Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
President-electPOSITION | Skills/Attributes associated with the position | Examples of how I have demonstrated outcomes for each skill/attribute that qualify me for the position |
President-elect |
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•As president of TX Academy, held the first strategic planning workshop using outside facilitator & national Academy strategic plan as template •As Foundation Chair involved in planning of Academy/PE4Life pilot project that became Kids Eat Right initiative •As preceptor to 90+ dietetic interns promote passion in profession & science-based communication •As communications consultant, promote new food & ag technology’s role with traditional ones to meet food & nutrition needs of growing population |
Employer | Title | Years Employed |
Self-employed | Nutrition Communications Consultant | 27 years |
Associated Milk Producers, Inc. Consumer Services Division | Program Coordinator | 4.5 years |
Texas Woman's University Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences | Instructor | 3.5 years |
Leadership Position | Organization | Years Involved in the Organization | My specific leadership contributions, achievements and outcomes: | Leadership Skills used in this position: |
Chair, Second Century Campaign Feasibility Study Member Oversight Committee | Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation | 2015 - 2015 | As part of the larger Academy's 100th anniversary observance, I guided this committee to provide insight on the development of messages and strategies to raise funds for projects that will ensure the Academy and its members future success in integrating dietetics and nutrition throughout the food system in the U.S and the world. (Second Century Vision) | |
Member, Member Value Committee | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | 2012 - 2014 | I worked together with other committee members and staff to promote Academy membership and its benefits. Specific projects during my term included launch of FAND credential and helping in review and creation of the criteria for it; presenting a webinar on membership for affiliate leaders; selection of affiliate speaker grant recipients; and encouraging participation in the e-mentor program. | |
Member, Nominating Committee | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | 2009 - 2012 | In addition to working on the committee to select candidates for the ballot, I also chaired a workgroup to develop a timeline, letter templates and sample articles for affiliates and DPGs to use in soliciting candidates to submit to the nominating committee. I actively worked to recruit candidates for the ballot by contacting affiliates, DPGs and MIGs. Together the committee worked on refining the interview questions for both the nomination form and the in-person interviews. | |
Member and Chair | Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation | 2004 - 2008 | Participated in a major donor task force to increase donations to the Food & Nutrition Research Endowment, with $87,500 in new pledges in 4 months; spoke at Foundation/General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Summit in Washington, DC & participated in 17 radio & TV interviews for event's satellite media tour; active in creation of ACFN & PE4Life partnership to conduct a pilot program to add nutrition unit to PE classes in 3 Kansas City schools, the forerunner of the Kids Eat Right initiative. | |
Member, Board of Directors | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | 2006 - 2007 | Active participation in Board meetings and conference calls to conduct business of the organization and further the strategic plan. Heightened awareness of the Foundation and its programs to Board members. As a member of the Finance Committee, I worked on creating and maintaining oversight of the Academy's budget along with other members and staff through monthly conference calls and several in-person meetings. |
What do you see as opportunities for the future of the nutrition and dietetics profession?
We face the next century much as our founders did 100 years ago, with unlimited opportunities on the horizon and renewed commitment in our hearts. Advances in our core areas of clinical dietetics, foodservice and public health, coupled with new frontiers in agriculture, sustainability and food production position us to reinvent traditional practice as we collaborate with like-minded academic, health, scientific and industry groups to shape the global course of food and nutrition.
Campaign Statement
Passionate about the dietetics profession and our role as Academy members in improving people's lives through science-based food and nutrition practice.