About
Good Food, for Everyone.
I'm a registered dietitian who believes fresh, nourishing food should be within everyone's reach, from the founders and executives I work with in my practice to the families most often forgotten.
I have spent my career bringing real food to the people who need it most, reforming institutional kitchens, training cooks to work from scratch, and growing community gardens. Now I am building a practice, and the writing, tools, and programs, to do it at scale.
My Path
From the Classroom to the Kitchen to the Community.
- Foundation
Oregon State University
B.S., Nutrition & Dietetics · Corvallis, OR
I began my path in nutrition at Oregon State, grounding myself in the science of food and how it shapes health, the foundation for everything that followed.
- Training
Michigan State University
Post-Graduate Work & Dietetic Internship · East Lansing, MI
I completed my post-graduate work and my dietetic internship at Michigan State, earning my credentials as a registered dietitian and sharpening a practical, people-first approach to nutrition care.
- Community Impact
Jefferson County School District
Head Start Food Program Reform · Denver, CO
I reformed the distribution and quality of the district's Head Start food program, moving kitchens away from pre-made, low-quality meals and teaching a full kitchen staff to cook fresh, natural food for low-income families in need, then built the systems that kept it running after I left. I also helped coordinate a community garden for Jefferson County, connecting families to the food they eat.
- Now
Building What's Next
Practice, Benibel & a Nonprofit
Today I run my practice for people who want more energy, vitality, and longevity from the way they eat, partner on the Benibel nutrition app, and am launching a nonprofit to feed children and families on the margins of the Research Triangle and teach communities across the country to do the same.
What I Do
Where My Work Makes a Difference.
- Community & Public Health Nutrition
- Head Start & Child Nutrition Programs
- Scratch-Cooking Kitchen Training
- Food Access & Equity
- Community Garden Programs
- Menu Design & Food Distribution
- Nutrition Education & Counseling
- Energy, Vitality & Longevity Nutrition
My Mission
Good Food, Made Reachable, for the People Most Often Forgotten.
My work has always started with the same conviction: that fresh, nourishing food should not be a luxury. I rebuilt a Head Start food program from pre-made trays into real kitchens cooking from scratch, trained the staff to keep it going, and helped families grow their own food through a community garden. What I learned there is that the food is only half of it. The other half is a system that runs without anyone having to think about it.
Now I am carrying that work forward: a practice for people who want the energy, vitality, and longevity that eating well gives back, from food that is delicious and shared, a notebook and resource for the dietitians and practitioners doing this work everywhere, the Benibel app to make eating well doable for anyone, and a nonprofit to feed children and families on the margins of the Research Triangle and teach communities across the nation to do the same.
Education & Credentials
The Training Behind the Work.
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