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Strengths/Skills
Continued desire to learn
Public Speaking
Candidate Bio
Contributions and Leadership Achievements
Organization | Position | Term | Contribution |
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | Academy Spokesperson | 2021-2024 | Provide evidenced-based nutrition information to various media outlets on behalf of the Academy. I have provided quotes to national publications, talk radio shows, and local television. |
Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group | Professional Development Chair | 2021-2022 | I Served on the executive board of the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group where I organized webinars for members and provided guidance to the editors of the Building Blocks newsletter and our grants and awards committee. |
Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group | Membership Chair | 2018-2019 | I was the on the executive board for the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group as the membership chair. Some of the initiatives that I helped with were revision of the mentor program, updating of infant formula recipes, and member surverys. |
Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals | House of Delegates Representative | 2023-2024 | Serve as the House of Delegate Representative from this practice group. The duties include sending out information to the practice group as requested by the speaker and attending and preparing for monthly meetings to discuss critical issues with other dietetic professionals. |
Employment
Employer | Title | Years | Location |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Education Specialist II | 1.5 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Registered Dietitian II | ~20 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Northeast Cincinnati Pediatrics | Registered Dietitian | 2 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Practice Areas
Years in Practice Area:
Approximate number of years as a member of this DPG/MIG": 7
Honors and Awards
Organization | Award | Year | Contribution |
Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group | Creative Nutrition Education Award | 2017 | I worked to create an educational video for families wishing to try a pureed by g-tube diet on their tube-fed child. The funds from this award helped to fund the creation of the video that we use to educate families at my facility. |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Selected for the Emerging Leaders Program | 2023 | Participated in monthly leadership classes and worked with a mentor to develop a project. My project was on assessing the need for increased education on management of patients on total parenteral nutrition and creating courses with our continuing medical education. |