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Strengths/Skills
Effective communication
Creative & collaborative
Candidate Bio
In her role as development coordinator for So All May Eat / SAME Cafés, she brings her years of experience securing and administering foundation and government funding to support efforts to provide food security and food service employment training at SAME Cafés in Denver, CO and Toledo, OH.
Contributions and Leadership Achievements
Organization | Position | Term | Contribution |
Missouri Dietetic Association | Legislative Network Coordinator | 10 years | Provided leadership for the effort to secure legislative approval for licensure for registered dietitians in Missouri. |
Central Missouri Dietetic Association | President | 2 years | Led the district association activities and represented the district on the Missouri Dietetic Association Board. |
PedNet through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy and Active Living by Design | Healthy Eating by Design Director | 2 years | Developed and led a community initiative focused on media literacy. |
Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network USA | National Board Secretary | 2022 - present | Records and maintains meeting minutes for executive committee, board, and chapter meetings. |
Employment
Employer | Title | Years | Location |
foodcultureology | Director | 7 | Denver, Colorado |
So All May Eat / SAME Cafés | Development Coordinator | 7 | Denver, Colorado |
University of Missouri Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology | State Nutrition and Health Specialist, Extension Associate Professional | 24 | Columbia, Missouri |
Practice Areas
Years in Practice Area:
Approximate number of years as a member of this DPG/MIG": 10
Honors and Awards
Organization | Award | Year | Contribution |
Missouri Dietetic Association | Outstanding Dietitian of the Year | 1990 | Ten years of service to the registered dietitians of Missouri in pursuit of licensure for registered dietitians. |
University of Missouri Extension | The Ronald J. Turner Global Education Award | 2007 | Development of a nutrition focused study abroad program. |