Our Board
Thida Ith, RD, MSc, MA
Senior Communications Advisor • Canadian Food Inspection Agency • Ottawa, Ontario
Thida Ith started her career as a registered dietitian in Montreal. It is through food and nutrition that she discovered the field of communications, public affairs, health advocacy and media relations. For the last twenty years, she had the chance to work in different worlds, from hospitals and community centres to national associations and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Thida is currently Senior Communications Advisor with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency where she works in risk and emergency communications, and animal health communications.
Thida has a bachelor’s in nutrition and a certificate in public relations management. She holds a master’s in nutrition from the University of Montreal, specializing in behaviour change and social marketing. She also obtained a master’s in anthropology of food from SOAS, University of London, UK, where she studied food, national identity and media discourse.
Judy Sheeshka
Chair, Board of Directors, CFDR
Vancouver, BC
John-Paul Cody-Cox
Chief Executive Officer, Dietitians of Canada
Ottawa, ON
Marcia Cooper, PhD, RD, FDC
Research Scientist, Health Canada
Ottawa, ON
Mark Dekker, PhD
Sr Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Beverage Association
Mississauga, ON
Ryna Levy-Milne, PhD
Provincial Program Lead, BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver, BC
Ellen Pruden
Director of Communications, Cereals Canada
Winnipeg, MB
Tina Stewart, MHS, RD
Manager, Nursing and Allied Health Clinical Education, Trillium Health Partners
Mississauga, ON
Flora Wang, PhD
Manager of Nutrition and Scientific Affairs
Toronto, ON
Lucia Weiler, BSc, RD, PHEc
President, Weiler Nutrition Communications Inc
Toronto, ON
Emily Zamora, MScA, RD, CDE
Clinical Dietitian
Toronto, ON