SARA PARNELL

PARNES @SAGE. EDU

(508) 735-6354 16 KINLOCH AVENUE TROY, NY 12180

Education Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Nutrition Science GPA 3.68/4.00 (as of December 2013) Siena College, Loudonville, NY Bachelor of Arts, Psychology GPA 3.55/4.00, Cum Laude Siena College, Division I Womens Basketball Team (Co Captain 2010 Season) Relevant Work Experience Diet Clerk, Albany Medical Center June 2013 - Present Albany, NY Input diet and supplement orders into CBORD. Collect and evaluate patient menus to ensure they correspond to the assigned diet order, including carbohydrate counting for patients with diabetes. Resolve any issues regarding patient diet orders and late tray tickets. Graduate Assistant, Sage College Nutrition Department January 2013 - Present Troy, NY Serve as the contact for interns and their preceptors, responsible for tracking hours and maintaining data. Organize efforts to support The Sage Colleges Nutrition Networking Night including the creation of promotional materials and acting as a point of contact for professionals in attendance. Assist faculty members with grading student assignments. Administrative Assistant, Branford Hall Career Institute June 2011 - August 2013 Albany, NY Answered multi-line telephone, greeted visitors and perspective students, scheduled appointments, organized and audited student files, and inputted data into CampusVue system. Assisted in the organization of new student orientation, career fairs, and supply orders. Assistant Womens Basketball Coach, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute August 2010 - June 2012 Troy, NY Assisted head coach in all phases of a successful NCAA Division III Womens Basketball program. Campus/Community Involvement Cornell Cooperative Extension July 2013 - Present Voorheesville, NY Partner with a Registered Dietitian to instruct cooking classes with an emphasis on food preservation such as fermentation and canning. Gator Bait Sports Nutrition Newsletter January 2013 - Present Troy, NY Co-writer for The Sage Colleges sports nutrition monthly newsletter. Topics include Post-Activity Fuel, Tips for High Intensity Athletes, the High Protein Myth, and Summer Eating. Member, Russell Sage College Nutrition Club ServSafe Certification January 2013 - Present January 2013 May 2014

May 2010

Student Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

September 2012 - Present

Computer Skills Proficient in Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint, CBORD, Soarian Clinicals, and SPSS statistical software.