Experience

City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Management Analyst, Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellow

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Support public health programs, primarily Healthy Neighborhoods, including designing, reviewing, and/or implementing nutrition education in community settings. Provide consultation and assistance for existing and new projects, including program documents, operating procedures, literature and data reviews, and evaluation planning and implementation. Serve as a member of the Food Insecurity and Nutrition work-group. Document nutrition policy recommendations for City Leadership or stakeholders.



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SP Corps Chief Operations Officer

  • May 2020 - Aug 2023

  Coordinated, managed and led the SP Corps, allied health professions officers, for actions requiring directorate and department support; executed various actions in support of SP Corps strategic plan and its officers. Provided guidance to SP Corps Consultants to the Surgeon General and supported recruiting and retention efforts. Served as the contact and primary action officer for all matters related to policy, doctrine and other matters for the SP Corps.

• Director Nutrition and Food Services

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2020

  Provided strategic leadership, expertise and stewardship over nutrition services in support of military missions and the military community. Reviewed and/or established nutrition-related regulation and guidance for the Army Medical Department, and at times reviewed and provided input to DoD level nutrition governing documents. Served as the Nutrition and Dietetics Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. Coordinated and collaborated with Sister Service nutrition colleagues and DoD colleagues.… Show more Provided strategic leadership, expertise and stewardship over nutrition services in support of military missions and the military community. Reviewed and/or established nutrition-related regulation and guidance for the Army Medical Department, and at times reviewed and provided input to DoD level nutrition governing documents. Served as the Nutrition and Dietetics Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. Coordinated and collaborated with Sister Service nutrition colleagues and DoD colleagues. Provided mentorship and guidance to Army dietitians.

• Program Director, U.S. Military-Baylor University Graduate Program in Nutrition (GPN)

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Managed all aspects of this M.S. degree, dietitian-producing program for the Army. Taught research protocol development and force health protection/community nutrition courses. Updated curriculum to align with changes in the profession and the Army’s skillset requirements. Oversaw the accreditation requirements of the dietetic internship portion of the program, and led the internship director through a successful re-accreditation.