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Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

1260 East Woodland Avenue, Suite 214, Springfield, Pa 19064

•Plan, coordinate, and monitor nutrition services at the clinic level. •Design, review, and coordinate nutrition education contacts and materials for WIC clients. •Communicate complex nutrition information to staff, program participants, and the community across multiple platforms.•Provide training for WIC staff regarding nutrition assessment, care planning, and nutrition counseling. •Ensure appropriate quality nutrition services are provided to high-risk program participants.•Developed healthy grocery shopping educational handout for low-income families receiving assistance as part of the Foundation for Delaware County programming funded by a No Kid Hungry grant.•Preceptor for 2 dietetic interns attending Immaculata University.

1260 East Woodland Avenue, Suite 214, Springfield, Pa 19064

•Completed nutrition assessments, identified nutritional risk factors, and developed effective care plans for women, infants and children in economically disadvantaged communities qualifying them for federally funded nutrition program. Counseled and educated mothers and young families. •Planned, implemented, and evaluated outreach/recruitment and referral initiatives.•Coordinated the implementation of WIC program’s initial satellite benefit distribution at three Early Head Start/Head Start locations in Delaware County serving 86 low-income families. •Developed and coordinated the implementation of Outreach and Referral plan reaching over 12,830 WIC eligible individuals leading to 2% local program participation increase while counties and state participation experienced an overall decrease of over 4.5%.•Preceptor for 12 dietetic interns attending Immaculata University and 1 attending University of Delaware.

(Summer 1999-Spring 2002/Fall 2003-Spring 2004/Fall 2006-Summer 2016)•Completed nutrition assessments, identified nutritional risk factors, and developed effective care plans for women, infants and children in economically disadvantaged communities qualifying them for federally funded nutrition program. Counseled and educated mothers and young families. •Planned, implemented, and evaluated outreach/recruitment and referral initiatives. •Launched WIC’s first breastfeeding classes for pregnant women in Delaware County.•Trained staff of Crozer-Keystone’s Women and Children’s Health Services in weight control education for post-partum women. •Conducted nutrition assessment and counseling at high-risk obstetrics clinic.•Evaluated the effectiveness of PA WIC Obesity Prevention Module: Increasing Fruits and Vegetables to change knowledge, attitudes, and intention to change behavior among WIC participants. •Preceptor for 30 dietetic interns attending Penn State and Immaculata Universities.

•Coordinated tobacco prevention and cessation programs for youth and adults in ten school districts in an assigned service area.•Conferred with state representatives advocating for smoke-free public areas and ensure sustained program funding. •Managed two staff members.

•Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to Delaware County residents identified in Healthy People 2010 and Crozer-Keystone Health System’s Community Health Indicator Report. •Established and chaired the Delaware County Advocates for Nutrition and Activity.•Instituted “Shape Up PA” in Delaware County resulting in Delaware County residents losing 5,915 pounds.

Master'S Of Science, Nutrition Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Dietetics