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Penny Parham

Penny Parham

Administrative Director, Department of Food and Nutrition

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Administrator, Organization Leader, Registered Dietitian, Director of Food and Nutrition Programs

  • Education

    • Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship

      1988 - 1989
      Post Graduate Dietetic Internship Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

    • Florida International University

      1995 - 1997
      Master's degree Dietetics and Nutrition

      Thesis: Plate Waste of Third and Eighth Graders in a Point-of-Choice Nutrition Intervention Program

    • University of Florida

      1983 - 1988
      Bachelor of Science Food Science and Human Nutrition

  • Experience

    • Miami-Dade County Public Schools

      Jun 2002 - Aug 2023
      Administrative Director, Department of Food and Nutrition

      Direct the Miami-Dade County Public School's food and nutrition programs for students, inlcuding school breakfast, lunch and afterschoool snack programs, summer food services, District Wellness Policy, an annual budget of over $189 million, training and staff development programs for 3,000 food service personnel, equipment and capital investments for school kitchens and management of all aspects of state, federal and local complaince for school meal programs. The Department of Food and Nutrition serves more than 50 million meals anually, and participates in grants and public/private partnerships to increase student access to healthy eating options and promote a healthy school environment to support student acheivement. Show less

    • Self-employed

      Jul 2023 - now
      Registered Dietitian, Consultant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered Dietitian

      Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Penny Parham
      Golden Pioneer North Miami Senior High Apr 2015
    • Awarded to Penny Parham
      Outstanding District Administrator Dade Association of School Administrators May 2013

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraising Committee Co-Chair

      Issued by Miami Beach Rowing Club
      Miami Beach Rowing ClubAssociated with Penny Parham

    • Hospitality Committee

      Issued by Miami Beach Senior High School PTSA Board
      Miami Beach Senior High School PTSA BoardAssociated with Penny Parham

    • President

      Issued by Orchard Park Home Owners Association
      Orchard Park Home Owners AssociationAssociated with Penny Parham