Conversations with Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 20:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Chef Andrew Kintigh “It’s all science. Whether it’s baking or traditional cooking. It’s the same when you’re plating a normal entree or a salad, there’s all those components that the chef or even the cook (and you don’t have to be a chef to cook great food).  There’s so many chefs that aren’t classically trained that are better than chefs that ha...

Conversation 19:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Anita Turczynski RD, LD “I was asked to give nutrition talk at my daughter's pre-school (at the time) and I researched fun activities for kids nutrition education. That lead me to providing a presentation for Child and Adult Nutrition Education Programs on teaching nutrition education. I have realized that child nutrition is...

Conversation 18:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Jenny Norgaard, RD, LD “Food is Medicine. We live in a society where there are so many resources for people to reach out and get help to be healthy. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Keep it simple because it is always the answer.” - Jenny Norgaard, RD, LD My conversation today is with Jenny Norgaard, RD, LD Jenny and I go...

Conversation 17:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian,  Kathryn Thompson, RDN, LD “Finding the balance of what you eat and what you do is very important for someone recovering from an eating disorder because it can become an issue for compulsive exercise. When I teach multiple (fitness) classes a day, you won’t see me going all out. I am the instructor and I’m their (participant...

Conversation 16: The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Courtney Slater RD, LD, CDE “I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 5. I have always had to know the information that’s in food. When I was 17, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease then I started having to eat gluten-free. My whole life has revolved around food one way or another.  If I can go into diabetes education and if...

Conversation 15:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Adria Huseth “Don’t be surprised if someone tells you that a business degree is a good with dietetics or a psychology degree because I think having a dual degree or  other focus definitely makes you more marketable (as a dietitian)” - Adria Huseth, RD, LD, CPT My conversation today is with Adria Huseth, RD, LD, CPT Adria too...

Conversation 14:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Ellen Davis RD, LD, CSSD “I truly developed a passion for nutrition and dietetic when I was running track and cross country at the University of Missouri. I realized far too late in my career as a Division I athlete that I was making poor fueling choices. I made it my goal to become a sports dietitian. Looking back, it was a...

Conversation 13:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Chere Bork MS, RDN “I think what comes up is thinking about letting go of perfection. I really believe perfectionism kills. It kills our spirit. I have seen it kill my dietitian clients. Everyday do something that is imperfect and write it down. The more you grow your life, the more you grow your fun.” - Chere Bork MS, RDN M...

Conversation 12:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Brenda Shannon RD, LD “I knew I always wanted to do clinical (dietetics) and I knew it was a good fit for me because it is interesting and exciting. It kind of fits my life over all. When I leave work, I leave work and I don’t  have to take it home with me.” - Brenda Shannon, RD, LD My conversation today is with Brenda Shann...

Conversation 11:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Jen Haugen RD, LD “Everyone has a book inside of them because everybody has a story to share. We are all drawn to stories and how someone else’s life can affect your life and impact you and inspire you and I think every dietitian can help someone.” - Jen Haugen, RD, LDN My conversation today is with Jen Haugen, RD, LD Jen is...

Conversation 10:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Beth Sloan RD, LDN “To convince dietitians to be preceptors is one thing and I think we that we need to really come together as a profession and really look at what is important and how are we educating our future dietitians and is this model working?  And if this model is not working, how can we change that? ” - Beth Sloan,...

Conversation 9:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Dorria S. Amer, MPH, RD, LDN “ I was restless because I wanted to be self employed and then I realized, well I can be. I always wanted to work for myself and I never wanted to dread Mondays. ” - Dorria S. Amer, MPH, RD, LDN My conversation today is with Dorria S. Amer, MPH, RD, LDN As I have set out on a quest to meet registe...

Conversation 8:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Food Scientist, Susan Bingaman “There was never a connection but the lightbulb went off. I remember it like it was yesterday. I had those big college books where you are trying to figure out your life, looking at all the majors in the majors in the colleges. I was in the Food/Dietetics section and Food Science was in there. I thought it sounded ri...

Conversation 7:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Erin Thole, RD, CSSD, LD “Having my initial background as my own personal employer, for a lack of better words, I had to do business and when I went to my previous job, it was very business focused instead of nutrition focused. So I went and got my MBA, in part because I always think of what is the next step. I want to dictat...

Conversation 6:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian,  Jodi Schweiger RD, CDE, LD “Coming out of that (dietetic) program, I knew I wanted to do something non-traditional in being a dietitian.  Back in that time, it was-oh dietitians just do hospitals, there wasn’t so many options out there. But I was lucky to have found an option (in retail) for a non-traditional dietitian role....

The Story, Journey and Passion of Dietetic Intern (so far), Sonja Ouimet, Dietetic Intern. “My goal is not to be a dietitian in the military. It is kind of like a good experience to have one really good dream job of being a dietitian. Then on the weekends, I get to go be someone different and it’s a lot of fun but I do get to use a lot of my education there.” - Sonja Ouimet, Dietetic Intern My con...

The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Sherry Adams  RD, LMNT   “I wanted to do something more medical and I had a half crazy notion of going to med school at one point, but that didn’t last very long. I really loved working in ICU, have been a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician®(CNSC®) and have taken the test 4 times. Recently, I decided to make the jump (out of clinical) and...

The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Kristyn Kamrath RD, LMNT “I have an innate curiosity about everything. If I don’t know about it, I want to learn about it and I’m still that what today. If I’m going to speak about something or be asked about something, I want to know everything I can about it so I can be a reliable and credible source.” - Kristyn Kamrath RD, LMNT My conversa...

Conversation 2: The Story, Journey and Passion of Registered Dietitian, Erin Hoisington RD, LD “Throughout school and even in the short time I have been out of school, some of my philosophies have changed and shifted and which I think is a good thing. And I hope that they continue to do that because I think that’s only the responsible thing to do. The more we learn about, the more experiences we h...

The Story, Journey and Passion of Jena Hunt, RD, LD , Diabetes Education Coordinator for Central Iowa Healthcare Jena and I really connected while she was my intern.  I was looking forward to catching up with her on where she is in her life and her career. When she completed her internship, Jena wasn’t really sure where dietetics would take her, but she knew family was the most important to her an...