Doula

• Jul 2022 - Present

Founder

• May 2022 - Present

•A private practice that helps people reach their dream health goals through whole-food based nutrition approaches, offering accountability coaching, and encouraging lifestyle change. • Specialties: prenatal and postpartum, infant, and child nutrition along with birth and postpartum care support. •A private practice that helps people reach their dream health goals through whole-food based nutrition approaches, offering accountability coaching, and encouraging lifestyle change. • Specialties: prenatal and postpartum, infant, and child nutrition along with birth and postpartum care support.

Wellness Advocate

• Jun 2013 - Mar 2023

Helping individuals to discover alternatives for healthcare needs through essential oil therapy. Helping individuals to discover alternatives for healthcare needs through essential oil therapy.

Health And Wellness Coach

• Sep 2020 - Apr 2022

Registered Dietitian

• Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

Consultant Dietitian

• Oct 2014 - Jun 2019

• Allied with Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) services providing in-home visits to families with children under 3 years of age for Hill Country Homespun ECI covering Hays, Comal, and Blanco counties. • Supervised own scheduling with clients and other administrative duties on a weekly basis. • Produced educational materials to aid in educating families on their children's primary nutrition concerns. • Communicated with case managers and other support staff when needed to adequately assess children included in the individualized family service plan. Show less

Consultant Dietitian

• May 2015 - May 2017

• Provided in-home nutrition assessments for pregnant and postpartum moms to help them reach their goals such as postpartum weight loss, optimizing milk supply, and proper use of supplementation. • Monitored my scheduling with each client and other administrative duties per visit. • Offered several documents and/or handouts to educate on how to obtain optimal nutrition during this life cycle including portion control, individualized recipes or menus, healthy snacks for breastfeeding, and how to properly store fruits and vegetables. Show less

Consultant Dietitian

• Dec 2011 - Feb 2013

• Single-handedly revamped the entire high-risk program for local agency #89, Christus Santa Rosa WIC program with new protocols and procedures for high risk referrals • Provided individual and group high risk nutritional counseling to low-income families with special emphasis to pregnant mothers, premature infants and at-risk children under the age of 5. • Offered client centered nutrition education (CCNE) classes geared toward overweight children, pregnant teens, and pregnant mothers who are gaining excessively during their pregnancies. Partnered with HEB who graciously provided for donation HEBuddy bucks prizes, such as activity books and sectional portion plates. • Conducted monthly quality assurance audits in each clinic in the project and reported findings at end of the month (EOM) meetings as well as provided corrective action trainings. • Managed our WIC wellness program for the project and led group exercise activities during EOM meetings. • Educated new mothers on the importance of breastfeeding their infants and attended breastfeeding conferences to stay current on breastfeeding research. • Initiated relationships with outside healthcare providers to mutually benefit participants in receiving well-rounded medical care to assess and monitor nutrition-related blood panels, such as blood sugar and cholesterol. • Mentored dietetic interns during their dietetic rotations and had them monitor and participate in high risk counseling of any and all participants scheduled that day. Show less

Consultant Dietitian

• Jan 2009 - Jul 2011

- Provided individual and group high risk nutritional counseling to low income families. - Volunteered for outreach presentations as well as presentations for monthly trainings. - Acted as local agency WIC Wellness Assistant Coordinator; conducted wellness exercises and activities during monthly meetings, promoted WIC Wellness initiatives to staff members, organized annual WIC picnic, and offered assistance to coordinator. - Provided individual and group high risk nutritional counseling to low income families. - Volunteered for outreach presentations as well as presentations for monthly trainings. - Acted as local agency WIC Wellness Assistant Coordinator; conducted wellness exercises and activities during monthly meetings, promoted WIC Wellness initiatives to staff members, organized annual WIC picnic, and offered assistance to coordinator.

Consultant Dietitian

• Jun 2008 - Oct 2008

- Aided in development of the nutrition and wellness aspect of the company. - Generated various nutritional handouts to provide clients for enhancing their education experience. - Counseled individuals on general and sports nutrition as applied to their wellness goals. - Aided in development of the nutrition and wellness aspect of the company. - Generated various nutritional handouts to provide clients for enhancing their education experience. - Counseled individuals on general and sports nutrition as applied to their wellness goals.

Graduate Assistant

• Jun 2005 - Aug 2007

- Supervised up to fourteen students on weekly lab rotations and evaluated weekly lab reports. - Assisted professor in grading weekly postings and book reports for online courses. - Coordinated, proctored, and evaluated final exams for online and on-campus courses. - Developed and evaluated weekly terminology quizzes for multiple sections of Medical Nutrition Therapy. - Supervised up to fourteen students on weekly lab rotations and evaluated weekly lab reports. - Assisted professor in grading weekly postings and book reports for online courses. - Coordinated, proctored, and evaluated final exams for online and on-campus courses. - Developed and evaluated weekly terminology quizzes for multiple sections of Medical Nutrition Therapy.