Hello Everyone,

Thank you all so much for applying to the SDA! This looks like it's going to be a great board with so much energy and enthusiasm for the coming year. We were so excited to see so many qualified and talented students applying. The SDA is what you make of it, and next year promises to be a fun-filled, nutritious year!

The results are as follows:

SDA Officers
President - Mical Woldemichael
Vice President - Lauren Angelo
Secretary - Celena Bonner
Treasurers (2) - Barbara Krzysztofinski & Alison Li
Activities Coordinator - Dawn Pavli 
Newsletter Editor - Alicia Ma
Website Coordinator - Tiffani Horn
CAND-BAD Representative (Fall Term) - Jessica Wong
CAND-BAD Representative (Spring Term) - Allyson Dahl
CAND-DVD (East Bay) Representative - Natalie Brandenburg

Subcommittee Leaders
Farmers Market -  Mical Woldemichael & Alison Li
Mentoring Committee - Danielle Davidson & Allyson Dahl
EDucate - Alicia Ma

Public Policy Committee - Unfilled
Sports Committee - Unfilled
Balanced Beings - Unfilled


For unfilled officer positions: 

Please reach out to your fellow students and let them know there are some great subcommittee positions left to fill.

Thanks again for all your contributions to the SDA, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Sincerely,

Max Schroder
President - Student Dietetic Association
San Francisco State University

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Your SDA Officers

The San Francisco VA Healthcare System, Nutrition and Food Services department is seeking nutrition student volunteers. They offer great opportunities for students to gain valuable experience. The on-boarding process can take some time, so interested students should start the process early. If they want to start volunteering in the summer, they should get the ball rolling in April.

For more information please see attached flyer or contact: Jessica Fruitman - 415-221-4810 ext 23351 or jessica.fruitman@va.gov

Do you want to get more involved in the Student Dietetic Association? Now is your chance! There are many slots to fill, and the current board will be happy to guide you along and make sure you are set in a path of success!

The SDA officers are in charge of all SDA meetings and activities (including general meetings, officer meetings, the Dietetic Internship Workshop, and National Nutrition Month). The subcommittee leaders are only responsible for managing their committees. You may apply to SDA officer positions, subcommittee positions, or both. Note: you may hold one officer position or one subcommittee position, or you may hold one of each. If applying to both leadership type positions please clarify if you only wish to hold one or the other.

Applications are due by Friday, March 16th at 11:59pm. The current officers will review your application and may contact you with additional questions. We will notify you via email if you have been selected by Monday, April 9th.

This is the application form to become a member:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3tMwTJAY_ZF1eYf0wCXMVejJsmqU4erP8by6tdT2nMidiCA/viewform?fbzx=-4551421982017735700

Please contact Max, President of the SDA, if you have additional questions:

mschrode@mail.sfsu.edu

National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and celebrated annually in March. The campaign focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. In addition, National Nutrition Month® promotes the Academy and its members to the public and the media as the most valuable and credible source of timely, scientifically-based food and nutrition information.  This year's theme is "Go Further with Food," a reminder to eat healthfully for ongoing energy and plan meals and snacks in advance to help reduce food loss and waste.
Come celebrate with us by doing nutrition education outreach out on the quad Monday 3/12 and Wednesday 3/14. This is a great way to show your SDA and community spirit!
Thank you to those who have offered to volunteer. We still have open slots if anyone else would like to participate. What we will be doing: Talking about sugar sweetened beverages in Think! Before You Drink!, letting our fellow students know about SFSUs Pop Up Food Pantry, and our outreach efforts in our subcommittees. We would also love to have a banana suit mascot. Sign up even if you don't have much tabling experience - we have some activities for you to have fun with.   Sign up here: goo.gl/5LxhHV
Hope to see you all there!

Welcome to the new semester everyone! On behalf of the Public Policy Committee, the SDA’s first guest speaker for the semester is Pat Booth. She is the former director for the UCSF Dietetic Internship and is going to speak about nutrition and public policy. The meeting will be next Monday, January 29th from 3-4pm in Burk Hall 407. Hope to see you there! :)

Please join us at our next SDA meeting, December 7th from 12-1pm in BH 407. Featured speaker, Dan Fenyvesi, is a Registered Dietitian and Fulbright Scholar who has spent years living in Latin America including Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru. His experience subsisting on a traditional “peasant” diet of beans, corn, and vegetables led to substantial sustainable weight loss and a burst of healthfulness that informs much of his work. Fenyvesi is a professor of nutrition at Montgomery College and has worked as a consultant and instructor for several of the top weight loss companies in the country. He is working on a book and a documentary based on his experiences in Nicaragua.

Today's meeting was a success, we noshed on tamari slaw while hearing from Chef Nate Lopez who told us all about his work with Revolution Foods. There are so many exciting opportunities in the world of dietetics, including intersection with food science, culinary arts, and school nutrition. Thank you to everyone who came out, and to Nate for sharing your story!