•  James Madison University - GPA: 3.57                        
    Aug 2013 - May 2016
•  Northern Virginia Community College - GPA: 3.86                                
    Jan 2012 - July 2013

Cumulative GPA: 3.72

Virginia Tech Dietetic Internship, Northern VA and Washington, D.C.
Aug 2016 - Present                                   

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA
• Provided acute and rehabilitation patients with medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling
• Charted pertinent patient notes in electronic medical records
• Effectively communicated and collaborated with various members of the medical team, including nurses, doctors, pharmacist, and dietitians
• Regularly participated in medical rounds
• Complied and analyzed data for 3 floors over 2 weeks to determine trends in nursing inputs of weight

Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center, Arlington, VA
• Shadowed long-term care dietitians and assisted with medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling
• Reviewed the basic information needed to meet Medicare and Medicaid requirements for Minimum Data Set (MDS)
• Prepared a blog post and handout summarizing a Mediterranean Diet

Prince William Medical Center, Manassas, VA
• Provided acute patients with medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling
• Effectively communicated and collaborated with various members of the medical team, including nurses, doctors, pharmacist, and dietitians
• Charted pertinent patient notes in electronic medical records
• Regularly participated in medical rounds
• Provided nutrition counseling to patients in the cardiac rehabilitation clinic
• Created nutrition education material for highlighted monthly vegetable

DaVita, Alexandria, VA
• Shadowed and supported renal dietitian in providing renal nutrition therapy to dialysis patients
• Provided patients with initial introduction to renal nutrition therapy
• Charted pertinent patient notes in electronic medical records

Office of State Superintendent of Education, Washington, D.C.
• Compiled research for the School Breakfast Program to provide recommendations to school board for updates to the D.C. Healthy School Act
• Visited various district public and public charter schools to observe various breakfast models
• Conducted a needs assessment and created a community program plan for improved district participation in National School Breakfast Week
• Participated in interdisciplinary team meets pertaining to self-serve cafeteria models, physical activity in district schools, focus groups assessing nutrition education needs, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Food Corps, Farm to School Program, and National Farm to School Program
• Created 12 monthly newsletters highlighting various fruits and vegetables for the Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program (FFVP)

Women Infant and Children, Arlington, VA (pending)

DC Central Kitchen, Washington D.C. (pending)

Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), Boston, MA

Student Ambassador
Oct 2016
•  Disseminated and logged student scholarships funds as they were collected
•  Collected tickets at various events
•  Promoted Gala marketing by encouraging attendees to post photo booth pictures on social media under a specific FNCE hashtag

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Verona, VA                                   

Student Volunteer                                                                            
Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
• Collaborated with other students to develop marketing material including:        infographic, public service announcement, and recipe book
•  Sorted and organized can goods, vegetables, and other products for    distribution

Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA                                

Student Shadow                                                                            
June 2015 - July 2015
•  Shadowed dietitians and culinary staff for 100 hours. Dietitians’ specializations    ranged from pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary, ICU, outpatient cardiac rehab, to    food service
•  Assisted in organizing blind taste test of supplements offered to patients,    complied collected data and reported results to CNM
•  Analyzed and developed a case study on pediatric patient with Acute  Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Women, Infants, and Children, Augusta County, VA            

Power of Produce (POP) Kids Club Coordinator                  
June 2014 - Aug 2014
•  Planned, organized, and coordinated weekly educational activities related to  healthy eating and physical activities for children of the Waynesboro community
•  Organized and maintained weekly market money, farmers market bags, and  passports for distribution to each POP club member
•  Purchased weekly supplies while maintaining budget requirements
•  Developed and distributed newsletters
•  Coordinated with representatives from the Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro  and Augusta Health to ensure weekly success

Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA                               

Bookkeeper                                                                                        
Sept 2014 - June 2016
•  Organized and maintained monthly accounting books, including invoices, billing,  and other financial entries and reporting in QuickBooks
•  Responsible for organizing all incoming checks, cash, and PayPal (donations and  sales) in preparation of regular bank deposits
•  Responsible for monthly reconciliation of QuickBooks
•  Collaborated with other staff including director, curator, interns, shop manager,  marketing coordinator, and board members to implement changes and  improvements integral to success of the museum
•  Updated and maintain inventory
•  Assisted with opening and closing the museum and museum shop
•  Provided support to the party committee on event days
•  Assisted and provided organizational support to the interim director (current  curator) and the president of the board during 5 month transition between  previous director and current director
•  Developed and implemented new method for end of day cash out in the shop

CustomInk.com, McLean, VA

Order Analysis (Part Time)                            
Aug 2013 - Present (Temp. as needed)
•  Segment customer orders for marketing purposes
•  Maintain list of charity orders for future contact and donation contributions

Content and Licensing Associate (Part Time)                            
Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
•  Reviewed customer orders to ensure there are no copyright infringement issues
•  Suggested creative recommendations to correct any copyright problems

Satisfaction Assurance Captain                                                   
Feb 2011 - Aug 2012
•  Managed 8-10 satisfaction assurance representatives (2 teams with different  specialized skills)
•  Helped coordinate and execute a structural change within the Order Operation  Department which merged and reorganized several larger teams
•  Acted as liaison between my team and other members of management during    the merger
•  Trained 3 additional captains as the team expanded and needed new leaders
•  Participated in interviews of new hires
•  Ensured overall team satisfaction on a daily bases
•  Met weekly with each member of my team in a one-on-one environment to    discuss goals, past projects, upcoming projects, positive and constructive    feedback
•  Collected, organized, coordinated and conducted yearly performance reviews  for all members of my team
•  Performed daily manager duties including but not limited to payroll, project  management, and scheduling

Order Control Captain                                                                  
June 2009 - Feb 2011
•  Managed 8-10 order controllers
•  Collected and reviewed data to revamp payroll for the department
•  Presented new payroll structure to department head, vice president, and then  team members
•  Ensured overall team satisfaction on a daily bases
•  Met weekly with each team member to discuss goals, projects, positive and  constructive feedback
•  Collected, organized, coordinated and conducted yearly performance reviews  for all members of my team
•  Performed daily manager duties including but not limited to payroll, project  management and scheduling

Order Control                                                                                 
June 2008 - June 2009
•  Efficiently reviewed customer orders for accuracy and printability on a daily  bases
•  Responded to printer inquires and problems
•  Acted as liaison between the members from other departments and printing  facility
•  Assisted in creating new standards to maximize the customer’s experience  while minimizing or maintaining cost
•  Effectively organized printer’s return preferences
•  Consistently contributed feedback to improve standards within the order  control department as well as relationship with other departments.
•  Assisted in training new sales service representatives.
•  Role required an understanding of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Sales Service Representative                                                      
Jan 2007 - June 2008
•  Provided excellent customer service support in a high volume call center
•  Improved customers’ experience by providing creative solutions and  suggestions
•  Effectively communicated customers’ needs to other members of the  CustomInk team
•  Consistently ranked amongst the highest contributors to Personal Coverage  Contribution
•  Consistently met and exceeded department goals for low error and high  conversion margins
•  Coached and trained a new member of the team
•  Trained department of 50+ on a new computerized phone system

The Louis Berger Group, Inc., Washington, D.C. 

Quality Assurance Coordinator                                        
July 2006 - January 2007
•  Participated  in the regulation of the company’s quality assurance policies
•  Reviewed submitted proposals for quality and accuracy

Marketing Coordinator                                              
May 2005 - July 2006
•  Coordinated the International Aviation and Maritime Port Sector’s marketing  efforts
•  Led multiple efforts to prepare and distribute proposals to countries in 5  different continents
•  Produced and prepared proposals for high profile financial institutions  including World Bank, International Bank of Reconstruction and Development,  United Trade and Development Association as well as various international  governments
•  Prepared competitive financial budgets
•  Coordinated the preparation of a $300,000 winning proposal for the Government of Peru

•  Leona K. Barlow Scholarship Recipient                      
    Aug 2015 and Jan 2016
•  The Graduate School Travel Grant                                      
    Feb 2015

•  Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Student Member    
    Aug 2013 - present
•  American College of Sports Medicine, Student Member                                                   April 2015 - present

A vast understanding of computer programs including Quickbooks, Adobe Reader/Writer, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Photoshop, and PowerPoint. Additionally, was quickly able to learn unique processing systems specific to previous roles.