Darci has a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics with an emphasis in Dietetics from the University of North Dakota.

Monica has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Food & Nutrition and Biology from Concordia College. She has had a long career as a clinical dietitian in acute care.

Doris has a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from North Dakota State University and a Master's in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Minnesota. She has served as food service director at a 256 bed long-term care facility, as a health facilities surveyor, and as a consultant dietitian to health care facilities.

Kelly Jo Zellmann, MS, RDN has over two decades of experience working in various healthcare settings as a clinical and consultant dietitian. She knows first-hand the value of the CDM, CFPP credential and is dedicated to inspiring future CDM, CFPPs to reach their goal of earning this valued certification. For the past 10 years, Kelly Jo has also been an adjunct faculty instructor and preceptor for the University of North Dakota's (UND's) Nutrition and Foodservice Training Program. She is proud of the hundreds of students she has mentored who have gone on to pass the CDM credentialing exam. Kelly Jo became the Nutrition Certificate's Program Coordinator at UND in November 2022. She is now able to advocate and grow the profession on a daily basis and considers this to be the best and most rewarding job she has held. Kelly Jo graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree from UND in 1999 and earned her Master's degree in Nutrition with an emphasis on Nutrition Education and Counseling from UND in 2018.