2014-0010
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In Recognition: Martina Musmeci Salles, MPH, RDN, LDN, FAND
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The Parish of St. Charles
January 21, 2014
WHEREAS, Martina Musmeci Salles, MPH, RDN, LDN, FAND, is a resident of Destrehan, Louisiana married to Michael Salles; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Salles received an Associate of Science Degree from Delgado Community College, a Bachelor of Science Degree with a concentration in Health Sciences and with an emphasis in Advanced Clinical Practice from Nicholls State University, she completed her Dietetic Internship at Tulane University School of Public Health, and received a Masters in Public Health from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Salles is currently self-employed as a consultant, nutrition expert, health coach, and health educator. Her professional experiences include clinical, outpatient, public health, public policy and legislation, regulations, medical legal, marketing and sales of healthcare services, pharmaceutical products, medical supplies, and equipment; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Salles served on the Louisiana Dietetic Association Board for several years. She has served three terms as President of the New Orleans Dietetic Association, and has also served on several other Boards and Committees; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Salles was named Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the Louisiana Dietetic Association and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Salles is co-founder of Louisiana Eat Right and Start Exercising (LA-ERASE) General Mills Grant, a participant in a Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Meeting, "Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic", was selected as a community sector leader for Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans Health Department Dr. Karen DeSalvo Health Commissioner Childhood obesity prevention forum Let's Move! Cities Initiative "Fit NOLA", and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Salles was nominated by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain and appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal to serve a three year term on the Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition (LBEDN).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby offer best wishes and congratulation to
MARTINA MUSMECI SALLES, MPH, RDN, LDN, FAND
"PARISH OF PLENTY"
created in 1807 from the county of the
"German Coast", a parish of
unprecedented economic and social
development, known for its
hospitality, rural living and sporting
opportunitiesÂ… with the added
distinction of being located
on both sides of the
Mighty Mississippi River.