Workshop
and Event Facilitation
Connect
Nutrition offers workshop and event planning
services to educate and enhance others'
skills in the areas of food and nutrition
science, public policy, and program
management.
Kelly
has extensive workshop planning,
facilitation, training, and public speaking
experience. Her interactive
speaking style is both educational and
motivational.
Drawing
on her dynamic background in
supervision and management, customer
service, sales, government, non-profit, and
education she creates programs tailored to
meet her audience's unique needs. Her
workshops are entertaining, practical, and
immediately useful.
Presentations
Good
Food: Nourishing Yourself, Your
Customers/Clients, and the Earth
Horton,
KD. Presented to several organizational
audiences including: Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center (March 2009), South Sound
Dietetic Association (May 2009), Organic
Valley's Gen-O Western Region (June 2009).
Public
Policy, Advocacy, and You! The Washington
State Perspective
Horton,
KD. Presentation made at Washington and
Oregon State Dietetic Association Joint
Association Meetings. June 2009.
Legislative
Action 101
Horton,
KD. Washington Association of Senior
Nutrition Programs. May 2009.
The
Challenge of Improving the Farm Bill:
Looking Forward to 2012
Horton,
KD with Fullerton, K. Participatory workshop
at Community Alliance for Global Justice's
Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating
Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food
System Teach-in. December 2008.
Environmental
Nutrition in the Urban Context
Horton,
KD. Presented to Greater Seattle
Dietetic Association. November 2008.
Public
Policy 101
Horton,
KD. Presentation made to Washington State
Dietetic Association Board Leadership.
October 2008.
Food
Policy: From Initiatives to Access
Horton,
KD. Presented at Washington State Food and
Nutrition Councel's Annual Conference. Presentation
discussed Farm-to-Bank projects, Food Stamp
Program Changes, and the Child Nutrition and
WIC reauthorization. September 2008.
Listen
to From
Initiatives to Access
presentation on WSFNC's Podcast Series.
What's
Wrong with the Food I Eat, and What Can I do
About it?
Horton,
KD. Presented at the Washington Food
Coalition Annual Conference. Presentation
discussed benefits of organic and local
foods, sustainable food system overview, and
ideas for food bank managers. September
2008.
Lipodystrophy
and Current Trends in HIV Nutrition
Horton
KD. Presented to Seattle's Ryan White Direct
Service Providers. August 2008.
Nutrition
Advocacy: How Legislation Works
Horton,
KD. A presentation made Central Washington
University graduate nutrition students and
interns. July 2008.
Food
Security and Sustainable Food Systems
Horton,
KD. A presentation made Central Washington
University graduate nutrition students and
interns. July 2008.
Sustainable
Food Systems—Your Role as the Nutrition
Expert
Horton,
KD. Presented at the Washington State
Dietetic Association's Spring Convention. April
2008. To download the presentation click here.
To download the presentation handout click here.
Creating
an Integrated Nutrition Program in South
Africa
Listen
as Kelly describes an integrated nutrition program for Ikamva
Labantu.
Policy
Making: How does it happen and why is it
important for dietitians?
Horton,
KD. A presentation made Bastyr University
dietetic interns. October 2007.
Community
Food Security in North King County
Horton,
KD. A presentation made at Food Security
Summit 2007 organized by United Way North
Community Council. September 2007.
Food
Policy Councils: A Tool for Your Community
Horton,
KD. A presentation made at the Washington
Food Coalition's Emergency Food Provider
Summit. September 2007.
Farm
Bill 2007 Education
Kelly organized
and facilitated Farm Bill Forums in the
greater Seattle area in late 2006 and
continues to do so through mid-2007 to raise
awareness and educate hunger, nutrition, and
farm advocates about the 2007 Farm Bill.
These
forums bring together various hunger
advocates, small farmers, government
officials, non-profit organizations,
foundations, dietitians, students, and other
individuals to discuss the Farm Bill and
possibilities for change in legislation. Kelly
has presented this information to a variety
of audiences including Washington State Food
and Nutrition Council, Solid Ground
(formerly Fremont Public Association), 21
Acres, Community to Community, the Food
Lifeline Agency Conference, Washington State
University's annual conference on Women and
Agriculture, several District Dietetic
Associations, sustainable agriculturalists,
family farmers, food bank directors, nutrition
students, and others.