RDDA Professional Development Stipend
2012 Stipend Recipients
Professional Stipend Winner: Angela Doncaster
Board Member Stipend Winner: Ashley Acornley
Student Stipend Winner: Kim Iles
Ashley Acornley MS, RD, LDN currently serves as the RDDA Membership/Communication Apprentice. Ashley is a Registered Dietitian and certified personal trainer originally from Philadelphia, PA. Ashley earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Kinesiology from Penn State University in August 2008. She completed her Dietetic Internship in 2010 and received her Masters of Science degree in Nutrition from Meredith College in December 2011. Ashley is an AFAA certified personal trainer and has been motivating clients since 2007. She is very sports-minded and stays active by participating in 5Ks, triathlons, half marathons, and other competitive events. Besides physical activity, she has found a new interest for cooking and baking and writes about it in her food blog “Fresh From the Farm.” Ashley is currently a private practice dietitian at Triangle Nutrition Therapy in Raleigh, NC, specializing in individualized counseling for a variety of populations, health conditions, and active individuals. Ashley is also a Registered Dietitian on staff at Peak Nutrition and Weight Loss Clinic in Apex, NC. She enjoys teaching her clients how to stay healthy, motivated, and physically active!
2011 Stipend Recipients
Professional Stipend Winner: Sheree Thaxton Vodicka
Sheree's Bio and Review of 2011 NCDA Annual Meeting event:
Witness's to Hunger
Student Stipend Winner: Daneille Furci Braxton
Danielle's Bio and Review of 2011 NCDA Annual Meeting event:
Feed the Soul Not the Eating Disorder
