I currently serve as Associate Director for the National Center for Home Food Preservation
I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Licensed Dietitian.
I have served in roles as a Clinical Dietitian at Henry Medical Center, a State-wide Dietitian at the Georgia Department of Corrections, the DPD Program Director and Associate Professor at Life University, and 10 years as the Director of the Culinary Institute at the University of Georgia. My current areas of expertise include ingredient function in foods, school nutrition, managing food service establishments, food safety and food preservation, and adult learning theory.