Humanity Chats – Alexandra Lautenschlaeger

Dietician Alexandra Lautenschlaeger shares tips on diets.

About Guest
Alexandra Lautenschlaeger graduated from Clemson University in 1997 and 1998 with Bachelor Degrees in Biological Sciences, Modern Languages (German), and Sociology. She continued some graduate work in Food Science and Nutrition. In 2002, she was accepted to the Department of Health and Environmental Control Dietetic Internship Program. She was hired by Sodexo to work in at Wallace Thompson Hospital as a clinical dietitian in 2003.
In 2006, she participated in a grassroots campaign to overturn then Governor Sanford’s veto on dietetic licensure. It was overturned. In 2009 she became the nominating chair of the Piedmont Dietetic Association. That same year she won the Young Dietetic Dietitian of the Year Award from the South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. That National Dairy Alliance chose Alexandra to be on the
“top nine” for their campaign in the Southeast. In 2010, she served as the PDA President. After that, she served as President Elect, President, and Past President of SCAND.
In 2013, Alexandra served on the board of the Clinical Nutrition Management DPG. That same year, she was chosen to help write the competency standards for today’s CDR. She also has managed to bring Past President’s like Ethan Bergam to speak at SCAND’s annual meeting. In 2109, she presented to UPAADE regarding CKD and Diabetes.
To this day, Alexandra participates in all grassroots campaigns to better dietetics. Now she promotes serving local food campaigns to help the food deserts in Spartanburg through Food Share, the Farmers Market, and USDA Farm to Families programs. She goes on local radio stations to promote all things nutrition. At the end of the day, she loves all things local, her fur babies, networking, her church, and most of all family.

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