Mind & Body Private Practice. Focusing on minimizing the symptoms of chronic disease so that you can thrive. “Aging Well With Mel” is my tagline which focuses on holistic approaches towards addressing inflammatory conditions that impact how we live, work, and play. Personalized nutrition plans to meet your needs to optimize healthy aging. - Diabetes-Chronic Kidney disease-Cardiovascular conditions-Early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s -Mental Wellness -Weight Management in Peri and Post Menopause

Providing strategic patient-centered integrative nutrition therapies for oncology patients.

Contract working with the Peninsula Agency on Aging to provide 1:1 counseling for Meals on Wheels Clients; nutrition education presentations to the congregate dining clubs, and providing meal plans and menu analysis.

• Assessed, counseled, and managed complex patients on a wide variety of therapeutic areas including end-stage renal disease, chronic metabolic diseases, cardiovascular disease, IBS, obesity management, geriatrics, oncology, and malnutrition.• Implemented evidence-based treatment plans and medical nutrition therapy interventions to promote well-being and decrease rates of morbidity and mortality in a skilled nursing facility, oncology site, and a dialysis center.• Provided whole-person, patient-centered care based on evidence-based therapeutic practices• Worked with interdisciplinary clinical teams consisting of therapists, nurses, pharmacists, endocrinologists, medical doctors, and a skilled nursing facility director to coordinate resident care and ensure patient needs were met.• Remedied nutrition service complications in food service to maximize nutrition prescription adherence and patient satisfaction.• Worked in EPIC and other electronic medical health records to maintain patient records following the Nutrition Care Process to maintain dietary prescriptions, analysis, nutrition status, monitoring and reassessments. • Enhanced skills in conducting Nutrition Focused Physical Exams and malnutrition screening.• Developing nutrition education handouts and delivering community presentations/trainings

Community Assessment Support & NutritionWhile conducting a Chesterfield Community Needs Assessment, I identified the need for, proposed, and successfully implemented a plan to collect appropriate primary and secondary data on the food environment. Updated Chesterfield County WIC offices marketing outreach contacts and marketing materials.

Responsible for the Foundation's strategic communications with the media, donors, and other community members, and coordinating fundraising and donor appreciation events, including WFSA's annual luncheon.

Responsible for continuing to promote the Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. Within that maintaining and promoting sustainability of the employee volunteer program; CAT (Community Action Team). This required building relationships in the community within nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, and other corporations; alongside of this a stronger communication for internal constituents was built to be all inclusive encompassing many different social interests.

Primarily responsible for 3 customer loyalty program’s development and implementation; providing corporate support to 65 car washes in 14 markets in the Continental US.Responsible for growth and profitability of Mister Car Wash’s $34-million consumer marketing programs. Managing new product development, pricing and sales promotion. • Developed and implemented cashier training for programs.• Upgraded sales tracking trends and key market analysis on retention, attrition, and RFM.• Created line-wide re-pricing plan to maximize target customer penetration.• Developed strategic promotions for each stores individual “footprint”.• Created research methodology to guide new product development.• Initiated and maintained monthly newsletter and other key communications.

Primarily responsible for two global account’s printed marketing materials, direct mail coordination, and inventory control. Supported each of the marketing corporate teams to increase their product usage effectively through a targeted mail program and build out of an intranet for franchisees.