Principal Investigator
Tashara M Leak, PhD, RD
College: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Meredith College; University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; University of California-Berkeley
Hometown: Durham, NC
Hobby/Fun Fact: I enjoy hiking, traveling, and decorating my home
ACE Program Team Members
NYC TEAM:
Caitlin Potter, RDN
College: Montclair State University; Hunter College
Hometown: Mays Landing, New Jersey
Hobby/Fun Fact: I can juggle and I’m learning how to rollerskate
Evelyn Kluemper, BS
College: Cornell University
Hometown: Westchester, New York
Hobby/Fun Fact: I love to sing, and I perform in a band
Jasmine Roberts, BS
College: Brooklyn College
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Hobby/Fun Fact: I love to crochet blankets!
Marisah M. de Moll, BS
College: North Carolina State University
Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand / Raleigh-Durham, NC
Hobby/Fun fact: I love dancing, listening to good music, cooking, and going on adventures. Fun Fact – I come from a family of silk farmers!
Jacqueline A. Futch, MPH
College: The Florida State University, Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Cornell University
Hometown: Miami, FL
Hobby/Fun Fact: When I’m not exploring a new travel destination you can find me coloring in my hammock, watching HGTV or a food documentary, or on a basketball court.
Lauren San Diego, MS RDN
College: Cornell University, North Carolina Agricultural & State University, University of Oklahoma, Florida International University
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Fun Fact: I may have lived in the Northeast, Midwest, and the South, but I still need to visit San Diego, California.
Undergraduate Research Assistants (Ithaca, NY):
Bryant Kye
College: Cornell University
Hometown: Bergen County, New Jersey
Hobby/Fun Fact: I like to play the drums.
Hena S. Interiano
College: Cornell University
Hometown: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Hobby/fun fact: I love to cook and post my food in @cookingwithHena.
Jada Vyphuis
College: Cornell University
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Hobby/Fun Fact: I like to build legos and go ice skating
Jasmine Guarin
College: Cornell University
Hometown: Toms River, New Jersey
Hobby/Fun Fact: I enjoy playing the bass and singing!
Mariam Lawal
College: Cornell University
Hometown: Queens, NY
Hobby/Fun Fact: I enjoy reading, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.