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Education

Master of Public Health, specialty in Community Health Education, Hunter College
Bachelor of Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition, specialization in Dietetics, University of Florida
Registered Dietitian credential

Work Experience

Clinical Dietitian
Iris House, New York, New York
June 2008 – present (part-time)
Assessment of nutritional status, counseling, and education of clients living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient nutrition program.

Program Assistant
CUNY Research Foundation, New York, New York
July 2008 – present (part-time)
Secondary data analysis of National Survey on Family Growth using SPSS statistical software. Coordination of Latino Health Fellowship Initiative. Teacher's assistant to Doctoral program professor.

eLearning Program Manager
HHC Health & Home Care, New York, New York
Sept 2007 – June 2009 (consulting hours)
Creation of eLearning system for 40,000-employee healthcare network including software vendor selection, course authoring and Learning Management System engineering.

Clinical Dietitian/Nutrition Coordinator
Housing Works, Inc., New York, New York
Aug 2005 – Sept 2007
Assessment of nutritional status, counseling, and education of clients living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient Adult Day Healthcare program. Group education and weekly cooking demonstrations. Creation of PowerFoods nutrition program with handouts and display materials. Preceptor for dietetic interns and pre-med student volunteers.

Clinical Dietitian/Foodservice Manager
Project Samaritan AIDS Services, Brooklyn & Bronx, New York
Nov 2004 – Jun 2005
Opened and administrated community food pantry. Assessment of nutritional status, counseling, and education of clients living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient Adult Day Healthcare program. Group education focusing on basic nutrition.

Clinical Dietitian/Administrative Assistant
St. Joseph’s Hospital TAMPA Care Clinic, Tampa, Florida
Jun 2003 – Jul 2004
Assessment of nutritional status, counseling, and education of clients living with HIV/AIDS. Creation of automated patient information database and lab billing systems. Secured $60,096 grant to create new liquid dietary supplement program.

Dietetic Intern
James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Aug 2002 – Jun 2003

Research Coordinator
Malcolm Randall Veterans’ Hospital, Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2001 – Aug 2002
Coordinated two research studies concerning effects of health, psychology, and social support on HIV disease progression. Developed study protocol, administered over 100 study subject interviews, performed anthropometric measurements, compiled and analyzed data, implemented systems for subject identification, file management, and study subject compensation.

Skills

Exceptional Microsoft Office user with expert skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Significant experience with SPSS statistical software and HIVQual reporting system. Skilled in CSS/HTML programming, web design, Adobe Photoshop/PageMaker. Expert user of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis equipment. Certified in Orasure HIV testing and counseling.

Activities

Study subject in two HIV vaccine clinical trials at Columbia University. Captain of AIDS Walk team. Outreach volunteer for LIFEbeat, Inc.

Honors

Certificate of Academic Achievement, Hunter College School of Health Sciences
Michael Carrera Award for Excellence in Sexuality Education
Recognized by St. Joseph’s Hospital for excellent customer service
Recognized by James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital for service “above and beyond the call of duty”