Congratulations to our new 2013-2014 Board Members – thank you to those of you who voted! We are excited for the new year to come.
Introducing….
President-Elect Jennie Oler
Treasurer-Elect Maureen Murtaugh
Delegate Rickelle Richards
State Policy Representative Jean Zancanella
Annual Meeting Chair-Elect Theresa Dvorak
Social Media Chair Stacy Bevan
Social Media Chair-Elect Erica Hansen
Nominating Committee Member Maria Givler
Big thank you to Harmon’s Grocery and their dietitians for sponsoring this years conference bags, the food sculpture contest, and being a vendor on Thursday of the annual meeting! Did you know that Harmons Grocery employs three full-time dietitians? Whether you are located in the north, south, or central Salt Lake valley, a Harmons’ dietitian […]
Tomorrow marks the beginning of our Annual Conference – Seeking the Cutting Edge… Sharpen Your Skill Set! We have so many exciting things in line for all of our participants. You have seen many of our speakers introduced on the blog in the past few weeks. Today we would like to give you some more […]
Rickelle Richards, Emily Vaterlaus, Charlotte Vincent, and Bonnie Athas have represented UAND well at the PPW this week – thank you to them for all of their updates from the conference! Advocacy is such an important pillar of our organization. Members of Congress Send PPW Attendees Off to the Hill in High Spirits The President […]
Thanks again to Rickelle Richards – Advocacy Chair – for this update directly from the PPW! Believing in a Candidate: Grassroots Efforts for a Sustainable Impact The Academy’s Legislative Public Policy Chair, Karen K. Ehrens, RD, LRD, emphasized that grassroots efforts to sustain congressional relationships are “the way to get things done.” She added that […]
Thanks to Rickelle Richards – Advocacy Chair – for this update from DC! Look for more updates coming soon. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is Making History at PPW 2013! The President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ethan Bergman PhD, RD, CD, FADA, kicked off the Academy’s 2013 Public Policy Workshop (PPW) […]
Shelly Redmond will be a keynote speaker at the Friday afternoon general session of the UAND Conference as well as a presenter of a Friday afternoon breakout session. Shelly will be discussing ways of “Utilizing Social Media for Productivity, Growth and Revenue.” Shelly began her dietetics career working as an outpatient dietitian at the Veterans […]
Brett Rawlins will be presenting at the Thursday morning UAND breakout session on medication and diabetes overview. From this breakout session we will be able to understand the pathophysiology of diabetes; know and understand the pharmacokinetics for commonly used oral and injectable medications used for patients with diabetes; and understand medications place in therapy and […]
Teri Lund will be presenting at the annual UAND Friday afternoon breakout session. She will be presenting on Bariatric Surgery and Nutrition: Steering Your Patient to Success. Teri’s enthusiasm for healthy eating began after getting her fill of fast food and frozen entrée dinners as a child. This interest in nutrition along with encouragement from […]
Sterling Peterson will be presenting at the UAND Thursday morning General Session as well as a Thursday morning breakout session. Sterling’s admiration for people has motivated and focused his attention in several areas dealing with human relations. Upon his completion of Utah State University’s Business programs, in Marketing and Human Resource Management, Sterling continued his […]