Volunteer Leadership. Positive Impact. 

Launched in Spring 2016, the Tufts Nutrition Council (TNC) is a volunteer leadership group for the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. The TNC brings together volunteer leaders from diverse backgrounds who share our passion for nutrition and health, with a particular focus on how our food and food systems influence our communities, our environment, our families, and ourselves. 

The goal of the TNC is to build a circle of key friends, supporters, and ambassadors who will help us achieve our shared aims for positive impact while also enjoying the great experience of a close relationship with a premier nutrition institution. We seek members who are passionate about what we eat and grow, whether for health, food systems, equity, or sustainability; and who believe in supporting and leveraging our broad vision and mission with their time, expertise, resources, and/or network of friends and colleagues. 

Members

  • Wendy Behr, N15—Chief R&D Officer, Catalina Snacks 
  • JoAnn Bendetson, J80, AG91—Director of Marketing, Cabot House 
  • Joel Berg—CEO & Executive Director, Hunger Free America 
  • Gary Bergstrom—Private Investor 
  • Abby Usen Berner, N03—Pediatric Dietitian 
  • Richard Black—Principal, Quadrant D Consulting 
  • Bob Blancato—President, Matz, Blancato & Associates 
  • Emma Coles—Co-Founder, FoodSmart Advisors 
  • Nicolas Gausserès—Chief Alimentation Science Officer, Danone—HNRCA Campaign Committee 
  • Haewook Han, N00—Renal Nutrition Specialist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates 
  • Kelly Horton, N05—President, Food Research & Action Center 
  • Andrew Ive—Managing Director, Big Idea Ventures 
  • Patricia Kearney, N78, AG81—President & CEO, PMK Associates, Inc. 
  • Casey Lewis, N02—Director of Nutrition Strategy, Clif Bar, Inc.  
  • Ann McDermott, N02—Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins University 
  • Sean O'Sullivan—Managing General Partner, SOSV 
  • Barbara Rose—Executive Director, Aid for Africa 
  • Ronenn Roubenoff—Global Translational Medicine Head, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research—Co-chair HNRCA Campaign Committee 
  • Sylvia Rowe—President, SR Strategy 
  • Nabil Sakkab—Board Chairman, Biowish Technologies 
  • Andrew Shao, N96, NG00—VP, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, ChromaDex 
  • Dan Silverstein—Principal, Heuristic Management 
  • Paolo Suter, N86—Head Physician, University Hospital Zurich; Director, Nestle Foundation 
  • Shawn Taher—Chief Operating Officer, Taher, Inc. Food Service—HNRCA Campaign Committee 
  • Latham Thomas—Founder, Nutrition and Lifestyle Expert, Mama Glow 
  • Brooks Tingle—President and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock 
  • Katya Tsaioun, NG99—Director, Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaboration, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (EBTC) 
  • Judy Usen, N02P—Registered Dietitian, Retired 
  • Jeffrey Zurofsky—CEO and Co-Founder 'wichcraft, No Small Plans LLC—HNRCA Campaign Committee