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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Lead food and health teams dedicated to supporting clients with food, nutrition and health communications across multiple audiences such as consumers, health influencers, stakeholders and policy makers. • Participated in research planning, and development of comprehensive nutrition & health communication campaigns.• Crafted internal and client correspondence, communications plans, Web copy, educational materials, & new business proposals.• Translated complex science into consumer-friendly language.• Stayed abreast of the evolving nutrition, food and health trends, science, and policy identifying client opportunities and challenges.• Contributed nutrition expertise in internal brainstorms and strategy sessions and serve as one of Edelman’s network resources to meet client goals. • Coordinated educational sessions and webinars and other events for health professionals, media, and the public.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Maintained issue expertise for the Food and Healthy Living body of work at the federal, state and regulatory level.• Assisted in formulating issue briefs and proposed positions for informational purposes and use in recommending to senior management potential courses of action and lobbying plans.• Communicated positions on emerging public policy issues to key stakeholders not limited to federal, state, and regulatory bodies.• Represented the Association on committees, work groups and at meetings of trade associations and other organizations.• Coordinated and organized cross functional meetings within the Association to help formulate positions on existing and emerging public policy issues.• Actived involvement in the planning, development and executed of a wide range of plans and lobbying initiatives designed to advance policy positions with the federal government.• Provided technical expertise and provided timely information to Association members, SRAs and staff.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Evaluated and interpreted studies concerning nutrition for food based GolinHarris clients.• Communicated nutrition information to team members for use in public relations proposals.• Reviewed materials for nutrition accuracy.• Monitored and tracked media and maintained food and nutrition media lists to alert clients to positive and negative developments impacting their products.• Participated in brainstorm sessions to communicate a health and nutrition perspective.• Gained brand's loyalty and enhanced GolinHarris credibility by adding nutrition professionalism to proposals.• Assisted with research for new business opportunities and client presentations.• Secured Registered Dietitian and other health professional spokespeople.• Interfaced with dietitians representing the client

Master'S Of Science, Dietetics

American Dietetic Association Dietetic Internship, Dietetics

B.S. Health And Sports Studies, Dietetics

Summer Semester Study Abroad Program, Spanish

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