Professional Experiences
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
August 2000 - Present
Instructor/Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics

Camp LaJolla
La Jolla, CA
June - August 2006
Camp Dietitian

The Children's Clinic
Lake Charles, LA
March 1997 - October 2001
Consultant Dietitian

Louisiana State University Medical Center-Family Practice Residency Program
Lake Charles, LA
December 1998 - August 2001
Clinical Associate - Nutritionist

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
August 1993 - May 2000
Visiting Lecturer

Prometheus Books
Amherst, NY
August 1997 - September 1999
Senior Associate Editor, Nutrition Forum

Lamar University
Orange, TX
July 1997 - May 1998
Adjunct Faculty

Women and Children's Hospital 
Lake Charles, LA
May 1992 - November 1998
Clinical/Consultant Dietitian

Professional Affiliations
The American Dietetic Association
Member - Dietetic Educators of Practitioners DPG
Designated a Professional Item Writer by the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Louisiana Dietetic Association
LDA Editorial Board - 2006-2008
Diet Manual Chairperson - 2001-2008
Nominating Committee - 1999-2000

Southwest Louisiana Dietetic Association
Acting President - 2009-present
President - 2004-2005
President-Elect - 2003-2004
Media/Public Relations Committee - 2002-2003
Nominating Committee - 2000-2001
Scholarship Committee - 1999-2000
President - 1998-99
President-Elect - 1997-98
Historian - 1995-97

Awards
SWLDA Nominee for LDA Outstanding Dietitian Award - 2005-2006
 LDA Outstanding Educator Award - 2003-2004
SWLDA Nominee for LDA Outstanding Dietitian Award - 1999-2000
SWLDA Dietitian of the Year - 1998-99