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Nutrition Department
Andrea Frale Klouda, M.P.H., R.D., C.C.N.
Lecturer of Nutrition
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Office Hours:
Hours by Appointment Only.
Contact Information:
University Mail:
5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone/Fax: (630) 466-1971
E-mail: thekloudas@mchsi.com
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Course Taught:
NTR 625 - Complementary and Alternative Nutrition
To learn more about our nutrition courses, visit the
nutrition course description web pages at:
http://www.ben.edu/nutrition/dpdcourses.html.
Professional Biography:
Andrea Frale Klouda is a registered and licensed dietitian with over twelve years of experience in clinical nutrition, management, consulting, and teaching. She started her professional career as a clinician at Mount Sinai Hospital and then moved to management at Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora working for Sodexho, USA. While at Rush Copley she was nominated for Outstanding Clinical Nutrition Manger for the Midwestern Region. She then moved into a consultant position working across the United States troubleshooting problem accounts.
Actively teaching at Benedictine University for the past six years, her focus of late has been on complementary and alternative nutrition therapies. In preparation for this, she obtained her Certified Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.) classification from the International Association of Clinical Nutritionist by taking doctorate level nutrition courses and passing the professional certification examination. She has a nutrition consulting practice with emphasis on complementary therapies.
Andrea is actively involved in the dietetics profession at both the state and district level. She was elected Nominating Chair for the Illinois Dietetic Association (IDA) in 2005-2006 and served as President of the West Suburban Dietetic Association (WSDA) in 2001-2002. She has also been a member of several committees for IDA and WSDA.
Andrea earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Illinois Benedictine College in 1992 and completed her Dietetic Internship at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in 1993. Returning to Benedictine University for further education, she earned her Master of Public Health in 1996. She is passionate about teaching students, as evidenced by her nomination as WSDA’s Outstanding Educator award in 2004, and enjoys being involved with her alma mater.
Professional Honors and Awards:
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Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, by: the Illinois Dietetic Association 2001; and, the West Suburban Dietetic Association 2001.
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Emerging Dietetic Leader Award, from the West Suburban Dietetic Association, 1999.
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