Meet the Board


The Board members for 2018-2019!

Cathy Bowers, RD - President
When she first arrived in Virginia, I started getting into weightlifting and found myself signed up for a bodybuilding competition to help deal with stress while my husband was serving our country on 6 months deployment. This started the love for my nutrition and exercise. I went on to become a Personal Trainer and Yoga teacher for the YMCA. I then decided to go to college and become a Registered Dietitian. I became interested in a plant-based diet 5 years ago. I have a family history of heart disease, obesity and cancer. I wanted to do everything I could to prevent these from happening to me. I have seen the benefits of eating mainly plant-based diet. People need to think of food as medicine. When not teaching people about nutrition, I love to worship my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, go n motorcycle rides with my husband, crochet, cook, and read. I also enjoy walking on the beach and going to yoga classes.

- President-Elect
Taking applications!
Send your bio to tidewaterdieteticassociation@gmail.com


Carmel Brown, RDN - Treasurer
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  • Baccalaureate in Exercise-Science Food & Nutrition from Norfolk State University
  • Internship through Utah State University
  •  I'm currently the Nutrition Education Coordinator for Hampton City Schools.  
  • Married with a 10 year old boy and an almost 3 year old "big pup (she'll always be my puppy J " named Charlie (Portuguese Water Dog).
  • I'm an Army veteran and served as a food service specialist. I competed in the Armed Forces Culinary Arts Competition; placed gold during the competitionJ
  • I love gardening, cooking and running.
  • The perfect recipe to my personality: Growing up in the rice farm (passion for gardening - from Philippines) + My food service experience + being a Registered Dietitian.  
  • I am working on increasing my community service and being more involved in my community.  


Anastasia Floyd - Newsletter
Anastasia is a senior at Norfolk State University where she is co-president of the nutrition club, and an honors student. Anastasia is a superlatively scrupulous and sedulous student.  She was the recipient of the 2016 TAND NSU student scholarship and has also been recognized by Eastern Virginia Medical School's Department of Pediatrics as an essential asset to two REACH projects that focused on improving the nutrition and physical activity of predominately African American churches and faith-based communities. Her nutrition interests include nutrition support, pediatrics, eating disorders, oncology and WIC.  Anastasia aspires to be a NICU or PICU dietitian and obtain her doctorate in nutritional biochemistry. Eventually she would like to work as a professor to educate future generations about the wonders and significance of nutrition.
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Kirsten Romero, MS, RD - Membership
Kirsten Romero is a Virginia Beach based Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) who believes in helping her clients achieve their health goals through a livable diet that includes great tasting, healthy foods in moderation. She currently works as a consultant in many capacities, from conducting diabetes grocery store tours to counseling in a corporate wellness environment, and she is the nutritionist at Mind Body Works, a wellness center located in Virginia Beach.  Kirsten has worked in varied clinical settings, including pediatrics and intensive care, and in outpatient settings and public health. She graduated from Virginia Tech with both her Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Nutrition. She completed her dietetic internship at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center.


Véronique Pettitt, RD - Nominating Committee
Véro graduated from Laval University and completed her dietetic internship in Canada. She first started working as an outpatient dietitian at different gyms. When she moved to Virginia about 3 years ago she started working as a clinical dietitian. She now works at De Paul Medical center on the neurology and orthopedic floors. She is currently waiting for the arrival of her first baby in May!


Laura Jackson - Nominating Committee
My name is Laura Jackson. I am a senior at the University of Alabama and will graduate from the university's distance Food and Nutrition program in December of 2017, after which I plan to immediately pursue my MPH in Maternal-Child Health. While completing my didactic coursework, I have been volunteering as a donor intake coordinator with the King's Daughter's Milk Bank at CHKD, a program facilitator with CHKD's "Healthy You for Life" adolescent weight management program, a Master Food Volunteer with the Virginia Cooperative Extension's SNAP-Ed Family Nutrition Program, and health fair outreach with WIC through the Virginia Beach Medical Reserve Corps. I was also recently hired to serve as a nutritionist assistant for the pilot "WIC on Wheels" program in Hampton Roads.Though I am busy with school, work, volunteering, and two active daughters, I have come to appreciate how much our field relies upon networking and effective communication. I am excited to be an active part of TAND in the upcoming year.
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Kameo Snyder,  MS, RD - Public Relations
Kameo is a native Californian whom relocated to Virginia in 2013 with her husband Steve, a retired Navy Captain. She graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1997 and has worked in both clinical and education settings for the Department of Defense, State of California and currently teaches at Old Dominion University and the Culinary Institute of Virginia. In 2014 she returned to school to obtain a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) which was awarded in 2015. 


Laura Jackson - Secretary
My name is Laura Jackson. I am a senior at the University of Alabama and will graduate from the university's distance Food and Nutrition program in December of 2017, after which I plan to immediately pursue my MPH in Maternal-Child Health. While completing my didactic coursework, I have been volunteering as a donor intake coordinator with the King's Daughter's Milk Bank at CHKD, a program facilitator with CHKD's "Healthy You for Life" adolescent weight management program, a Master Food Volunteer with the Virginia Cooperative Extension's SNAP-Ed Family Nutrition Program, and health fair outreach with WIC through the Virginia Beach Medical Reserve Corps. I was also recently hired to serve as a nutritionist assistant for the pilot "WIC on Wheels" program in Hampton Roads.Though I am busy with school, work, volunteering, and two active daughters, I have come to appreciate how much our field relies upon networking and effective communication. I am excited to be an active part of TAND in the upcoming year.