Caroline Chestnut, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Experience

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  Pitt County Schools

  Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

  Math Remediation Assistant

  Worked with Algebra 1 students individually, in a small group, or with half the class to review information or to make up missed information.Taught Algebra 1 lessons when teachers were absent.Co-taught lessons in the classrooms with the Algebra 1 teachers.Created online lessons for students in a remedial algebra course.Taught a remedial algebra course until a teacher was found.Served as an after-school tutor for Algebra 1 and 2 students.

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  Pitt County Health Department

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Farmers Market Nutrition Education Program Coordinator

  Yearly Summer JobSelected a featured produce item weekly that was locally grown and in season.Recruited local farmers to donate produce for the recipes weekly.Researched and adapted recipes weekly using the featured produce items.Analyzed the nutrition contents of the recipes using Diet Analysis Plus.Created weekly Fresh From the Farm flyers with information about produce available at the market.Created weekly handouts with the recipe, nutrition contents, and helpful tips on selecting, storing, and preparing the featured produce.Promoted the Farmers Market Nutrition Education Program through TV spots and local events.Performed weekly cooking demos at the farmers market.Recruited volunteers to help at the cooking demos each week.Educated farmers market patrons about healthy ways to cook produce. Show less

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  East Carolina University

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Research, adapt, and cook healthy recipes at cooking demos.Create, assist with, and participate in activities and presentations to promote health and wellness during campus events.Develop and update literature that is posted in bathroom stalls in various campus locations. Assist with updating documents in preparation for the Department of Nutrition Science’s next CADE review.Assist the instructor as needed, including proctor and grade exams and introduce guest speakers.

  • Campus Wellness Education Leader

    Aug 2011 - May 2012

  • Nutrition Undergraduate Assistant

    Aug 2011 - May 2012
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  ARAMARK

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Nutrition Intern

  Audit recipes, cooks, and servers for correct healthier options, portion sizes, recipe adherence.Analyze nutritional information for cycle menus and restaurant menus.Assist with beginning a nutrition program at Howard Hughes Medical Institute.Develop and implement bi-monthly Lunch and Learn sessions about various nutrition topics.

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  Southeastern Regional Medical Center

  Sept 2012 - Feb 2013

  Nutrition Intern

  Assess, counsel, and monitor patients and their diets in a 452 bed facility where a high prevalence of diseases include chronic kidney disease, cardiac diseases, and diabetes.Conduct presentations such as nutrition for cardiopulmonary rehab and grocery store tours.Calculate nutrition requirements and bolus and continuous tube feedings for patients.Experience counseling at a dialysis center, cancer center, and long term care facilities.

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  Wellmont Health System

  Mar 2013 - Jan 2015

  Registered Dietitian

  "The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent the views of Wellmont Health System"

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  UNC Physicians Network

  May 2015 - Jul 2019

  • Supervisor of Nutrition Services

    Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Clinical Dietitian II

    May 2015 - Jul 2019
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  Morrison Healthcare

  Dec 2019 - now

  Director of Clinical Nutrition, Population Health