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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• Conduct individual nutrition assessments, provide education, and develop periodized nutrition plans with follow-up support for athletes at the junior, NextGen, Olympic and Paralympic, and professional level across a variety of sports including Rugby (7s and 15s), Swimming (pool and open-water), Cycling (mountain bike, BMX, road, enduro, and track), Rowing (open and lightweight), Sailing, Hockey, and Dance.• Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary support team, which includes practitioners within sport medicine, physiotherapy, athletic therapy, strength and conditioning, and mental performance and psychology.• Manage sport centre needs for safe supplement management (including liaising with company sponsors) and developing written and oral education to athletes and staff.• A key member of a team of dietitians responsible for developing infographics for the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN). Liaised with lead dietitians from across Canada and design team, as well as the respective communications leads. The final products are available on the website for all COPSIN network affiliated organizations.• Supervise and support students and volunteers in various placements in the sporting environment.

• Developed and facilitated an invited face-to-face Guest Lecture for Dr. JoAnne Arcand on nutrition and athletic performance for two BHSc student cohorts (approx. 50-60 students)• Developed and recorded two online Guest Lectures for Dr. Ellen Vogel (enteral and parenteral nutrition; nutrition and athletic performance) for a BScN student cohort (approximately 90 students)

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Conducted individual nutrition assessments, provided education, and developed periodized nutrition plans with follow-up support for athletes on varsity, USport, and club teams• Worked collaboratively with the interdisciplinary support team, which included practitioners within sport medicine, physiotherapy, athletic therapy, strength and conditioning, and psychology• Conducted a sport needs evaluation in collaboration with the leads of athletic therapy and strength and conditioning, as well as the coaches and athletes • Provided group nutrition education sessions for athletes and coaches based on the identified needs and specific challenges that the athletes faced within the various sports • Developed, implemented, and evaluated a recovery food program for varsity field and court sports • Developed educational materials with clear action items for athletes, coaches, and sport staff

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Conducted nutrition assessments and provide education to collaboratively develop practical strategies with clients that will help them to achieve their health and performance goals• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new additions to the dietitian team• Received sport nutrition mentorship through monthly case discussions with Jennifer Sygo, RD

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Develop and provide group nutrition education sessions and hands-on culinary sessions to athletes, parents, and coaches in a range of sports • Developed, implemented, and evaluated three two-week menu plans for the Canadian Olympic women’s track endurance cycling team during training camps leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Grocery shopped and cooked for two of the training camps.

Bayview Campus

• Provided full clinical dietetics coverage throughout the hospital as needed• Ensured ease of transition with the full-time Dietitian upon their return through effective communication surrounding patient progress and status

Bayview Campus

• Applied prioritization skills to provide timely nutrition care to patients at high nutrition risk across two inpatient units: Neurosurgery and trauma, and orthopedics ward setting• Conducted individual nutritional assessments to develop and implement patient-centred nutrition care plans, including parenteral and enteral nutrition regimens, and various oral diets• Participated in interprofessional team rounds and provided patient and family education as needed

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Develop a nutrition communications plan including a monthly newsletter and social media messaging as engagement strategies to promote business growth

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Develop and revise the clinic’s nutrition communications strategic plan each quarter• Manage dietetic assistant by providing nutrition communication education, as well as planning and overseeing tasks involving content curation and community engagement • Revise and provide constructive feedback for volunteer-written social media messaging• Manage online communications for the company through the development of media engagement plans and responding to user comments and inquiries• Develop and implement a workshop on effective written communication in healthcare

• Supported the lead sport dietitian by developing and providing group nutrition education sessions for varsity athletes in various sports to improve knowledge and habits that influence performance

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Wrote concise nutrition articles for Athletics Canada and the Toronto Maple Leafs that provide practical food strategies to implement the key nutrition learnings• Assisted with the preparation for live televised segments through recipe sourcing and testing• Managed nutrition communications through the development of a bi-weekly newsletter

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Develop a nutrition communications plan including a monthly newsletter and social media messaging as engagement strategies to promote business growth

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

• Course: Nutrition in Nursing Practice• Evaluated and provided constructive feedback for student-written assignments and exams • Liaised with the professor throughout the semester to ensure course organization

• Developed an educational video of back injury awareness in professional caregivers in order to advocate for optimal workplace environments• Evaluated current literature in back injury mechanics and lift devices and communicated with professional caregivers to gain first-hand knowledge

Master'S Degree, Kinesiology And Exercise Science

Post-Graduate Diploma, Sport And Exercise Nutrition

• Two year program each with 10 online learning modules and 4 major projects

Certificate, Culinary Arts/Chef Training

• Completed over 250 hours of hands-on training

Dietetic Internship, Clinical Nutrition

Successfully met all criteria required to achieve entry-level dietetic competencies outlined by the College of Dietitians of Ontario.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Human Nutrition, With Distinction

• Undergraduate thesis completed with Dr. Paula Brauer in the department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition Validation.