Jana Dengel, Executive Director

MAND September Board Member Spotlight

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / August 26, 2024

Colleen Glenn, RD Senior Community Relations and Foundation Specialist at Land O’Lakes, Inc. MAND Nominating Committee Chair-Elect Briefly tell us about your day-to-day work: I have the pleasure of supporting…

MAND September Member Spotlight

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / August 26, 2024

Kelly Homer, NDTR, CDM, CFPP Director of Nutritional Services at Windom Area Health Briefly tell us about your day-to-day work: I oversee all of the Nutritional Services at a critical-access…

MAND Public Policy Action Alerts!

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / August 13, 2024

MNT Act Would Make Nutrition Care Accessible to Seniors Passage of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act would be a win-win for the profession and the communities Academy members serve. If…

August Member Spotlight: Stacey Hoffman

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / July 30, 2024

Stacey Hoffman, RD, LD Director of Clinical Nutrition, Hennepin Healthcare Briefly tell us about your day-to-day work: I have been at HHS for >24 years, covering mostly trauma/neurosurgery units &…

CDR Recertification Update

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / July 17, 2024

Practitioners may now choose between completing a minimum of 1 continuing professional education unit (CPEU) related to ethics OR 1 CPEU related to health equity as a part of the five-year…

AND President’s Message – July 2024

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / July 16, 2024

Dear Academy Members, I hope you all had a wonderful July Fourth holiday with family and friends. I am writing to share with you some important upcoming goals for our…

WE NEED YOUR HELP: Updating Medicare Clinician Payment

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / July 2, 2024

Help us help YOU to Update Medicare Clinician Payment! The American Medical Association (AMA) Clinician Information Survey is underway and we urgently need all selected clinicians to actively engage in this effort. The intent…

Meet our 2024 MANDF Scholarship Winners!

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / June 4, 2024

We were pleased to award three $1,300 MANDF Scholarships this year (we did not have a candidate who met the Flannery Scholarship criteria): Taylor attends the University of Minnesota –…

MAND April Student/Intern Spotlight: Payton Dosan

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / April 9, 2024

Payton Dosan is a senior at Minnesota State in Mankato and is a member of the MAND Student Board Tell us about yourself: I grew up in a small town…

MAND Student/Intern March Spotlight: Lilah Doster

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / March 11, 2024

Lilah Doster MAND Student Board Member   Tell us about yourself: I’m highly motivated and a result-driven person with a background in nutrition. Beyond my academic life, I love to…