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KARA LECHTENBERG 2912 Mercy Drive Fort Collins, CO 80526 [email protected] (970) 214-4738 OBJECTIVE To obtain a nutrition internship where I can gain experience in a professional work environment in order to hone my skills in community, food service and clinical dietetics and acquire networking opportunities. EDUCATION Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Major: Food Science and Human Nutrition Concentration: Dietetics and Nutrition Management
GPA: 3.75 Date of Graduation: May 2016 Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO Culinary Arts- Chef Program in High School GPA: 3.59 Date of Completion: May, 2012
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE Nutrition Internship
May 2015- Present Jessica Beacom, RDN, Boulder, CO
• Write articles, blog posts, cheat sheets and newsletters in various nutrition related subjects: healthy fat, fiber, collagen, digestion, quality meat, ect.
• Write and edit recipes to be utilized in books and on website
Dietary Aide June 2014- March 2015 Fort Collins Health Care Center, Fort Collins, CO
• Prepared food and food trays to ensure patients’ dietary needs were met • Served meals to residents • Reviewed and organized dietary information about residents on online database
Farming Internship April 2014-August 2014 Fossil Creek Farms, Fort Collins, CO.
• Learned and assisted with basic organic farming tasks • Assisted in distributing food to CSA members, local businesses and other buyers
Culinary Internship March/April 2012 Café Vino, Fort Collins, CO
• 32 hour culinary internship • Honed my culinary skills by gaining experience as a line and prep cook in a fast paced restaurant environment
Dietary Aide June 2010-August2011 Centre Avenue Health and Rehab Center, Fort Collins, CO
• Served meals to residents and ensured food fulfilled patients’ dietary needs and preferences • Prepared food for meals in the kitchen and participated in kitchen cleaning such as dishwashing
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Server March 2015-Present Crown Pub, Fort Collins, CO
• Honed customer service and communication skills in a fast paced restaurant environment • Responsible for navigating customers through their dining experience and resolving any issues that may arise
• Required to have a knowledge of the menu and the beer, wine and spirits collection available
Kitchen Assistant and Counter Staff May 2012-August 2013 Kilwins Chocolate and Ice Cream, Fort Collins, CO
• Honed customer service skills by assisting customers with sales and sale issues • Responsible for managing co workers and closed the store in the evening • Prepared all product (chocolates, fudge, brittle, corn, ect.) for sales floor • Acted as quality control for every product to guarantee successful salability
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Poudre School District- Kitchen and Nutrition volunteer, Volleyball coach Food Bank for Larimer County- Weekly food server and Kitchen volunteer
CSU Child Development Center- Nutrition and Kitchen volunteer The Food School- Classroom and Nutrition volunteer CERTIFICATIONS
ServSafe® Certified
