nehp: the educators resource winter 2014
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We are pleased to announce
NEHP member Denice Ferko-
Adams, MPH, RDN, LDN will be on
the ballot as a candidate for
Director-at-Large. Based in
Nazareth, PA, Denice Ferko-Adams
is president of Wellness Press a
consulting company that licenses
RDN/RDs to use her worksite health
campaign programs. From 2010-
2013, she served as the first
Director for the MacDonald Center
for Obesity Prevention and
Education at Villanova University’s
College of Nursing. In this position,
Ferko-Adams helped to increase
awareness of the role of RDN/RDs
through interdisciplinary
professional continuing education
webinars and conferences on
obesity related topics.
Last spring, she co-presented a
webinar on using simulation for the
NEHP DPG and SNEB on “Spring into
Active Learning - Use Simulation to
Develop Counseling Skills” and
presented at the 2012 FNCE
meeting on a similar topic.
Nationally recognized as an
Academy leader, Ferko-Adams has
received many national awards
including the prestigious 2013
Medallion Award and 2009
Excellence in Practice Award in
Consultation and Business for her
lifetime dedication to creating new
career paths for dietitians in
corporate wellness.
An accomplished leader, Denice
has a demonstrated record of
working with diverse health
professionals in developing year-
round service proposals, directing
operations to implement services,
and leading the development of
tracking software to show
outcomes. Be sure to let your voice
be heard and vote in the election!
Elizabeth
Eilender, MS, RD, CDN
