Office Assistant Customer Service

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ELIZABETH G. HOWARD, MS, FNTP, CNS, LDN

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TELEPHONE: C: 541-***-**** E-MAIL: ***@*************.*** WORK EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*/**- ******* ***ctional Nutritionist, MS, CNS, FNTP, LDN Counselor, Educator, 6/7 – 9/15 Practitioner & Clinical Nutrition Consultant, Virginia, Oregon, California

(including current referrals from southern CA functional medicine practice), Maryland & Florida

• Clinical nutritional consultations to hundreds of private nutritional therapy clients

• Functional & integrative nutritional approach addressing root causes, gut health (GERD, IBS, dysbiosis, IBD, pancreatitis, fatty liver etc.), cardiometabolic support, diabetes, autoimmune conditions (Hashimotos, Graves, MS, Psoriasis, RA, Sjogrens etc.), infections and weight loss etc.

• Nutraceutical and herbal support therapy utilized with a wide array of clients / patients

• 4, 6, 9 and 12 month Heal & Restore Programs offering clinical and functional nutrition support, a complete nutraceutical / supplements plan, solid dietary and meal planning support with recipes

• Group education including series Immersion Programs: 21-Day Community Rejuvenation, 10-Day Raw Food & Juice Challenge, Healthy Weight Loss, Overcoming Digestive Challenges, 15-Day Metabolic Cleanse

• Author and creator of “The 21-Day Community Rejuvenation Seminar”, the “Nutrition Focus Series”, the “Healthy Weight Loss Series”; author of specific nutrition focus handouts

• Presentations / talks in the community on specific topics including “Clean Eating,” “Weight Loss & Sugar Handling Management”, “IBS & Common Digestive Problems”, “Food & Mood”, “Upper GI Dysfunction and GERD” to different populations (55 and older, bariatric patients, gastroenterology patients at Gastroenterology of Fredericksburg etc., mental health sufferers in clinical setting, apartment complexes etc.)

• Educational events including class-room nutrition & culinary education & grocery tours

• Teaching through Lane Community College’s (Eugene, OR) continuing education on Diabetes, Raw Foods Culinary Classes, metabolic typing & sugar management workshops

• Educating groups & clients on live food preparation through “un-cooking” demonstrations

• Authoring educational documents, articles, newsletters, and press releases

• Mentoring other nutritional professionals

• Community Rejuvenation Leadership Development Program (for certified practitioners) 7/20 – 6/2022 National Educator and Clinical Consultant for Phytoquant USA, powered by Steiner Labs LLC (www.phytoquantusa.com) - Middleburg, VA

• Product education of extremely high-quality GI herbal Italian products new to US

• Clinical consultant to consumers and practitioners about use of products for conditions

• Provide nutritional counseling to consumers without practitioner support

• Research, create and deliver live presentations given on Zoom / Go-to-Webinar on various clinical conditions (Food Intolerances & Sensitivities, SIBO, Dysbiosis and Tight Junctions, Seasonal Allergies, Upper GI Dysfunction (GERD), IBS, Sleep & Relaxation, Intestinal & Liver Detoxification etc.) in support of licensed and certified practitioners

• InstaLive Support on health topics with other practitioners & customers

• Sales Support including providing leads for accounts and opening new accounts

• Authored and designed educational brochures on GERD and IBS for patients 2

10/18 – 5/20 Weight Loss Nutritionist & Educator for DHMR Clinics Fredericksburg & Woodbridge, VA

• Dietary counseling both pre/post bariatric surgery through a sequence of visits (16-22 mos.)

• Specific nutritional counseling for medical conditions (gout, fatty liver, Pre-diabetes / diabetes, inflammation, cholecystectomy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastric pain, PCOS, thyroid dysfunction, preparation for bariatric surgery and post bariatric healing

• Place non-surgical patients on weight-loss programs and guide / track them monthly

• Track and evaluate patient progress (Practice Fusion); recommend and order lab testing

• Read and interpret laboratory reports and assist patients with nutrient needs and deficiencies at different pre and post operative check-in points

• Provide supplements suggestions and specific supplements/ vitamins protocols for patients with a wide variety of conditions and deficiencies and for specific bariatric procedures

(Bypass, VSG, BPD/DS)

• Research and refine practice protocols for specific conditions and types of surgeries

• Advocacy of patients through letters of recommendation and medical necessity written

• Provide general nutrition and specific sequential nutrition classes and grocery tours in group support formats live and on Zoom monthly (5-7 group meetings provided monthly)

• Exercise coaching, check-ins and support in online forums, support groups and consults

• Support patients on social media through Facebook posts, blogging and responses

• Create educational materials, collate recipes and update existing educational materials 6/19 – 2/20 Nutritionist with Gastroenterology Associates of Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, VA

• Dietary counseling for GI patients on a variety of conditions: IBD (Crohn’s & Colitis), IBS, GERD, nausea, low weight, obesity, gastritis, pancreatitis, fatty liver etc.

• Provide supplements suggestions and specific supplements/ vitamins protocols for patients with a wide variety of conditions and deficiencies

• Grocery tour visits / classes and presentations to groups on GI conditions 9/15 – 6/17 Biotics Research Clinical Consultant, Central & North Florida

• Provide nutraceutical & clinical field support to 1000 plus licensed / certified practitioners

• Representative at numerous conventions in Florida area (FCA, A4M, IAACN, DABCI etc.)

• Develop, compile and present nutritional education at conventions, forums and webinars

• Foster sales relationships and manage accounts with new and existing clients 06/17 – 10/19 Owner & Operator of Lizz Creative Juices, juice bar & nutrition destination 3/12 – 12/15 Fredericksburg, VA (lizzcreativejuices.com)

• Creating juice bar theme and menu, raw cheffing, & operating the business

• Management of employees and trainer of kitchen staff

• Creating and Hosting events /classes like Healthy Happy Hour, the Ten-Day Raw Food

& Juice Challenge and the 21-Day Community Rejuvenation Seminar

• Newsletters, news briefs, social media & blogging

• Personalized juice services & meals for conditions; sale of Raw Food & Juice Bundles

• Procuring and selling supplements, kitchen accessories and personal care items

• Representative at Farmers Markets for sale and discussion of product

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2/10 - 4/11 Product & Sales Representative for Boundless Earth, Eugene, OR

• Moved natural products into the marketplace including Alternative Health and Herbs Remedies (now Health & Herbs) and Nutra Products

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3/10-8/10 Representative for Seven Waves Wellness, Portland, OR

• Contacting and inviting natural health professionals in the Northwest to up-coming functional health seminars including Functional Gastro-enterology seminars 11/08 - 6/9 Product & Sales Representative for Mount Rose Herbs (bulk herb distributor)

• Fielding calls, providing herbal knowledge, taking orders and processing orders

• Recognized for outstanding number of calls fielded and customer service

• Representative at Health fairs

9/06–9/07 & Business & Office Assistant, Alder Brooke Healing Arts, Eugene, OR 4/09–11/09 Promoted healing arts business centered around colon hydrotherapy through phone sales, and acted providing organization and quality assurance/quality control

• Securing new colon hydrotherapy clients via phone and field support

• Maintaining client database, taking customer payments, logging client progress and filing

• Co-creating cleansing, detoxification and other colon hydrotherapy support materials

• Organizing, brainstorming, co-writing and technical editing of published articles in Health Magazine & assistance with editing and input for Copyrighted Food Combining Chart

• Editing Alder Brooke Colon Hydrotherapy study guide manual

• Composing Colon Hydrotherapy School Application for Certification 1/08 – 4/09 Grocery Demos: Toby’s Family Foods, Genesis Juice & High Country Kombucha, Eugene, OR

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1998 – 2006 Expert in Hazardous Waste, Professional career in the Environmental Field Eight-year Career in Environmental Compliance. Provided field technical assistance for matters relating to hazardous waste compliance, hazardous materials compliance and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation of hazardous materials. Worked for government (Hawaii State Department of Health and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) and on government contracts (including the RCRA, EPCRA & Superfund EPA Hotlines) for two different international consulting companies (Booz Allen & Hamilton and SAIC)

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PUBLICATIONS

• Holistic Healing Magazine Summer 2014, “Getting Your Juice On” – an article about juicing

• The Front Porch Magazine and Rappahannock Magazine Nutrition Articles (several)

• Transport Security Administration’s Hazardous Materials Guidance Manual

• Wrote “Striking a Fair Balance: Safety in hog farming. . . protection for our environment and our health” – published in the June 1998 issue of Echo Newspaper

• EPA Monthly Report Question (MRQ); Revisions and updates to the 1999 RCRA Hotline Exclusions and Treatment Storage and Disposal Training Modules (published) SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Participation /Audited 20-Month DABCI post doctoral program for certification of chiropractors as Diplomates of Nutrition and as Primary Care Practitioners. Present at program graduation (10/2015 – 5/2017)

• Completion of the 21-Day Rejuvenation Seminar with more than 55 participants and tracking of biometric measurements on participants of the program

• Owner, operator and creator of Liz’z Creative Juices, a raw foods juice bar and nutrition spot providing fresh pressed juices, raw and living foods, food and juice bundling, beyond vegan nutrition, 4

nutrition education and classes, and private nutritional counseling

• Book comment on leading raw foods author, Victoria Boutenko’s Raw and Beyond (published 2012)

• Host of Tim Van Orden, celebrity raw foodist long distance runner at Liz’z Creative Juices

• Obtaining sponsorships through scouting letters and telephone contact for documentary film, Here We Grow, a film about food reform. Organized showing of Here We Grow in Fredericksburg, VA (fall 2009)

• Paid internship at Future Tech Today Inc. to learn about healing energy technology (1/07 - 2/07) EDUCATION Maryland State / Board CERTIFICATIONS of Dietetic Practice: / LICENSURES Licensed Dietician Nutritionist (LDN); License No: DX4902 Board For Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS): Board Certified CNS (CNS No: 17024) (Current) Maryland University of Integrative Health: Master of Science in Nutrition & Integrative Health (8/2014)

- Biochemistry, Nutritional Biochemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Micronutrients and Pathophysiology

- Integrative health perspectives, practitioner skills and mindful eating

- Life Cycle Nutrition & Sports Nutrition

- Completion of 6 total culinary classes in therapeutic food/cuisine

- Clinical nutrition study & practicum work

Nutritional Therapy Association: 10-Month Applied Clinical Nutrition & Re-Cert – FNTP. (June 2007- present) University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia – Bachelors in Environmental Sciences (May 1998)

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SHORTER PROGRAM CERTIFICATIONS:

Nutrition Business Accelerator (NBA) program (12-weeks) (Fall 2021) ServSafe Manager Certification (July 2014)

Functional Endocrinology Course Completion: Washington State: (April 2010) Functional Gastroenterology Weekend Courses (2): Portland, OR, NCNM (Winter 2010) Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis Cert.: Portland, OR: Certificate of Completion APEX (Fall 2007) Optimum Health Institute (4-weeks): Austin TX: Certified Raw & Living Foods Chef (Sept. 2006) Ekaya Institute, Cert. Living Foods Instructor, Chef, Nutritionist: The Raw Vegan Network (Spring 2006)

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