Committees
Annual Conference 2025
Conference Planning Committee
- Rajavel Elango, PhD - Co-Chair / CNS President (University of British Columbia)
- Stéphanie Chevalier, PhD - Co-Chair / CNS VP-Research & President-elect(McGill University)
- Mei Tom, RD – Clinical Rep - CNS VP-Clinical (Alberta Health Services)
- Guylaine Ferland, PhD - Local Committee Rep (Université de Montréal)
- May Faraj, PhD, RD - Local Committee Rep (Université de Montréal)
- Maude Perrault, PhD, RD - Local Committee ECR Rep (McGill University)
- Sylvia Santosa, PhD - Local Committee ECR Rep (Concordia University)
- Sukhinder Cheema, PhD - CNS Past-President/ EDI Rep (Memorial University)
- Andrea Grantham – CNS Executive Director
- Zina Koro, - CNS Operations & Events Coordinator
- Shirin Panahi, PhD - CNS Scientific Director
Canadian Malnutrition Task Force
- Roseann Nasser MSc, RD, CNSC (Co-chair)
- Carlota Basualdo-Hammond RD, MSc, MPH (Co-Chair)
- Leah Gramlich MD, FRCPC
- Heather Keller RD, PhD, FDC
- Andrea Grantham Executive Director - CNS
- Rupinder Dhaliwal, RD, FDC Program Manager CMTF-CNS
- Johane Allard MD, FRCPC
- Marlis Atkins, RD
- Paule Bernier PDt, MSc
- Barbara Bielawska, MD MSc FRCPC
- Kim BrunetWood MSc, RD
- Diala Chayab, RD, MPH, CDE
- Donald R. Duerksen MD, FRCPC
- Katherine Ford, RD, PhD
- Chelsia Gillis RD PhD CNSC
- Jessie Hulst, MD, PhD
- Manon Laporte PDt, MSc, CNSC
- Celia Laur PhD
- Carla Prado PhD, RD, FCAHS
- Janice Sorensen PhD, RD
Awards
- Nick Bellissimo, PhD - Outgoing Chair (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Bohdan Luhovyy, PhD - Co-Chair (Mount Saint Vincent University)
- Daiva Nielsen, PhD - Co-Chair (McGill University)
- David Ma, PhD (University of Guelph)
- Vera Mazurak, PhD (University of Alberta)
- Sukhinder Kaur Cheema, PhD (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
- Jess Haines, PhD (University of Guelph)
- Raylene Reimer, PhD (University of Calgary)
- Catherine Chan, PhD (University of Alberta)
- Tamara Cohen, PhD, RD (University of British Columbia)
- Vicky Drapeau, PhD, RD (Université Laval)
- Jennifer Lee, MPH, RD, PhD (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Sappho Gilbert, PhD MPH (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Education
- Vera Mazurak, PhD - Chair (University of Alberta)
- JoAnne Arcand, PhD (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
- Stéphanie Chevalier, PhD (McGill University)
- Melissa Fernandez, PhD, RD (University of Ottawa)
- Andrea Josse, PhD (York University)
- Wendy Ward, PhD (Brock University)
- Kyly Whitfield, PhD (Mount Saint Vincent University)
- Jennifer Monk, PhD (University of Guelph)
- Claire Tugault-Lafleur, PhD (University of Ottawa)
- Andrea Grantham (CNS)
- Shirin Panahi, PhD (CNS)
Ethics
- Rajavel Elango, PhD - Chair (University of British Columbia)
- Alison Duncan, PhD (University of Guelph)
- Robert Bertolo, PhD (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
- John Drover, MD, FRCPC (Queen’s University, Kingston Health Science Center)
- Sylvia Santosa, PhD (Concordia University)
- Mavra Ahmed, PhD (University of Toronto)
- Amanda MacFarlane, PhD (Health Canada)
- Andrea Grantham (CNS)
Trainee Leadership Committee
- Brock Williams, RD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (University of British Columbia) - Chair
- Emad Yuzbashian, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (University of British Columbia)
- Helen Wong, PhD(c) (Dalhousie University)
- Joy Hutchinson, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Université Laval)
- Emelie Bernier, Masters Student (Université Laval)
- Dana Lowry, PhD(c) (University of Calgary)
- Sanaz Mehranfar, PhD student (University of British Columbia)
- Flavio T. Vieira, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Alberta)
- Shirin Panahi, PhD, Scientific Director (Canadian Nutrition Society)
Equity Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
- Gayathri (Gaya) Murthy, MSc, RD, CDE (Langara College) - Chair
- Sukhinder Cheema, PhD (Memorial University)
- Melissa Fernandez, PhD, RD (University of Ottawa)
- Alexa Ferdinands, PhD, RD (Athabasca University)
- Jenna Ganske, (University of Alberta)
- Rhona Hanning, PhD (University of Waterloo)
- Sharon Kirkpatrick, PhD (University of Waterloo)
- Michael McBurney, PhD (University of Guelph)
- Dan Ramdath, PhD (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada)
- Navreet Singh, BSc, MSc (c) (University of Waterloo)
- Helen Wong, PhD(c) (Dalhousie University)
- Shirin Panahi, PhD (CNS)
- Andrea Grantham (CNS)
Clinical Advisory Committee
- Mei Tom, RD - Chair (Alberta Health Services)
- Marlis Atkins, RD (Alberta Health Services)
- Paula Brauer, PhD, RD, FDC (University of Guelph)
- Barbara Cantwell, MHS, RD (Hamilton Family Health Team)
- Glenda Courtney-Martin, PhD, RD (SickKids Hospital)
- Jennifer Jin, MD, FRCP(C) (University of Alberta)
- Doug Klein, MD, FCFP (University of Alberta)
- Michele McCall MSc, RD (McCall Dietetics)
- Lesley Moisey, PhD, RD (University of Saskatchewan)
- John Sievenpiper, PhD, MD, FRCPC (University of Toronto)
Canadian Patient Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Alliance (CPPENA)
- Leah Gramlich, MD (co-Chair), Royal Alexender Hospital
- Vanessa Lewis (co-Chair), BC HPN Program
- Darsh Bains, Patient Rep BC
- Dianne Cooper, Patient Rep AB
- Francis Davoie, Patient Rep AB
- Kathleen Gagnon, Patient Rep NB
- Gerry Kimmel, Patient Rep BC
- Mark Reyes, MB HPN Program
- Catherine Richardson, Patient Rep BC
- Camille Sagun, UHN/ON HPN Program
- Rebekah Sandhu, MAN, RD, PhD Student
- Sandy Scagliano, Patient Rep ON
- Patti Thompson, MB HPN Program
- Andrea Grantham (CNS)
- Annette Chrzaniecki, RD (CNS)