Executive Committee
The CRN Executive Committee is composed of fourteen members:
- Chair
- Associate Chair
- Immediate Past Chair
- Membership Chair
- Publications Chair and Co-Chair
- Clinical Nephrology Program Chair and Co-Chair
- Professional Education Chair
- Regional Representatives of the five National Kidney Foundation Regions.
The NKF-CRN Executive Committee, as listed below, meets several times a year. Its members are eager to help you with any questions regarding NKF-CRN and professional issues related to the practice of renal nutrition. Executive Committee meetings are held during the NKF Clinical Nephrology Meeting in the spring and one additional time in the year. The additional meeting is coordinated with the NKF Board. CRN also has Alternate Region Representatives, who can provide you with additional assistance.
The CRN National Membership elects most of the members of the Executive Committee. Committee members also serve on various ad hoc committees to develop special projects and position papers to further the goals, priorities, and interests of CRN.
The Executive Committee members are listed below. Please feel free to contact your Region Representative or any other Executive Committee member at any time to provide us with your ideas, to volunteer for a special project, or whenever you need additional information. There are five CRN regions. Determine your region representative.
The effectiveness of the Executive Committee is directly related to knowing and responding to the needs of Local Chapters and Members.
| CHAIR: Karen Wiesen, MS, RD, LD | |
| Kara S. Abbas, RD, CSR Renalink Editor Ph: (480) 686-9956 Fax: (480) 686-9958 ksabbas@cox.net |
Ann Beemer-Cotton, MS, RD, CNSD Associate Chair Ph: (317) 962-8676 Fax: (317) 962-3703 abcmsrd@yahoo.com |
| Catherine M. Goeddeke-Merickel, MS, RD, LD Region III Representative; Communications Chair Ph: (612) 834-4474 Fax: (763) 494-9411 cmgmerickel@gmail.com |
Janelle E. Gonyea, RD, LD Renalink Co-Editor Ph: (507) 284-7884 Fax: (507) 266-1343 jgonyea@mayo.edu |
| Laura J. Holden, MBA, RD, CSR Region V Representative; Research Chair Ph: (602) 304-1977 Fax: (602) 304-1870 lholden@dsi-corp.com |
Marianne Hutton, RD, CSR, CDE CM10 Program Chair Ph: (707) 575-0974 Fax: (707) 575-1060 finelyfit2005@yahoo.com |
| Aimee Jaremowicz RD, LDN CM10 Program Co-Chair Ph: (773) 582-8911 Fax: (773) 582-8977 ajaremowicz@dsi-corp.com |
Elizabeth Kirk, RD, CDN Region I Representative; Patient & Public Education Chair Ph: (585) 766-8157 Fax: (585) 426-2759 kirk.elizabeth@yahoo.com |
| Nadiya Lakhani, RD, LD Region IV Representative; Membership Chair Ph: (214) 358-2300 x6119 Fax: (214) 366-6030 nadiya.lakhani@gmail.com |
Mary J. Rockwell, RD, CSR, LD Secretary Ph: (806) 793-1414 Fax: (806) 793-0932 mryrck@yahoo.com |
| Jean Stover, RD, LDN Archivist/Historian Ph: (215) 387-0500 Fax: (215) 387-4313 jbstover1@verizon.net |
Patricia Weber, MS, RD, CSR, CDE Region II Representative; Professional Education Chair Ph: (205) 467-2533 Fax: (205) 467-3968 CRNRegionIIRep@gmail.com |
| Karen Wiesen, MS, RD, LD Chair Ph: (314) 286-0832 Fax: (314) 286-0855 kweisen@dom.wustl.edu |
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| NATIONAL STAFF: Maritza Wellington-Owens Professional Membership Director National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016-5337 Ph: (800) 622-9010 x130 Fax: (212) 689-9261 maritzao@kidney.org |
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