FSHN Fall Seminar - Markita Lewis - 10.29.25
October 29, 2025 4:00PM - 5:00PM
FSHN Fall Seminar Series 2025
Markita Lewis, MA, RD - 10.29.25 - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Seminar Title: Working for Peanuts: Health Communications Opportunities through Commodity Boards
Location: S. Anthony 1135 and Zoom
Markita Lewis MS, RD is a registered dietitian with over 8 years of experience in nutrition and health, focusing on clinical nutrition, nutrition education, copywriting, and public speaking. She is the Marketing and Communications Manager and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at the National Peanut Board. In her position, Markita helps drive commercial and non-commercial foodservice partnerships, nutrition and food allergen management education in K-12 school nutrition foodservice and college and university dining, provides food allergy prevention education and research support, and guides NPB general nutrition education and health
communications. Her career also spans several years of clinical work in a large public hospital in Los Angeles and copywriting for nutrition and wellness brands and professionals. She obtained her undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University in Nutrition and Foods Sciences, concentrating in dietetics with a minor in Psychology, completed a combined master's degree and dietetic internship program at the University of Georgia.
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