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Expert Details

Child Nutrition

ID: 732717 Texas, USA

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Expert has worked primarily in child nutrition programs from small to large Districts. She has continued her career teaching, assisting child nutrition programs with analysis and recommendations in labor costs, food quality, and Federal compliance to regulations along with food manufacturers' product acceptability and compliance with USDA guidelines. Assisting the Texas Department of Agriculture develop and implement software programs for child nutrition programs to manage compliance, production records, and finance. In addition, she has served as an expert witness in litigation pertaining to software for child nutrition program. Litigation, as an expert, witness included 10 hours of deposition and one week trial. I assisted in developing reports pertaining to USDA guidelines to assist child nutrition programs.

Reviewed food products and equipment for use and distribution in child nutrition programs, set-up conferences and presented products to child nutrition administrators and staff; guest speaker for the Texas Association of School Nutrition; presenter of Institute of Child Nutrition at state conferences, assisted a school district for audit, prepared recipes, menus, and analyzed nutritional requirements as per new regulations of child nutrition programs; reviewed programs for efficiency and made suggestions to school boards and administrators; and attended conferences to continue improving my skills and knowledge.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1977 Degree: American Dietetic Association Internship Subject: Foods and Nutrition Institution: Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas
Year: 1975 Degree: Bachelor of Science Subject: Foods and Nutrition Institution: Texas A&M University at Kingsville, Texas

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to 2016 Employer: Self Employed Title: Consultant Department: Child Nutrition Programs
Responsibilities:
Teaching classes pertaining to child nutrition programs, advising food product manufacturers in regards to nutrition and acceptability, developing recipes to meet new requirements and nutritional analysis of menus and products in respect to new regulations of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. Served as an expert witness in litigation regarding software in child nutrition programs.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 2006 Employer: San Antonio ISD Title: Executive Director Department: Food & Child Nutrition Program
Responsibilities:
Responsible for $30M budget to include staffing, food, supplies, and equipment.
Additionally, kitchen re-modelling and new kitchen design, oversaw grants, bid and implemented a District-wide hardware and software program.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1996 Employer: Victoria ISD Title: Director Department: Food & Child Nutrition Program
Responsibilities:
Managed all aspects of the $6M Federally funded, child nutrition, feeding program
to include staffing, food, supplies, and equipment. Upgraded 25 campus kitchens and designed two new kitchens, developed a standardized pay scale.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1994 Employer: Edgewood ISD Title: Director Department: Food & Child Nutrition Program
Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of the Federally funded, child nutrition, feeding program to include staffing, food, supplies, and equipment. Implementation of pay scale to reward employees for state certification in child nutrition program
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1978 to 1983 Employer: Beeville ISD Title: Director Department: Food & Child Nutrition Program
Responsibilities:
Managed all aspects of the federally funded, child nutrition, feeding program to include staffing, food supplies, and equipment. Developed budget requirements, bids, and state certification classes.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1975 to 1978 Employer: Valley Baptist Medical Center Title: Dietetic Intern/Dietitian Department: Food Service Department
Responsibilities:
Diet instruction to inpatients and outpatients, patient visitation, doctor rounds, development of modified recipes and instructional information, staff development, and supervision of clerical staff.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
- Graduated Cum Laude from Texas A & M University in Kingsville, Texas
- Sunkist Award
- Presentor for Texas Association School Nutrition(TASN) and Institute of Child Nutrition(ICN)
-Johnson City Chamber of Commerce Director
-Blanco County Appraisal District Director
- Member of School Nutrition Association, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, Texas Association of School Nutrition, Texas Academy of Nutrition
Licenses / Certifications
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist 1978 to Present
Licensed Dietitian by Texas Department of Human Services and Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians 1995 to Present

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Served as an expert witness for litigation regarding software for child nutrition programs. In the scope of the work, a report was prepared; deposition and testimony at trial was provided.
Training / Seminars
Attended and presented at Texas Association School Nutrition Conferences along with State and National Industry Seminars; attended national conference for School Nutrition Association; instructor for TASN Managers' Academy and regional workshops; and participant and presentor for the Institute for Child Nutrition.

Fields of Expertise

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