Stephanie Simms Hodges, Ms, Mph, Rdn Email & Phone Number

Founded in 2018, my company provides public policy, public health, and nutrition consulting services to non-profit and for-profit businesses, government agencies, school districts, trade associations, and food brands/companies. As a Consultant, I develop public health nutrition programs, policy priorities and advocacy strategies for clients across the United States. I help them by creating policy materials, developing and implementing public health nutrition programs, and participating in coalitions and strategic partnerships that advance their organizational goals. Learn more at www.thenourishedprinciples.com

Richmond, Virginia

The Virginia Department of Education’s mission is to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of a quality public education system that meets the needs of students. In this role, I managed 3 direct reports and coordinated all aspects of grant program implementation, including resource development, grant writing, project management, and development of strategic program goals. Additionally, I led and evaluated multi-million-dollar federal grant program implementations.

Richmond, Virginia

Based out of the Governor’s Office of First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, No Kid Hungry Virginia is part of a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a non-profit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the U.S. and around the world. As the Operations Manager for Virginia, I led a team of two direct reports and advised school nutrition directors and non-profit leaders on how to implement and optimize participation in child nutrition programs to address food insecurity. I built relationships with program sponsors by awarding grants as well as hosting regional planning meetings and handled several other operational responsibilities.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Foodscape Group serves as a nutrition strategy advisory firm to companies big and small by gathering nutrition intelligence from the science, policy and regulatory worlds and combining this information with consumer insights. As a Nutrition & Policy Intern, I served as a strategic marketing consultant to clients within the food and beverage industry and developed creative marketing content and evidence-based research to promote our clients’ products.

Alexandria, Virginia

National PTA is a network of millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. In this role, I was the national Subject Matter Expert on Federal Nutrition Regulations for PTA groups across the United States. I created informative resources that increased knowledge of regulations and ensured compliance. I recruited and supported a network of 10 state and local advocates to serve as champions for federal nutrition regulations (i.e., Smart Snacks in Schools) and led webinars of up to 80 attendees.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

The NWA is the non-profit voice of 12,000 public health nutrition service provider agencies and over 6 million mothers, babies, and young children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). As an intern, I worked alongside the government relations team to complete projects and provide best practices in support of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). I attended meetings with Congressional staffers and assisted with writing a federal grant for the Community Partnerships for Healthy Mothers and Children project.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Fit4Kids is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving children’s health and reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity, through innovative programs that promote physical activity and healthy eating in schools, community organizations, and beyond. As part of AmeriCorps VISTA, I assisted in the execution of three school-based nutrition and physical activity programs aimed at obesity prevention for underserved elementary students. Additionally, I evaluated program effectiveness by collecting and analyzing data via teacher and student surveys.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Food Policy & Applied Nutrition

Concentration: Nutrition interventions Completed courses in US Food Policy, Community Nutrition, Nutrition Data Analysis, Economics, etc.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise

Activities and Societies: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences; Various Community Service and Volunteer Activities: Dance Marathon.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Completed courses in Health Policy, Environmental & Occupational Health, Community Nutrition, Research Methods, Qualitative Methods.

Dietetics/Dietitian

Complete clinical, community & food service management rotations to become a Registered Dietitian; organize and lead nutrition policy.