Staff

Mitch Kanter, Ph.D.
Executive Director

Dr. Mitch Kanter serves as the Executive Director of the Egg Nutrition Center, a role he has held since August 2009. Prior to joining ENC, Mitch spent almost 20 years in the food industry, serving in director level positions for the Quaker Oats Company (Director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute; Director of Scientific Research and Communications), the General Mills Company (Director of Nutrition Science), and Cargill (Director of Health and Nutrition; Director of Venturing).

Mitch received BS and MS degrees from Queens College in NYC, and an MS in Nutrition and a PhD in Physiology from The Ohio State University. He also served as a post doctoral research fellow in Preventive Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Mitch has authored dozens of articles and book chapters in both lay and scientific publications, and he has conducted over 300 lectures and presentations over the years on various health and nutrition-related topics.

Tia M. Rains, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Nutrition Research & Communications

Dr. Tia Rains is the Senior Director, Nutrition Research & Communications at the Egg Nutrition Center. Prior to joining ENC in July of 2013, Tia was the Senior Director of Metabolic Sciences at Biofortis Clinical Research, a global contract research organization specializing in the design and conduct of clinical research for leading food, beverage, and supplement companies around the world. Prior to that, Tia held several positions within the Research & Development department of Kraft Foods, including roles in nutrition research and product development.

Tia holds a BS in Food Science & Human Nutrition from Arizona State University and a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from University of Illinois. She has authored over 40 scientific articles and book chapters and is an established public speaker.