The Bigger Picture
Our
logo embodies our vision for sustainable and
just food systems for all people. The
honeycomb is an evolutionary design that
symbolizes this collective ideal; it uses
the least material necessary to achieve the
maximum benefit for its inhabitants. Connect
Nutrition aims to achieve this goal by
helping to create healthy communities,
people, and organizations symbolized by the
three citrus shaded cells. The green colored
structure of the honeycomb symbolizes
Connect Nutrition’s commitment to
environmentally sustainable solutions and
world peace.
"Food is love that tastes good."
-Lauren Ellen Kinney's grandmother
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Kelly with an Adolescent Girls Health &
Nutrition education group in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Kelly
D. Horton, MS, RD, CD founded
Connect Nutrition in 2006. Kelly created Connect
Nutrition because of her
duel passions for both
policy and science. Kelly's
goal is to utilize her
knowledge of food policy and
nutrition science to not
only help individuals
improve their daily lives,
but to also ensure that our
national and international
food security and nutrition
programs continue to meet
the changing needs of our
society.
As a scientist,
policy analyst, and advocate
Kelly
is passionate
about integrating the disciplines
of nutrition science and
public policy, so that
evidence-based science can
aid decision-makers in
implementing sound public
policy meeting the needs of
all people. Connect
Nutrition creates the
intersection of these policy
and science by working with
clients to develop policies
and programs that integrate
nutrition and health
science, while also
advocating locally,
regionally, nationally, and
internationally for policies
informed by sound science
and community-based
practices.
Kelly
has a Masters in
Food Policy and Applied
Nutrition from Tufts
University's Friedman School
of Nutrition Science and
Policy. While
at Tufts, Kelly co-taught the Seminar on Monitoring and
Evaluation of Nutrition Programs. She is a registered
dietitian and studied
Community Nutrition at
Simmons College's School for
Health Sciences and Life
Sciences at Bastyr
University. Kelly also has a
Bachelors in Business Management and over seven
years of corporate
management experience.
Prior
to entering the field of
nutrition and food policy,
Kelly spent over seven years
working in call center
operations management. In
2000, Kelly lived and worked
in Beijing, China as the Country General Manager for
a joint-venture multi-site
call outsourcing call center for
AT&T Solutions. Having transitioned from the
corporate sector, Kelly has worked on a
variety of nutrition and health
projects with USAID, UNICEF,
Save the Children, Concern
Worldwide, Simmons College,
The Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free
America, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
Coalition of Washington State, and many other
governmental and non-profit
organizations.
In
2005, Kelly was a Science Policy and
Technology Graduate Fellow at The National
Academies within the Institute
of Medicine
on the Food and Nutrition Board. During her fellowship, she staffed the
Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of
Children and Youth which produced the report
Food
Marketing to Children and
Youth: Threat or
Opportunity?
Areas
of Expertise and Experience
Strategic
Planning; Leadership and Management; Program
Development, Monitoring, and Evaluation;
Data Management and Analysis; Teaching,
Training, and Curriculum Development; Public
Speaking; Writing and Research.
U.S.
Nutrition Programs; U.S. Farm and Food Policy;
Community Nutrition Programming; Food and
Nutrition Policy Development;
Sustainable Food Systems; Household Food
Security; HIV/AIDS
and Nutrition; International Nutrition,
Maternal and Child Health; and Infant Feeding
Practices.
Nutrient needs for infants,
pregnancy, pregnant teens, seniors, malnutrition, food allergies,
diabetes, and HIV/AIDS.
CREDENTIALS
AND PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
Registered Dietitian,
Commission on Dietetic
Registration
Certified Dietitian, State
of Washington
Hunger
and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic
Practice Group
Chair, 2009-2010
World Hunger Committee Chair,
2007-2008
American
Dietetic Association,
Member 2004-Present
PCC
Natural Markets,
Board of Trustees Member, 2007-2009
Acting
Seattle/King County Food
Policy Council,
Member 2006-2009
Washington
State Food and Nutrition
Council, Agriculture
Legislative Chair,
2006-2009
Community
Food Security Coalition,
Member, 2006-Present
Washington
State Dietetic Association
Legislative Coordinator, 2008-2009
Grassroots Legislative Liaison, 2007-2008
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