Karyn Lutz is the current Nominations Chair where she seeks out and encourages members to become MAND leaders; participate in interviewing MAND leadership candidates; and collaborates in creating a slate of candidates for MAND leadership positions.
Provide us with a brief description of your job: I consult with multiple schools throughout NW MN helping them with menu planning, system organization, regulatory compliance and grant writing.
What do you love about what you do? I love supporting school nutrition professionals who are feeding our youth day in and day out. My best days are when I leave a school having solved problems, made work life easier, and lightened the load for those hard-working staff.
What are the challenges? Staying organized!
How has your MAND membership benefited you? Collaboration with great nutritional professionals throughout the state.
As an independent consultant in rural MN, MAND has offered professional support and comradery for me.
What do you think is the future of nutrition and dietetics? Food is integral to our lives and our health. RDNs need to be known as food, health, and wellness experts so that the public trusts us and comes to us for guidance. RDNs must be at the forefront of public policy when it comes to hunger, health and food as medicine.
What are your favorite activities/hobbies? Paddle boarding, snow shoeing, reading, scrapbooking, time with grandson Emmett
What is your favorite restaurant in Minnesota? Tutto Bene in Bemidji
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.