Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.
-Cory Booker
Meet the Leadership for the 2024-2025 Year
Board of Directors - Executive Leaders
President : Rene' Korpolonski, MBA, RDN, LDN
Rene' is a National Accounts Manager, Managed Care for MJN/Reckitt. Rene' began her nutrition support career at Hines VA hospital in Illinois, after obtaining her nutrition degree from Michigan State University.
She has spent over 20 years in the home infusion setting in a variety of roles and now works programmatically to leverage patient's need for medical food coverage.
Rene' serves as an active member of the ASPEN Public Policy Committee and AAHomecare.
Rene's career passion is to create sustainable access to quality nutrition for all.
President Elect: Aria Hetzendorfer, RD, LDN
Aria is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian. She was born in raised in St. Pete, FL and is currently working at the hospital she was born in, Bayfront Health.
Aria received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Keiser University.
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Aria is the youngest of five, with four older brothers. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and nine nieces and nephews (all of which live in the area).
Treasurer: Marie E. Graf Ibrahim, RDN, LDN
Marie's boutique nutrition company Marie E Graf Wellness serves the Greater Tampa Bay Area by offering in-home visits, in-office visits in Palm Harbor, and telehealth.
After fourteen years inpatient clinical experience as an RDN primarily ICUs complex patients are her speciality.
Marie takes the time to work with the individuals and families to collaborate to find optimal nutrition regimens that suitable for their unique needs.
Marie thinks creatively to meet the challenges like shortages that people are facing, finding solutions that are workable and superior. Marie values options and space, and does not expect compliance.
Secretary: Kathleen Richmond, MPH, RDN, LDN
Kathleen Richmond, MPH, RDN, LDN, is a nutrition professional with experience in public health, clinical nutrition, corporate consulting, and private practice.
Her career included employment in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as a public health nutritionist; having a private practice in San Francisco and working as a specialist surveyor for the California Department of Public Health. She was a writer for the American Institutes for Research and provided input into Federal nursing home regulations (OBRA). sKathleen has been a nutrition consultant for skilled nursing facilities and a clinical dietitian in acute care and home healthcare. She is co-editor of the 4th edition of Nutrition Care of the Older Adult, and executive committee reviewer for the 2024 revision of the Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for RDNs in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care.
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She received her BS degree in food science and nutrition from Colorado State University and her MPH degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Michigan. She has been a RD and member of AND for over 40 years, and lives in Sarasota, FL with her husband.
VP Membership: Amanda Maucere, MS, RD, LDN
Amanda Maucere, MS, RD, LDN has been a dietitian in the Suncoast area for over 15 years working in a variety of practice settings including acute and critical care, post-acute and long-term care, outpatient services, sports nutrition, and private practice.
For the past five years, she has been the Director of the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County Dietetic Internship fostering a love of life-long learning, advocacy, and professional engagement.
She has served on the SAND board previously as VP of Legislation and the Pasco County Liaison.
She believes in the power of networking and incorporating AI into daily use and hopes that both will help her grow SAND membership.
She enjoys traveling on a budget, taking walks, and is determined to speak another language fluently. Right now, she’s focused on French.
VP Communications: Michelle Smith, MS, RDN, LDN
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Michelle grew up in Clearwater and attended the University of Florida for both undergrad and grad school.
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After her internship she stayed with Florida Hospital (now AdventHealth) in Orlando for 3 years as a clinical dietitian as well as worked part-time with Meals On Wheels, Sanford creating menus and education for their clients.
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When the opportunity came up to move closer to home, she took on the new challenge of long term care in Saint Petersburg.
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She later became the Traveling Registered Dietitian, assisting facilities all the way from Jacksonville to West Palm Beach and has been with the company for over 8 years.
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She is also a member of the Pinellas County Gator Club (Go Gators!) and her hobbies include boating, SCUBA, clay shooting, and trying new recipes.
VP Programs: Corina McLamore MPH, RDN, LD/N, CDCES
Corina McLamore MPH, RDN, LD/N, CDCES is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who specializes in Diabetes management, education and care. As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist she promotes healthy and balanced nutrition to pediatric and adult patients with Type 1, Type 2, Gestational Diabetes and other endocrine related conditions. She focuses on improving glucose control and preventing glucose variability while supporting patient's dietary, cultural and lifestyle preferences. She currently works at the University of South Florida's Diabetes and Endocrinology Center and previously worked at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and the Pasco County Health Department.
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She graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. She completed her Dietetic Internship through the Pasco County Health Department. Additionally, she holds a Master’s of Public Health with a specialization in Social Marketing from the University of South Florida.
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Corina served as the legislative Information/ Public Policy Chair for the Tampa Dietetic Association in 2012 and was awarded the Recognized Young Dietitian that same year.
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She is originally from Venezuela and has lived in Tampa for 15 years. She is married and has 2 children.
VP Nominations: Meggie Connelly, MS, RD, LDN
Meggie Connelly MS, RDN, LDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who helps individuals with PCOS and chronic dieters go from confused, frustrated and exhausted to confident, glowing and balanced.
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She holds a Master’s of Science and Bachelor’s of Science degrees in Dietetics from D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY. Her research focused on identifying the perceived risk for developing type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS.
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Her first love has always been food, so before becoming a dietitian, she received a Bachelor’s of Science in Hospitality Management from UCF. She has been a Registered Dietitian for 8 years and has worked in the food industry for 20 years.
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Her experience as a dietitian has ranged from clinical nutrition, outpatient clinics, bariatric weight loss centers, dialysis, food service management and LTC. She finds nutrition coaching to be the most rewarding job as she helps individuals fall in love with food again
VP Legislation & Advocacy: Amanda Clark, MS, RD
Amanda Clark MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about Maternal and Child Nutrition. She's currently focused on helping women with hormone balance and fertility so they can prevent fertility treatments such as IVF or improve the success rates of IVF.
She holds a Masters of Science in Nutrition from Appalachian State University where she conducted research on the correlation between exclusive breastfeeding and social support.
Amanda has always believed the most impact on the health of our community starts with legislation- from dietary guidelines impacting school nutrition requirements, to soda taxes and farmers subsidies influencing food costs. She is thrilled for the opportunity to serve our community in this role.
When she's not working or volunteering, you can find Amanda playing with her toddler or having an 80s music dance party while whipping something up in the kitchen.