| Education |
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Bachelor
of Science, Dietetics & Management, Kansas State University |
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Master
of Science, Nutrition, Kansas State University |
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Certified
Diabetes Educator, National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators |
| Professional
Memberships |
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Oklahoma
City District Dietetic Association |
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Oklahoma
Dietetic Association |
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Diabetes
Educators Association |
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National
Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders |
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American
Dietetic Association |
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Specialized
Practice Groups
- Weight Management
- Dietitians
in Clinical Practice
- Cardiovascular,
Sports & Wellness
- Diabetes
Care & Education
- Nutrition
Entrepreneur
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| Professional
Experience |
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Awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year 2007", Kansas State University College of Human Ecology |
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Nutrition Entrepreneur Mentor, American Dietetic Association |
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Reimbursement
Chairman, Oklahoma Dietetic Association, 01 - 07 |
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Awarded
Recognized Young Dietitian of Oklahoma Honor |
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President,
Oklahoma Dietetic Association |
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President,
Oklahoma City District Dietetic Association |
| Work
Experience |
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Banister
and Associates LLC, Nutrition Consulting and Management
(partial listing of activities/projects) |
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Speaker
- Food is Medicine - Mercy Physicians CME Meeting
- Insurance Reimbursement Issues - Oklahoma Dietetic Association
- How to Develop and Manage a Successful Nutrition Counseling Practice - University of Oklahoma Department of Clinical Dietetics
- How to Build a Nutrition Counseling Practice - Oklahoma State University Dietetic Interns
- Non-Dieting
Approach to Weight Control - Oklahoma City District
Dietetic Association
- Enhancing
Athletic Performance with Smart Nutrition - Deer Creek
High School Cross Country Team
- Improving
Your Game - Deer Creek High School Basketball Boosters
and Players
- Nutrition
to Enhance Sports Performance - Edmond Middle School
Coaches Seminar
- Fuel
Your Strokes and Cut Your Time - Oklahoma City North
Side YMCA Swim Team
- Women
- Food - Body Image - Oak Tree Country Club
- On
the Road Again - How to Manage Healthy Choices - National
Custom Combine Association
- Nutrition
- Cholesterol - Heart Disease - Mercy Physicians CME
Meeting
- Practical
Nutrition in the Grocery Store - Mercy Physicians
CME Meeting
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Market
Smarts - 'What's Good for Your Heart and Other Body Parts
'
- Developed
and directed this nutrition program in four local IGA
stores for six years. Grocery store nutrition tours for
adults, monthly Healthy Eating newsletters, recipe
brochures, shelf-talkers, and "Market Smarts for
Kids " (classes for elementary schools).
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Restaurant
Lite
- News
segment-wrote and participated in bi-weekly evening news
KFOR-TV segment featuring a local restaurant's healthy
fare.
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Restaurant
Lite Seminar
- Special
quest speaker Chef Emeril Lagasse (noted T.V. personality,
cookbook author, etc.). Planned and organized this seminar
for local chefs and restaurant owners to encourage a few
healthy choices on their menus.
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Kids
Health 'n 'Fit Club
- Developed
program to promote activity, healthy choices, cooking,
and positive self-image for elementary age children.
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Corporate
Nutrition - Health - Wellness Seminars conducted for:
- Oklahoma
Publishing Company
- Benham
Group
- Macklanburg-Duncan
Manufacturing
- Southwestern
Bell Telephone
- IBM
- PSA
Engineering
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Frequently
quoted or featured in newspaper articles/T.V. segments relating
to nutrition topics |
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No-Nonsense
Nutrition Weight Management Classes - four week program |
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No-Nonsense
Nutrition Calendar Book - wrote and published |
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University
of Oklahoma, College of Health, Dept. of
Clinical Dietitics |
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Presbyterian
Hospital,
Dietetics Department |
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- Clinical
Dietitian
- Director
of Clincial Dietetics/Patient Care
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University
of Central Oklahoma |
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- Faculty
member - taught evening graduate level nutrition classes
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