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Strengths/Skills
Demonstrates integrity
Strong networking
Candidate Bio
Vice President of Clinical Nutrition-Alsana
Julia Cassidy is the Vice President of Clinical Nutrition and Movement for Alsana. She has been involved in eating disorders and the behavioral health community for the past 20 years. Julia is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Supervisor, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and a Licensed Body Positive facilitator. She has also been involved with BHN (Behavioral Health Nutrition) as a member of the board for the past 6 years. Julia has presented diverse topics relating to mental health or eating disorders, how nutrition functions in the brain, intuitive eating, and food exposures both nationally and internationally.
Contributions and Leadership Achievements
Organization | Position | Term | Contribution |
Academy-Pediatric Care Manual | Board of Editors | 2023-present | Edited malnutrition content and wrote Mood Disorders mini section - editing is still in progress |
Academy-BHN | Chair Elect, Chair, Past Chiar | 2019-2020: 2021-2021: 2021-2022 | FNCE planning, Diversify Dietetics scholarships, wrote an article on mental health on behalf of BHN, participated in office hours, Lead BHN meetings |
Academy BHN | Mental Health Resource Professional | 2017-2019 | Re-wrote resource professionals' job description, implemented and created BHN office hours for resources professionals, on a panel at FNCE during BHN event, |
Employment
Employer | Title | Years | Location |
Alsana | Vice President of Nutrition and Movement | 2 | Long Beach, California |
Center for Discovery | Senior Director of Nutrition and Wellness | 19 | Long Beach, California |
Practice Areas
Years in Practice Area:
Approximate number of years as a member of this DPG/MIG": 7
Honors and Awards
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