Dr. P. Courtney Gaine is the President and CEO of the Sugar Association in Washington, D.C. Before this appointment in January 2016, she served as the Vice President of Scientific Affairs at the association. Dr. Gaine earned her B.S. in Dietetics from the University of Connecticut in 2000 and her Ph.D. in Nutrition, Biochemistry, and Exercise in 2005. She previously served as senior science program manager at the North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI North America), a public, nonprofit scientific foundation that advances the understanding and application of science related to the nutritional quality and safety of the food supply. Before ILSI, she held positions of project director of nutrition and wellness at the nonprofit organization Convergence and science manager at FoodMinds, a public relations firm. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at East Caroline University.