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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

-Serve as a contractor for the United State Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, in the Nutrition Education, Training, and Technical Assistance (NETTA) Division -Track grantee deliverables, synthesize grantee reports, and provide technical assistance for Team Nutrition Training Grantees on topics including training for school.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

-Foster relationships with upper management staff at regional long term care facilities to ensure satisfaction with services administered by Registered Dietitians (RDs)-Train, orient and oversee 15 RDs within region-Audit and provide oversight for RD documentation at regional facilities

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

-Integrate into clinical team and coverage at various regional facilities, performing all RD duties at facilities needing coverage-Provide follow up training and ongoing guidance for newly hired RDs

Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

-Manage nutrition caseload for 150 bed long term care facility including conducting timely nutrition assessments, addressing significant weight changes and providing appropriate documentation-Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team including nursing staff, physicians, speech language pathologists, social services and food service staff-Perform.

Lynn, Massachusetts, United States

Lynn, MA

-Provide nutrition education to groups and individuals both in-person and via phone and video-Oversee and participate in menu planning process in accordance with state and federal guidelines-Hire and directly supervise 21 employees including 15 union employees-Manage operation of all nutrition programs including Meals on Wheels, congregate meal sites and.

Greater Boston Area

Rotations:-Clinical: Beth Israel Deaconess - Milton Hospital-Food Service: Beth Israel Deaconess - Milton Hospital-Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources-Massachusetts Department of Public Health: State WIC office-Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs-Family Practice Group

-Educate 150, K-12 students per week in the School District of Philadelphia on the importance ofnutrition and physical activity based on USDA curricula-Demonstrate and assist 20 students per week in preparation of healthy recipes during Cooking Clubs-Prepare and select educational materials to use while transitioning into new teaching periods

Greater Philadelphia Area

-Provide nutrition education for over 500 NCAA Division I athletes-Collaborate with coaching staff to provide sports nutrition strategies to the Drexel Men’s andWomen’s Swimming team-Develop educational materials and menus for Philadelphia area professional sports teams-Create a 6 week educational program to successfully integrate nutrition into Drexel.

-Deliver informed consent and gather anthropometric data such as height, weight and waistcircumference-Operate metabolic cart to carry out tests measuring resting metabolic rate and maximal oxygenconsumption, and operate duel x-ray absorptiometry to measure bone mineral density and bodycomposition

Terra Linda, CA

Nutrition education including work with children, as well as the senior community. Assist in creation of food safety documents.

San Francisco Bay Area

Coach at baseball camps and clinics held at the University of San Francisco.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Human Nutrition

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies, Focus On Journalism

Activities and Societies: Student-Athlete on Division 1 baseball program.