KENZA

LAOUFIR
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Sodexo Dietetic Internship, New Bedford MA January-December 2017
1267 Supervised Practice Hours Clinical, Foodservice, and Community with a concentration in Diabetes Management
• Completed nutrition assessments and communicated with healthcare multidisciplinary team at rounds
• Interviewed and counseled patients and completed nutrition focused physical exams to screen for malnutrition
• Created care plans with specific goals and desired outcomes, recommended appropriate nutrition interventions
• Conducted meal rounds, patient service diagnostic, and test trays, providing suggestions for quality improvement
• Taught cardiac rehab classes on weight management and diabetes diet principles in a management program
• Co-taught gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) management group classes and conducted a specialized research study
on pre-pregnancy diet and the risk for GDM, as part of a professional research project
• Presented to various populations including children, adults, and seniors in community settings
• Assisted with programing for UMass Extension and participated in a farmers market cooking demonstration
• Participated in hunger relief activities at food pantries and developed a wholesome menu for this population
• Created education materials for a Big Y supermarket RD and authored a handout for The Wellness Campaign

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA 2013-Present
Nutrition Care Coordinator
• Monitor inpatients to ensure conformance to prescribed diets while addressing their nutritional concerns and helping
them better understand their diet orders
• Provide superior customer service for patient satisfaction and comfort, accommodate their specific needs
• Assist in training new employees to become accustomed to the hospital’s practices and using Health Touch

Gap Inc. / Banana Republic, Burlington, MA 2011-2013
Sales Associate / Representative
• Actively listened to customers’ concerns and provided satisfactory solutions to problems under demanding conditions
• Consistently met or exceeded all store credit card and sales goals
• Accurately completed all cashier transactions, monitored supplies and floor merchandise, re-stocked as needed

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Muslim American Society Winter Retreat, Boston MA 2016-2017
Organizer and Group Leader
• Planned engaging activities that tied with the retreat theme and managed participant registration
• Received excellent ratings from group members and participants

Framingham State University Food and Nutrition Advisory Board, Framingham MA December 2017-Present
Committee Member
• Review policy changes to continue to meet ACEND standards and discuss dietetics field updates and expectations,
offer feedback on how to continue to make the program competitive

EDUCATION
Framingham State University, Framingham, MA December 2015
Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition
Concentration in Dietetics, G.P.A. 3.63/4.00

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Computers: Competent with Epic, Meditech, Health Touch, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Language: Proficient in English; Conversational Arabic; Basic French
Certified: ServeSafe, First Aid/CPR/AED