The UHM Dietetics Advisory Committee (DAC) is comprised of practicing Registered Dietitians, preceptors, and university faculty and staff. The DAC meets annually to review program policies and procedures to ensure program quality. If you are interested in serving on the DAC please email the program director, Monica Esquivel at monicake@hawaii.edu.
A big MAHALO to our current DAC members:
Dietetics Advisory Committee Members, March 2021
Carol J Boushey PhD MPH RDN, Associate Research Professor, University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Clementina D. Ceria-Ulep PhD MSN RN, Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM)
Jen Draper MA RDN LD, Lecturer, Nutritional Sciences, UHM
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla PhD MS RDN LD IBC, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition, UHM
Lara Hackney MS RDN, Instructor, UHM
Laura Morihara RDN IBCLC, Local Agency Coordinator, Wahiawa WIC Program
Rachel Novotny PhD RDN LD, Professor and Graduate Chair, Nutritional Sciences, UHM
Iris Takahashi MPH RDN CLC, Clinic Operations Section Chief. Hawaii State WIC
Amy Tousman MPH RDN, ISPP Instructor/Lecturer, UHM
Jinzeng Yang PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, UHM
Eva Young RDN CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Manager, Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center
Food Science and Human Nutrition Council, Student Board President, HNFAS, CTAHR, UHM
Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway, Intern Representative, Didactic Program in Dietetics, HNFAS, CTAHR, UHM
Ricardo Custodio, Associate Professor of Health Science, University of Hawaii West Oahu
Kaiulani Odom, Roots Program Director, Kokua Kalihi Valley
Tammy Smith, Dietary Manager for The King Lunalilo Trust and Home
Mele Kalama-Kingma, UHM Alumni
Jamie Boyd, Professor Windward Community College
Jackie Ng-Osorio, State Plan Native Hawaiian Culture Case Study Manager
Shelly Enos, Research Coordinator, Waianae Coast Community Health Center
Candi Medina, UHM Alumni
Kimi Maeda, Waipahu High School Teacher
Dayna Takahashi, UHM Alumni
Allison Calabrese, Kamehameha School Teacher