Name:

Hometown:

Year in school:

Interests/hobbies:

Future goal:

1. Katie Vandendriessche

Cedar Falls, IA

Graduate May 2009

Current ISU Intern

Interest/Hobbies: Biking, Volleyball, nutrition and exercise, spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking and baking, movie nights, trying new recipes with my fiance.

To provide nutrition counseling one-on-one (hope to master motivational interviewing), wellness and sports nutrition, and ideally work and interact with people that have special needs.

2. Samantha Kling

Kelley, IA

Senior, Graduating May 2011

Cooking, being outdoors, going to the gym, various activities with friends, free reading, Nutrition Club and ISU SDA at ISU

Attend graduate program related to nutrition and complete a dietetic internship. In the next couple of year, I hope to focus my interests through more education and work experiences.

3. Matthew Jon Peterson

Mahtomedi, MN

Sophomore

Hanging out with friends, meeting new people, volunteering, working out, and reading

My future goal is career where I can help clients become healthier and enjoy their lives. I would love a job where I look forward to going to work every day, knowing that I will be able to help others to better their lives. It is also like paying it forward, since I had to see a Dietitian as a child.

4. Laura Lawler

Urbandale, IA

Freshman

Exercise, nutrition, and photography

To be an RD and have a Master’s in Kinesiology

5. Katie Paige

Dike, IA

Junior

Running, cooking, and barrel racing my horse, Jet

Achieve a Master’s degree and complete a dietetic internship. After becoming an RD and starting an exciting career in a clinical setting, I plan to travel as much as possible and start a family.

6. Teagan Erikson-Willet

Clinton, IA

Freshman

Reading, being with friends and family

Become a Registered Dietitian and improve peoples’ knowledge of health.

7. Rachel Griffith

Prescott, IA

Sophomore

I like to be outdoors when it’s warm, spending time with my family and friends, dancing, watching movies, and listening to music.

I would like to become a registered dietitian for a wellness center or a company where I can work with people on a frequent one-on-one basis . 

8.Katie Larsen

Storm Lake, IA

First year graduate student

Half and full marathons, traveling

Teach

9. Michelle Russell

Burlington, IA

Senior (graduating December 2010)

Wellness, working with people with eating disorders and diabetes, yoga

Work in a nutrition counseling setting focused on patients with eating disorders and diabetes.

10. Jennifer Gerken

Davenport/Ames,  IA

Junior

Health, exercise, dance, music, web surfing

Become a dietitian and have fun helping people

11. Virginia Luchini

Naperville, IL

Sophomore

Running, cooking, nutrition, friends

Become an RD and MHS while helping people

12. Beth Mabary

Emerson, IA

Sophomore

Working out, running, being with children

Become an RD working with children/teens

13. Kaller Anderson

Harcourt, IA

Freshman

Being active, outdoors, music, and helping others

Become an RD working with community nutrition education

14. Elizabeth Rieke

New Ulm, MN

Junior

Reading, boating, piano

Work as a clinical RD for a few years then do policy work.

15. Kara Strand

Emmetsburg, IA

Senior

Running, baking, reading, being outdoors

Become a Pediatric RD

16. Amanda Blake

Walnut, IA

Senior

Baking, being outdoors

Become an RD working with children with chronic diseases

17. Emily Smith

Cedar Rapids, IA

Sophomore

Running, boating, wakeboarding

RD

18. Rebecca Meade

Council Bluffs, IA

Sophomore

Running, soccer

RD

19. Christine Mackie

Grundy Center, IA

Junior

Running, cooking, being outdoors

Become an RD working with nutrition in          community dietetics and developing countries

20. Hannah Swanson

Nevada, IA

Sophomore

Cooking, biking, riding, hiking

Become an RD in a community setting

21. Tonya Huenink

Maurice, IA

Senior

Animals, cooking, speaking/acting

Medical Nutrition Therapist

22. Ashley Snook

Cambria, IA

Senior

Reading, photography, athletics, finance

Wellness RD, business

23. Midori Beachy

Kalona, IA

Senior

Long distance running, cooking, reading for pleasure, being outdoors, spending time with close friends and family

Become an RD and work in a community dietetic practice with young children or work in corporate wellness or a pediatric unit

24. Christa DeBoer

Spencer, IA

Senior

Hiking, snowboarding, making new vegetarian dishes

Work with women and children in their development through growth and pregnancy.

25. Lindsey Currie

Schaller, IA

Senior

Golfing, cooking and baking, exercising, walking, reading, fishing, playing piano and clarinet, sewing and crafts, listening o all kinds of music, anything outdoors, anything with food, traveling

Complete a dietetic internship, become an RD, complete a master’s degree, and potentially pursue a PhD.  My current interests are in clinical dietetics, but I would love to explore each area of dietetics more.

26. Emily Bisbee

Bettendorf, IA

Sophomore

Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, running, Spanish

Community Dietitian working with all ages and being able to work well with the Hispanic population

27. Anathea Edleman

Waubeek, IA

Senior

Art, poker, literature, and traveling

Developing programs and public policy to reduce nutrition-related health disparities

28.Jackie Mark

De Soto, IA

Freshman

Interested in diabetes and dietetics, reading

Create more healthy food pantries and soup kitchens

29.Laura Rosenboom

Sioux Center, IA

Senior

Cooking, helping others, painting, riding horses, and snowboarding

To become a successful contributor to society who makes a difference in the lives of those I come into contact with.

30. Mary Begg

Huxley, IA

Sophomore

Running

 Become a Registered Dietitian

31. Stephanie Potratz

Sumner, IA

Sophomore

I enjoy cooking healthy meals, exercising—especially swimming and strength training, and reading about subjects of interest to me

My goal is to work as a dietetic professional in a specialized area. I am interested in community health promotion. Eating disorders, cooperate wellness, sports nutrition, and pediatric nutrition are areas I am highly interested in.

32. Lauren Mitchell

Duncombe, IA

Sophomore

I enjoy baking, taking photographs, running, reading, biking, and hiking

I hope to become a RD after graduating and work in a clinical setting at the beginning of my career. Someday, I would love to work as a food and nutrition editor for a magazine.

33.Abbie O’Hare-Goodwin

Perry, IA

Sophomore

Dancing, writing, reading, nutrition, bike rides, snowboarding, music, being with friends

I would like to become a RD who specializes in working with eating disorder patients.

34. Felicia Steger

Edgewood, IA

Sophomore

Working out, reading, cooking, spending time with friends and family

To help children learn about how to have a healthy lifestyle to improve their overall well-being.

35. Janae Willett

Cedar Falls, IA

Junior

Playing violin, dance, food, reading, outdoor activities, helping others, and spending time with family and friends

To use my education in dietetics  to further help others increase nutritional awareness and move forward towards achieving nutritional life goals for a healthy future.