State of the Science Symposium • Seafood Nutrition Partnership

State of the Science Symposium

SNP’s 9th annual State of the Science Symposium will be held in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The event is hosted by our Scientific Nutrition Advisory Council.

Theme: Powered by Seafood

This annual event provides a forum for global leaders in human nutrition to outline the latest consensus on all aspects of seafood nutrition

Agenda

TBD

Sponsors

Speaker Bios

Gustavo Lara
Vice Chair

Gustavo Lara

Gustavo Lara is a Managing Director for Seafood at Cargill’s Food Enterprise. Cargill is a global leader in nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. With over 155 years of experience and 155,000 employees in 70 countries, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

Tom Brenna, PhD
Director

Tom Brenna, PhD

Tom Brenna serves on the FDA's expert panel on infant formula and is a professor of pediatrics, chemistry, and human nutrition at the Dell Medical School and the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.

Linda Cornish
Founder and President

Linda Cornish

Linda Cornish is the Founder and President of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership, the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the U.S. building awareness of seafood's health and nutritional benefits.

Sarah Crowley
VP of Marketing and Communications

Sarah Crowley

Sarah Crowley is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Seafood Nutrition Partnership, where she spearheads the national seafood promotion campaign in collaboration with SNP stakeholders.

Joel Johnson

Joel Johnson

Joel R. Johnson is an award-winning conservation leader and marketing strategist with a passion for protecting marine ecosystems and strengthening coastal economies.

Leslie Bonci

Leslie Bonci

Leslie J. Bonci , MPH,RD,CSSD, LDN, FAND, is a registered dietitian, board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, and owner of a nutrition consulting company, and co-founder of a sports nutrition consulting company.

Jackie Marks

Jackie Marks

Jackie Marks leads communications and PR efforts for the Marine Stewardship Council in the U.S., working to engage and educate American consumers and stakeholders on seafood as an environmentally sustainable choice.

View presentations from previous State of the Science symposia

20242023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017