Kelsey Ruth Collins

Mission Viejo, CA

949.892.0316

kelsey.collins824@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a dietetic internship through showcasing my experiences

EDUCATION
California State University, Long Beach
B.S. Dietetics and Food Administration, option in Nutrition and Dietetics, May 2017
DPD GPA 3.90
Presidents Honors List: Fall 2013 - Spring 2016

Total GPA 3.84

RELEVENT WORK AND INTERN EXPERIENCE

Dietary Aide, Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
February 2016-Spetember 2016
- Developed medical terminology skills through reading diet lists and ensuring up to date diets
for patients
- Assembled and delivered meal trays according to correct diet and patient selections
- Increased interpersonal skills and knowledge of therapeutic diets through receiving patient
selections and communicating available meal choices
- Communicated with medical staff to ensure accurate patient nutrition
- Upon early meal delivery completion would aid in tray line service, assist with coworker
duties, and field patient and nurse phone calls
Case Management Intern, Community SeniorServ
May 2015- August 2015
- Qualified potential clients nutritional, physical, and financial need for enrollment in the
SeniorServ Meal Program by completing new client intakes
- Conducted in home and telephone reassessments with seniors to ensure well-being and
continued eligibility for the program
- Developed professional skills through direct client interaction and relaying of information to
senior case managers
- Liaison between clients and the case managers through resolving delivery issues and personal
needs of seniors clients
Line Cook, Provider Contract Food Services
August 2014-April 2015
- Strengthened food handling abilities through preparation of mass quantities of meals for
service to 200+ students
- Maintained food safety through a clean environment and appropriate temperatures of
cooked and chilled foods
- Prepared cooked-to-order food with direct customer interaction
Assistant Nutrition Educator, Riverside and Alvord School Districts
January 2014-December 2014
- Taught once a week with 2nd and 3rd grade students in a low-income community
- Aided in lesson plan preparation and execution through the SNAP-ed grant
- Expanded teaching skills through promoting healthy eating patterns, physical activity,
gardening, and Harvest of the Month in afterschool programs

RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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Student Relations Chair, Student Dietetic

Association
Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Sunday school teacher, Compass Bible Church
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Member, Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society

ServSafe Certified
Proficient in HealthTouch software
Soup Kitchen Volunteer, Path of Life Ministries
Meal ordering in Spanish
Dietary restriction director for summer camp
students