Leslie Lee, Ms, Rd Email & Phone Number

Monroe, Nc, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outpatient pediatric nutritionist specializing in metabolic health. I help families reverse prediabetes, dyslipidemia, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and other features of metabolic syndrome.

San Francisco

While I am just getting started, I will be responsible for:- Representing the voice of the IRN through social media- Translating nutrition research into layman's terms for the general public- Increasing the IRN's followers, visitors, pool of volunteers, and donors- Engaging constituencies in a meaningful way- Contributing original content, such as blog posts

San Francisco

As Territory Manager at Coram, I drove new referral growth for IV infusion and enteral nutrition therapies in the San Francisco market by:- leading a sales team of 4 other clinicians- making clinical sales calls to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, physicians, case managers, and dietitians-building strong relationships with referral sources, patients, and teammates- differentiating Coram's service from competitors- providing all elements of customer service for each new referral, including communicating insurance coverage for the therapy, making recommendations to the care team on how to ensure a smooth transition to home care, educating care teams on reimbursement guidelines for home care, and meeting with patients to answer questions and inform them of what to expect- presenting continuing education programs on nutrition support to clinicians- executing an under-funded patient contract between Coram and UCSF Medical Center- executing an infusion pharmacy contract between Coram and a local hospice agency

San Francisco Bay Area

As a Clinical Account Liaison Registered Dietitian at Apria, I helped new tube-feeding patients transition home by: - marketing to hospital case managers, skilled nursing facilities, cancer centers, and gastroenterologists- reviewing and making recommendations to modify acute care enteral orders for the home care setting- completing initial nutrition assessment for outpatient referrals- providing on-going clinical follow-up for enteral patients- educating new patients and their caregivers on tube-site care, tube-feeding, their feeding and water regimen, medication administration, and troubleshooting a clogged feeding tube- educating fellow clinicians on home care considerations- presenting continuing education programs to clinicians- training 9 newly hired RDs for the same position in other territories- training service technicians on use of tube-feeding equipment- growing new patient referrals by 27%, 23%, and 15% in 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively.

Vacaville, Ca

I worked as a part-time Sales Associate at J.Crew while I studied for the Registered Dietitian credentialing exam and looked for my first full-time Dietitian position. - Generated $51,000 in sales over 18 weeks by providing exceptional customer service- Maintained 108% of the "average dollar spent per transaction"​ goal- Within 3 weeks of hire, was recognized for "Best Customer Service" on sales team- Within 10 weeks of hire, won sales and productivity contests among sales associates

Boston, Ma

As a Dietetic Intern at Massachusetts General Hospital, I completed clinical, community nutrition, and food-service competencies to prepare to become a Registered Dietitian.- Provided medical nutrition therapy to patients on medicine, surgery, pediatric, oncology, transplant, psychiatric, and intensive care units- Assessed nutrition needs considering disease state, lab values, and nutritional risk- Wrote enteral and parenteral nutrition recommendations for adult and pediatric patients- Presented nutrition care plans and research on disease states to clinical nutrition staff- Led round-table discussions with clinical staff regarding pediatric and ICU patients and illustrated use of evidence-based practice in their nutrition care- Assisted in purchasing, receiving, preparation, production, and service in a food service operation serving 18,000+ meals daily- Developed a motivational training program for 100+ employees to improve compliance with hand hygiene and double identifier standards when passing trays to patients.- Counseled and educated adult and pediatric clients for weight and diabetes management, cancer, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, liver failure, chronic kidney diseases, and dialysis- Hosted a diabetes support group for 8 individuals struggling with setting and meeting nutrition-related goals

Community Nutrition Lab, University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

While studying Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois, I conducted diabetes research under a brilliant mentor--Dr. Karen Chapman-Novakofski. - Researched, wrote, and defended MS thesis: Incidence and Severity of Hypoglycemia in People with Type II Diabetes- Presented research posters at the 2007 International Forum on the Diabetes Epidemic and 2008 Experimental Biology conferences- Contributed as author and editor for Diabetes Life Lines, a bi-monthly diabetes and nutrition newsletter- Awarded the Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship, the Illinois AMVETS Diabetes Education Research Fellowship, and the Strunk Merit Award

Ms, Human Nutrition

Activities and Societies: Jonathan Baldwin Turner Graduate Fellow, Research: Incidence & Severity of Hypoglycemia in People with Diabetes.

Bs, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Culture of Wellness Committee, Division of Campus Recreation Professional.