Community
My community experience was by far the most diverse - spanning a national project and multiple sites across Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico. My most expansive project focused on phenylketonuria (PKU) care. I co-authored a presentation and co-facilitated a panel discussion at the National PKU conference. That project was extended to a PKU community website designed to provide care map resources. In Ohio, I worked with a Registered Dietitian private practice, Clem & Thyme to learn more about individual adult care, and the business side of owning a private practice. Last, after returning home to Colorado, I provided general food education in a rural community.

PKU Adult Care Community

Adult Mentor
The opportunity to bring a positive and uplifting message to a community of people living with a chronic disease was remarkable. Our panel team, multi-media presentation and audience engagement created exiting new dialog at the conference.
PKU Adult Care Map Project
Filling a critical need in the Adult PKU community was very rewarding. My hope is that this project lives on, and becomes a permanent resource for a community that is valuable to clinics.
Vegetarian Diets and Vitamin B12
Public Policy Patient Advocate
Patient advocacy can be lifelong journey. To write this letter, I pulled up a picture from 10 years ago when we visited Sen Bennett’s office in person to advocate for the same legislation – Mandate Insurance Coverage of Medical Formula. Hopefully one day the political climate will change and enable this critical legislation to finally pass.
Vegetarian Menu Design
Researching vegetarian, diabetes friendly menu options was an adventure in reading websites and testing recipes. This project can be a great starting point to helping clients in the future.
Vegetarian Position Statement
- Diabetes Education
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Diabetes One Day Menu
- Insulin Standards of Care
- Plant-based Menu Ideas Factsheet
- Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Top 5
- Colorado Diabetes Burden
- Lake County Resource Manual