About

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Jill Patterson, RDN

Jill Patterson is an award-winning registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in employee wellness, school nutrition, childhood nutrition, marketing and communications. She works as a dietitian consultant providing worksite wellness programs for businesses, corporations, colleges and universities. She also provides consultation services to schools, childcare centers, and presents wellness seminars.

As a certified fitness instructor and certified personal trainer, Jill has developed and taught more than 2,000 group fitness classes including cardio blast, totally toned, outdoor walk & tone, fitness for seniors, fitness for children, fitness for the office, interval training, and circuit training.

Prior to starting her consultation practice, Jill worked for over a decade as a registered dietitian for a corporate foodservice contract management company for school districts and has extensive experience in creating and implementing innovative nutrition and wellness programs for students and staff, working with parents and students with special dietary needs, delivering professional development trainings, ensuring nutrition compliance with menus and cafeterias, working with wellness committees in providing employee wellness, writing nutrition communications for approximately 10,000 parents, spearheading community and customer relations, and contributing to sales efforts.

Jill attended the University of Connecticut where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics and completed the Coordinated Program.  She has a certificate of training in childhood and adolescent weight management through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, and she is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Jill is passionate about helping people live their healthiest and happiest lives!