Members on the Move

Alexandra Oppenheimer Delvito, MS, RD, CDN, vice president at Pollock Communications, was a winner of the PRSA-NY Exceptionals Under 35 Award. This award in public relations recognizes her achievements, professionalism and leadership in the communications field. Her expertise in food, nutrition and communications uniquely positions her to support her food and nutrition clients, which was recognized and honored by the selection committee.

Jennifer Dolan, MS, RDN, launched the podcast Terroir Taste and Travel in which she interviews farmers, food artisans and chefs who follow the principles of the Slow Food Movement. She focuses on the effect of terroir on taste. Check it out at jennifermdolan.com/podcast or your favorite podcast platform.

Lisa R. Young, PhD, RDN, CDN, portion-control expert, nutrition consultant, and adjunct professor of nutrition at NYU, published her second book, Finally Full, Finally Slim: 30 Days to Permanent Weight Loss One Portion at a Time, in January 2019. The book takes a scientific and common-sense approach to permanent weight loss by addressing portion sizes and lifestyle from a place of empowerment as opposed to restriction. Finally Full, Finally Slim is a 30-day program teaching readers how to create a healthy mindset, a smart food environment, healthy habits, and ultimately a healthy and fulfilling life. It addresses food shopping, dining out, decoding food labels, debunking health halos, exercise, sleep and lots more. Lisa can be reached at drlisayoung.com.

As the employee wellness dietitian at a hospital in Florida, Cassandra Golden, MS, RD, LDN, planned something new for National Nutrition Month: The Employee Reward Card Challenge. The program encouraged employees to choose healthier meals, join an onsite fitness class and participate in the RD Nutrition Talks. Within this role, Cassandra also provides individual nutrition counseling for employees, presents at department meetings and events, implements long-term programs for weight management and diabetes prevention, and teaches onsite Zumba classes.

Jacqueline B. Marcus, MS, RDN, LDN, CNS, FADA, FAND, wrote Aging, Nutrition and Taste – Nutrition, Food Science and Culinary Perspectives for Aging Tastefully, which offers integrated, targeted and flavorful steps to optimize aging and health. It presents updates on calcium, cholesterol, fibers, omega-3-fatty acids, proteins, vitamins C, D, E and others. It features useful instructions, techniques, guidelines, recommendations, full-color photographs and recipes with options, and synthesizes chapter introductions, summaries, glossaries and innovations. Now available at elsevier.com.

Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S, is thrilled to announce the launch of DietitianSpeakingGuide.com, a website dedicated to raising the voices of dietitian speakers. The launch coincides with the publication of Jessica’s latest book, A Dietitian’s Guide to Professional Speaking: Expert Advice for Pitching, Presenting & Getting Paid. Visit DietitianSpeakingGuide.com to read the origin stories of your favorite dietitian speakers and for downloadable resources. A dietitian speakers’ bureau and speaker-coaching workshop are in the works.

Karla Moreno-Bryce, MDA, RD, LD, recently launched Vegan Nutrition Library, an evidence-based membership site that provides vegan nutrition information through the lifecycle: pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The demand for credible vegan information inspired Karla to organize her research work into a single location for others to reference and benefit. The membership site also features downloadable educational handouts, a private forum and recommendations for veganfriendly supplements. Learn more at vegannutritionlibrary.com.