Kathleen Niedert, PhD, RD, CSG, LD, FADA
Treasurer-electPOSITION | Skills/Attributes associated with the position | Examples of how I have demonstrated outcomes for each skill/attribute that qualify me for the position |
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Employer | Title | Years Employed |
Western Home Communities | Administrator--current | 2010 to present |
Western Home Communities | Director of Clinical Nutrition and Dining Services | 1999 until promoted in 2010 |
Omega Health Associates | Owner | 1973 to present |
Leadership Position | Organization | Years Involved in the Organization | My specific leadership contributions, achievements and outcomes: | Leadership Skills used in this position: |
Director at Large--BOD | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | - | During those three years, this BOD had to make fierce decisions that balanced the budget after three years of deficit spending. We were successful in holding the International Congress of Dietetics in Chicago and showcasing our Association and the strength in leadership that registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered, have in the medical community in the United States. | |
Commission on Dietetic Registration | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | - | I have just completed my 3rd year as a Commissioner representing specialty practice. During these three years I have served on the Alternative Pathway Work Group attempting to find another options for those students completing the DPD and not being matched for supervised practice.. As a registered dietitian that became credentialed in 1980 using the Master's plus 6 months work experience I was delighted to be appointed and feel the outcomes from this group are truly only in the infancy stage. The decisions made and then approved by the Board of Directors will truly make a difference in many students' lives. As a member of the Board of Commissioners, funding was approved to examine alternate methods, including simulations for training practitioners. I believe this Board of Commissioners' futuristic thinking along with those of ACEND in innovations such as these will develop practitioners with stronger backgrounds in actual practice scenarios. I was honored to have been chosen in 2005 as a member on the initial work group in developing the Gerontological Certificate. For the past seven years, I have continued as an item writer, as a member of the Specialty Certification Panel, have continued on the Appeals Panel and on the Competency Assurance Panel. At the present time, a select group the Gerontology Specialist Group of which I am a member, is working on the "next" generation of question development which should be exciting for all the specialty areas. | |
Standard Language Task Force/Evidence Based Practice | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | - | In 2003, I was appointed to the very first Standard Language Committee within the ADA. The Committee's initial meeting was held in Ames, Iowa that summer. The task force's charge was to complete the initial work of identifying standardized language for nutrition diagnosis and nutrition interventions. All of us worked tirelessly in providing valuable assistance in developing standardized language and content necessary to develop a uniform terminology with explicit definitions to be used by the food and nutrition professional. We all worked steadily to identify language necessary for nutrition diagnostic statements (Problem, Etiology, and Sign/Symptoms) and nutrition interventions. In February 2005, while I was a member, the task force approved the release of the initial list of 62 terms, along with the description, and reference worksheets to describe each term. The task force also partially completed a list of nutrition intervention codes. In 2005, I was appointed to a three-year term on the Evidence Based Practice Committee and served as chair in the last year of this term. During my year as Chair, the Policy and Procedure for Evidence-Based Analysis Position Development was written; numerous guidelines were reviewed and approved; and the EAL Usability Test kit was developed. Even after leaving the committee, I continued my involvement in the ongoing development and use of standardized language as a contributor to the first edition of the Long Term Care Nutrition Care Process Toolkit and was a reviewer of the 2nd edition. The Long Term Care Nutrition Care Process Toolkit was a cooperative ventures of Dietetics in Health Care Communities and the EAL. This toolkit was developed as a practical application of the Nutrition Care Process and standardized language for the long term care setting. | |
President | Iowa Dietetic Association | - | Within a three year term as elect, then holding the office of president and then acting as the immediate past--there is always something to learn and forces to be reckoned with. During my year as president, the Board and Council developed a 5 year strategic plan with the help of a hired consultant; the Association's By-laws were updated; and the our Affiliate nominated several members for Academy awards. Our fall meeting in 2001 was financially successful and had great reviews. As in all years, this term was not without some unfortunate events but they were handled with tact and professionalism by all members of the Board. I was able to get my feet wet attending my first HOD meetings and learning the ins and outs of how our Organization has evolved and the various divisions of power between the sections of the Association--BOD, HOD, ACEND, and CDR. | |
Chair | Dietetics in Health Care Communities (formerly CD-HCF) | - | This was an era of austerity--money within the Association and DPGs was tight but members of the DPG also needed resources. During my tenure, new government standards for nursing home care were initiated. To educate members, I was able to secure a large grant from Abbott that enabled then CD-HCF, now DHCC to present 8 regional workshops educating members on the new standards and requirements. I also obtained funding for a new publication, Pocket Guide for Management, by selling ads to be displayed within the publication--this had never been done previously but was approved when I was able to demonstrate that this use of advertising was no different than that being displayed at that time within the Association's Journal. |
What do you see as opportunities for the future of the nutrition and dietetics profession?
Campaign Statement
I've always believed that sleep is overrated--and obviously I live that; working a managment job that requires way more than 40 hours per week and then being a passionate volunteer for the Academy. My hobbies are research and writing--maybe boring to some but intriguing to me.