About the Comparative Nutrition Society

The Comparative Nutrition Society (CNS) (founded 1996) is an established society created to foster communication among laboratory and field scientists from various disciplines with interests in comparative nutrition. The society will provide a means for establishing and promoting a professional concept of comparative nutrition and will encourage education and professional development in this area. The interests represented in the society include but are not limited to, the disciplines of nutrition, physiology, metabolism, biochemistry, animal science, wildlife and marine biology, ecology, and all taxa including insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Our Board of Directors

  • President

    Michael Power

    Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

  • President - Elect

    Katie Sullivan

    Disney’s Animal Kingdom

  • Treasurer

    Katie Kerr

    Blue Buffalo Co

  • Secretary

    Matt Brooks

    Animalis Nutrition Consulting, LLC

    NomNomNom Inc

  • Member at Large

    Geert Janssens

    Ghent University

  • Member at Large

    Alejandra McComb

  • Industry Liasion

    Nichole Huntley

    Mazuri Exotic Animal Nutrition

  • Young Professional

    Morag Dick

    Western University

    Toronto Zoo

  • Student Liasion

    Jenna Pastel

    North Carolina State University

CNS Policies and Operational Information