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Board of Directors

2026 Board of Directors

The CBDCE Board of Directors comprises a team of volunteer CDCESs, BC-ADMs, and a public member. The Board members are dedicated volunteer leaders who bring significant expertise and set CBDCE’s strategic priorities.

Officers

Chair

Joanne Rinker

MS, RDN, CDCES, BC-ADM, LDN, FADCES

Waynesville, NC

Chair-Elect

Dana Brackney

PhD, RN, CNS, CDCES, BC-ADM

Boone, NC

Treasurer

Alison Evert

MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES

Kirkland, WA

Immediate Past Chair

Nancy D'Hondt

RPh, CDCES, FADCES

Grosse Pointe, MI

Corporate Secretary (ex officio)

Rebecca DeVivo

MPH, MSW, CHCP
CBDCE CEO

Schaumburg, IL

Directors

Adeola Akindana

DNP, CRNP, CDCES

Silver Spring, MD

Patricia Hoyson

PhD, DNP, APRN-FNP, CDCES

Jefferson, OH

Lucille Hughes

DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES

Westbury, NY

Jo-Anne Rizzotto

MEd, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Stoughton, MA

Michael See

MS, ACSM-CEP, CDCES, NBC-HWC

Mansfield, MA

Public Member

Scott Johnson

San Marcos, CA