NDA Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 6
NDA Announcements:
1. NDA Officer Elections and/or appointments
~ will be held during 1st or 2nd meeting of spring quarter
~ earn valuable leadership skills!
~ officer positions are: president, vice president, publicity, treasurer,
secretary
~ no previous experience needed, just interest and enthusiasm!
2. T-shirts are still available for $14.
~ contact Jennifer Reick at jereick@ucdavis.edu
We brainstormed some ideas for a web site on Training and Career Development
for public health consultants from WIC who showed up and requested our
input.
Speaker: Michelle Lites, RD, Health Education Council of Sacramento
Topic: Promoting Nutrition to Schools and Students
Her Background:
~ did a coordinated undergraduate program (Dietetic Internship included) at
Louisiana Tech
~ 1st job: $19,500/yr.
~ worked as a clinical dietitian, small and large hospitals
~ worked for a management company
~ managed 30 food service employees at UCDMC catering department
~ worked in cardiac rehab
Working for Health Education Council:
~ worked on Project LEAN (Leaders Encourage Activities in Nutrition) with
UCDMC, a public health program that targets high school kids
~ manages 4 different state-funded nutrition grants
~ coordinates nutrition programs:
Food on the Run – teaches lessons to high school kids, seeks teen input on
policy
California Nutrition Network – geared to low-income women
5 A Day Power Play – promotes eating at least 5 fruit and veggies per day,
targeted to kids
~ works in the field also
~ lots of “coalition building”
~ works about 55 hrs/week (on salary)
~ currently earns $41,000/yr. (compare to $45,000-55,000 after 10 years in
clinical)
Her Advice and Words of Wisdom:
~ recommends building a file of nutrition education materials for yourself
so will have resources in the future
~ food service management is balancing food, nutrition, money and dealing
with employees -- attitude is important
~ at state level offices, Master’s generally required
~ you will start at the same pay scale with or without a Master’s
~ without an RD, you’ll make half the money an RD would
~ the decision to get an MS or MPH should be based on what you like
~ it’s not hard to find jobs, it depends on what you’re willing to do
~ expect to change jobs every 5 years
~ anywhere you work, get a letter of recommendation
~ the challenge is finding the job you want with the salary you want
Nutrition Education Opportunity: Call Michelle (916) 556-3347 if you’re
interested in teaching nutrition to 4th/5th graders and have 1-3pm open any
day of the week.
Internships with Health Education Council are available through ICC – good
for self-initiators.
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