Meg Maher Rowe, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, FAND
House of Delegates (HOD) Director
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POSITION | Skills/Attributes associated with the position | Examples of how I have demonstrated outcomes for each skill/attribute that qualify me for the position |
House of Delegates (HOD) Director |
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1. Led hundreds of meetings: licensure, CMS, state issues, HOD, PA Health Plan, Outcome: Licensure bill written and introduced, CMS rules implemented in PA Outcome: HOD EDT Plan developed, approved by Academy BOD, and implemented. Outcome: PA State Health Improvement Plan developed for Obesity, Physical Activity and Nutrition sections. 2. Outcome: Invited speaker 20+ professional meetings 2017-2019, 4 webinars, and author of hundreds of professional documents 3. Outcome: Elected to HOD, Chair: Academy CPLS, PAND Licensure, PA State Health Improvement Plan, and CMS committees. |
Employer | Title | Years Employed |
Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics | Advisory Committee Member and RDN consultant and speaker | 8 years |
Pennsylvania State University and Highmark Corporation | Nutrition Consultant | 5 years |
The Milton Hershey School | Food and Nutrition Consultant | 11 years |
Leadership Position | Organization | Years Involved in the Organization | My specific leadership contributions, achievements and outcomes: | Leadership Skills used in this position: |
Chair(2019-2020) and Member | Academy Consumer Protection and Licensure Sub-Committee | 2016 - 2020 | Involvement in development and implementation of: Licensure section of eatrightpro.org, Orientation for CPCs (2019), Statement on coaches, Incident reporting tool, Telehealth work group, Arguments against licensure work group, Review of definitions of terms, Model Practice Act, Communications strategies and documents for member use, Licensure compact, FNCE sessions support, and various other tasks as needed by the sub-committee, LPPC, and the Academy. |
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Delegate | House of Delegates | 2014 - 2020 | Co Chair of HOD Evolution Designer Team, Table Facilitator for in person and virtual meetings, mentor and webinar presenter. | |
Board of Directors | Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | 2010 - 2020 | AME Planning Committee – 2017-2018 Strategic Plan Committee – 2017-2019 Public Policy Panel – 2011- Present Licensure Task Force Coordinator – 2016 - Present PAND AME Planning Committee – 2016-2017 CMS LTC Regulations Implementation Coordinator – 2016 - Present CMS Regulation Implementation Coordinator – 2014 - Present AME Planning Committee - 2014 Treasurer – 2012-2014 Consumer Protection Coordinator – 2012-2015 Licensure Chair – 2012-2015 PAND representative to the PA Department of Health Board of Nursing – 2012-2015 Chair 2012 Pennsylvania Dietetic Assoc. Meeting |
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Co -Chair - Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Section | Pennsylvania Department of Health State Health Improvement Plan Task Force (SHIP): | 2015 - 2019 | Led a group of 30+ stakeholders to design and develop the Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan 2015-2020. Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity and indicators of adherence to national recommendations for improvement were the primary outcomes. | |
Advisory Committee - EPIC Program | Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics (PAAAP) | 2017 - 2020 | Educational program development, revisions, and implementation for the Pennsylvania EPIC Program. In conjunction with PA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, provided letters of support for grants and other initiatives of PAAAP. |
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