Sakura Takahashi

2560 S. Centinela Ave. Apt. 14, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phone: (650) 814-4689 E-Mail: takahashi.sakura@gmail.com

Employment
Country Hills Health Care Center Dietary Clerk 02/2016 05/2017

Working closely with the RDs and the DSS, interviewing residents and charting electronically, updating tray
cards, completing admission and quarterly assessments by assessing PO intake, significant weight changes,
and abnormal labs, administering in-services, making referrals

Shake Smart Manager 11/2013 08/2015

Promoting a healthy lifestyle with nutritious protein shakes, snacks, and acai bowls, being the point of
contact for the GM, managing food safety protocols, handling end-of-the-day finances, facilitating employee
work duties

Volunteer Experience
UCSD School Wellness Program Intern 09/2016 05/2017

Nutrition and physical interventions for elementary school students, implementing the IMPACT program at
several elementary schools for K-5th grade students, attending public policy meetings, creating school
assembly lesson plans, conducting SOFIT observations, attending teacher trainings

UCSD Medical Center Nutrition Services Volunteer 06/2016 05/2017

Working with the Nutrition Services department with the DTRs and the RNs of the Nursing Education
department, interviewing patients for meal preferences and posting calorie counts, assembling educational
Emmi videos for diabetes patients

Feeding San Diego Lead Nutrition Intern 01/2016 12/2016

Class manager for the healthy cook classes, sharing nutrition resources at various outreach sites within the
San Diego County, training new interns at orientation, writing health articles for the monthly newsletters

WIC Research Volunteer 04/2016 06/2016

Collecting data on customer service improvement at different sites, discussing feasible solutions for faster exit
times, creating a database for logging hours

San Diego Food Bank Nutrition Intern 05/2015 08/2015

Teaching nutrition courses to seniors and participating in distribution sites

SDSU Adaptive Fitness Clinic Volunteer 05/2015 08/2015

Working with individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities to increase physical strength and range of
motion
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Certifications & Leadership Activities

Student Nutrition Organization (SNO) 08/2014 05/2017

Serve the San Diego community through nutrition education, advocacy for nutrition and wellness causes, and
philanthropic ventures

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Student Member 08/2016 current

Food Handlers Card 06/2016 current

Honors & Awards

California Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation 2017 Diversity Scholarship Recipient 06/2017

SDSU College of Health & Human Services Deans List Fall 2015 & Fall 2016

Education
San Diego State University Bachelor of Science
Class of 2017 Foods & Nutrition major, Cumulative GPA: 3.47

UCLA Candidate for Master in Public Health

Class of 2019 Community Health Sciences Department

International Experience
Bahesehir University
Istanbul, Turkey Fall semester 2015, Cumulative GPA: 3.89

Professional Dietetic Portfolio

http://sakuratakahashi.weebly.com/

References Available Upon Request