Director of Child Nutrition

• Feb 2019 - Present

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the school nutrition operation, including the management of 175+ employees, finances, ensuring USDA program compliance, and providing healthy meals to over 16,000 students.-2021-2022 Perry Township Administrator of the Year -Indiana School Nutrition Association Research Committee Communications and Marketing Chairperson

Assistant Director of Child Nutrition

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

Nutrition Blogger and Wellness Consultant

• Mar 2014 - Present

• Develop comprehensive, high quality nutrition programs for clients based on individual needs • Inform and educate the public on a variety of health and nutrition topics to help improve lifestyle behaviors https://www.facebook.com/eatingwitherin/ http://www.eatingwitherin.wordpress.com • Develop comprehensive, high quality nutrition programs for clients based on individual needs • Inform and educate the public on a variety of health and nutrition topics to help improve lifestyle behaviors https://www.facebook.com/eatingwitherin/ http://www.eatingwitherin.wordpress.com

Wellness Coordinator

• Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

• Develop, coordinate, manage, and maintain total wellbeing programming to reduce health risk, medical costs and encourage healthy lifestyles• Keep abreast of current national wellness and wellbeing initiatives and activities to develop a network of resources and contacts• Develop program materials, training, and guidance for use by employee wellness champions• Promote wellness programming in conjunction with health coaches through employee communications, incentive campaigns, and other activities to generate employee participation• Organize and plan educational seminars, such as lunch and learns, on a variety of wellness-related topics• Schedule Wellness Committee meetings that comprise of but not limited to the WellnessCoordinator and appointed wellness champions

Health Coach & Registered Dietitian

• Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

• Provide one-on-one and group health coaching sessions focused on individualized needs-Featured health expert on several Indiana news stations; including WishTV, WTHR, and Fox59 -Professionally trained Intrinsic Coach® -Registered Dietitian specialties include nutrition principles, recommendations, and guidelines, estimated energy needs utilizing basal metabolic rates, and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for a variety of medical conditions • Coordinate and develop employee wellness presentations focusing on a variety of health topics to help improve lifestyle behaviors• Perform health screenings to collect biometric data and specimens to assist in identifying areas of improvement in health for employees

Nutrition Counselor

• Jul 2014 - Nov 2015

• Develop comprehensive, high quality nutrition programs for clients based on individual needs • Perform cooking demonstrations through a series of child and family nutrition classes as part of the R.E.C.E.S.S. grant program awarded by General Mills -Healthy Family Cooking Class: Empower parents to model healthy eating in a non-confrontational setting that allows kids to pick up cooking skills to pique their culinary curiosity and learn recipes they can create with parental support -Kids Only Cooking Class: Improve food literacy and acceptance of a greater variety of foods among youth through hands on curriculum involving cooking, tasting and peer-influence

Clinical Dietitian

• Dec 2013 - Nov 2015

• Consult with residents to evaluate nutritional needs and develop nutrition care plans • Clinically supervise residents with high risk conditions such as tube feedings, diabetes, obesity, CHF, CKD, etc. • Confer with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs for residents • Coordinate and develop employee wellness seminars focusing on a variety of nutrition topics to help improve lifestyle behaviors • Consult with residents to evaluate nutritional needs and develop nutrition care plans • Clinically supervise residents with high risk conditions such as tube feedings, diabetes, obesity, CHF, CKD, etc. • Confer with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs for residents • Coordinate and develop employee wellness seminars focusing on a variety of nutrition topics to help improve lifestyle behaviors

Clinical Dietitian

• Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

-Provide inpatient medical nutrition therapy for a variety of conditions, including but not limited to TPN, tube feedings, cancer patients, cardiovascular and GI conditions. -Provide inpatient medical nutrition therapy for a variety of conditions, including but not limited to TPN, tube feedings, cancer patients, cardiovascular and GI conditions.

Assistant Director of Child Nutrition Program

• Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

• Developed cost-effective menus that maintained nutrition integrity and met all local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations • Translated USDA guidelines and regulations, developed promotional materials, assessed customer preferences, industry trends, and current research to plan menus that encouraged participation in the CNP • Developed and reviewed personnel and safety policies and procedures to improve organization operations • Monitored fund balances of assigned programs for the purpose of ensuring that allocations were accurate and expenses were within budget limits

Health Educator

• Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

•Utilized participant centered coaching methodologies to educate participants on a variety of health issues including exercise, nutrition, weight loss, stress management, diabetes management and smoking cessation to help improve lifestyle behaviors, long term health outcomes and quality of life. -Recipient, Top 10 Health Educator of the Month, WebMD •Utilized participant centered coaching methodologies to educate participants on a variety of health issues including exercise, nutrition, weight loss, stress management, diabetes management and smoking cessation to help improve lifestyle behaviors, long term health outcomes and quality of life. -Recipient, Top 10 Health Educator of the Month, WebMD

Strength and Conditioning Consultant

• Dec 2007 - Aug 2010

Consult participants on nutrition and fitness, as well as promoting wellness through campus sponsored events. Consult participants on nutrition and fitness, as well as promoting wellness through campus sponsored events.

Student Wellness Committee

• Oct 2008 - May 2010

Assisted in planning and organizing events for students on campus promoting physical and emotional health and wellness.

Body Image Awareness Council

• Oct 2008 - May 2010

Coordinate events for "Celebrate everyBODY" week and other annual health campaigns that educate students on eating disorders and provide them with access to various health services throughout campus.