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
Fran Rohr receiving award from GMDI President Beth Ogata
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)
Rachel Powers receiving award from GMDI Past President and Membership Chair, Melanie Gillingham