Brooke Loeffler, MAND Foundation Chair
Provide us with a brief description of your job: I am a clinical dietitian at Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN, and a consulting dietitian at a local nursing home.
What do you love about what you do? I love working with patients to help them focus on small changes making big impacts in the future. I enjoy working with our oncology patients to help them work through the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation with nutrition.
What are the challenges? We continue to work on expanding our outpatient services at the hospital. This process has been a challenge for us over the past few years. It has been a challenging and eye-opening process into the world of insurance and dietitian consults.
How has your MAND membership benefited you? I have been able to meet many wonderful dietitians throughout the state of Minnesota. I love getting to know dietitians in all different facets of dietetics.
What do you think is the future of nutrition and dietetics? I am hopeful for the future of nutrition and dietetics. It has been rewarding to be part of MAND to see how dietitians from different backgrounds are working towards the goal of making our career more accessible to future dietitians.
What are your favorite activities/hobbies? I enjoy being out on the water – on the boat, paddle boarding, or kayaking. I recently started boxing classes and love the challenge of learning a new activity.
What is your favorite restaurant in Minnesota? Garden Bar for great wine and food. Travelers for bottomless coffee and an amazing homestyle breakfast.
About MAND
Minnesota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) is an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. We are the largest professional organization of nutrition health professionals in Minnesota, dedicated to optimizing Minnesotans' health through food and nutrition.