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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

The Foundry for Nutrition Innovation is dedicated to transforming healthcare by making nutrition a core pillar of care, with a vision to advance health equity and improve clinical outcomes. As Managing Director, I oversee the strategic direction of the Foundry, and as Lead Consultant, I collaborate directly with clients to deliver tailored, impactful solutions. Together with our partners, we aim to integrate nutrition into healthcare delivery, address social determinants of health, and foster sustainable, systemic change.At the Foundry, we partner with organizations to design and implement innovative nutrition programs, establish strategic partnerships, and drive research initiatives that shape evidence-based policies. We champion food-as-medicine by demonstrating its value in improving patient outcomes, reducing disparities, and lowering healthcare costs. Our work focuses on enhancing patient care through personalized nutrition solutions, creating tools and resources to empower healthcare providers, and delivering community-driven interventions to address unmet social needs. By bridging clinical nutrition with scalable healthcare strategies, we are building equitable, resilient systems that recognize nutrition’s vital role in transforming lives.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

I played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth by leading and securing multiple RFP wins, which expanded the company’s presence nationally. I generated key business leads and revitalized relationships with disengaged partners, building a strong pipeline—primarily with large national Managed Care plans—that positioned GA Foods for long-term success. I developed market strategies by analyzing growth opportunities and risk areas to protect and expand GA Foods' presence. Additionally, I executed strategic account plans, creating impactful sales materials that emphasized clinical outcomes, cost savings, member engagement, and comprehensive Food-as-Medicine program design. Alongside these efforts, I integrated nutritional science into product development, marketing, and sales initiatives to align with value-based healthcare goals. My work further involved developing clinical SOPs to ensure program quality and regulatory alignment, ensuring the operational integrity of new telehealth partnerships by coordinating efforts across departments and overseeing technical processes.

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

I lead the development and execution of ModifyHealth's growth strategy for both prospective and existing health plan and employer clients. In this role, I'm responsible for shaping the vision, strategy, processes, management, pricing, and contracts that drive a significant portion of ModifyHealth's future revenue. With a deep understanding of health plan and employer markets, I have a proven track record in managing and executing growth strategies, fostering strategic partnerships with key clients, and driving sales and deals that contribute to substantial growth in the health insurance industry. My mission is to establish ModifyHealth as a trusted leader in the "food as medicine" movement.

San Francisco, California, Us

As the National Sales Executive at Foodsmart, I lead strategic partnerships with large private and public payer organizations to adopt an innovative model of care around food security and population health nutrition strategies. I build valuable relationships with stakeholders (C-suite, CMOs, pop. health, clinical ops, MedEcon, HR, and more) to uncover key priorities and execute strategies that drive program success, which ultimately lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare expenditures. I am responsible for managing the payer pipeline development, sales from sourcing to close, and ongoing growth. My role is highly autonomous, working cross functionally with Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Clinical to effectively manage organization-level priorities in a deadline-driven environment to drive successful partnerships and growth for payer clients. Contributed to $7.95M in new contract attainable ACV in 2022 from large national public payers and on track to surpass the 2023 on-target revenue goal with $7.8M+ in new payer attainable ACV in 2023.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Consulting clinical dietitian and business/contract representative to acute care hospitals across MN & parts of WI, ND, and SD. I partner with hospital stakeholders and clinicians to identify process improvements that lead to enhanced patient outcomes and hospital economic gains to the healthcare enterprise. I am viewed as a valued partner across multiple key decision makers and effective at leveraging evidence-based research develop and execute strategies for contract acquisition, renewals, and product growth. Skillful at developing external champions and establishing clear account goals and strategies. Sales performance is among the highest across Abbott Nutrition division; Exceeding >100% assigned annual sales growth in all performance categories. Completed pull through of top down strategic account initiatives, including increasing the TAM by >$500K annually in 2021, in a highly competitive market. These efforts successfully positioned Abbott Nutrition as the new market leader in the region.2021 AWARDS, RECOGNITION, & PERFORMANCE:• June 2021: Abbott Nutrition national "President’s Award" for superior achievements in adaptability, initiative, leadership, and business impact. • June 2021: Nominee for Abbott’s highest honor, the Chairman’s award, for demonstrating extraordinary innovation, commitment, and effort. • March 2021: Q1 peer recognition for demonstrating "excellence in partnership".• February 2021: National award for "excellence in customer service".• January 2021: Overturned competitive market share; increased Abbott’s acute care TAM by >$500K annually.

Specialized in providing individualized, evidence-based nutrition support for maternal and pediatric populations, with expertise in severe malnutrition, disordered eating (including ARFID), and substance abuse disorders. Collaborated closely with primary care providers (PCPs), therapists, and social workers to align clinical goals for comprehensive patient care. Developed a robust hybrid operations model for in-person or virtual nutrition care, offering condition-specific programs that ensure client satisfaction and drive repeatable business. Thorough understanding of healthcare coverage determination for medical nutrition therapy (MNT), dedicated to expanding nationwide coverage and competitive reimbursements.

Bloomington, Minnesota, Us

Specialized in behavioral health dietetics to create comprehensive nutrition care plans for patients with complex medical and psychological needs, collaborating with Physicians, Psychiatrists, Nurses, and Therapists. Successfully developed and managed clinical programming and nutrition care for intensive residential and outpatient programming for co-occurring eating disorder and substance abuse patients. Championed the migration of in-patient paper charting to EPIC EHR system, improving efficiency and data management across the healthcare system.

Burnsville, Minnesota, Us

Specialized in behavioral health nutrition to develop comprehensive care plans for adolescent patients with complex medical and psychological needs, particularly all types of eating disorders. Assessed nutrition status to develop individualized meal plans appropriate for adolescent growth and development, monitored medical labs to identify undisclosed ED symptoms and progress, communicated with family and PCP to establish unified care plan. Established and facilitated therapeutic client meals & nutrition education classes in a group program setting. Established client-focused goals through motivational interviewing and family-based therapy to gear adolescence towards recovery.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Expanded product market share and services, growing customer loyalty through effective sales strategies. Communicated comprehensive financial product knowledge and value proposition to business clients. Surpassed sales goals in all performance categories for 11 consecutive quarters.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Nutrition & Dietetics

Dietetics/Dietitian