Administration
The Institute of Human Nutrition (IHN) administration facilitates educational programs designed to expand clinical, public health, and basic science nutrition knowledge. We support faculty, researchers, and students as they foster collaborations, nationally and internationally, among other universities and institutions with common goals.
As a part of the Columbia University Medical Center, we strive to create a supportive learning environment for graduate students. We try to be helpful, resourceful, knowledgeable, welcoming, friendly, and efficient in all our interactions. We work as a team to ensure the administrative components of the IHN’s academic programs run smoothly. Through these core values and evolving flexibility, we contribute to the growth and development of staff members, students and faculty, and thus support IHN as a whole.
Faculty Administration
Lori Zeltser, PhD (she/her)
- Co-Director, Nutritional and Metabolic Biology PhD Program
Anthony W. Ferrante Jr., MD, PhD (he/him)
- Co-Director, Nutritional and Metabolic Biology PhD Program
Moneek Madra, PhD (she/her)
- Associate Director, MS in Human Nutrition Program
IHN Staff
Yonnette Beaton
- Budget and Finance Manager
- Finances and accounting practices management
- Budget development
- Vendor and honoraria processing
Sarah Bergren, MS (she/her)
- Senior Manager, Education Initiatives
- M.S. program admissions
- Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Development of education initiatives
- Alumni affairs
Arielle Harding (she/her)
- Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Mary Ellen Raposa, MEd, LPC, NCC (she, her, hers)
- Career Services Counselor
Professional development, career and leadership strategies
Alexander Sosa (he/him)
- Senior Administrative Coordinator
- M.S. Program recruitment
- M.S. Program advising & student support
- Event programming
- Instructional Technology support
- Point of contact for IHN Retreat
- IHN DEI Committee (Admin representative)