A seasoned policy and advocacy leader, Manju is a member of the Academy’s Legislative and Public Policy Committee. In addition to a variety of policy leadership positions, she has served the Academy through multiple DPGs, MIGs and the Board of Directors. Manju has a breadth of professional experience in acute care, community nutrition, corporate wellness, culinary nutrition and owns a private practice focused on prevention and wellness, chronic disease, and weight management with integrative and functional nutrition. Her passion for equitable healthcare access fuels her activism.