Member Spotlight

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…

TELL US! November Member: Jessica Carter

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / November 6, 2023

Jessica Carter, MS, RDN, LD, CDCES, E-RYT200hr, PhD Student of Integration & Functional Nutrition and MAND Finance Director Your Job Title and Employer: eLearning Clinical Content Developer at Institute for…

MAND March Student Spotlight: Allison Keller

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / March 5, 2023

Allison Keller, MAND Student Board Member Tell us about yourself: I am a Senior at UW-Stout pursuing a B.S. in Dietetics. I will graduate this spring of 2023. I currently…

MAND March Member Spotlight: Katie Joyce

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / March 5, 2023

Katie Joyce, former public policy panel member (2020-2022) Provide us with a brief description of your job:  Nutrition Coordinator at Fridley Public Schools. Development of menus, testing new recipes, management…

MAND March Leader Spotlight: Jacob Christensen

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / March 5, 2023

Jacob Christensen, Twin Cities Regional Board, Communications Lead Provide us with a brief description of your job: Outpatient dietitian at NorthPoint Health and Wellness: provide nutrition assessments to variety of…

February Student Member Spotlight: Erik Lindstrom

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / February 3, 2022

Erik Lindstrom was born and raised in Minneapolis and took a less traveled path to becoming a nutrition graduate student at UMN – CFANS. After high school I received an…

February Member Spotlight: Sara Herdine, RDN, LD

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / February 3, 2022

Sara Herdine, RDN, LD Provide us with a brief description of your job: I am the Nutrition Coordinator at Fridley Public Schools. My main roles include menu planning for breakfast/lunch/snack…

February Member Spotlight: Angelica Anderson, M.S., RDN, LD

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / February 3, 2022

Angelica Anderson, M.S., RDN, LD Provide us with a brief description of your job: I am an inpatient clinical dietitian at St. Mary’s Hospital, Mayo Clinic. I work with cardiovascular…

January Member Spotlight: Michelle Anderson

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / January 5, 2022

Michelle Anderson, RDN, LD / Learning & Development Partner Provide us with a brief description of your job: I’m a Learning & Development Partner at Elior North America, a contract…

January Student Spotlight: Sarineh Khachatourian

By Jana Dengel, Executive Director / January 5, 2022

Sarineh Khachatourian/Northland Community & Technical College/ Dietetic Technician Program/AAS Degree/May 2022 and MAND Student Board Member Where did you grow up? I grew up in Tehran, Iran. Why did you…