Student Dietetic Association

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic

Bylaws

Tisha Pinder

What food would you be? I would be a potato because no matter how I’m served, you’ll always love me.
Area of interest: Private Practice, Heart Health, Food Service

Role: 

• Preside over meetings
• Determine agenda for meetings
• Confer with the executive committee regarding association business
• Assure parliamentary procedures in meetings
• Forward the aims and goals of the organization
• Inform members about upcoming events going around campus
• Rough draft meeting agendas to officiate with the secretary

Sophia Martz

What food would you be? I would be cranberries because I’m every fruits best friend
Area of interest: Inpatient care, eating disorders

Role: 

• Preside over meetings in president’s absence
• Assist President and other members with responsibilities
• Succeed to the office of the President in case of a vacancy 
• Preside over the Mentor Program
• White Coat Ceremony Planning

Sabrina Monaco

What food would you be? I would be an acai bowl because I’m electric and fun.
Area of interest: Diabetes, Nutrition Counseling 
 
Role: 

• Take minutes at all association meetings to be read at the next meeting and kept on file
• Send minutes to department secretary to send out to students
• Prepare and distribute announcements, flyers, etc., including OCDDA information and scheduled meetings
• Assist the President when called upon to do so
• Maintain a file of association correspondence
• Maintain/handout association information brochure at first meeting in August 
• Disseminate information about scholarships and awards.
• Schedule rooms, send emails, take notes and minutes on meeting. 

Emma Cone

What food would you be? I would be a macaron because I’m sweet, simple and classy.
Area of interest: Tactical Sports, NICU Dietetics

Role: 

• Keep an accurate record of all financial transactions and report them to the association at each meeting
• Assist the President when called upon to do so
• Receive all money and initiate all drafts
• Write receipts for purchases through association
• Help with financial side of fundraisers
• Pay/Manage money for SDA cuisine

Alexa Noller

What food would you be? I would be a jalapeno popper because I’m spicy but have a soft side.
Area of interest: Functional Medicine, Gut Health, Private Practice, Neonatal Nutrition

Role: 

• Establish and maintain an ongoing record of association activities
• Assist the President when called upon to do so
• Maintain order at meetings
• Take pictures at association events
• Send out pictures to be posted on website/shown to students
• Update social media

Crystal Frederick

What food would you be? I would be the French fry at the bottom of the bag because your life gets a little better when you find me. 
Area of interest: 1 on 1 Counseling, Exercise, Private Practice, Community

Roles: 

• Responsible for designing and updating the webpage for the association
• Assist the department secretaries with the department newsletter
• Present on the Norman Campus to the Exploring Majors class about Nutritional Sciences or find someone to do so if schedule conflicts
• Report updates of the committee’s activities to the association and to the faculty advisor at each meeting
• Act as a liaison with the Norman Campus Student Association

Jaisa Alexander

What food would you be? I would be parsley because I never give up. 
Area of interest: Private practice, Inclusive Nutrition Education

Role: 

• Plan and maintain communication with chosen guest speakers
• Report updates of the committee’s activities to the association and to the faculty advisor at each meeting
• Work with faculty advisor on relations with speakers

Kaitlyn Reed

What food would you be? I would be pizza because I’m cheesy like this pun.
Area of interest: Clinical Inpatient, Diabetes Education, Private Practice

Roles: 

• Develop and organize community service activities for the association with the support of the service committee
• Report updates of the committee activities to the association and the faculty advisor at each meeting
• Plan activities for National Nutrition Month

Catherine Oberpriller

What food would you be? I would be a bag of potato chips because I’m loud and irresistible.
Area of interest: Clinical, Pediatrics, Health Promotion/ Education

Roles: 

• Plan and execute at least one fundraiser per semester for SDA funds
• Plan and execute one fundraiser per year for FNCE or other convention funds
• Work with Treasurer to ensure that there are enough funds for SDA events and functions
• Handle licensing of OU associated fundraising when necessary.
   

Viki Castaneda

What food would you be? I would be a taco because I love tocos. 
Area of interest: Intuitive Eating, Diabetes, Eating Disorders, Gut Health 

Roles: 

• Report updates of the committee’s activities to the association and to the faculty advisor at each meeting
• Plan Social Events
• Order food for SDA meetings