Miapma, Mary Naandiye serves as the Senior Health & Care Officer for the Grassroots Researchers Association (GRA), where she provides technical leadership, strategic direction, and program oversight for community health and emergency healthcare initiatives. Ms. Miapma is a Registered Dietitian (RDN) and a high-performing Public Health Nutrition expert with over six years of progressive experience in health systems strengthening, emergency nutrition interventions, and cross-functional stakeholder management. In her role, she directs the design and execution of integrated health interventions, drives evidence-based public health research, and manages community-led health systems strengthening across target communities. Prior to joining GRA, Ms. Miapma managed complex, large-scale humanitarian health portfolios for prominent international agencies. She served as the Assistant Technical Officer for Nutrition and Dietetics with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, where she directed the health and nutritional components of the UNHCR-funded Refugee Health and Nutrition project across Benue, Cross River, Taraba, and Akwa Ibom states, while extending technical support to emergency projects in Borno, Adamawa, and Sokoto. Her distinguished career also includes serving as a Dietary Intake Interviewer for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) National Food Consumption and Micronutrients Survey, as well as delivering professional clinical nutrition and therapeutic services at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and General Hospital, Calabar. Ms. Miapma holds a Master of Public Health Nutrition and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health, both from the University of Port Harcourt, alongside a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. She is a registered member of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, the Institute for Dietetics in Nigeria, and the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations. Her academic foundations are further augmented by a robust suite of global certifications, including UNICEF credentials in Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Basic Nutrition in Emergencies, and Investing in Child Nutrition