ABIGAIL SACKS
Philadelphia,PA
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Dietetic Intern
VA Hospital
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Delivered comprehensive, personalized nutrition counseling to long-term care and inpatient veterans, addressing dietary needs, lifestyle factors, and health.
- Served as outpatient dietitian providing nutrition education for primary care and GI patient populations.
- Executed performance improvement project to increase GI clinic consults to nutrition clinic, consequently reducing cancellation and no-show data, providing justification for full-time outpatient GI RDN.
Clinical Dietetic Intern
Nutritional Living
04.2023 - 05.2023
- Collaborated with GI RDN to conduct nutrition assessments and develop treatment plans for individuals with complex gastrointestinal disorders in private practice setting.
Clinical Dietetic Intern
The Renfrew Center
03.2023 - 04.2023
- Facilitated nutrition group therapy on food and weight-related stigmas, fostering supportive and inclusive environment to promote eating disorder recovery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary health professionals during regular clinical meetings to ensure holistic and integrated treatment plans.
Food Service Nutrition Intern
Philabundance Community Kitchen
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Created 4-week cycle menu for renal, cardiac, and diabetic diets, ensuring meals met dietary requirements.
- Enhanced culinary skills through hands-on involvement in food preparation and fostered positive food culture within the community kitchen.
Community Nutrition Intern
University Of Pennsylvania
10.2022 - 11.2022
- Managed the inventory, storage, and distribution of food items at the HUP Pantry to meet the nutritional needs of the hospital staff and food-insecure patients.
Reservation Sales Manager
The St. Regis New York Hotel
12.2018 - 06.2021
- Awarded Manager of the Year accolade, demonstrating ability to direct diverse teams in reservation and phone operation departments consisting of 14 associates.
- Drove significant financial improvement with 50% year-over-year decrease in overtime wages and 8% reduction in overall payroll expenses by implementing new procedures following union negotiation standards.
- Directed reservation system migration and Starwood to Marriott hotels and facilitated staff training, while ensuring thoughtful service delivery to customers.
- Utilized strong attention to detail in managing commission accounting accuracy for $2.5 million dollar budget to maintain travel agency partnerships.
Front Office Manager
The St. Regis New York Hotel
06.2016 - 11.2018
- Managed team of 45 union associates across roles and positions within front-of-house operations.
- Awarded Starwood Preferred Guest Champion for guiding success of the loyalty program as measured through enrollment scores, guest preferences, and upgrade compliance.
- Led hotel-wide guest loyalty migration from Starwood Preferred Guest to Marriott Bonvoy through associate training, planned celebrations, and guest communications.
Rooms Division Management Trainee
The St. Regis New York Hotel
06.2015 - 06.2016
- Served as Manager on duty in housekeeping, laundry, front office, reservations, and engineering departments
- Attained coveted AAA Five Diamond rating following a seven-year hiatus in 2016 and maintained Forbes Five Star Award
Education
Master of Science - Nutrition & Dietetics
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Management
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.2015
Skills
- Motivational interviewing
- Food service & preparation
- Learning & development
- Public speaking
- Project management
- CPRS & VISTA
- Microsoft Office
Websites
Affiliations
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, American Society For Nutrition, Student Member
Accomplishments
Katherine Marsh Scholarship Recipient
Manager of the Year 2019, St. Regis New York
Timeline
Clinical Dietetic Intern
VA Hospital
06.2023 - 12.2023
Clinical Dietetic Intern
Nutritional Living
04.2023 - 05.2023
Clinical Dietetic Intern
The Renfrew Center
03.2023 - 04.2023
Food Service Nutrition Intern
Philabundance Community Kitchen
01.2023 - 02.2023
Community Nutrition Intern
University Of Pennsylvania
10.2022 - 11.2022
Reservation Sales Manager
The St. Regis New York Hotel
12.2018 - 06.2021
Front Office Manager
The St. Regis New York Hotel
06.2016 - 11.2018
Rooms Division Management Trainee
The St. Regis New York Hotel
06.2015 - 06.2016
Master of Science - Nutrition & Dietetics
Drexel University
Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Management
Pennsylvania State University