Raegan Perkins, DTR

6730 Sunny Brook Ln. Atlanta, GA | 405-714-4710 | perkinsraegan@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, OK May 2015
Bachelor of Science: Nutritional Sciences

DIETETICS-RELATED EXPERIENCE
Emory Dining/Bon Appetit Management Company – Atlanta, GA August 2017 – Present
Residential Diet Tech
- Support leadership to uphold food allergy identification practices, Bon Appetit standards, and sustainability efforts
at six cafés at Emory University’s two campuses
- Create materials for and lead daily pre-meal trainings for chefs, café managers, and servers reviewing top food
allergens and dietary preference indicators
- Review weekly menus to ensure appropriate identification of the top eight food allergens, proper portion sizes, and
a varied menu mix of vegan, vegetarian, made without gluten-containing ingredient, and halal options
- Spearhead “Food For Your Well-Being,” a monthly newsletter and food-focused health initiative
- Inspect menu board and grab-and-go labels at cafés to ensure FDA compliance with nutrition fact panels
- Guide students to navigate cafés based on dietary restrictions and needs, and report concerns to dietitian
- Collaborate with sous chef to create a rotating global street food menu based on student and client feedback
- Interview and select Emory students as paid sustainability interns to assist with waste audits and local, sustainable
purchasing projects
- Oversee waste audits to determine cafés’ compliance with Emory’s compost and recycling expectations
- Develop partnerships with local food vendors and created new connections between off-site cafés and new
produce vendors
- Hold bi-weekly meetings with ten chefs from all cafés to discuss ordering from local vendors, needs from support
team, and upcoming sustainability initiatives
- Created centralized ordering system comparing pricing and availability of local produce to improve ordering
efficiency and organization

Golden Livings Centers – Marietta, GA November 2015 – July 2016

Dietary Aide – Supervisor
- Provided nutrition care to rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents at a 137-bed center
- Interacted with long-term care residents prescribed therapeutic and texture-modified diets by obtaining food
preferences and assisting with completion of weekly meal satisfaction surveys
- Oversaw menu creation and tray line assembly, and delivered in-café and room service meals and snacks
- Performed weekly test trays to monitor temperature, taste, and texture of meals, and provided data reports to
kitchen manager and dietitian for quality control
- Helped complete dietary assessments for new rehabilitation patients by asking questions about diet history, dietary
restrictions, and favorite foods, and reported findings to dietitian
- Assumed supervisory responsibilities in absence of kitchen manager, including SYSCO ordering, managing daily
meal tickets, and distributing menu details to kitchen staff
Golden Oaks Village Assisted Living – Stillwater, OK September 2014 – January 2015
Dietary Staff
- Assisted an average of 60 residents at mealtime by suggesting meal options appropriate for their dietary needs
- Collected dishes, reset tables, operated industrial dishwasher, and assisted service staff as needed

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

CoStar Group – Remote position (Atlanta/North Georgia region) November 2016 – July 2017
Field Researcher
- Collected market data for CoStar Group which provides analytics and marketing services to property companies
including Apartments.com
- Worked independently to navigate one-square-mile grids to identify new properties available for lease or sale,
collect critical data points such as GPS coordinates and property size, and photograph properties and buildings
- Documented all photographs and documents in centralized database system
- Communicated with field research managers in Washington D.C. via phone and email to strategically evaluate
priorities, initiatives, and tasks while achieving performance metrics and time management targets

Insight Global/CoStar Group – Buckhead, GA August 2016 – November 2017

Community Caller
- Worked on a collaborative research team focused on obtaining data via telephone and web research
- Collected rent rates, availabilities, fees, discounts, and other data for properties and apartment complexes

CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

- ServSafe Manager’s Certification, National Restaurant Association, valid through May 2023
- Dietetic Technician, Registered, Commission on Dietetic Registration, valid through October 2020
- Food Allergies & Celiac Disease Training for Chefs & Managers, FARE Check Certified, valid through April 2020
- Electronic Medical Records: Point Click Care
- Food Ordering Systems: Sysco, UNFI, Royal Foods

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics June 2014 – Present
- Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics September 2015 – Present
- Food and Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group December 2018 – Present

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