Dietetic Program Faculty and Internship Directors:

As a continued part of our commitment to helping dietetic students and interns understand the retail career opportunity, the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance is inviting these emerging professionals to join us for three sessions at our RDBA Virtual Experience, scheduled on May 4^th and 5^th. The three sessions students and interns, as well as yourselves, are invited to attend are:

Tuesday, May 4^th from 11:00-Noon EST
How to Future Proof the Retail RD Role with Phil Lempert, RDBA President & CEO
2020 proved to be a challenging year for retail dietitians as the pandemic shifted many priorities and the ways in which they had to communicate with shoppers - so what's next? Future proofing is all about anticipating what is likely to happen in the future and managing those events. This session will explore the future trends in grocery, e-commerce, emerging food categories and media and offer specifics on just how retail dietitians can use those to build their careers and power within their organizations.

Wednesday, May 5^th from 10-10:45 EST
Balancing Professional Ethics & Brand Promotion
Dietetic professionals operate under a defined code of ethics, which requires use of science-based information and unbiased guidance. During this session, hear from a panel of retail dietitians on how they balance professional ethics with product and brand promotion. Panelists include Molly Hembree, MS, RD, LD, Retail Dietitian Coordinator at Kroger Health, Judy Chodirker, RD, MHSc, Loblaws in Canada, Yvette Waters, MS, RDN, CISSN, Nutritionist and Brand Influencer at Raley’s. Panel moderated by Judy Dodd, MS, RDN, LDN, former President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Wednesday, May 5^th from 11:00-Noon EST
Pave Your Way: Your Career in a New Era of Retail Dietetics with Annette Maggi, MS, RD, LDN, FAND, RDBA Executive Director
The role of the retail dietitian is continuously evolving and the next decade will bring expanded opportunities for driving health and wellbeing at retail. This session will address how RDs can best prepare themselves to thrive professionally in the next area of healthy living at retail.

Students and faculty can register for this event using the link below. 

This one registration will provide access to all three sessions.

We’d greatly appreciate it if you can share this information with your dietetic students! We look forward to having you join us for these sessions in May.

Judy Dodd, MS, RDN, LDN 
Former President of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics   
University of Pittsburgh Dietetics Faculty Member    

Annette Maggi, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Executive Director
Retail Dietitians Business Alliance
651-485-7787