Joan Carter Koelemay is the senior communication nutritionist at The Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness, The Coca-Cola Company. She is responsible for the education and outreach efforts of The Beverage Institute.

Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Ms. Koelemay was an instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and communications manager for the Children's Nutrition Research Center, where she was the editor for the Center's Nutrition and Your Child newsletter and website. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and is a former spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

Joan holds a B.S. degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois, a MBA in Agribusiness from Santa Clara University, and a Cordon-bleu Culinary Certificate Supérieur from L'Ecole de Cuisine Française and Hostellerie La Cheneaudiere, France.