CARRIE TAYLOR, RD, LDN

Responsible for coordinating mentoring to students seeking to become members of our profession and to MDA members throughout their career. Oversees the SPRC, the Scholarships and Awards Committee and the Mentoring Committees and represents and directs these to the MDA Board.

Current position

Corporate Dietitian and Head of the Living Well Eating Smart program for Big Y Foods, Inc. Springfield, MA

 

Previous positions

Lead Nutrition Educator, University of Mass Extension, Fall River, MA
Nutrition Consultant, Citizens for Citizens Head Start, Fall River, MA
Nutritionist, Virginia Tech’s VT Active 4 Life Program, Blacksburg, VA

 

Professional activities

MDA Director, Member Communications, 2009-2010

MDA Director-elect, Member Communications, 2008-2009

Western Area Massachusetts Dietetic Association Corresponding Secretary, 2008-2010

2008 MDA Annual Nutrition Convention and Exposition Planning Committee-- Exhibitors

 

What do you want to accomplish

As a volunteer for the MDA Board over the past two years, I’ve enjoyed using my professional skills in providing members with our reformatted, reader-friendly, seasonal newsletter— Today@MDA. As Director- Elect of Career Pathways and Awards, I hope to serve our membership even further. I believe giving back to the dietetic profession, and the organizations serving it, is crucial for ensuring registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered are regarded as the nutrition experts of Massachusetts. If chosen to serve as Director- Elect of Career Pathways and Awards, I look forward to the opportunity in guiding future and current members toward their roles as community leaders with professional recruitment, mentoring, member scholarships and awards, as well as regular contact with the state’s student dietetic association.

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