President: Jenna Braddock, MSH, RD, LD/N, CSSD Jenna currently works as a corporate and community dietitian for the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast and in private practice at Medical Nutrition Therapy of Florida. Jenna earned her Bachelor's in Dietetics from FSU and her Master's in Health Science from UNF. She is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and the consulting sports dietitian for Jacksonville University athletics. Jenna loves to cook, watch sports (mostly football that her husband is coaching), and be active.
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President-Elect: Sonia Siegel, MSH, RD, LD/N Sonia is a Registered Dietitian working with the Jacksonville Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition as the Nutrition Services Manager. Her position focuses on combating childhood hunger and obesity by providing nutrition education and healthy meals to children throughout the year. Sonia is an active member of ADA, JDA, and the Jacksonville Childhood Obesity Coalition and has a Certificate in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. She enjoys cooking, walking her dogs, working-out and spending time with family and friends.
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Treasurer: Catherine Wallace, MS, RD, LD/N Catherine is a Pediatric Clinical Dietitian at Wolfson Children's Hospital. After completing her mater's degree and internship in 2004 through UNF, she has been employed at Baptist Medical Center downtown. She is currently working in the children's hospital and loves every minute of it! Cat is closely involved with the outpatient pediatric dialysis center and multiple projects including the department website. In addition to her clinical work, she also teaches a monthly community infant and child nutrition class at Sulzbacher.
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Secretary: Nicole A. Woodsmall, MSH, RD, LD/N, CLC Nicole is a Senior Public Health Nutritionist with the Duval County Health Department and a Certified Lactation Counselor. She is responsible for coordinating nutrition programs including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. She also designs and implements community programs to promote physical fitness and nutrition and frequently speaks on these topics. Nicole graduated from FSU with her Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, and earned her Master’s degree in Health Science from UNF.
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Member-at-Large: Jamie Marchio, MBA, RD Jamie has been with Nestle Healthcare Nutrition since 2002 covering North Florida and Georgia as a Region Manager. He is a member of various professional organizations and practice groups such as ADA, FDA, JDA, ASPEN, FSPEN, Dietitian's in Nutrition Support, and Nutrition Education for the Public. He has been a Registered Dietitian for 15 years, and is currently working on his MSH degree at the University of North Florida. In his spare time, Jamie enjoys coaching his son's under 6 soccer team, spending time with his family, and competing in local triathalons and cycling events.
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Member-at-Large: Jillian McMullen, RD, LD/N Jillian is a Comprehensive Weight Management/Bariatric Dietitian at Mayo Clinic Florida. She has been a Registered Dietitian for 4 years and is a member of various professional organizations including ADA, Weight Management DPG, Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG, and Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition DPG. In her spare time, she enjoys running, yoga, reading, and cooking. Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her husband and their son.
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Nominating Committee Chair: Sally Clifton, MSH, RD, LD/N Sally is a clinical dietitian working with medical/surgical/trauma patients at Shands Jacksonville. In addition, she works with the Cardiac Rehab program counseling patients and conducting heart healthy classes each month. She enjoys staying active in local, state, and national organizations, as well as representing the profession of dietetics through media relations. She has a passion for healthy living and nutrition as a means of preventative medicine. Sally earned her BS from UGA and her MSH from UNF.
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Nominating Committee: Misha Biden, RD, LD/N Misha is currently working at the UF Weight Loss Surgery Institute as the Bariatric Dietitian as well as at the Healthy Start Program at Shands Jacksonville. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, Weight Management/ Bariatric Practice Group and Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group. Misha is originally from San Diego, CA and graduated from San Diego State University with her BS in Nutritional Sciences. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her husband and 4 pugs.
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Nominating Committee: Peggy P. Ford, RD, LDN, IBCLC, RLC Peggy is the Breastfeeding Coordinator for Duval County and a Senior Public Health Nutritionist Supervisor with the Duval County Health Department in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention. Peggy has worked with the Health Department for 23 years. She is a Licensed Nutritionist, Registered Dietitian, and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Peggy works with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and Children Program (WIC) and is responsible for supervising one of the WIC sites.
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Information Systems: Gina Ulery, MS, RD, LD/N Gina is our webmaster, listserv moderator and also reports the credits from our meetings to Florida's CE Broker. She has served on the JDA board since 2006. Gina is the Continuing Education Coordinator for Professional Development Resources, a local, non-profit company that offers JDA members 10% off all online and mail order CE coursework (www.pdresources.org/jda).
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