
Annual Meeting
ANCE 2024 will take place on Friday, April 5th at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood.
If you would like to exhibit at the conference, please register here: https://www.eatrightma.org/ance/exhibitor.cfm
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Private Practice Night: December 7th, 2021 @ 7:00pm
Jennifer Heinen, MS, RDN, LDN, is a nutrition therapist and owner of Nourish for Life, a private group nutrition practice in Cambridge, MA. Jennifer has been in private practice for over 5 years, and in that time has grown the business to include 3 other dietitians and is expanding her services beyond individual counseling. She specializes in eating disorders and disordered eating, digestive health, and food allergies and intolerances. Her practice is rooted in the principles of Health At Every Size and social justice, and she utilizes Intuitive Eating as a framework for her counseling. She incorporates multiple therapeutic modalities as well as body image work. She is also an adjunct professor at Boston University, teaching Community Nutrition.
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Mental Health Night: November 30th, 2021 @ 7:00pm
Tamara Luck, RDN, LDN is an Integrative and Functional Dietitian in Waltham, MA. After completing her training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, she transitioned to outpatient private practice where she works to uncover the root causes of imbalances in the body that create unwanted symptoms. She dives into how nutrition, lifestyle, and all the body’s systems are interconnected. Her deep understanding of the body and her clients allows her to facilitate long-lasting health changes with her clients. Tamara takes a natural approach, utilizing food, natural supplements as remedies, and customized support for lifestyle changes.
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Below are specialty nights from past years:
Kristi is the senior pediatric dietitian at Texas Children’s Hospital. She specializes in chronic malabsorptive and intestinal conditions. In addition, she is the clinical instructor at Baylor College of Medicine where she helped develop a two-week nutrition and physical activity-based weight loss summer camp for children with obesity. She is the co-investigator on various nutrition research projects. As well as a contributing author of the Pediatric Nutrition Reference Guide 12th edition.
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Sports Night: November 16th, 2020 @ 7:00pm
Kayla Martin MS, RD, CSSD, LDN is a certified sports dietitian leading the Performance Nutrition program at Penn State University. As the Assistant Athletic Director of Performance Nutrition, she teaches a course on Nutrition for Exercise Sports, and is a preceptor for field experiences and independent studies. This lecture will focus on marathon fueling, sports nutrition and her journey through the field of dietetics.
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Military Night: April 15th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Emily Sanchez, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, CLC and Kristina Fauser-Martin, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, CNSC will speak about their individual decisions to commission into the Army and their experience as active-duty dietitians. Their lecture will focus on the unique experiences, challenges, and benefits of their careers. See the attached flyer for a complete bio of our speakers.
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MSDA Merchandise Fundraiser:
We’re excited to announce the launch of the first-ever MSDA merchandise store. The MSDA will sell products through our store on Redbubble.
For January, we are using the funds to continue to support our community where all students are empowered to become future leading professionals in nutrition and dietetics. All funds will go directly to the continuation of our free/low-cost events and specialty nights. Available products include mugs, sweatshirts, t-shirts, totes, and much more!
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You can also search for MANDdietitian on redbubble.com.
National Nutrition Month: March, 2021
ANCE 2024 will take place on Friday, April 5th at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood.
If you would like to exhibit at the conference, please register here: https://www.eatrightma.org/ance/exhibitor.cfm
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