At Whidbey Nutrition, we provide:* Therapeutic meal plans that help reduce pain, improve digestion,and promote a healthy weight.* In-home cooking lessons to teach the culinary and meal planning skillsessential to achieving your wellness goals.* Experiential education opportunities in learning how to connect withand best utilize the local food system on Whidbey.

As we know, everyone is super busy - nutrition and meal planning are often an afterthought - which leads to issues like low energy, weight gain, and digestive discomfort. We help people love their food and themselves by creating unique meal plans that support weight loss, improve gut health, and make meal prepping simple.

Wrote 10 health articles for drsamantha.com that rank on the first page of all major search engines and hundreds of pages of content for the Florida Center for Instructional technology that receive hundreds of thousands of views monthly.Other clients/employers have included Alan Meds, the Nutritional Genomics Institute, the National University of Natural Medicine, the National Park Service, the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, Urban Living Tampa Bay, and a Nuvo Designs. Example work is featured below.

Taught a virtual, asynchronous graduate course on designing and utilizing custom genetic panels in clinical practice with tools including Excel and the dbSNP NIH database for three spring quarters between 2022 and 2024.

• Help 60+ veterans weekly from ages 20-85 achieve their wellness goals related to weight management, stress management, exercise, nutrition, and limiting alcohol• Consistently exceed expectations for all metrics including interactions per hour (5/5) and customer satisfaction (4/5) • Nominated for Optum’s prestigious Superhero award during first year of employment for displaying consistent acts of going “above and beyond” to serve customers

I taught young adults culinary and gardening skills while providing nutrition education in a program specializing in mental health care. I also coordinated initiatives to provide a sustainable farm-to-institution model for the program.Key Accomplishment:Successfully implemented a farm-to-institution food model for a wilderness therapy program that provided 80% of produce from a local farm while staying within budget requirements.

Key Accomplishment:Created four professional Powerpoint presentations utilized for continuing education credit for Certified Nutrition Specialists as a nutrigenomics intern.Internship objectives include:• Researched nutrigenomics-related topics and utilized peer-reviewed literature to write blog posts for NGI patients.• Created nutrigenomics, functional medicine, and functional nutrition PowerPoint presentations for healthcare practitioners on topics including dysautonomia, fluoroquinolone toxicity, vitamin B6 metabolism and assessment, and new diagnostic tools for infectious diseases (i.e. Aperiomics)• Watched videos and answered continuing education questions to further my understanding of nutrigenomics and the practice of clinical nutrition.• Participated in weekly meetings to learn the art of managing a successful clinical nutrition and nutrition education businesses.• Shadowed nutrition and medical appointments to further my understanding of the practice of clinical nutrition.

The Food as Medicine Institute provides nutrition education for communities to help nourish healthy relationships with whole foods. My role was to assist a physician in facilitating a weekly FAMI course by leading cooking stations and answering nutrition-related questions posed by participants.

Key Accomplishments:Revitalized a Rites of Passage program by creating a comprehensive resource manual, developing and implementing a facilities improvement plan, facilitating ceremonies, and training employees on group ceremony facilitation that increased client completion rate to 100% and incident rate to 0% within 2 months of hire.Red Oak is a primary rehabilitation center for young adults suffering with drug and alcohol addiction. My role was to revitalize the Vision Quest (Rite-of-Passage) program which entailed the creation of resource manuals, providing preventative solutions for potential client safety risks, working with directors to order materials necessary for the program’s success, and to train other facilitators in proper protocols. The role allowed me to practice the skills of project management, supervising, and teaching. I also served as a facilitator, guiding clients through ceremonial work and telling stories which prepared them to be alone for four days and nights in the wilderness.Other duties include: provide the highest level of physical and emotional safety to clients; manage client groups (6-8 people) and facilitate the weekly program schedule; work as part of a treatment team in order to provide clients with the highest level of clinical care; empower clients to take responsibility for their actions; promote and encourage clients to make healthy decisions; teach coping strategies and emotional regulation skills to our clients; lead clients on three day (two night) wilderness adventure trips while maintaining the highest level of physical and emotional safety; teach primitive fire-making skills and Leave No Trace ethics; introduce clients to the 12-step modality and normalize that process for those who may be unfamiliar with 12-step recovery

Four Circles is a primary rehabilitation center for young adults suffering with drug and alcohol addiction. My role was to facilitate Vision Quest (Rites-of-Passage) ceremonies and to lead week-long backpacking trips. As a guide, I practiced active listening, motivational interviewing, non-violent crisis intervention techniques, and the art of building therapeutic rapport. In my role, I was able to build intimate connections with clients during week-long backpacking trips and hear some of their deepest fears and challenges as part of the vision quest experience; this provided insight into potential sources of maladaptive behaviors. I was also responsible for training co-guides and in helping instill a culture centered around personal development and positivity.

I helped develop and implement a three-pronged leadership program for three separate groups of rising high school students. The program consisted of one week of team building, one week of community service, and one week of wilderness backpacking. Throughout the program, my co-guide and I facilitated discussions and activities centered around developing and applying leadership skills. The experience provided the opportunity to teach teens practical life skills while providing a safe and fun environment in which to do so.

I taught a variety of environmental education courses to middle and high school students. The courses included herpetology, ornithology, lake ecology and assessment, watershed studies, sensory awareness, canoeing, hiking, orienteering, Native American history, pioneer history, and team building using low rope elements. The experience taught me how to rapidly learn new information and to effectively teach that which I had learned.

I produced and edited digital content for a world-leading educational technology company and the National Park Service’s iTunes U podcast series. As a product developer, I learned about search engine optimization techniques, and cultivated a working knowledge of plant identification and classification. I was trusted to provide accurate information and organize it in a user-friendly manner.Skills Used:• Search Engine Optimization• Website Editing/Organization • Data Entry/Meta-Tagging - Identifying and writing descriptions of plant and animal photographs for an educational website• Taking photographs and recording videos

E-Fit, short for Electro Fitness, utilizes electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) technology to provide a safe, effective, and unique workout. E-Fit has numerous applications: systematic muscle building, fat loss, physical therapy, cellulite treatment, skin toning, postpartum recovery, among others. E-Fit allows participants to reduce exercise time from 1.5 hours to 20 minutes, all the while experiencing 36,000 muscle contractions. 4U Fitness is the only location in the United States utilizing this technology in exercise programs. At 4U Fitness I provided services in personal training and group fitness along with guidance in making sound dietary choices, helping others on the road to peak physical health. I took clients through comprehensive consultations with considerations of medical history, body fat percentage, girth measurements, cardiovascular endurance, and physical strength. I used this consultation as a guide to develop a well-rounded exercise program that produces incredible results in short periods of time.

Personal and small group training with an emphasis on circuit training.

Tutored K-College students in chemistry, biology, algebra II, pre-calculus, reading, and writing