Sarah Butler Mazerall Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts

635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Ma, 02215

• Directed members to coverage and reimbursement resources (through local and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) websites). • Updated information on MDA website with updates from national meeting and workshops into state reimbursement efforts. • Collaborated with AND National Reimbursement Representatives to facilitate answering reimbursement questions from both members of the MDA as well as care providers who are looking for support and advice on how to bill for nutrition services provided by RDs at their facilities. • Supported coding and coverage issues on the local level; initiating or helping to advance members’ coverage activities with third party payers or other decision makers.• Assisted with member “Call to Actions” with Public Policy Coordinator and will include reimbursement related articles in membership newsletters.• Educated Boston Area Dietetic Interns on reimbursement issues in accordance with requirements from AND.

Medford, Ma

• Led weekly nutritional education groups, developed curriculum for educational discussions, accessed patients’ meals, monitored and led meal session, and led weekly weight assessment.

• Researched food sustainability, updated textbook exhibits and performed fact checking for ‘Nutrition & You, Second Edition, 2011.

• Writer of Instructor's Manual for textbook Nutrition & You: Core Concepts for Good Health, First Edition, 2010. Created chapter outlines and class exercises and chapter content quizzes.

• Participated in 29-week program that includes 5 weeks of Administration and Food Service, 14 weeks of Inpatient, 3 weeks of Outpatient with a focus on disordered eating, 2 weeks of Pediatric, 1 week of Community and 4 weeks of Staff Relief • Led and coordinated process of changing 1-week hospital cycle menu which involved collaboration with Food Service Directors, Registered Dietitians and Executive chefs at both the University Campus as well as the Memorial campus. Altering the 1 week hospital cycle menu. • Provided in-service on diabetic diet for catering associates with result that catering associates better understood the importance of checking food options on diabetic diet trays.• Performed audits of catering associates and held conversations with associates as to the findings of the audit and corrective steps they need to take. • Worked with Food Service Manager and executive chefs to design specialty menu called "Tastes of Summer" which featured special options at all stations within cafeteria. • Collaborated with lead RD for Cardiac Rehab Program to participated in nutritional aspect of the Cardiac Rehab Program which included both informational lectures and group cooking.• Collaborated with outpatient Dietitian on nutrition presentation for a local Worcester company, Unum Provident, as part of their health series for employees.• Created and provided presentation to a group of local Worcester women at a YWCA Women’s Health night on the topic of Cholesterol and Heart Health.

• Entered recipes into SurveyNet for School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study II.

Greater Boston Area

• Reviewed and corrected meal plans to satisfy patients’ dietary needs.

• Coded information for School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study III.

Mba, Health Sector Management, Gpa: 3.69; Honors

Concentration in Leadership and Organizational Transformation

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

Activities and Societies: Teachers Assistant for Food Service Management II, Fall 2006. Lab Assistant for Food Science, Spring 2007.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Nutritional Sciences

Activities and Societies: President and Founder of Boston University Nutrition Club

Education record

Activities and Societies: Captain of Varsity Swimming Team