Spring Assembly 2025

Date: March 29, 2025
Location: Benedictine University - Lisle, IL

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Program Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 am Registration Opens | Breakfast | Networking | Vendors

8:30 - 8:35 am Welcome

Speaker: Madhu Jain, MS, RD, LDN (Illinois Academy CPI Chair)

8:35 - 9:30 am Academy In Action

Speaker: Livleen Gill, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND - Academy President

9:30 - 10:30 am Fertility Nutrition: The Dietitian's Role in Reproductive Health & Infertility

Speaker: Rachelle Mallik, MA, RDN, LDN

10:30 - 10:40 am Break | Vendor Displays | Networking

10:40 - 11:40 am Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: More than Picky Eating
Speakers: Emily Presbrey MS, RD, LDN & Lisa Carroll MS, RD, LDN

11:40 - 12:10 pm Lobbyist Presentation - Dietitian Licensure Compact

Speakers: Andrew Kretschmar / David Ormsby

12:10 - 12:30 pm Lunch | Vendor Displays | Networking

12:30 - 12:50 pm State of the State | Awards

Speaker: Jennifer Zuercher, PhD, RD, LDN (Illinois Academy President)

12:50 - 1:50 pm Abnormal Sodium Level and the Dietitian's Intervention

Speaker: Nancy Rodriguez, DCN, RDN, LDN

1:50 - 2:50 pm Approaches to Dietary Cultural Inclusivity in Healthcare Settings

Speaker: Minakshi Raj, PhD, MPH

2:50 - 3:00 pm Break | Vendor Displays | Networking

3:00 - 4:00 pm Picture This! Food Photography Basics to Elevate Your Business

Speaker: Sara Haas, RDN

4:00 - 4:15 pm Wrap Up | Evaluations

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Spring Assembly 2024

Program Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration Opens | Breakfast | Networking | Vendors

9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome

Speakers: Charlyn Fargo Ware, MS, RDN, LDN (Illinois Academy President)
Kathy Levin, RDN, CDCES, DipCLM (Illinois Academy CPI Chair)

9:15 - 10:15 am Science to Simple: Making Nutrition Science Accessible
Speaker: Susan Kundrat, MS, RDN, LDN

10:15 - 10:30 am Vendor Introduction | Break

10:30 - 11:30 am Your Academy in Action
Speaker: Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND (Academy President)

11:30 - 11:45 am Vendor Introduction | Break

11:45 - 12:00 pm State of the State

Speaker: Charlyn Fargo Ware, MS, RDN, LDN (Illinois Academy President)

12:00 - 12:10 pm Vendor Introduction

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch | Networking | Vendors

12:45 - 1:00 pm Award Announcements

1:00 - 1:20 pm Illinois Legislative Update
Speaker: Andrew Kretschmar

1:20 - 1:30 pm Vendors Introductions

1:30 - 2:30 pm Improving Health Equity Through Quality: the GMCS
Speakers: Anne Coltman, MSHA, MS, RDN, FAND, FACHE
Tamaire (Tammy) Ojeda Avila, MHSA, RDN, LD

2:30 - 2:45 pm Break | Build Your Own Snack Bar

2:45 - 3:45 pm A Taste of Culinary Medicine
Speakers: Jan Dowell, MS, MHS, CCMS, RD
Charlyn Fargo Ware, MS, RDN, LDN
Kathy Levin, RDN, CDCES, DipCLM

3:45 - 4:00 pm Wrap Up | Evaluations | Vendor Drawing

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Virtual Spring Assembly 2023

Program Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, March 15

5:00 - 6:00 pm Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President Presentation
Speaker: Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND (Academy President-Elect)

6:00 - 7:00 pm Illinois Academy General Membership Meeting
Speaker: Tina Lam, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES (Illinois Academy President)

Day 2: Friday, March 17

12:00 - 1:00 pm Tweet, Snap, Post, Share: Ethics
Speaker: Drew Hemler, MSc, RD, CDN, FAND

1:00 - 2:00 pm Stress Management for Dietitians in the Post Covid Era
Speakers: Crystal Cerderna-Meko, PsyD & Nicole Jeanette Franklin, PsyD, ABPP