November 14, 2022

2021 IDDSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The work of IDDSI would also not be possible without the generous sponsors who have provided incredible support. Currently there are 38 sponsors.

Future: Looking to the future means that changes and transitions are inevitable.
A big change that took place at the 2022 meeting was bidding farewell to 3 Board Members who have elected to step down from the Board.
  • Dr. Roberto Dantas – Brazil
  • Dr. Jianshe Chen – China
  • Dr. Jun Kayashita – Japan
We are so grateful for the time, energy and valued contributions of Drs Dantas, Chen, and Kayashita who have helped shape and steer the direction of IDDSI over the past 9 years. They will all be very much missed!
2023 IDDSI Board of Directors (BOD)
BOD Executive:
  • Peter Lam – Chair and Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr. Luis Riquelme – Vice Chair
  • Dr. Mershen Pillay – Secretary
  • Jan Duivestein- Treasurer and Communication Lead
Councilors
  • Dr. Julie Cichero
  • Dr. Catriona Steele
  • Dr. Jan Vanderwegen
  • Dr. Ben Hanson
  • IDDSI Operations: There is always much work that goes on behind the scenes of any organization and IDDSI is no exception. Our operations team are headed up by Kevin Ly (IDDSI Operations Manager) and Alen Dominguez (IDDSI Meetings & Webinar Manager) who do an incredible job to ensure the smooth running of IDDSI.
    The IDDSI Operations Team will work under the direction of Peter Lam who will function as CEO.
    In moving forward, the Board of Directors are pleased to share our new mission statement which reflects our direction for the future:
    IDDSI Mission Statement – revised September 2022: 
    To facilitate the safe consumption and enjoyment of food and drink by all persons with eating and drinking difficulties (dysphagia) by maintaining the IDDSI Framework, a common language and system of practical and valid measurement techniques for naming and describing food texture and drink thickness; continuing to provide free access to the IDDSI Framework, documents, and electronic resources; and fostering global implementation and use of IDDSI.
    The IDDSI Board is very excited about the future of IDDSI and are looking forward to seeing implementation continue globally.
MeetingPSNM
Inviting you to join these new international reference groups:  
1. Culinary IDDSI Reference Group – for all those who are involved with food production, cooking and recipe development of dysphagia food and drinks. Please contact us and send us your expression of interest to join the group.
2. Food Science IDDSI Reference Group – for all those who are involved with food science/technology, research and development, quality assurance of dysphagia food and drinks. Please contact us and send us your expression of interest to join the group.