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Profile:
Master’s
degree in nutrition with a holistic perspective and an
emphasis on medical nutrition therapy, clinical
counseling, weight management, nutrition education,
wellness, and preventative and complementary medicine.
Strong ability to analyze problems, generate discussion,
and develop creative solutions.
Professional
Accomplishments:
Counseling
- Conducted
outpatient nutritional counseling for patients with
diabetes, transplants, hypertension, cardiac
disease, cancer, HIV, and obesity
- Developed and
utilized nutritional counseling tools for use with
patients with diabetes, obesity/overweight, and
disordered eating
- Counseled
families and children regarding optimal nutrition
and eating disorders
- Planned and
implemented nutrition care plans for residents of
nursing home as well as for low-risk WIC clients
Clinical
- Assessed,
planned and implemented nutrition care plans for,
and educated low-to-high-risk patients and provided
nutrition information and recommendations to members
of the health care team
- Provided staff
relief on pulmonary floor and medical intensive care
unit
- Prepared and
led inservice training for medical center dietitians
on inpatient diabetic nutrition education, for
NARs/CNAs regarding nutrition, weights and intake
monitoring, customer service
- Initiated and
implemented high calorie/protein diet for high risk
nursing home residents
Presentation
& Publication
- Designed and
carried out cooking and nutrition classes for adults
on various timely topics
- Created and
delivered 2-hour nutrition seminar to corporate
client entitled Nutrition: Having the Tools, Finding
the Time
- Developed and
taught entertaining whole foods nutrition and
cooking classes to elementary and junior high school
students
- Participated
in planning and facilitating cooking instructor
meetings
- Taught
breastfeeding and infant feeding class to expectant
mothers
- Authored
nutrition articles, book reviews, and recipes
printed in local publications
- Provided
nutrition interviews and recipes for Healthy
Answers, a publication of Metagenics, Inc.
Work
Experience:
- Children's
Hospital & Regional Medical Center 12/00 -
present
Clinical Dietitian, Seattle, WA
- Best,
Incorporated; Ebenezer Hall 6/99- 9/00
Clinical Dietitian, Minneapolis, MN
- Wedge
Community Cooperative 5/00, 6/00
Nutrition/Cooking Instructor, Minneapolis, MN
- Lakewinds
Natural Health Food Store 6/00
Nutrition/Cooking Instructor, Minnetonka, MN
- Puget
Consumer's Cooperative Natural Foods Market 6/97-
6/98
Nutrition/Cooking School Assistant and Instructor
1/97, Seattle, WA
- Seattle
Waldorf School 8/97-12/97
Nutrition/Cooking Instructor, Seattle, WA
Education:
- Dietetic
Internship Program 4/99 Meredith College Raleigh, NC
GPA: 4.0
- Clinical: Duke
University Medical Center Durham, NC
- Foodservice:
Dorthea Dix State Hospital & Department of
Corrections Raleigh, NC
- Community:
Wake County Human Services Raleigh, NC
- Master of
Science, Nutrition 6/98 Bastyr University Seattle,
WA GPA: 4.0
Thesis: Infant Feeding and Weaning: Preventing Food
Allergies
- Bachelor of
Arts, History 5/92 Macalester College St. Paul, MN
GPA: 3.6
English minor. Semester study abroad in Zagreb,
Croatia with extensive travel, 1990. Cum Laude.
Volunteer
Experience:
- Student
Clinician Bastyr University Natural Health Clinic,
Seattle, WA 1997-98
- Student
Dietitian Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
1996-97
- Student
Dietitian Highline Midwifery WIC Clinic, Renton, WA
1997
- Student
Dietitian Seattle King County Health Department,
Seattle, WA 1997
- Student
Dietitian Bastyr University Cafeteria, Bothell, WA
1997
Honors:
- Recipient of
American Dietetic Association ECOLab Scholarship,
1998
- Recipient of
Bastyr University Scholarship, 1996-97, 1997-98
- Cum Laude
Honors, 1992
Certifications:
- ServSafe Food
Protection Manager Certified, 1997
- Washington
State Food Handler's Permit, 1997
Professional
Memberships:
- Member Sports,
Cardiovascular, and Wellness Practice Group 1999 -
Present
- Member
Nutrition Entrepreneurs Practice Group 1999 -
Present
- Member
American Dietetic Association 1995 - Present
- Member
Minnesota Dietetic Association 1999 - 2000
- Member
Minnesota Nutrition Council, Inc. 1999 - 2000
- Student Member
Society for Nutrition Education 1996-98
- Member
Washington State Food and Nutrition Council 1996-98
- Member
Washington State Breastfeeding Coalition 1997-98
Activities:
- Member MNCI
Newsletter & Conference Planning Committee 1999
- 2000
- Nutrition
Representative Bastyr University Student Council
1995-97
- Co-organizer
Nutrition Student Committee 1995-96
- Tutor Organic
Chemistry 1996
- Member Member
Involvement Committee, PCC 1996-98
- Member Bastyr
University Nutrition Faculty Search Committee
1996-97
Computer
Skills:
- FoodProcessor
- Nutritionist
4,
- Windows
- Microsoft Word
- on-line
services
Fitness
Activities:
- Finisher, 1999
Twin Cities Marathon
- Avid runner,
race walker, strength trainer
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