Management Director
Resume:
EMILY GORDON (REYNOLDS) HAIGHT, MS, RD, LD
***-**-****
**** ******* *****, ****** *****, MD 20815
abl0i0@r.postjobfree.com
CITIZENSHIP: US
$40,000 to $50,000 EXPECTED ANNUAL SALARY (NEGOTIABLE)
QUALIFICATIONS:
. Registered Dietitian (I.D. number 998200), through the Commission on
Dietetic Registration the credentialing agency for the American
Dietetic Association
. Licensed Alabama Dietitian (I.D. number 1995) (Expires September 2011)
. ServSafe Certification December 2006, through the National Restaurant
Association
. Member of American Dietetic Association 2006-Present
. Certified lifeguard summer 2004 to Summer 2009
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
o Masters in Clinical Nutrition, December 2009
o Electives in Exercise Physiology
. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
o Dietetic Internship, August 2007 to July 2008
o During rotations worked with The Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) patients,
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, general medicine, renal,
cardiac, pulmonary, pediatrics, oncology, psychiatric, diabetes
Type I (in-patient) and Type II (out-patient) patients
o Performed nutrition assessments, developed nutrition care plans
for patients with various diseases, recommended special diets,
supplements, Tube Feedings (TFs) and Total Parenteral Nutrition
(TPN)
o Counseled diabetic, renal, and cardiac diets
. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
o Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, May 2007
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
November 2009 to May 2010
Program Dietitian, A Center for Eating Disorders
2401 Arlington Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
$23.50 per hour, 34 hours per week
Renee Miller and Beth McMurray, 205-***-****
. Assessed, counseled and educated clients with eating disorders one-on-
one and in group
. Planned and created group lessons and nutritional handouts for
clients' knowledge and education
. Lead Nutrition Group
. Charted clients' daily progress related to nutrition
. Planned, prepared, and lead meals, lunch outings, grocery shopping
trips, and group cooking with four to six clients at a time
August 2009 to May 2010
Dance Teacher, Children's Dance Foundation
1715 27th Court South, Birmingham, AL 35209
$18.00 per hour, 4 hours per week
Charla Cochran, 205-***-**** ext 114
. Taught four-year-olds, five-year-olds, first, and second graders
ballet/creative dance
. Taught third and fourth grade Jazz
. Supervised up to twelve dance students during a class
. Prepared weekly lessons for each age group and used stories with
movement when appropriate
. Disciplined students in a positive manner
. Created a safe environment with a fun dance experience
August 2008 to July 2009
Graduate Assistant (Registered Dietitian), University of Alabama at
Birmingham EatRight Weight Management Services
1675 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35233
$15,000 annual, 20 hours per week
Dr. Jamy Ard and Allison Hofammann, 205-***-****
. Worked with a team of physicians, medical fellows, medical
residents, dietitians, exercise trainers, psychiatrist, and students
. Guided dietetic interns at EatRight
. Counseled and educated patients one-on-one and in group settings
. Developed nutritional handouts and games
. Co-lead College Life an eight week nutrition and exercise class
. Individualized diets for patients with risk factors related to being
overweight such as diabetes, hypertension, renal disease, etc in an
out-patient clinical setting
May 2008 to December 2008
Contracted Registered Dietitian, SCS Nutrition
3007 S. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL 35801
$25.00 per hour, 5 hours
Susan Crews Scott, 256-***-****
. Contracted to write lesson plans for the "Know What's Cooking" program
for children
. Lessons included: Measuring, Dining Out, and Vegetarianism
January 2008 to May 2008
Gurley Community Learning Center Cooking Club Director, Madison County
Elementary School
173 Wood Street, Gurley, AL 35748
$20 per hour, 4 hours per week
Pam Berry, 256-***-****
. Taught third through seventh grades the importance of healthy
nutrition
. Expose them to new methods of preparing healthy food
. Help develop their cooking skills
. Lead group cooking with twenty to twenty-five students per group
May 2007 to August 2007
Make, Bake, and Consume Director (Nutritionist), Children's Fresh Air Farm
(Camp for under-privileged children), owned and operated by Independent
Presbyterian Church
3100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
$2,000 for summer, 24 hours - 7 days a week (over-night camp)
Dale Head, 205-***-**** ext 3726
. Developed menus, and purchased supplies
. Taught inner city children the food guide pyramid, and food
preparation
. Directed Make, Bake and Consume Program Aid and volunteer
. Created nutritional games to play with them
. Lead group cooking and made sure that every camper was involved
. Lifeguarded when needed
August 2006 to Spring 2007
Hostess and Server, The University of Tennessee Campus Catering
1502 W. Cumberland Avenue Suite 126, Knoxville, TN 37996
Kevin Clark, 865-***-****
. Hostess for University of Tennessee Football Skyboxes
. Server for UT Dining events
. Severed food and drinks
. Strengthened communication skills
. Utilized and enhanced my dependable and flexible nature
May 2006 to August 2006
Summer Program Director, Children's Fresh Air Farm (Camp for under-
privileged children), owned and operated by Independent Presbyterian Church
3100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
$3,000 for summer, 24 hours - 7 days a week (over-night camp)
Dale Head, 205-***-**** ext 3726
. Supervised all camp activities
. Directed and disciplined twenty to thirty program staff including
volunteers in a positive manner
. Enhanced professional communication skills by interacting with
campers, staff and parents
. Developed staff duty roster and strengthened my management skills
. Enforced rules and addressed situations as they arose
. Lifeguarded when needed
May 2005 to August 2005
Rat-Pac Director, Children's Fresh Air Farm (Camp for under-privileged
children), owned and operated by Independent Presbyterian Church
3100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
$2,000 for summer, 24 hours - 7 days a week (over-night camp)
Dale Head, 205-***-**** ext 3726
. Managed High Risk program areas (Climbing and repelling walls, pool,
archery, cookouts, and campouts) including eight to ten staff
. Planned, prepared and supervised schedules for campouts and food for
cookouts
. Supervised young staff, and solved staff quarrels
. Developed management skills
. Handled camper discipline
. Lifeguarded when needed
June 2004 to August 2004
Camp Counselor and Lifeguard, Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley
3603 Lorna Ridge Drive, Birmingham, AL 35216
$1,700 for summer, 24 hour - 6 days a week over-night camp
Robert Hay, 205-***-****
. Monitored and interacted with children ages eight to eighteen
. Created activities and lessons
. Organized and lead small and large group activities from ten to forty
campers
. Provided safe environment at pool and beach, certified lifeguard
June 2003/2002 to August 2003/2002
Cabin Couselor, Children's Fresh Air Farm (Camp for under-privileged
children), owned and operated by Independent Presbyterian Church
3100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
$1,000 for summer, 24 hours - 7 days a week (over-night camp)
Dale Head, 205-***-**** ext 3726
. Known as single mother of eight girls from ages eight to ten for six
weeks
. Encouraged positive behavior and increased social skills in campers
. Directed cabin program aid to assist with campers
. Enhanced my skills such as listening, patience, problem solving, time
management, caring, creativity, and maturity
june 2001 to august 2001
Program aid, Children's Fresh Air Farm (Camp for under-privileged
children), owned and operated by Independent Presbyterian Church
3100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
$750 (estimated) for summer, 24 hours - 7 days a week (over-night camp)
Dale Head, 205-***-**** ext 3726
. Taught swimming lessons to campers
. Participated and assisted in camp games and activities
. Assisted cabin counselor with campers
june 2000 (two weeks)
Volunteer, Children's Fresh Air Farm (Camp for under-privileged children),
owned and operated by Independent Presbyterian Church
3100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
Volunteered, 2 weeks 24 hours - 7 days a week (over-night camp)
Dale Head, 205-***-**** ext 3726
. Assisted campers with arts and crafts activities
. Participated and assisted in other camp activities
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Fall 2006 to Spring 2007
Lab Research under Research Director Melissa Hansen-Petrik, PhD, RD
I was a lab assistant for The University of Tennessee at Knoxville graduate
student Katherine Jones Irwin. The objective of the Thesis project was to
determine the mechanisms of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of
epilepsy. Thesis submitted May 2009, The Effect of Nutritionally Adequate
Ketogenic Diets Consistent in Protein, Fiber and Micronutrient Content on
Seizures in EL/Suz mice.
My lab responsibilities were as follows:
. Weighed mice and maintaining animal weights on hard copy and Excel
spreadsheet
. Assisted in seizure testing the mice by holding the mice
. Cleaned cages
. Assisted in feeding mice special diets weekly
. Checked on pregnant EL mice around the clock near their expected due
date
. Assisted in earmarking pups and reading earmarks during testing
. Assisted in brain removal/blood collection
Awarded March 30, 2007 for research project "Food Intake, Growth and
Seizure Susceptibility
in EL Epileptic Mice Fed an AIN-93G Purified Diet" by The University of
Tennessee Exhibition of
Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement College of Education,
Health, and Human
Sciences
References for Gordon Reynolds
1. Renee Miller, A Center for Eating Disorders (Birmingham, AL): 205-933-
0041
2. Dale Head, Independent Presbyterian Church: Children's Fresh Air Farm
(Birmingham, AL): 205-***-**** extension 3726
3. Susan Miller, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of
Health Professions (Birmingham, AL): 205-***-****
4. Dr. Jamy Ard, EatRight Weight Management Services (Birmingham, AL):
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