ABIGAIL SACKS
Philadelphia,PA
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Dietetic Intern
VA Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
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
Ambler, PA
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
Mount Laurel, NJ
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
Philadelphia, PA
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
Philadelphia, PA
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
New York, NY
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
New York, NY
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
New York, NY
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