Grace Holihen, RDN

Director of Nutrition and Meals at GMHC
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(386) 825-5501
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Client Directed Counseling for Nutrition Professionals
    eCornell
    Jul, 2022
    - Sep, 2024
  • Registered Dietician (RD)
    University of Connecticut
    Aug, 2018
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • GMHC
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director of Nutrition and Meals
      • Jun 2021 - Present

      · Oversees budgeting, implementation and functioning of several grant and government funded nutrition programs amounting to $1.3M; coordinated service of 235,000 meals from July 2021 to June 2022· Directs weekly food distribution open to the community; coordinates food ordering, inventory management, client satisfaction; tripled meals distributed over last year · Trained and supervises six employees, in addition to dietetic interns and volunteers· Selected as a panelist on Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center panel “Replacing Food Pantries – Can Incentive/Voucher Programs Do the Job?” with 700 attendees. Subsequently completed follow up interviews with Bloomberg and Food Bank News Show less

    • Community Nutrition Educator
      • Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

      · Created comprehensive curriculum for Nutrition Health Education program, now used as the reference for statewide AIDS Institute programs· Conducted group and individual nutrition education and assessments· Developed policies and standardized procedures for chart tracking, food voucher distribution, and passed a site audit with no findings

    • HIV Nutrition Specialist, Registered Dietitian
      • Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

      · Counseled clients in nutrition literacy building, created therapeutic diets for promoting health outcomes, created and delivered nutrition education workshops· Met deliverable goals completing program intakes and semiannual nutrition assessments

  • University of Connecticut
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Dietetic Intern
      • Aug 2017 - May 2018

      Assessed nutritional status and helmed patient care plans in conjunction with medical team during supervised dietetic practice. Assessed nutritional status and helmed patient care plans in conjunction with medical team during supervised dietetic practice.

  • The Central Ohio Diabetes Association- Camp Hamwi
    • Dietary Staff
      • Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

      · Prepared fresh meals following standardized recipes for 120 Type 1 Diabetic campers and staff · Calculated accurate carbohydrate counts for five food preparations per day · Conducted blood glucose checks for diabetic staff and campers nightly, treating and monitoring low blood glucose accordingly · Prepared fresh meals following standardized recipes for 120 Type 1 Diabetic campers and staff · Calculated accurate carbohydrate counts for five food preparations per day · Conducted blood glucose checks for diabetic staff and campers nightly, treating and monitoring low blood glucose accordingly

Education

  • Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
    Master of Social Work - MSW
    2023 - 2024
  • University of Connecticut
    Dietetic Internship
    2017 - 2018
  • Ball State University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Major in Nutrition & Dietetics, Minor in Food Management; Business Information Systems Technology
    2013 - 2017

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