Michele Rager, MS, RDN-AP, LDN, FAND
Director-at-Large
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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 |
Director-at-Large |
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1. I have served on state & national boards and am currently a CDR Commissioner. 2. As President of PA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, I facilitated collaboration by adding new board roles and encouraging greater member involvement. 3. I'm a member of the executive team at Season Health, where I strategically plan and align cross-functional stakeholders to build an innovative food as medicine program. 4. As a hiring manager, I've committed to promoting IDEA on my team, maintaining >25% of members with diverse backgrounds and set up regular presentations on IDEA-related topics. |
Employer | Title | Years Employed |
Season Health | Vice President, Clinical Nutrition | 4 |
Better Nutrition Consulting, LLC | Owner | 6 |
UPMC Enterprises | Product Manger / Lead Registered Dietitian | 2 |
Leadership Position | Organization | Years Involved in the Organization | My specific leadership contributions, achievements and outcomes: | Leadership Skills used in this position: |
Commissioner | Commission on Dietetics Registration | 2020 - 2024 | Commissioner (2023-2024) - Consumer & Professional Licensure Subcommittee Member (2023-2024) - Competency Assurance Panel Member (2023-2024) Commissioner & CDR Advanced Practice Representative (2020-2023), Chair of Advanced Practice Panel (2020-2023) - Academy House of Delegates Member at Large (2022-2023) Advanced Practice Committee (2017-Present) - Work with a committee of RDN-APs and testing consultants to develop and review items for the advanced clinical practice exam. |
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Scholarship Review Committee | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation | 2018 - 2020 | - Served on the panel of scholarship application reviewers. | |
Education Committee Member | Dietitians in Business & Communications DPG | 2018 - 2020 | - Organized continuing education events for DPG members. | |
President-Elect/President/Past President | Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (PAND) | 2014 - 2017 | - Oversaw an organization serving ~4,000 members. - Organized and conducted quarterly board meetings for ~40 board members. Maintained regular communication with board members, participating on committee calls, to facilitate progress and provide support. - Maintained regular communication with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to ensure strategic alignment. - Directed re-establishment PAND PAC Board of Trustees. - Facilitated moving to a new monthly e-newsletter for members and website redesign to improve membership value and communication. |
What do you see as opportunities for the future of the nutrition and dietetics profession?
Opportunities to accelerate improvements in global health and well-being through food and nutrition abound. Whether or not we can harness them all and create a world where all people thrive through the transformative power of food and nutrition is up to us. We need leaders that can foster trust, listen to diverse opinions, build bridges, and be innovative in ways that will set us up for future success as food and nutrition leaders.
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