Tom Cimo

Thomas Cimo currently works at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, in New York, NY as the Food and Nutrition Department’s Coordinator of Information Systems Training. Prior to this position Thomas served as the Food Service Educator in the same hospital, and has held both clinical and food service management positions in Staten Island, NY and New Jersey. Thomas obtained his Nutritional Science degree from Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, NJ and went on to complete The New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Center Dietetic Internship Program. He is currently NYSDA Treasurer.

Molly Morgan

Molly Morgan is the owner of Creative Nutrition Solutions, a nutrition consulting business in Upstate New York, with an emphasis on nutrition & health promotion. She consults with food companies, national consumer brands, professional athletes, the media, and school districts. She is the President-elect for Southern-Tier Dietetic Association and a NYSDA media spokesperson.

Dominique Symonette

Dominique currently works as a clinical dietitian as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC. She also chairs the Pediatric Special Interest group for GNYDA. Her graduate advisor describes Dominique as “very intelligent, hard-working, determined, creative and optimistic. A student who quickly became a leader, she has served as a mentor and a wonderful role model for students and those entering the profession.”

Susan Wernimont

Susan is currently a doctoral candidate in Human Nutrition at Cornell University. She also serves as the Legislative Network Coordinator-elect for STDA.

Her former employer at Lahey Clinic Medical Center writes that "she was the best prepared young dietitian that I have seen in my 30 years as a clinical dietitian. Her decision to pursue doctoral studies was a great loss for our clinical nutrition program, but of enormous benefit to the nutrition community."

Sharron Dalton

Sharron is associate professor at New York University where she serves as the Director of the Doctoral Program in Nutrition. Her experience includes far-reaching international dietetics activities, extensive publications, and prior recognition as a Fulbright Scholar.

Outstanding Dietetic Student - Didactic Program
Allison Dilzer

Allison is currently enrolled at Oneonta and is headed to supervised practice at Penn State’s DI. Allison has had the opportunity to serve as a research intern and assistant at the Trudeau Institute for Immunology Research. She was honored at Oneonta with the “Best and Brightest” recognition and is on the Dean’s List each semester. She currently serves as the SUNY Oneonta Liaison to ADA’s student council.

Outstanding Student In Dietetic Internship Program
Rebecca Hassinger
Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY

Rebecca serves on the HVDA Membership Committee. One letter of support stated" she demonstrates great potential to be a valuable contributing member of the dietetics profession."