle adjustments that fit seamlessly with your lifestyle and cultural preferences, ensuring long-term adherence. So, whether you are looking to manage a health condition or simply eat better, Victoria provides the expert support and accountability you need to take full control of your health journey.
About Shinta
Activities
- The ICDA Communication Committee’s purpose is to provide timely communications to National Dietetic Associations (NDA)s, increase visibility of the ICDA and promote ICDA membership to non-NDA members.
- The ICDA Communications Committee includes two subcommittees: the Marketing Committee and the Social Media Committee.
- The ICDA Communication Committee is chaired by an ICDA Board Member. The other members are volunteers that have been facilitated through the NDAs or invited by the ICDA Board.
- Each member of the communications committee is appointed for a period of 4years alongside the tenure of the ICDA Board; with the maximum of half of the committee stepping down at any one time to enable continuity and support for new members. If there are no new volunteers for the committee, then the current committee members may be asked to continue for another term or till such time new members can join.
- Provide input to the BOD about revision of the ICDA Website.
- The Committee Chair sends out a Communique to NDAs three times a year (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec). The Communique is approximately 1-2 pages and includes the following sections: Take Action, Updates, Reminders, and the names and email of the Communique Writer, the Board of Directors Chair, and other persons who may have helped with the Communique. Prior to writing a Communique the Chair of the Communication Committee sends an email to Board of Directors (BOD) members.
- For specific projects additional members maybe recruited to help complete such projects, set up as task and finish project groups. This allows the opportunity for other members to be involved who may wish to then apply to join the Communications Committee when there are vacancies.
About the Communications Committee
We are a committee of 9 and always interested to hear from other members who may be interested in joining. When we have any committee vacancies, we will be posting this on our social media channel and website and through our regular newsletters/Communique. If you have an interest in communications and have experience in this area this is a great opportunity to put your skills into action and at the same time support other dietitians in our international community.
If you are interested please do get in contact and check the news items on the ICDA website and on ICDA’s social platforms.
We have two sub-committees of the Communications Committee but we sometimes need to have smaller task and finish groups, so there will always be opportunities!
Appointments
Proposed or recommended by the official representative of the member association, or invited by the ICDA Board.
Individual applying should be a member of the NDA,who itself is a member of the ICDA, and the application should be approved by the NDA.
If there are not enough members on the Committee, the ICDA.
Board or the Chair of the Communications Committee may invite individuals who are members of the NDAs, to be on the committee.
Minimum requirements to Join:
- Communications experience – social media, multimedia channels, content development, website development and ease of use of English language.
- Every member of the committee is expected to attend and actively participate in 4 to 6 online meetings a year called by the Chair of the Committee.
- The ICDA Communications Committee welcomes interest from members who enjoy and have the experience of being in the field of Communications. If you wish to know more details or join the Communications Committee you can send your CV, along with confirmation that you have support from your NDA, to icda@internationaldietetics.org Please enclose a one-page CV with a covering letter within 300 words highlighting why you would like to be a part of the ICDA Communication Committee.