Kristin Hecksel seeks a position providing nutritional education, counseling, and resources to support optimal client health. She has extensive volunteer experience assisting with nutrition research studies and providing nutrition counseling, education, and interpreting services. Her background also includes experience as a childcare provider, post-partum doula, organic farmer, and barista. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Nutrition from UC Davis.

1. Kristin Hecksel
241 Sandburg Dr., Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (818)-519-0824
E-Mail: klhecksel@ucdavis.edu
Website: kristinhecksel.weebly.com
Objectives
To provide excellent nutritional education, counseling, and resources to patients and clients with varying levels of
food insecurity, disease or conditions in order to encourage and support each person’s optimal health.
To support a team of wellness practitioners in providing paramount health care to clients and patients by offering and
applying any and all of my skills in the operation process of running a successful and meaningful holistic healthcare
practice.
Accomplishments
Western Human Nutrition Research Center November, 2015 - Present
(USDA Metabolic Kitchen)
• Volunteering to aid in the production of science based nutrition research for the USDA by preparing, stocking,
creating, packaging and administering food, drinks and meals to study participants
Sacramento Naturopathic Medical Center Volunteer November, 2015 – December, 2015
• Worked on a collaborative nutrition analysis and menu development project with Dr. Dennis Godby
Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services;
Parent Education Program Intern/Volunteer June, 2015 – August, 2015
• Prepared, created and presented educational workshops/classes on breastfeeding and baby cues to low income
community members through Parent Education Program
• Helped to provide products such as clothes, diapers, baby food, blankets, car seats, strollers, etc. to community
members
• Worked at the reception desk and guiding clients in their pursuits.
• Provided advice/parenting strategies to community member when asked.
Human Lactation Center Intern June, 2015 – August, 2015
• Worked as an assistant for Dr. Jane Heinig and Jennifer Banuelos in producing research involved in reducing
childhood obesity by means of training parents about baby behavior
• Entered data and transcribing individual and group interviews
• Edited educational videos for doctors and training staff; Editing handouts for new parents
• Completed the CITI training for Social & Behavioral Research
• Completed Training for Baby Behavior as study participants would
CommuniCare Perinatal Nutritionist Volunteer October, 2014 – Jan., 2015
• Worked as an assistant for the Perinatal Dietitian at the CommuniCare locations in both Woodland and West
Sacramento, California.
• Duties included performing 24-hour diet recalls; interviewing patients regarding experiences during pregnancy;
creating hand-outs; producing gestational weight gain growth charts for clients; interpreting Spanish for the
dietitian; pulling and filling charts; printing, and copying.
Childcare Provider/ Post-partum Doula/Nanny March 2011 – Present
• Completed a post-partum doula course at Birthingway, College of Midwifery, in Portland, Oregon (March, 2011).
• Became a full-time childcare provider for two families (May, 2011).

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• Provided care for two infants each weekday from 8:30am – 4:30 pm until moving from Portland, Oregon to
Davis, California for education at UC Davis.
• Services included educating and supporting the mothers in breast feeding and lactation, aiding in the training of
breast-milk bottle feeding, sleep training, teaching and using “baby sign language” before speech began to
develop, taking the children to music and reading classes, incorporating and encouraging “baby-lead weaning”
techniques.
Barista Oct., 2010 – March, 2011
• Barista at Marino Adriatic Café in Portland, Oregon.
• Duties included: preparing, serving, and selling coffee drinks, sandwiches, smoothies, and deserts; cleaning
and maintenance of the kitchen, front of house and restroom; shopping for needed food and grocery supplies;
accounting.
January, 2007 – April, 2009
• Barista at The Good Cup Coffee Shop in Santa Barbara, California.
• Duties included: See above.
Volunteer Organic Farmer/WWOOFer May, 2009 – Sept., 2009
• Farmed in exchange for housing on Josanna's Organic's Farm in Kapoho, Hawaii.
• Duties included: planting, tending to, harvesting and preparing various species of ginger and turmeric for
wholesale selling at local Farmers’ Markets; harvesting and selling a variety of tropical fruits and vegetables
for local markets; caring for the chickens and ducks; cleaning, maintenance and building on the farm.
Education
University of California, Davis September, 2013 – August 2015
Degree Acquired: Bachelor’s of Science in Clinical Nutrition
Portland State University June, 2013 – August 2013
Studied Organic Chemistry and associated laboratory courses
Portland Community College September, 2012 – June 2013
Studied further pre-requisites for Clinical Nutrition Program
Santa Barbara City College August, 2006 – June 2009
Degree Acquired: Associates of Science; Completed IGETC
Certificates/Skills
• ServSafe – Food Protection Manager, Certified
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Heightened attention to detail
• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Empathetic motivational interviewing skills
• Ability to function as a team member and/or a leader
• Superior writing skills
• Logically minded
• Exceptional mathematical skills
• Extensive science-based nutrition knowledge
• Experience working one-on-one with clients
• Confident and compassionate
• Common sense