2025-2026 BRAND Board

Our Board is comprised of elected and appointed officers.

LeAnne Greene, MS, RDN

LeAnne is a metabolic dietitian at the University of Virginia, specializing in the management of inborn errors of metabolism across the lifespan. In her role at UVA Health, she collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized nutrition care plans, providing evidence-based dietary guidance for patients with rare metabolic disorders. LeAnne has a diverse background in clinical nutrition, health program development, and consumer insights. Before joining UVA Health, she served as a Health & Wellness Manager at Harvest Table Culinary Group at the University of Virginia, where she designed wellness initiatives, developed menu strategies, and worked closely with academic and community stakeholders to enhance student nutrition services. A registered dietitian since 2022, LeAnne holds a Master of Science in Nutrition from Meredith College and a Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cellular Biology from East Carolina University. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International. LeAnne is passionate about bridging the gap between science and practical application, ensuring that patients receive compassionate, personalized nutrition care. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys exploring the great outdoors on hikes, engaging in hot pilates and barre classes, and building connections within her community.

Jena Savadsky Griffith, RDN, IHC

Past President (Nominating Chair)
Jena Savadsky Griffith, RDN, IHC is an integrative dietitian and health coach with a private practice specializing in the foundational processes of body re-mineralization, gut restoration and immune resilience. She uses food, nature, functional medicine and targeted supplementation to nourish body, mind and spirit. After graduating from NYU with a BA in journalism and having a successful career in television production, Jena was inspired to redirect her work path and returned to school after transforming her own health and life with integrative and functional nutrition. Following a more circuitous route, she amassed certifications from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, the Institute for the Psychology of Eating and a digestive wellness mentorship while attending, graduating and completing her dietetic internship at the University of Northern Colorado. After almost 4 years creating and directing a successful nutrition program at Virginia’s top medical wellness facility, this year Jena transitioned to private practice full time. For the past 12 years, she has also been the primary nutrition instructor for Charlottesville’s community education program. Jena is a writer, mentor, frequent presenter, podcast guest and is the author of the chronic pain and nutrition chapter of Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy, the most recent textbook reference for IFMNT practitioners. Jena is the current editor of The Integrative RDN, newsletter for Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM) and has been a member of BRAND since 2015. She credits the relationships formed with brilliant and generous RDNs of BRAND as a key factor in beginning her RDN career in Virginia!

Megan Poole, RD, CSO

Treasurer
Megan Poole RD CSO is an outpatient oncology dietitian with UVAHealth. Megan graduated with her BS from Virginia Tech in 2019 and completed her dietetic internship with UVA in 2020. She has been with the UVA Cancer Centers since 2020. She earned her board certification as a specialist in oncology nutrition in 2023. Her time is split between patient care across the various cancer center locations and leading patient education initiatives/programs. Megan enjoys her multifaceted role that allows her the opportunity to engage with patients in various ways along their cancer journey. She is passionate about making health system and community connections to bring more nutrition education resources to her patients. In her personal life, Megan enjoys spending time and going on adventures with her husband and two toddlers.

Kris Bonham RDN

Bylaws Chair
Kris has over 35 years of experience in varying areas of nutrition care including fitness and wellness; nutrition counseling in physician practices; nutrition support in medical centers; consulting in long term care, food service management, and medical and psychiatric/substance abuse hospitals. Kris has advanced training as a Health and Wellness Coach trained through Wellcoaches® Corporation and trained in Emotional Brain Training™ through The Institute for Health Solutions. Her current areas of private practice include eating disorders/disordered eating, chronic disease prevention and management, gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies/intolerances, sports nutrition and general wellness. She and her colleague-friend have formed Nourishing Resilience, a method for rewiring the emotional brain including brain-body balancing strategies that support resilience to stress. Kris has served on the BRAND and VAND boards for many years and enjoys the collaborative work with other RDNs.

Kristen Hamilton, DCN, RDN, CSSD, CHES

Website Maintenance
Dr. Kristen P. Hamilton, DCN, RDN, CSSD, CHES, NSCA-CPT is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Health Education Specialist, and a Certified Personal Trainer. She has spend the last two decades working in sports nutrition, health promotion, and higher education. She is currently in private practice as the Director of Performance Nutrition for SiSu Systems, LLC. She also serves as an adjunct instructor at Rutgers University.