Phyllis B Acosta Lifetime Achievement Award
Fran Rohr, MS, RD, LD

• Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (1981-2019)
• Met Ed Co, Partner (2015-present)
• Co-Principal Investigator, Southeast Regional Genetic Network/GMDI Nutrition Guideline Project (2010-present)
• Founding member GMDI 
• Past President, GMDI (2009)
• Author of 50 peer-reviewed articles
• Co-Editor, Nutrition Management of Inherited Metabolic Diseases: Lessons from Metabolic University (2015)
•  Multiple abstracts and oral presentations

Emerging Leader Award
Jessica Burfield, MS, RD, CSP, LDN

• BS, Dietetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS, Clinical Nutrition, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Sodexho NJ/ Philadelphia Metro Area Dietetic Internship, Philadelphia, PA (2006)
• Oncology Dietitian 1, Department of Clinical Nutrition Aria Health, Sodexho USA (2006-2007)
• Metabolic Dietitian III, Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (2007-present)
• Contractor, Research and Discovery for Abbott Nutrition Metabolics, Hiregenics, Duluth, GA (2015- present)
• GMDI Treasurer (2019-present)
• Multiple Invited lectures, webinars, including GMDI “Essentials of Metabolic Nutrition” seminar (2018, 2021)
• Multiple presentations at GMDI and other regional, national and international conferences.
• Peer reviewed publications

Pacesetter Award
Rachel Powers, RD

• BS, Nutrition and Foods, Texas State University
• Dietetic Internship, Concentration in Pediatrics
• Metabolic Dietitian, Dell Children’s Medical Group, Genetics Clinic (2018-2019)
• Nutricia North America, Medical Affairs Associate, Metabolics (2019-present)
• Co-Chair, GMDI Communications and Advocacy  Committee (2020-present)
• Poster presentation (2022 GMDI Conference)

2021 Leadership Award Recipients

2020 Leadership Award Recipients